Football for the Brazilians is a serious and popular sport, especially this year as they will be holding the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals.
Day 4 and the second round of the French Open 2014 has been concluded in Roland Garros. The Women's side has seen the top seeds come crashing down as well as many hometown hopes. The men's singles division tells a different story. In a French double feature on the main courts, home fans had plenty to cheer about. Frenchman Jo Wilfred Tsonga was on Philippe Chatrier and advanced comfortably over 2010 semi-finalist Jurgen Melzer to book his place in the third round.
Day 4 marks the beginning of Round 2 matches on the clay courts of Roland Garros for the 2014 French Open Tennis. The women took to the courts today missing several seeds such as former French Open Champion Li Na and Former World number 1, Caroline Wozniacki. Round 2 did not prove to be better for the top seeds as the Williams sisters were also taken out. Defending champion and top seed was crushed in straight sets very convincingly by 20 year old Spaniard Garbine Muguruza.
The Los Angeles Clippers franchise is up for grabs and bids are reportedly from $1 billion to $1.2 billion. Shelly Sterling, the husband of the much-maligned owner Donald Sterling, who was embroiled in a racism controversy that started the mess in L.A., has been given authority to sell the team and started reviewing the offers for the franchise.
According to Goldman Sachs’ The World Cup and Economics 2014 report, Australia has 0.1 chance of being the champion
The Baltimore Orioles are expected to be an early candidate to trade for Chicago Cubs hurler Jeff Samardzija ahead of the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, a source close to situation reported on Wednesday.
Rory McIlroy reportedly chose to end his relationship with Caroline Wozniacki over the phone.
Here is the second instalment of the “Analysis & Predictions” series of the FIFA World Cup 2014. Let’s look at the possibilities of Group B.
The Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly narrowed down their list of head coaching candidates, with Chicago Bulls assistant Adrian Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers assistant Tyron Lue, former Memphis head coach Lionel Hollins and Clippers associate coach Alvin Gentry emerging as front runner, according to a Cleveland newspaper on Tuesday.
Like the Dream Match between unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr and Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, there is little chance that a speculated bout between Money May and top MMA fighter Ronda Rousey would ever happen.
The fight between unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr and rapper T.I. ain't over yet. From swinging fists and flying chairs at Fatburger, it has moved into cyberspace as they use Instagram videos to hit each other
Second seed Li Na of China got the boot just in Day 3 and first round of the 2014 French Open; the day after, the No. 1 seed Serena Williams (USA) followed suit getting ousted in the second round of the women's singles competition by unheralded Garbine Muguruza of Spain in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.
The Miami Heat protected their home floor in the Eastern Conference Finals to grab the commanding 3-to-1 series lead. With the best-of-series shifting back to Indiana, can the Pacers find a lease on life and extend the series? Or will the defending champions take Game 5 and end it on the road?
The Voice" judge Shakira recently released a latest single titled "La LA LA (Brazil 2014)"
The top two seeds, Rafael Nadal, and Novack Djockovic have already comfortably booked their berths into the second round as well as former world number one Roger Federer. The only slip up in the top three comes with the upset of number 3 seed Stan Wawrinka in the hands of Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0.
The second major of the year is well under way and the first three days have seen most of the first round matches out of the way. The French Open in Roland Garros is on the first week of action and there were many predictable results and also some big upsets.Biggest Upset: Kristina Mladenovic-FRA def. Li Na-CHN (7-5, 3-6, 6-1)
The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference Finals with a pair of blowout wins in Texas. With the “Serge Effect”, the Oklahoma Thunder responded with equally convincing wins at home to tie the best-of-seven series at two games apiece.
Anderson Silva stated in a recent interview that he may not be able to live up to his contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Caroline Wozniacki put her brave face on when she met with the media during the post-match news conference at the 2014 French Open, about a week after Rory McIlroy announced their separation.
Shelly Sterling will be accepting offers from potential buyers of the Los Angeles Clippers this week.
Former World No.1 golfer Rory McIlroy announced the end of his engagement and relationship with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki last week only two days after sending out the invitations to their wedding. The announcement came right before both of them were to compete in big events; McIlroy at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth and Wozniacki at the French Open in Roland Garros.
The Boston Red Sox sidelined slugger Mike Napoli with a sprain in his fourth finger on his left hand, the team announced on Sunday.
Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel believed his team's confidence was shaken after dropping three straight games against the Miami Heat in their Eastern Conference Finals series.
Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey said he doesn't see the need for a psychological testing as required by the NFL before he's allowed to play with the team, the Pro Bowler disclosed in an interview with ESPN on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly scheduled an interview with former Phoenix Suns head coach and Los Angeles Clippers assistant Alvin Gentry for the vacant coaching job, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to retain the service of Alex Smith, but hope the quarterback would agree to the terms of the contract extension, a source close to situation reported on Tuesday.
A new report say that Michael Schumacher is still in a medically-induced coma.
The Houston Rockets are reportedly ready to trade all their assets, except Dwight Howard and James Harden, for the chance of landing New York Knicks All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony this summer, a source close to situation reported on Tuesday.
Tennis power couple Grigor Dimitrov and Maria Sharapova are participants in the 2014 French Open.
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee is feared to have suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during the team's first organized team activity on Tuesday, a team insider informed ESPN.
