2015 Miss Universe Pageant: Miss USA Nia Sanchez Glows in National Costume

Eighty-eight contestants from across the world paraded around in their national costumes during the National Costume show of the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant Preliminary Competition on Wednesday, January 21. Miss USA Nia Sanchez was among the contestants who shone onstage.

The 24-year-old beauty sported a costume which featured a blue-and-white feather hat, a red-and-white stripe, cleavage-baring bodysuit and blue-and-white big wings with some sparkling stars. There were also blue feathers on the top of Nia's bodysuit. She completed her look with a pair of matching long earrings.

 Other contestants who dazzled in the show included Miss Canada Chanel Beckenlehner, Miss Venezuela Migbelis Castellanos, Miss Argentina Valentina Ferrer, Miss Indonesia Elvira Devinamira and Miss India Noyonita Lodh.

Miss Canada wore a red, white and black costume which featured hockey stick wings, a net skirt and high-laced skate heels. Miss Venezuela dressed as the national tree of her country, Tabebuia chrysantha tree. Miss Argentina donned sparkling bodysuit with large wings and knee-high heels.

Miss Indonesia, meanwhile, sported a grey-and-gold costume which featured mini Borobudur ornaments. Miss India wore a red saree which had some gold embelishment and gold wings.

The judges will pick top 15 contestants to advance to the finale of the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant on January 25.

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Real Madrid topping the Deloitte football rich list, followed by Manchester United

Real Madrid topping the Deloitte football rich list.

Manchester United moves up from fourth to second on the list, which is based on season 2013-14 revenues.

Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain filled the next spots.

Manchester United may have had their worst season on the pitch for two decades last term, but they have reclaimed the spot.

Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool were placed sixth to ninth, all of them showing healthy rises in revenues.

Tottenham were in 13th spot, while there were new entries for Newcastle United and Everton at 19th and 20th.

The total combined revenue for the top 20 richest clubs rose by 14% to €6.2bn, the report found. The list only looks at revenues accrued and does not take into account club debts.

The Deloitte Football Money League -- an annual ranking of the game's richest clubs by the global accountancy firm -- sees Real established as the world's richest club for the 10th year in succession with revenues of 459.5 million pounds, while United are on 433.2 million, Bayern 407.7 million and Barcelona 405.2 million.

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Mortal Kombat Star 'Darren Shahlavi' has passed away

Darren Shahlavi, an English actor who landed a role of Kano on web series "Mortal Kombat: Legacy", has passed away at 42. The martial artist was found dead January 14 at his L.A. home, his agent has confirmed.

The cause of death has not been known and the L.A. County Coroner is conducting toxicology tests. TMZ, however, reports that he died of an apparent overdose. Law enforcement sources tell the site that it appears that he overdosed on prescription meds.

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Kim Kardashian post a video of 12-Year-Old Kanye West Recites Inspirational Poem About Martin Luther King Jr.

Before he was one of the biggest rappers in the world, Kanye West was already good at writing rhymes. His wife Kim Kardashian proved it when she took to Twitter on Tuesday, January 20 to post a video originally taken when her rapper hubby was still a student at John H. Vanderpoel Elementary, a performing arts school in Chicago.
Before he was one of the biggest rappers in the world, Kanye West was already good at writing rhymes. His wife Kim Kardashian proved it when she took to Twitter on Tuesday, January 20 to post a video originally taken when her rapper hubby was still a student at John H. Vanderpoel Elementary, a performing arts school in Chicago.

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Shakira and Gerard Pique Throw 'World Baby Shower' campaign for UNICEF to Welcome Their Second baby

Shakira and her beau Gerard Pique are hosting a "World Baby Shower" campaign for UNICEF to welcome their second baby. The couple is expanding their original "World Baby Shower" initiative they came up with when celebrating baby shower for their first child Milan.

Shakira said in a statement released by UNICEF on Monday, January 19, "Now that we are soon welcoming our second child we want to help other children around the world and also contribute to a long-lasting solution for getting children living in extreme poverty the supplies they need to survive."

She added, "We also want other parents to feel compelled to do the same. With the explosion of social media, celebrities aren't the only ones who have platforms that can reach mass audiences, and we want this movement to keep going long after our baby shower has ended, so we want to invite them to host their own baby showers with UNICEF as well."

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Irina Shayk denies family rift was the cause of break up with Cristiano Ronaldo

Irina Shayk has confirmed that she has split up with Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo after a five-year romance, but she denied claims that a family feud was behind it.

The Victoria's Secret model was alleged to have been dumped by the Ballon D'or winner after she refused to attend a surprise party for his mother's birthday, but a rep for Irina has denied these reports.

While Cristiano remains tight-lipped, Irina's camp have confirmed the split and a rep for the beauty said that she has been close with his family throughout the course of their relationship".

They also added that "any negative rumors with regards to Irina and the Ronaldo family are completely false and have not been a factor in the cause of the spilt."

Irina, 29, sparked speculation after she stopped following the Real Madrid star on Twitter.

She also chose not to attend the Fifa Ballon d’Or ceremony in Zurich on Monday, when he was named the best player in the world.

Her boyfriend of nearly five years was joined on stage by his four-year-old son Cristiano Jr and Dolores.

He thanked his family, teammates and supporters but made no mention of Irina.

A source said: “Dolores wanted someone who would assume the role of mum for Cristiano Jr.

“That was not a priority for Irina.”

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Chris Brown's Probation in Rihanna assault Case Is Revoke

Chris Brown's probation in Rihanna assault case was revoked by a judge on Thursday, January 15. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James R. Brandlin allowed the "Turn Up the Music" singer to remain free at least until upcoming hearing on March 20.

The decision was made after the judge found Chris left Los Angeles county without court's permission to perform in San Jose. Back in December, the 25-year-old singer was ordered not to leave Los Angeles county without permission. He also failed to complete community service on time. 

Chris' lawyer Mark Geragos said in court that James' office incorrectly informed the singer that he didn't need permission to go to his San Jose show. James accepted Mark's explanation but said Chris was responsible for following the terms of his probation. The judge added that Chris was supposed to complete 1,000 hours of community service by the end of January but still had 200 hours left.

James ordered probation officials to investigate if there were any issues involving Chris in a shooting incident during his show in San Jose which injured five people on Sunday, January 11.

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Snoop Dogg Welcomes First Grandson

Snoop Dogg has become a grandfather. His eldest son Corde Broadus welcomed a baby boy with Jessica Kyzer. The 43-year-old rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday, January 14 to announce the happy news to his 4.1 million followers, posting some photos and a video of his grandson Zion.

Snoop posted a photo collage of his newborn grandchild being held by his family. "Zion. U have a lot of love WAitn on u grandson !!" the "Young, Wild & Free" rapper captioned it. He then shared a video of his eldest son Corde Broadus holding the adorable baby along with caption, "Proud grandad. My son spank n grandson Zion !! Jah bless."

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Game of Thrones Season 5 Teaser Brings the Sight of Arya

HBO has debuted another teaser for "Game of Thrones" season 5, this time focusing solely on Arya Stark. The short clip features old scene, in which Arya killed a man at the Inn when she was still with The Hound, and the voice of her fencing teacher, Syrio Florel, saying, "There is only one thing we say to death. Not today," which was taken from the first season.

The snippet also hints at Arya's future as she's seen standing in front of black and white doors believed to be representing The House of Black and White. In the book, Arya finds her way to the House of Black and White, the temple of the Many-Faced God and the headquarters of the Faceless Men, after she arrives in Braavos.

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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was rewarded with diamond-encrusted CR7 Nike boots

Nike, the Portuguese forward's sponsor, made the 'Mercurial CR7 Rare Gold' boots as a tribute to Ronaldo's remarkable year, in which he won the Champions League, Copa del Rey, European Super Cup, Club World Cup and Ballon d'Or.

The boots, which are primarily gold in colour, have 'micro diamonds' encrusted onto the CR7 logo towards the heel.

The US sportswear manufacturer revealed that the diamonds on the boots are the remnants of larger stones that have already been cut.

After winning the award, he said: 'It's been an unforgettable year. To win this trophy, a trophy of this kind, is something unique and all I can say is I want to continue working as I have so far, trying to go on to more titles - individual and as a team - for my mother, my father who is up there looking at there any my son.

'I can see my mother, my family. I would like to thank all those who voted for me. My coach, my fellow player, the president of my club.

'I want to get better as the days go by. I want to say to all the Portuguese that I never thought I could win this trophy on three different occasions.

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Michelle Williams clears pregnancy rumour surrounding Beyonce

Michelle Williams (II) set the record straight about pregnancy rumors surrounding her pal Beyonce Knowles. While co-hosting "The View" on Monday, January 12, she was asked about Beyonce's picture which showed her being covered in sand with an overly sanded tummy.

"You know, when she was pregnant, people said that she wasn't pregnant and, you know, it's just no truth to it. Sorry!" the "Lose My Breath" singer told the audience, before adding, "First of all, if you look at the picture, the baby bump is like where her knees probably really are so that's really, you know... Just stop it, stop it."

According to Us Weekly, although Beyonce is currently not pregnant, she and her husband Jay-Z do want to give her daughter Blue Ivy a sibling. "They want to give Blue a sibling and not too far apart in age," an insider told the site, "She's been trying to lighten her load a little, so if it happens she's prepared work-wise."

This is not the first time for Beyonce to be rumored pregnant with second child. Back in September, Jay-Z was rumored to have hinted that her wife was having a bun in the oven when he rapped, "Cause she pregnant with another one," during his "Beach Is Better" performance while on "On the Run" tour in Paris.

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Wayne Rooney shares picture of his sons Kai and Klay playing football in their garden

The 29-year-old Manchester United player shared a picture to Facebook of his sons Kai, five and 20-month-old Klay and wrote: 'Football in the garden with the boys. There's a bit of a stand off going on…..who can guess what the problem is??'

Kai stood between the goalposts wearing a yellow top and shorts, while his younger brother was wrapped up in a red jacket.

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Lionel Messi raises doubt about his future at the Catalan club

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi admits "I don't know where I'll be next year" although says he wants to stay at the Catalan club.

The Argentina captain had dismissed speculation linking him with a move as "lies" at the weekend.

But the 27-year-old said "nobody knows what the future holds" at Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony in Zurich.

He lost out to Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo as world footballer of the year for the second year in a row.

Messi was asked if he envisaged ending his career at Barcelona, his only senior club, or at Argentina's Newell's Old Boys in his hometown of Rosario.

"I'm not sure what's going to happen, whether I'd go to Newell's," he said. 

"I don't know where I'll be next year although I've always said I want to end my career at Barcelona."

It had been suggested La Liga's record goalscorer might leave the club following reports of a training-ground row with manager Luis Enrique, who took over last summer.

He has spent his entire career at the Nou Camp, winning three Champions Leagues and six La Liga titles as well as four world footballer of the year awards, since making his debut in 2004. He is contracted until 2019. 

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Fifa Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo crowned world's best ahead Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer

Cristiano Ronaldo has won his third FIFA Ballon d'Or award and his second in as many years.

The Real Madrid and Portugal forward was awarded FIFA's top individual honour over Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

Ronaldo, 29, took home the award for the third time in his career. He and Messi have been the only players to receive the award since then, with the Argentine earning the honour for four straight years from 2009-2012.

The Portuguese earned 37.66 percent of the votes, while Messi edged Neuer, 15.76 to 15.72 percent, for runner-up.

"I would like to thank all of those who voted for me," Ronaldo said as he accepted the award. "It has been an incredible year. I would like to continue the work that I have done so far. I want to try to improve, to become better as each day goes by.

"I never thought that I would bring this trophy back home on three occasions. I want to become one of the greatest players of all time."

Ronaldo becomes the seventh player in history to successfully defend his Ballon d'Or title after Johan Cruyff, Kevin Keegan, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Michel Platini, Marco van Basten and Messi.

The Portugal international was first voted the world's best in 2008, when he pipped Messi and Fernando Torres to the coveted trophy. He then had to settle for second spot in 2009, 2011 and 2012 before winning the award a second time in 2013, this time ahead of Messi and Franck Ribery.
The former Manchester United star has moved level with Cruyff, Platini and Van Basten on three wins, with only Messi ahead of him on four Ballon d'Or trophies.

Messi, meanwhile, made it to the podium for the seventh time in succession after he was crowned all-time top goalscorer of La Liga and the Champions League in 2014, and amassed 15.76% of the final vote.

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AirAsia QZ8501 'black box' flight recorder is recovered

Indonesian divers have retrieved the flight data recorder of crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501, say officials.

They believe they have also located the cockpit voice recorder, the second part of the so-called black box, but divers have not yet managed to reach it.

AirAsia flight QZ8501 disappeared in bad weather on 28 December with 162 people on board.

The aircraft, which was flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore, is thought to be deep in the Java Sea.

Dozens of bodies have been recovered but most of the victims are believed to still be inside the fuselage, which has not been found.

Speaking in Jakarta, the head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency Bambang Soelistyo told reporters: "I received information from the National Transport Safety Committee chief that at 07:11 (00:11 GMT), we succeeded in bringing up part of the black box that we call the flight data recorder."

He said the device was found under the wreckage of a wing.

Hours later, other officials said the cockpit voice recorder had also been detected but divers had not yet managed to reach it.

The two recorders, usually housed inside the rear part of the plane, are designed to survive a crash and being submerged in water. They contain underwater locator beacons which emit so-called "pings" for at least 30 days.

Indonesia has said publicly that it will handle the analysis of the flight data and cockpit voice recorders here - but it is likely that international teams will also be involved. The unfortunate silver lining of having had so many air disasters over the last decade has meant that Indonesian teams are very well equipped to analyse the data recorders and piece together what happened. Aviation analysts expect a preliminary report within a month, and a more detailed report within a year. 

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Lionel Messi- media reports are lies, am in Barcelona to stay

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi insists he does not want to leave and says reports he demanded coach Luis Enrique should be sacked are "lies".

It was reported the 27-year-old wanted to leave after a row with Enrique.
"I have no intentions of leaving for any team, not Chelsea nor Manchester City," he said, after inspiring a 3-1 victory over Atletico Madrid.
"I'm tired of all the things that people have been saying. I didn't ask the club to fire anyone."
It had been suggested Barcelona's record goalscorer might leave the Catalan club following reports of a training-ground row with Enrique, who took over last summer.
But Messi added: "People make it out as if I run the club and that's not how it is. I don't ask anyone to make decisions.
"Everything that has been said is lies and I want people to know that. Everything that has been said is false.
"People say these things because they want to cause us harm. It hurts because it came from Barca people. We must be united."

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Kim Kardashian opened up about her Struggle to get Pregnant with second child

Kim Kardashian opened up about her struggle to get pregnant with second child at the E! International Press Junket in Los Angeles on Friday, January 9. Kim told Daily Mail that she's documenting her battle on the tenth season of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians".

"It's been more challenging to get pregnant the second time around," Kanye West's wife, who gave birth to her first daughter North West in June 2013, shared, "When you're not planning it, it happens. It's just how God works. And when you want it so bad, it's not happening."

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Selena Gomez bares her Butt Cheeks While Doing Yoga in Undies

Selena Gomez took to Instagram on Friday, January 9 to share a picture of her doing a yoga pose. In the picture, the 22-year-old songstress wore an oversized black tee paired with black panties.

Selena showed her back with her right leg bent and propped against her left knee and both of her hands clasped together in front of her chest. The "Spring Breaker" star simply captioned it, "Morning."

Earlier this month, Selena sparked controversy after posting a photo showing her ankle inside the Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque. The "Come & Get It" singer later deleted the photo after being slammed for showing too much skin inside the mosque.

Her photo with Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Cody Simpson and Shay Mitchell inside the mosque was also criticized by Instagram users. "Disrecpectful! It's a religion place not a place to have fun in, so disappointed," one user commented. Another user wrote, "If their intent was to learn about Islam they wouldn't be posing like they were standing outside and amusement park."

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US Presidential candidate "Mike Huckabee" Calls Jay-Z Beyonce's Pimp

Mike Huckabee may have killed his chance to get a vote from Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles if he runs for President in 2016. The politician says the rapper was pimping his wife with their sexy "Drunk In Love" performance at the Grammy Awards.

"My reaction: Why? Beyonce is incredibly talented - gifted, in fact. She has an exceptional set of pipes and can actually sing. She is a terrific dancer - without the explicit moves best left for the privacy of her bedroom," he says in an excerpt from his book "God, Guns, Grits and Gravy" due January 20.

The ex-Arkansas Governor and former TV host continues, "Jay-Z is a very shrewd businessman, but I wonder: Does it occur to him that he is arguably crossing the line from husband to pimp by exploiting his wife as a sex object?"

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Jackie Chan's Son 'Jaycee' receives six months imprisonment after pleading guilty to Drug charge

Jackie Chan's son Jaycee Chan pleaded guilty to a charge of providing a shelter for others to use drugs on Friday, January 9 at Beijing Dongcheng District People's court. He was sentenced to six months in prison and fined 2,000 yuan.

Jaycee, who was detained at his home in Beijing in August 2014 along with Taiwanese actor Kai Ko, told the court that he didn't know what police wanted when they came to his house. "I didn't know what [police] wanted. I just gave them information and I confessed because I didn't know how to deal with the marijuana, and I just wanted to hand over [marijuana] to the country."

He added, "I broke the law and I should be punished. However, even if I get due punishment, it doesn't necessarily mean I will get forgiveness."

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