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NBA News - Ricky Rubio of Spain is set to discuss contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Former Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos was supposed to move to Manchester United during the previous transfer window, but opted to head to Real Madrid after the installation of Louis van Gaal as Red Devils manager.

Arsenal are reported to be alerted by the recent development involving Jan Vertonghen and Tottenham Hotspur, as the defender and his current club has apparently failed to come to terms in sealing an improved contract.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo revealed, once and for all, that he will be staying at the Santiago Bernabeu amidst rumours linking him back to Manchester United.

Former NRL player John Elias was fined after having been caught with cocaine.

World no. 8 Kei Nishikori claimed the title on Sunday against Julien Benneteau 7-6(4), 6-4 at the Malaysian Open.

Anderson Silva is confident he will put up a great fight in his UFC comeback in January.

Rory McIlroy set the tone in the early stages of the tournament as he placed the first score on the board. Rookie European golfer Jamie Donaldson capped the win for Europe with a birdie over Keegan Bradley.

Rafael Nadal returns to the tennis court at the China Open this week.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal came to Wayne Rooney's aid, after the latter incurred a red card for carelessly sticking his boot out at Stewart Downing to prevent a supposed counterattack by West Ham.

Grigor Dimitrov's relationship with Maria Sharapova has been blasted with breakup stories recently. The Bulgarian athlete reportedly turned to Novak Djokovic for some advice on relationship.

UFC President Dana White was all praises for his up and coming fighter Conor McGregor who delivered the most exciting win of UFC 178 by knocking out Daniel Poirier in just a shade of two minutes in the first round of Saturday's bout.

Kyrie Irving accepts the challenge of LeBron James of running the offence and defence of the Cleveland Cavaliers and clarifies that he will just have to play his game to succeed.

The Cleveland cavaliers continue to position itself to acquire another piece while staying below the tax line by trading newly acquired guard Keith Bogans to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for essentially a $5.3 million trade exception.

Cat Zingano recovers from a troublesome first round to recover and win impressively against Amanda Nunes. With the triumph, she is rewarded with a shot at the women's bantamweight title against undefeated Ronda Rousey.

Balotelli of Liverpool revealed his new hairdo on Instagram, after he's called a myth by Barton.

Even if unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr has an ongoing social media war with competitor Manny Pacquiao, he likely may ignore a dissing by a fashion police of his attire on Friday in Paris.

NFL Live Streaming - Green Bay Packers versus the Chicago Bears in Week 4 action of the NFL.

Jeremy Lin releases yet another funny video on YouTube. Steve Nash also makes an appearance.

NBA News - Rajon Rondo of the Boston Celtics has an injured broken finger but the team is allegedly covering up the cause of the injury

The dream match between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao is on, not yet in the ring but over social media. In response to the Filipino congressman's comments posted in Twitter on the Nevada State Athletic Commission's investigation in two objectionable scenes in All Access, the American boxer called his rival "Miss Pac Man" in Twitter and Instagram.

Jeter is the all-time Yankees hits leader and is playing in the final season of his colourful MLB career.

Zoran Dragic joins his brother, Goran Dragic in Phoenix.

Unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather is just two fights away from retiring with a 49-0 record which would match the boxing record of icon Rocky Marciano. However, his professional boxing career may be placed in peril and even his plan of becoming a full-time promoter may be crashed if the Nevada State Athletic Commission would sanction Money May.

Leah Still underwent a surgery to remove a tumour. She was earlier diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma.

LeBron James lost extra pounds due to a new diet.

The New York Giants gained back-to-back wins after beating the Washington Redskins, 45-14 on Thursday.

The door on the anticipated super fight between Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey is essentially shut as UFC President Dana White went on a profanity-laced tirade against the actress and former mixed martial arts fighter for being the "hardest human being we've ever dealt with."

It appears that the super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will never happen in our lifetime as both side continue to hurl verbal jabs against each other. The Pacman took to Twitter his thoughts on Money's admission that most of his All Access show is staged.