Professional soccer player David Beckham started his last match at home for Paris-Saint Germain on Saturday. His manager Carlo Ancelotti replaced Beckham in the 81st minute of the match. When the Englishmen came off the field, the crowd showered him with applause and cheers. His teammates hugged him, his opponents hugged him and the biggest hug came from Ancelotti. When the match ended his teammates tossed him numerous times in the air, fireworks blasted off and the crowd became as loud as ever yelling... 

Tiger Woods had only won the Players Championship on one occasion prior to this past weekend. The world’s No. 1 golf professional won back in 2000 but has had his share of problems on the famous stadium course. However, Woods called upon all of his talent and hard work to win the event Sunday by 2 strokes over one of the most talented fields in any tournament this year. When Woods reached the 14th hole, he was in the lead by two strokes, but when he completed the hole, he had fallen back into a... 

An era will end on May 18 in Manchester, England. Scotsman Sir Alex Ferguson announced on Wednesday that he would retire when the season ends on May 18, which will end his 27-year reign as manager of the Manchester Red Devils. During his tenure that started in 1986, his team has won over 30 trophies. This season the club won the English Premier League title with four games remaining on the schedule. The title was No. 20 for the club and No. 13 for Ferguson at United. Following Manchester’s last... 

Jason Collins, a player in the National Basketball Association, who at the end of the regular season became a free agent, has announced he is gay. Collins made the announcement on Monday and said he has received overwhelming support since “coming out” as the first openly gay player in any one of the four major professional sports leagues in the U.S. Collins, a center in the NBA revealed he was gay via a first-person article posted on the website of Sports Illustrated. In a television interview... 

Danica Patrick, the NASCAR driver, has announced that her divorce has now become finalized. A judge in Arizona signed the consent decree on April 15 between the Go-Daddy NASCAR driver and Paul Hospenthal her husband. The decree was filed just two days after the signing, which ended the seven-year marriage between the couple. Patrick, who is 31, announced last November on via her page on Facebook that she had split from her husband, saying the couple’s marriage had become irretrievably broken. Patrick... 

When a 6-foot-eight, 250 pound forward gets launched into the air after getting slightly nudged by a smaller, lighter point guard and then gets a foul call from the referee working to his favor, that’s a flop. When a player crashes to the floor like a house of cards after a getting out-boxed in a rebound play, more likely, it is a flop— especially if it’s Derek Fisher. Folks, this is the NBA today, where grown men play basketball and practice Method Acting at the same time. It’s as if the... 

The Professional Football Association in England has released its shortlist of six men for the Player of the Year trophy. The most controversial player on the list is Liverpool’s Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan has been one of the English Premier Leagues’ most effective players. However, he has had his reputation damaged by the ban of eight matches he received last season for racial abuse against Manchester United’s Patrice Evra and claims he like to take dives to draw yellow cards and penalties... 

Europe’s governing body for soccer announced on Wednesday that soccer players would face a ban of 10 games and team supporters could be banned from entering stadiums under the new antiracism measures that are being drawn up. Gianni Infantino, the General Secretary of UEFA said soccer must do more to rid the sport of racism following a big wave of incidents with high-profile players recently. Dynamo Kyiv from Ukraine was ordered today by UEFA to play one game without any spectators during next season... 

Shanghai International Circuit at a glance: Laps – 56 Track length – 5,451 km Total race distance – 305,066 km Total corners – 16 Average speed – 126 mph Lap record – 1:32.238 (Michael Schumacher for Ferrari, 2004) First Grand Prix – 2004 The Shanghai Grand Prix is due to get off the starting line on the 12th of April, and as always it’s promising to be a spectacular race. As the most expensive Formula 1 facility at the time of its creation, Shanghai International Circuit cost... 

March Madness is the time of year that college basketball fans highly anticipate all season as they cheer on their favorite teams. March Madness is in its 75th year and this year’s tournament, like every year before it, is driving the fans into a frenzied activity to follow the action. March Madness is hosting a number of exceptional college basketball teams all vying for the top spot in the nation. A couple of the teams that are in the tournament are worth watching closely as they are likely to... 

A tremendous crash in the final lap of a Nationwide NASCAR race at the Daytona Speedway on Saturday afternoon injured at least 30 spectators. The crash took place as racers were jockeying for position on the race’s final lap and one of the cars become airborne and rammed into the catch fence that separates the track from the fans. The car sent debris flying into the crowded spectator area. Track officials said 28 people had been injured, but local emergency personnel said the number was at least... 

On Sunday, February 3, over 100 million people are expected to tune in to watch Super Bowl XLVII at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s game will feature the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers against the AFC Champion Baltimore Ravens. The winner will receive the NFL’s coveted Vince Lombardi trophy. The American spectacle is quickly gaining an international crowd and this year’s game is expected to have the largest viewer turnout of any previous Super Bowl. Both teams have strong... 

Belarusian Victoria Azarenka will defend her Australian Open title in the final on Saturday against Li Ha, the sixth seed in the tournament. However, Azarenka, while defeating American Sloane Stephens in the semifinal, experienced a bit of controversy that was not received well by both fans and commentators. Azarenka was able to leave the court to be attended to by medical personnel for nearly 10 minutes during the second set of the match. Stephens had just fought back from five different match points... 

Stan Musial, known by most as Stan the Man, died on Saturday night at the age of 92. The Hall of Famer and former star for the St. Louis Cardinals was considered of one of the best players to ever play the game. Willie Mays, also a Hall of Famer, said in a prepared statement that he had never heard a negative word spoken about Musial. Musial was at his home in Ladue, a suburb of St. Louis when he died and was surrounded by his entire family at the time of his death. One of Musial’s son in laws... 

After vehemently denying publically he was involved in doping, Lance Armstrong openly confessed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he took part in doping during his career in cycling that included seven consecutive victories in the prestigious Tour de France. The former U.S Postal and Discovery team member said he used performance enhancing drugs and blood transfusions during all seven of his Tour de France wins. Armstrong even testified under oath that he did not take part in doping, persecuted... 

The Super Bowl XLVII match up comes after the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New Englan Patriots, 28-13, and the San Francisco 49ers victory over the Atlanta Falcons, 28-24, Sunday for the AFC Championship and NFC Championship titles, respectfully. This Super Bowl will be the second time the Harbaugh brothers have faced off as opposing coaches. Jim Harbaugh, 49, leads the 49ers and John Harbaugh, 50, commands the Ravens. The first time was on Thanksgiving night in 2011, when Ravens were victorious... 

A report published late this week says that former U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong will tape an interview on Monday with Oprah Winfrey. In the interview, sources said Armstrong would admit to doping while he competed and won seven straight Tour de France titles. A person who is close to the situation and requested anonymity since he does not have authorization to speak publically about the situation said Armstrong would acknowledged he participated in doping, but would not give any details about how... 

Baseball writers did not elect any new members to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Many of the existing members of the Hall are thankful that none of the Steroid Era players was elected by the writers. Al Kaline, one of the current members of the Hall, along with fellow members Goose Gossage and Dennis Eckersley said the Hall was not ready to open its arms to those players that are linked to steroids. Three of those players were on the ballot for the first time Wednesday – Roger Clemens,... 

The Alabama Crimson Tide entered last night’s BCS Championship Game ranked no. 2 in the nation behind their opponent the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Four quarters later, Alabama was crowned the national champion after defeating Notre Dame 42-14 in a game that was dominated from start to finish by the Crimson Tide. Alabama scored a touchdown on its first three possessions in the first half to take a halftime lead of 28-0. Midway through the third quarter the lead was extended to 35-0 before Notre... 

One week of the regular season remains in the NFL and two NFC East rivals the Dallas Cowboys take on the Washington Redskins to see who will win the NFC East title. For Dallas it is a win on Sunday or their season ends whereas Washington still has a slim chance of making the playoffs without a victory. The winner will win the division title and host a wildcard game the following weekend, with their most likely opponent being the powerful Seattle Seahawks. The two teams met on Thanksgiving just over... 

Former three time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton admitted this week that she had been working as an escort and she had charged clients up to $600 an hour. Hamilton’s admission set off great controversy and a myriad of questions for the former U.S. Olympic team member and 44-year old mother. Prior to the news of her being an escort was released, Favor Hamilton had represented entertainment giant Disney, but Disney announced on Friday it had broken all ties with the former Olympic runner. Disney’s... 

Veteran New York Yankee Alex Rodriquez will miss up to six months due to extensive hip surgery he will have in January. Nevertheless, doctors said Rodriquez should be back playing this summer for the team. General Manager Brian Cashman said you could not write off Rodriguez’s season before it even starts. Rodriguez will be 38 in July and many believe that playing on two surgically repaired hips will cause the veteran to have to miss the entire 2013 season. However, GM Cashman said he thinks Rodriguez... 

 In 2007, former English captain David Beckham signed a contract to play for Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy. Since then he has helped sell jerseys for the team, helped them to titles and most importantly sold the league and the sport of soccer to everyone in the U.S. Upon his arrival Beckham told everyone that soccer was the world’s most popular sport everyone else but in the U.S. He told listeners at that time that he wanted to change that and make the sport much more popular in the... 

Hector Macho Camacho, the former three-time world champion boxer was shot late Tuesday night, while sitting in a friend’s car in Bayamon, Puerto Rico his hometown. He was clinging to life late Wednesday afternoon with both his family and doctors deciding whether to shut off life support from the former champion. Initially doctors had thought the 50-year former boxer, who late Tuesday was reported to be in critical condition but was expected to live. However, during the night, his condition became... 

On Monday, David Beckham told reporters he would play his last game in a Los Angeles Galaxy uniform on Dec.1 when his club faces the Houston Dynamo in the Cup final for Major League Soccer. However, Beckham insisted his playing days are still not over, but just coming to an end in Los Angeles. The former captain of the England National team has been linked to many clubs in South American, Europe and Australia. His agents are now looking to sign another deal that will be his next challenge. Beckham...