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One of Germany’s top defenders, Shkodran Mustafi is headed to Valencia after signing a five-year deal with the Spanish club. The contract is reportedly from a range of €8 million to €9.5 million and the move will complete the transfer from Italian Seria A’s Sampdoria.

In the Hollywood-obsessed culture, a female celebrity who has packed on pounds often gets blasted with pregnancy rumours. The latest victim of pregnancy rumours is Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton.

Name any athlete to score perfect 10s in all categories of speed, endurance, strength and agility and you will find no other name than the king himself, LeBron James. Although he was just named by Sports Illustrated as the fittest athlete in all of global sports, the King of basketball is not resting on his laurels. He is currently going through a no carbohydrates diet plan in preparation for the upcoming 2014-2015 season.

On Tuesday, an unnamed suspect was arrested in connection with the Michael Schumacher medical records theft case. The day after, the same man was found hanged in his prison cell to temporarily halt the theft investigation.

Amir Khan is one of the most exciting boxers today. After his professional debut in 2005, the two-time world champion has already gone a long way in his boxing career.

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Atletico Madrid defender Victor Manquillo on the club's official website.

Liverpool Manager Brendan Rodgers went straight to the point in delivering the first tactic to the rivalry between his club and Manchester United when he commented that would be extremely unlikely for new Red Devils mentor to win title in his maiden season. Van Gaal's wards drew initial blood in the rivalry with United's win behind Michael Rooney's inspired second half comeback 3-1 victory to capture the Guinness International Champions Cup on Monday evening.

Last Saturday at the PGA's Tour Barracuda Championship, Brian Stuart and his caddy of three years, Michael Lawson were arguing for several holes before Lawson dropped the bag and left the course. This was in full view of the public and transpired during the mid-rounds no less (12th hole). Luckily, a woman in a dress and matching flip flops stepped up grabbed the bag and caddied for Stuart for the final six holes.

Retired Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Frank Shamrock has spoken about his thoughts on one of the biggest UFC fights in 2015 between returning fighters Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz.

Mike Kryzewski, Team USA head mentor, used the word "elite" to describe the level play of Rose during last week's training camp in Las Vegas. While Rose, his camp and his fans may be jubilant of the ray of hope of his return to action, still, the basketball world is practicing caution and managing expectations. After all, the former MVP just returned from two seasons of limited action due to an assortment of injuries and medical procedures to his knees.

Biogenesis clinic founder Anthony Bosch were arrested by the Drug Enforcement Agency in an operation Tuesday along with several other names including Yuri Sucart, 52, a cousin of one of the suspended players and more recognizable names in baseball - Alex Rodriguez. Authorities revealed the Bosch and the other arrested accused organized the meeting between the athletes, and provided the PEDs to athletes who paid north of $10,000 a month for the substances.

A fake, a liar and dishonest were the descriptions thrown around by UFC light heavyweight challenger Daniel Cormier to paint Jon Jones after they figured in a scuffle Tuesday during the photo shoot for their upcoming fight on September 27. The unexpected brawl was triggered when the athletes came face to face for the shoot. Cormier apparently took offense by a slight nudge to the head by Jones when they were facing each other.

Big Bang Theory stars Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper), Johnny Galecki (Leonard Hofstadter) and Kaley Cuoco (Penny) secured new contracts to continue their appearance in the show of the wildly popular geek-comedy show. According to reports, the trio will be paid $1 million per episode for the next three years, through 8th to 10th seasons of the show and the deal will reach $90M for each over that span.

Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki used to love each other very much to the point that the duo had thoughts of walking down the aisle and starting a new life as a married couple.

Rafael Nadal’s wrist injury might just heal in time for the 2014 US Open according to the Spanish Royal Tennis Federation and doctors said that the recovery was on track. The Grand Slam in Flushing Meadows, New York is scheduled from August 24 to September 8, 2014.

There are only two boxers who made it to the newly released list of 50 fittest athletes by Sports Illustrated. They are eight-division title holder and Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather.

Juan Manuel Marquez has fought Manny Pacquiao four times already so his opinion on any boxing fight involving the Filipino should be taken quite seriously. In one interview, the Mexican opined that he thinks the “Pacman” will win via knockout in his next fight against American Chris Algieri.

It's a good day for FC Barcelona supporters as star playmaker Neymar is finally back on the pitch after having been sidelined due to a blow to the back since the first week of July.

Top 10 Sports Illustrated First-Ever Fittest 50 Athletes; Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Georges St-Pierre Also Make the Cut

Serena Williams arrived in Montreal on Monday for her upcoming game in the Rogers Cup. It has been 14 years since the world no.1 set foot in Montreal but her introductory press conference wasn't exactly the warm kind after a reporter brought up the tennis superstar's exit at the doubles match with Venus Williams at Wimbledon.

Nike is one of the most established brands in the world of sports. But for $30 million, Kevin Durant, who is one of the faces of the league and one of its most marketable superstars, may likely leave them for another rising brand, Under Armour.

T.I. and Tiny Harris' marriage has been on the rocks for quite some time due to a claim made by Floyd Mayweather.

Tim Tebow is still working out for a possible comeback in the National Football League (NFL).

So much for the new Genie Army chant—it didn’t work in this particular WTA tournament. Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard, who is touted as the next big thing in women’s tennis, came up way short in the second round of the 2014 Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada falling to American Shelby Rogers, in three sets 6-0, 2-6, 6-0.

Amidst the reports that Gisele Bundchen and husband New England Patriots’ star quarterback are heading toward splitsville, the Brazilian supermodel has shared a lovely public display of affection (PDA) moment with husband New England Patriots’ star quarterback Tom Brady on Instagram.

The San Antonio Spurs announced on Wednesday (AEDT) that they have named Becky Hammon as an assistant coach starting the 2014-2015 NBA season-- a move that will make the San Antonio Stars player the first-ever, full-time paid female assistant coach in the history of the league.

British boxer Amir Khan is still hopeful he could meet either Floyd Mayweather Jr or Manny Pacquiao before the two boxing greats hang up their gloves forever.

Neymar Jr. is still nursing a broken back after he was kneed in the back and suffered a fractured vertebra in a match against Colombia during the 2014 World Cup.

Her signature style during her WWE Diva days was that she hated clothing and would strip before getting her nails dirty in the ring. Former WWE Diva Kelly Kelly now goes by a different name in Barbie Blank. She has moved on from the ring to gracing the the covers of Maxim. More than that, Blank is now set to leave her leaving her gimmicky days behind and get married to National Hockey League star Sheldon Souray.