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Dealing with an interviewer who doesn’t speak the same language as you could be a lot worse than having an inexperienced interviewer talk to you.

Serena Williams will grace the opening round match at Stanford's Bank of the West Classic on July 30, after she attracted worldwide headlines by her recent Wimbledon doubles match exit.

The St. Louis Cardinals have emerged as the top trade destination for Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price, according to a source close to situation on Thursday.

Another veteran shooter in Ray Allen is joining LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers after choosing to play one more year over retirement. He follows the lead of another shooter in Mike Miller who joined The King earlier in the 2014 offseason.

World Cup star James Rodriguez inked a six-year contract to Real Madrid for a reported fee of around €80 million or $114 million in Australia. He will be wearing the Number 10 shirt which last worn by Mesut Özil.

Here are the daily events guide and game highlights in the Commonwealth Games 2014.

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly brewing a sign-and-trade deal for restricted free-agent point guard Eric Bledsoe, multiple sources reported on Tuesday.

The Chicago Bulls have expressed their interest to acquire the all-star power forward Love from the Timberwolves with a package of players that include defensive ace and power forward Taj Gibson, first round pick Doug McDermott, Euroleague MVP Nikola Mirotic and sharp shooting forward Mike Dunleavy Jr. in exchange for Kevin Love and possibly the rights to Kevin Martin and J.J. Barea.

Poland's Rafal Majka of Team Tinkoff got the back-to-back win on stage 17 of Tour de France 2014. He received his polka dot jersey with 149 points standing after a sensational performance in the quest for the King of the Mountains.

Dante Exum, one of the promising players in the NBA, has declared that the Australian basketball national team this year is one of the best in Aussie basketball history. Exum, along with the rest of the Boomers, is back in the country to prepare for the FIBA World Cup in Spain set in August later this year.

The most successful Bulgarian tennis athlete has just been named an honorary citizen of Varna. Grigor Dimitrov was bestowed the title on July 21, according to reports.

Lionel Messi may be the greatest footballer on earth at the moment but Luis Suarez is not going play the second fiddle in FC Barcelona. That is what Martin Lasarte, the former Uruguay national coach, believes.

Can’t former couple Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom just forgive and forget?

John Barrowman’s gay kiss at the Commonwealth Games 2014 opening ceremony has got everyone talking.

Transfer News 2014 - Stoke City FC has announced that they have signed Bojan Krkic to a four-year contract for an undisclosed amount. The 23-year-old striker played for Spanish powerhouse Barcelona last season.

LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers is on a five-day tour in Asia. James’ first stop was in China on Monday and Tuesday and then Hong Kong on Wednesday. He will visit Taiwan on Thursday and Friday.

Irina Shayk shared the experiences she had after landing her first movie role in the adventure fantasy flick “Hercules: The Thracian Wars.”

After Floyd Mayweather Jr officially announced that he will have a rematch with Argentinean boxer Marcos Maidana on Sept 13, boxing fans immediately showed their interest in the second fight that ticket sales are moving fast, reported Forbes.

Brazil legend Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade, better known as Tostão, believes that Manchester United flop Anderson, whom he likened with FC Barcelona superstar Neymar, could have had his career soar to greater heights had he been disciplined enough at Old Trafford.

Ever animated and outspoken Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp blasted reports linking Mats Hummels to Manchester United.

Jeremy Lin could be an All-Star for the first time in his career, if he does well in his maiden season with the Los Angeles Lakers

French giants AS Monaco are set to compete with Atletico Madrid in securing the signature of Chelsea striker Fernando Torres.

NBA NEWS - The Dallas Mavericks are looking at a couple of veteran point guards in Jameer Nelson or Mo Williams to shore up their point guard position.

Rafael Nadal was voted the most popular and respectable person in Spain, beating Chicago Bulls forward Pau Gasol for the nod.

Roger Federer seems to have recaptured his potent service game. This is what American tennis legend Andy Roddick thought when he watch the Swiss Master went toe-to-toe with Novak Djokovic in the finals of the Wimbledon Open a couple of weeks ago.

Anna Meares was chosen as Australia’s flag bearer in the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow.

Arsenal are reportedly no longer interested in bringing in Real Madrid holding midfielder Sami Khedira, claims a respected journalist.

NBA NEWS - Joel Embiid has yet to play a game in the National Basketball Association but already he has gained a multitude of fans, not on the basketball hardcourt yet but at least on social media platform Twitter.

The island of Tasmania got another brow-raising snub once again, 32 years after the infamous performance in the opening ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.