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FC Barcelona holding midfielder Alex Song could be a possible alternative over Juventus ace Arturo Vidal for Manchester United, as sporting director Andoni Zubizaretta reveals imminent exit.

Bayern Munich legend Karl-Heinz Rummenigge hinted that the Bavarian outfit will be joining Manchester United in the race to secure the signature of AS Roma defender Mehdi Benatia.

Real Madrid's chances of landing unsettled Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is given a boost as Jose Mourinho opts to hand the no. 1 spot to Thibaut Courtois.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is confident that he will be able to bring out the best in Cesc Fabregas at Stamford Bridge, revealing that the Spanish international is most effective at central midfield.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was still satisfied with how his squad performed against Besiktas in the Champions League Qualifiers in spite of only coming out with a nil-nil draw.

Formula One fans were encouraged to tweet their memories of Schumacher and use the hashtag “#SchumiWeek.”

The Argentine and former WBA welterweight champion took everyone by surprise when he went toe to toe against the undefeated fighter and world's number 1 pound for pound boxer. While he lost via a majority decision to the "Money" Mayweather, he exceeded all expectations. During a Showtime round table last Aug. 16, the 31-year-old boxer declared that Mayweather is not actually as good as people measure him.

Thanks to a right wrist injury of defending champion Rafael Nadal, two other top-ranked and top contenders, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are now considered the top favourites to rule the 2014 US Open in Flushing Meadows, Queens in New York.

Iggy Azalea reportedly is letting her success get in her head.

Spreading like wildfire, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is the latest craze in America with Hollywood celebrities taking part to raise money for the said disease by pouring a freezing cold bucket of water over their heads before nominating other people to get involved. Now trending in UK.

The Washington Redskins wanted to play around with college stud Johnny Manziel and they got all the hilarity that they wanted. Reacting to the coverage of the now infamous middle finger salute of Manziel to the Redskins bench, linebacker Brian Orakpo did not find the gesture offensive but bared that the whole Redskins bench was flipping on the young quarterback's reaction.

Charting the success of the ALS ice bucket challenge craze that have been sweeping social media channels by storm, we have round up the best of the best, in no particular order.

Colangelo is considering making the final lineup of 12 or 13 players official after their exhibition match-up against Dominican Republic Wednesday night. The team will be facing the All Hordford-less Dominicans first and the Puerto Ricans next in a round of exhibition games in preparation for their participation in the upcoming Fiba World Cup of Basketball.

The National Football League is contemplating requiring performers to shell out money to be given the exposure to perform at halftime. There is some credence to this line of thinking as exposure at the halftime of America's most televised game generates an audience to up to almost a billion. There is an almost automatic assurance that the performer will get an immediate boost in record sales and worldwide tour receipts given the massive coverage.

The New Zealand basketball national team is ready to go for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain as the Tall Blacks named their 12-man roster to compete in the basketball world championships set from Aug. 30 to Sept. 14, 2014.

From corporate executive such as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to singer Justin Timberlake, the ALC ice bucket challenge has moved to professional athletes such as footballer Cristiano Ronaldo who wowed the world because he did the challenge wearing only skimpy skivvies.

Louis van Gaal will complete his first own signing for Manchester United after finalizing the deal that will bring Argentinean defender Marcos Rojo to the Premiere League on Tuesday. Barring any hitches on the medical and other requirements, the transfer will be complete with a reported contract worth around £16 million (roughly AU$ 28.70M) for five years.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White anticipates that Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz will deliver an action-packed showdown at UFC 183 in January.

Fernando Alonso has described Michael Schumacher as the strongest opponent he has ever faced in F1.

The controversial quarterback struggled during Monday's preseason loss to the Washington Redskins that saw the Browns bow to a 24-23 final score. To make matters worse, he made an obscene gesture towards his opponents. After failing to complete a pass at the 2:28 mark of the third quarter, Manziel turned towards the Redskins bench and flashed his middle finger.

Tiger Woods' ex-wife Elin Nordegren is single again.

After a big victory, Kell Brook is looking to fight the big names next. The British boxer defeated American Shaw Porter (24-0-1) last Sunday to claim the IBF welterweight title in a closely contested bout with scores of 116-112, 117-111 and 114-114 for Brook.

Former world's no.1 Maria Sharapova admitted that she was left puzzled by Ana Ivanovic's medical time-out after almost three hours of semifinal battle at the recently concluded Cincinnati Masters.

Argentinian Pablo Prigioni believes that the absence of several key cogs to the US Men's basketball team will leave them vulnerable to defeat from host country Spain and several other teams in the upcoming basketball World Cup on Aug. 30-Sept. 14.

Former National Football League (NFL) quarterback Tim Tebow has starred in a new commercial for Southern Eastern Conference (SEC) Network.

England cricket legend shocked the Twitter world when he posted graphic photos of his genitals in his account Tuesday. His almost 400,000 followers must be trying to un-see the lewd photo that will be forever embossed on their minds.

After being initially diagnosed to only miss one to a few games, hooker James Segeyaro is possibly facing an ankle injury that will force him to miss the remainder of the National Rugby League season.

Kurtley Beale, who was instrumental in Sydney stalemate last Saturday, will remain at the five-eighth position despite numerous calls to replace him with battle tested Bernard Foley. Radio NZ reports that McKenzie made a tough call but was optimistic of the progress made of his squad when they were almost able to defeat the All Blacks.

Serena Williams and Patrick Mouratoglou warm and fuzzy on social media.