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Nadal remains hopeful to defend his U.S. Open title on August 25 in New York City.

Eugenie Bouchard's hard court season hasn't been what people expected. After reaching at least the semifinal of the first three Grand Slam tournaments, Bouchard is suddenly in a free-fall, losing two consecutive first-round matches at the Rogers Cup and the Cincinnati Masters.

The new found success of New South Wales Waratahs is cause for optimism for Australia's Wallabies as they are set to take on the All Blacks this Saturday for the Bledisloe Cup.

Former world's no.1 Rafael Nadal is in a limbo of skipping the US Open championship because of his injured right wrist.

Kate Upton revealed during an appearance in the Live with Kelly and Michale show that she was not allowed to wear her Detroit Tigers cap when she watched the New York Yankees-Detroit Tigers match-up last week.

The Jon Jones injury coincides with the time table for the recovery of mixed martial artist Alexander Gustafsson. The Swede is adamant that he goes back to the top of the line to face the defending light heavyweight champ being originally scheduled for a rematch.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger might trim down his packed attacking line, after Trukish giants Galatasaray showed interest in acquiring Joel Campbell and Lukas Podolski.

Forbes has unveiled its top 10 highest-paid female athletes of 2014. Seven out of the 10 spots were claimed by tennis athletes.

Spanish giants Real Madrid are suddenly alerted after Radamel Falcao's father revealed that the forward might leave AS Monaco this summer.

Prince Harry, the ever popular royal, delivered his heartfelt speech and managed to crack some jokes as he joined organizers in the inauguration of Invictus Games on Wednesday, Aug. 13. A Paralympic-style sporting competition for wounded servicemen and women, the Invictus Game is set to kick off next month in London with 14 nations to compete for the ultimate price.

The Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers are set to meet on Christmas day as former player visits his former team and best buddies Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.

After the much publicized phot shoot brawl, Jon Jones went back to training but suffered a leg injury that will sideline the defending champion and move the fight to a conservative date of January 3, 2015, tentatively called UFC 182. Cormier, who replaced Alexander Gustaffson will still be able to keep his spot after the said brawl generated much publicity for the fight as revealed by UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta.

Roger Federer and Andy Murray are among the tennis athletes who have advanced into the third round at the 2014 Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati Masters/Open) with relative ease on Aug. 13.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will commence their NBA season by welcoming back LeBron James to their fold and pitting him against Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks on Oct. 30.

Sebastian Vettel bought his father a Ferrari California with personalised plate number.

It was business as usual for Roger Federer as he defeated Canada’s Vasek Pospisil in the second round of the 2014 Western & Southern Open or the Cincinnati Masters.

Serena Williams says she is "on the right track" this year after bagging the Stanford title.

Venus Williams faced her sister Serena Williams at the Rogers Cup and walked away with the win for the first time in over five years.

NBA NEWS - Greg Monroe and the Detroit Pistons couldn’t agree to a middle ground in this offseason resulting in the center deciding to sign the qualifying offer worth just $5.479 million for the 2014-2015 NBA season.

Stephen Curry was put on the spotlight on the Dan Patrick Show when he was asked who was the better offensive player between him and Lebron James. Curry chose himself as the superior offensive player factoring in his shooting and playmaking abilities.

Roger Federer bids to win his sixth trophy in Cincinnati following his finals loss against Jo-Wilfriend Tsonga in the 2014 Rogers Cup.

After Ontario County Sheriff Philip Povero released a statement to the media that the initial findings indicated that there was no criminal intent can be substantiated from the crash at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park, some experts with legal background are coming out with suggestions that the renowned track star could still be facing raps.

Rory McIlroy recently called off his engagement with Caroline Wozniacki, but he may have done the right decision, at least, in terms of his professional golf career.

Maria Sharapova said that she feels “refreshed” as she competes in the 2014 Western and Southern Open than she did a year ago.

Daley Blind is looking for options in the transfer season and one of those is to sign with Manchester United. While happy with current team in Ajax, the versatile Dutch defender is not closing the doors on a possible transfer to the Old Trafford club.

The problem of having two world-class goalkeepers in one club could cause quite a dilemma, to say the least, and Jose Mourinho seems ready to deal with the matter head on as he is rumoured to be considering handing out Petr Cech in exchange for Real Madrid's Raphael Varane.

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba could be making a return to Manchester United as doubts are casted towards the possibility of making the same move by Arturo Vidal, as there is no assurance whether he will be able to return to tip-top shape following a knee injury.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is trying to convince Real Madrid holding midfielder Sami Khedira to move to Stamford Bridge amid rumours linking him to Premier League rivals Arsenal.

Rory McIlroy is officially on a roll after winning his second straight golf major at the 2014 PGA Championship last week Sunday. One of the greatest golfers of all time, Jack Nicklaus believes that the Northern Irish pro is set for greatness and could win as many as 15 to 20 majors titles by the time his career is over.