SPORTS

Except for close second and third sets in separate matches for David Ferrer and Novak Djokovic, the top seeds had little trouble in their respective third round match-ups in the men’s singles competition of the 2014 Australian Open.

Sports fans around the world were shocked before the New Year upon hearing the news that Michael Schumacher got into a critical skiing accident that led him to a coma. Schumacher, who turned 45 at the hospital, hit a rock while skiing and landed with his head first on a boulder.

After clinching the most prestigious award for an individual in the football world, Cristiano Ronaldo is set to fulfill a promise that he made to a group of persons, which is, buying each of them a new ride.

Nick Young received a one-game suspension after throwing punches to Goran Dragic during the game between Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.

Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin managed to crack into the top-5 of Western Conference All-Star backcourt for the second straight season, though it looked he would come up again short this year as Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant and Golden State Warriors hot shots Stephen Curry continue to occupy the top two spots.

One of the contestants that stood out in the Wednesday's episode of the 13th season of American Idol auditions is New England Patriots' cheerleader Stephanie Petronelli.

Legendary Boxing trainer Freddie Roach really believed Floyd Mayweather will eventually accept to take on his prized-fighter Manny Pacquiao in September, if everything falls in place. Though no one really considers the trainer's comment seriously, the showdown of the century might really happen soon as Oscar De La Hoya expresses his desire to end the "cold war" in boxing.

Rajon Rondo will be back playing in the NBA this Friday when his Boston Celtics face the Los Angeles Lakers as confirmed by Celtics team’s president of basketball operations Danny Ainge. Rondo is coming off the first major injury in his career tearing the ACL in his right knee in the 2012-2013 NBA season.

The Portland Trail Blazers (29-9) have impressed the basketball world with a surprising start in this NBA regular season. They will be put to test—if they are indeed legit contenders—when they face quality West teams in a road trip beginning against the San Antonio Spurs (31-8) on Friday night.

Since being trade by his former team, James Harden could only muster one win in four regular season games against the Oklahoma City Thunder, which also ousted Harden’s Houston Rockets in the 2013 NBA Playoffs.

Oscar De La Hoya is a "changed man," seriously! After years of a bitter cold war between Golden Boy Promotions and Top-Rank Boxing, the founder of GBP Promotions wants to end this "status quo" once and for all, as he aims to arrange mega-fights, featuring fighters from each stable.

Seeded players continued to fall in the second round of competition in the women’s side of the 2014 Australian Open. Seven ladies got the boot in the first two days or the first round, and four others joined them in the sidelines as the upsets, at least in the ladies division, piled up in Melbourne.

Boxing superstars Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are scheduled to fight in 2014.

The Philadelphia 76ers are aggressively shopping Evan Turner and Spencer Hawes as the trade window comes down to its final one month, a source close to the situation reported on Thursday.

Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin has already reached superstar status alongside Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul. Absurd? Well, here are the evidence that Linsanity lives on.

Shane Warne posted a shirtless selfie on a social network and was immediately criticised for the strip-show.

Former Real Madrid president, Ramon Calderon, believes that Los Blancos superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will once again ply his trade in England.

It may be just a matter of time before Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan could head elsewhere after revealing to German newspaper, Bild, of his indecision over his future.

The Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks had their winning streaks snapped in their last game. Both squads hope their trip to London will bring them back to the win column.

The first four days of the 2014 Australian Open mostly features matches that are rather one-sided. In Day 5 or the third round of competition in both the men’s and women’s sides, expect more matches to be a lot closer— meaning, less straight sets victories--- as the seeded players or those who are playing with confidence at least, finally face-off in the hard court.

The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks were preseason favourites to reach the Super Bowl this season. On Sunday, only one will get to prove that top billing.

The AFC Conference Championship this Sunday appears more than a Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning showdown.

Since its inception in 1954, Sports Illustrated has published magazines monthly featuring the biggest names in the sports industry and the sexiest models in the fashion industry for the swimsuit issues.

The Phoenix Suns are reportedly interested to get the service of Philadelphia 76ers forward Thaddeus Young, a source close to situation reported this week.

Iggy Azalea chatted with Wild Jam 94.9 in December where she openly talked about her boyfriend, Los Angeles Lakers’ player Nick Young.

The Houston Texans could pull off a blockbuster deal with the New England Patriots for a big quarterback, though ESPN expert believed the team will eventually select Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M.

Juan Manuel Marquez wants two more fights before he retires from boxing for good.

The Chicago Bulls could become the third team to go after Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star power forward Kevin Love, once he becomes an unrestricted free-agent in the summer of 2015.

Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach dropped another bomb on Alex Ariza, who formerly worked with Manny Pacquiao as strength and conditioning coach, as he indirectly accused him of a possible use of performance enhancing drugs in the sport.