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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge together with Prince Harry joined forces on Saturday, July 5, as they gave a royal send off at the start line for the iconic Tour de France. While giving this year's competitors a royal send off, Kate Middleton's fluffy face and alleged baby bump is becoming visible as she steps out at the Harewood House to formally begin the competition following its ceremonial start in Leeds city centre.

The Pirate Bay and other 219 Web sites have been blocked due to FIFA World Cup piracy.

LeBron James going back to the Cleveland Cavaliers is gaining traction of late thanks to reports that his agent, Rich Paul is pushing his ward to return to his home state.

Southampton defender Dejan Lovren revealed his desire to move to Liverpool, after the Saints failed to hold onto their key personnel this offseason.

Eric Abidal announced his move to Greek Champions Olympiacos from his boyhood club AS Monaco.

Liverpool are reported to be in advanced discussions with FC Barcelona in selling star striker Luis Suarez.

It took a bloody beating courtesy of rival Frankie for BJ Penn to realize he’s done with the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). The former UFC champion was defeated and humiliated by Edgar in The Ultimate Fighter 19 (TUF19) finale and he announced his retirement in the post-fight press conference.

Liverpool have already sealed the deal in bringing in Lille striker Divock Origi, and is looking to snatch Benfica winger Lazar Markovic, as they prepare for a return to the Champions League next season.

Reports are ripe that the LeBron James has not had much contact over the past few days with his Big Three buddies of Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh fueling rumours that a break-up of the Heat triumvirate is near.

Brazilian legend Ronaldo openly condemned the tackle that took out fellow Brazilian Neymar out of the World Cup and called the move evil and violent.

The franchise is not forgetting Roy Hibbert inconsistent performance in the last postseason and they are willing to trade him before the start of the 2014-2015 NBA season.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is quickly shaping up to be a dream tournament for the host nation as they prepare for their semi-final clash against Germany on Tuesday. The mood is somewhat dampened however, by the announcement that Brazilian star striker Neymar Jr. will no longer be able to take part in the tournament following an injury that he sustained during the quarterfinal match against Colombia. A day after being stretchered out of the pitch and air lifted to hospital, Neymar has released an em...

UFC President Dana White slams his production team for feeding commentator Joe Rogen questions on the possibility of Rhonda Rousey to headline UFC 176 just a few minutes after her 16-second demolition of Alexis Davis.

NBA News - Star Tim Duncan signed for less, role player Patty Mills chose to stay and now another key cog in the San Antonio Spurs’ 2014 champion squad is returning to Texas for another run at the NBA title in the 2014-2015 NBA season after Boris Diaw re-signed with the team for $22M.

The quarterfinals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil started with four European teams and four teams from the Americas splitting the spots evenly. The round ended in the same way with Germany and the Netherlands advancing for Europe while bitter rivals Argentina and host nation Brazil form South America also advance to the semi-finals. Going home are European pair France and Belgium as well as Costa Rica and Colombia.

The Voice Australia - Elimination for Frank, Elly, Anja and Robbie - It’s down to three singers for each of the teams—or a dozen total left in contention for the Season 3 title—in The Voice Australia. Two from each team—one saved by the judge/coach and another by fans’ vote—will survive after the elimination live show on Monday, July 7.

2013 Giro d'Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali from Astana won Stage 2 of the Tour de France on Sunday by only two seconds.

Eugenie Bouchard had a disastrous final at Wimbledon on Saturday, June 5. It not only crashed Canada’s hopes of having its first ever Grand Slam winner but may also have jeopardised Bouchard’s revenue opportunities from sponsors.

Following the recent loss of Andy Murray in the Wimbledon, reports have surfaced claiming his premature exit was due to an alleged argument he had with his girlfriend, Kim Sears.

Match number 62 is the second semi-final match between Argentina and The Netherlands. Argentina won against Belgium to enter the semi-finals, whereas The Netherlands beat Costa Rica in the penalty shoot-out to move to the top four.

Match number 61 is the first semi-final match between Brazil and Germany. Brazil won against Colombia to enter the semi-finals whereas Germany beat France to move to the top four.

Whether his opponent inside the ring is Juan Manual Marquez, Amir Khan, Miguel Cotto or Terence Crawford, eight-division title holder Manny Pacquiao will beat them all, wrote Francisco Gurrola of Boxing News 24.

Even before Australia's national swim team could fly to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games, its members are receiving criticism because of their swimwear for allegedly drawing attention to the crotch area.

Two wins away from the goal of winning the 2014 World Cup, one of the tournament’s favourites takes a major blow after Argentinean Angel Di Maria strained his right thigh in their 1-0 victory over Belgium in the quarterfinals. The winger’s status in the semifinals against the Netherlands is now downgraded to doubtful after recent tests on Sunday.

The quarterfinal match between Netherlands and Costa Rica was a battle of the goal keepers and in the end, last minute substitute Tim Krul literally saved the day for the Netherlands who took the win after a penalty shoot-out. The Dutch have taken out Costa Rica and have ensured an even split of European and South American nations in the semi-finals as they prepare to face Argentina and Germany set out to go against host nation Brazil.

Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain was channeling Argentinian legend Diego Maradona who also played for the Italian club when he scored early in Argentina's quarterfinal match against Belgium to give them the lead and eventually the victory in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

NBA News - Jeremy Lin was disrespected by his current team, the Houston Rockets but he could be wanted by two other teams, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers.

NBA News - The reunion of the Big Three of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh is in jeopardy as the Houston Rockets are preparing to offer Bosh with the maximum salary at around $19 million annually,

Federer vs. Djokovic Live Streaming - It’s Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic for 35th time in their careers and stakes are high when they meet on Sunday night (11:00 pm AEST) at the All England Club in the championship round of the men’s singles competition of the 2014 Wimbledon Championship in London, England.