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With Rafael Nadal out for the next couple of ATP tournaments and maybe the 2014 US Open, former world number one Roger Federer is pegged to gain ground on the Spaniard in the ATP rankings and may even go past him and steal the no. 2 spot if the Swiss Master is successful in the next couple of months.

Even the Minnesota Timberwolves owner has accepted the inevitable: superstar forward Kevin Love wants out of his franchise and he can do nothing about it. Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers trade appears imminent as the squads have reportedly been exclusively talking to each other about a potential deal.

West Coast Eagles laid to rest their poor form leading up to this by thrashing Crows by 31 points with a final score of 136-105. Josh Kennedy and Taylor Walker spearheaded the win by kicking in 5 and 4 goals, respectively.

Paul George suffered a freak injury during the intra-squad training of the members of the Team USA pool for the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Spain on Friday night. The Indiana Pacers’ franchise player broke his lower leg in half in what would be the most gruesome injuries in basketball in recent memory.

By now, the basketball community is abuzz of the gruesome injury Indiana Pacers superstar Paul George suffered a leg injury while chasing down of the fast break attempt of James Harden in Team U.S.A.'s practice scrimmage for the upcoming FIBA World Championships at the Thomas and Mack Center. Here are some of the Twitter reactions of NBA players and personalities on the shocking injury:

Indiana Pacers shooting guard and national team member, Paul George, suffered a freak injury - breaking his leg - during the USA Basketball Showcase at the Thomas and Mack Center on Friday, Aug. 1 (U.S. time).

Tony Parker has already won four championships with the San Antonio Spurs but the Frenchman wants to add more to his title collection after signing a three-year $43.5 million contract extension with the Texas franchise.

Rumours involving the possible move of Juventus wonderkid Paul Pogba to Chelsea have been reinforced, as the 21-year-old was spotted in west London by random fans.

Chelsea are given renewed hope of snatching Juventus playmaker Paul Pogba after his agent, Mino Raiola, disclosed that "anything is possible" for the young man.

NBA News - Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal and rapper Waka Flocka Flame are in hot water after a man, Jahmel Binion sued both plus another NBA player in Trey Burke for mocking his appearance on social media Twitter.

Rafael Nadal will not be able to defend his title at the upcoming Rogers Cup in Toronto next week.

There’s a reason why Roger Federer has won 17 Grand Slam titles in his career and one of which has been using high-quality equipment to help him in his game.

LeBron James going back to the Cleveland Cavaliers has sent shockwaves to the entire NBA landscape and Paul George of the Indiana Pacers has admitted that James and these Cavs are the team to beat in the upcoming 2014-2015 NBA season.

Metta World Peace is bringing his brand of basketball to China to play for the Sichuan Blue Whales in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and is set to be the highest-paid import in the league after agreeing to a $1.43 million contract with the Chinese squad.

Sally Pearson has answered her critics through a fearsome performance in the 100m hurdle heats on Friday, 2014. She qualifies for the finals and will defend her gold at Glasgow.

The Red's quest for Alberto has regained momentum, after having denied the opportunity of signing Swansea City's Ben Davies and Chelsea's Ryan Bertrand. This resolute hunt for Moreno has been no surprise either, because his sparkling performances in La Liga aided Sevilla to win the Europa League last season.

Angie Ballard as she grabbed the only gold on the eighth day, in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games athletics track. Para-athlete Ballard won a gold medal in T54 1500m at Hampden Park in a time of three minutes 59.20 seconds.

Australia has been toppled from the top of Medals table trailing England by a mighty eight gold medals at the end of the 8th day at Commonwealth Games. Sadly though, this may well be the first time they are not going to finish first since Edinburg, 1986.

The world's fastest man Usain Bolt angrily hit back over the report from London newspaper The Times on the slur remarks at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

There are female tennis athletes who certainly have the beauty to rock it off the tennis court and sometimes they are also so sexy that they become a distraction to the sport, but who is the sexiest female tennis athlete on tour right now.

Anderson Silva is back.

Boxing News - Manny Pacquiao is set to retire by 2016 according to the boxing superstar who is currently training for his next fight against Chris Algieri on November 23 in Macau.

Cristiano Ronaldo has done a lot of partying without his girlfriend Russian supermodel Irina Shayk during his U.S. trip.

An international match between Northern Ireland and Mexico under-19 squads turned violent after the teenagers got involved in a brawl that saw multiple players get hurt and some get sent off from game held in the Northern Ireland Youth Soccer Tournament at the Coleraine Showgrounds in Northern Ireland.

Nick Diaz's coach Cesar Gracie is confident in his proclamation that his ward will dominate in the upcoming January 2015 bout with the Spider. While he has a lot of trust in the ground game of his ward, Gracie predicts that the battle will happen on both feet. He places his confidence on the belief that Silva's chin is not what it used to be and will be his Achilles heel.

As expected, not even the signing of Andrew Wiggins to a rookie contract can stop the Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers trade talk. Deeper into the offseason, the Minnesota Timberwolves superstar’s possible pairing with LeBron James in Ohio is apparently all but a done deal.

Detroit Tigers’ star pitcher has rejected his girlfriend Kate Upton’s request to have a new pet.

David Price is heading to the Detroit Tigers after he was dealt in a three team trade with the Seattle Mariners and the Tampa Bay Rays. The CY Young Award winner was sent in exchange for center fielder Austin Jackson to Seattle while Tampa Bay receives left hander Drew Smyly, Willy Adames and Nick Franklin. Price quickly acknowledged the transfer on his official Twitter account Thursday.

Facing the media in a span of almost twenty minutes, Rice described his legal predicament as "the biggest mistake of my life". He is facing charges for a domestic violence committed against his then-fiancee Janay Palmer in New Jersey. Rice is undergoing a diversion program upon completion of which will be able to admonish him of the charges.