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Everton boss Roberto Martinez remains hopeful of securing the services of Chelsea hitman Romelu Lukaku.

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling feels that his offensive leaning mindset would perfectly fit Louis van Gaal's attacking style.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have reportedly received trade offers from five MLB teams for the service of veteran slugger Matt Kemp, a source close to situation disclosed on Saturday.

Day three saw more joy for Team Australia in their favored track and pool events. 16 out of the 18 golds have come through cycling and pool events. The Aussie swimmers grabbed four more, 11 in three days, to take a clear lead at the medals table.

Commonwealth Games 2014 - Athletics competition is about to begin in Glasgow with the mere presence of the world's best sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica making the event more electrifying to watch.

Boxing News 2014 - In what was Daniel Geale’s biggest fight of his career, the Australian came up way short when he fell to Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan in just three rounds at the Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday.

NBA News - Kevin Love Trade to Cleveland Cavaliers will continue with Flip Saunders liking the Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett package.

Meet Sabina Altynbekova, a member of Kazakhstan’s women’s volleyball national team player, who has taken the sports scene by storm not of her skills but of her pretty face

Rugby Sevens competition at the Commonwealth Games heads into the second day with favourites New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Samoa all punching their spots into the knockout stages. But the tournament is far from over. The real battle is just about to begin in Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland.

Mike Tyson is meeting with Jamie Foxx over the weekend to convince the actor who portrayed Ray Charles to again star in a biographical picture, this time about the controversial boxer.

The San Francisco Giants are adding right-hander Jake Peavy from the Boston Red Sox for a two minor league pitchers.

USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo confirmed that the all-star forward of the Minnesota Timberwolves has withdrawn from the team following uncertainty of his future with his mother club.

Big-name signing Adam Lallana will be sidelined for around six weeks after sustaining a knee ligament injury in training in the United States.

Arsenal-linked Wolfsburg attacker Maximilian Arnold revealed that he is happy with his current club and would not want to move elsewhere, at least, this summer.

NBA NEWS - In his first interview since re-signing with the New York Knicks, star forward Carmelo Anthony defended his decision in returning to the Big Apple saying that he just wants to win and doesn’t really care about the contract.

Juventus revealed their latest acquisition of a seemingly busy summer, as Udinese playmaker Roberto Pereyra will be wearing the famous Bianconeri shirt after a season-long loan deal has been reached.

This was just the start the Kangaroos had dreamed of. Meares was followed by the four big Ausie boys, who cycled their way to a win over the Englishmen. This famous victory was not predicted by the pundits and came as a surprise to many. Moreover, the Australians were exemplary in their response as they were fast out of the blocks and set a new record at the games.

If the 25 year old snatches another, he will be regarded among the great Australian cyclists ever.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho opined that Manchester United signing Luke Shaw was too expensive for the west Londoners, in the sense that the supposed acquisition price and wages might have been unfair to veterans who have already proven themselves in the squad.

Commonwealth Games - the Sevens Rugby live stream, schedule, standings and results are available on IBT Times

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is risking getting fined daily from his absence at the training camp which started Friday. His defiance is due to his request for an increase in his contract.

Serena Williams has already surpassed former rival Martina Hingis in the list of the longest tenured players on top of the WTA world rankings, and destined to surpass more legends in the coming weeks.

The storied franchise from Tinseltown is offering the vacant head coaching job to former member of the Showtime Lakers Byron Scott. This development comes after a two-month evaluation period during which superstar Kobe Bryant chimed in on the possibility of bringing in Scott and his expansive resume.

Roger Federer will be the most dangerous man in tennis, as he looks to spoil the fun for Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal has the best the chance to dominate the upcoming North American hard-court season and win his third US Open championship this year in Flushing Meadows. This is what majority of tennis fans think based on a survey conducted by streaming site Tennis TV.

LeBron James' next contract could go as high as $202 million deal over five years, once a new TV deal has been agreed upon, Sheridan Hoops editor-in-chief Chris Sheridan claimed in his latest column.

NBA star Kevin Durant could consider the Los Angeles Lakers two summers away from now.

Jose Mourinho's inclination of mixing wisdom with youth, experience with energy, is slowly becoming apparent, as Chelsea signs another "elder statesman" in club legend Didier Drogba.

Commonwealth Games Live Streaming Info -Eight gold medals are at stake in Day 2 of the swimming competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. 15 Australians plus four others in the team event will begin their quest to add medals for the country beginning at 4:07 am AEDT (Saturday, July 26)