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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Hundreds of Protesters protest against Bill Cosby's Second Show in Ontario

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Thursday evening, January 8 outside the Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario where Bill Cosby took the stage for the second time in the city. According to CTV News, some of the protesters brought some signs and shouted "shame on you" to ticket-holders.

A protester named Karen Ann Bridge, who had purchased tickets to the show but decided not to attend it following the rape allegations against the comedian, told The Canadian Press, "I don't think I could ever watch a show from now without that being at the back of my mind. These are just allegations but they still don't sit with me well... women don't lie about these things."

In other news, another celebrity has spoken out in defense of Bill. Appearing on "The Meredith Vieira Show" on Thursday, Vivica A. Fox praised Keshia Knight Pulliam for the way she handled the questions about Bill's scandal. Vivica told Meredith Vieira, "I worked on the Cosby show and was honored to do the show, and I have to agree with Keshia the man that I met was nothing like the man they are describing."
"He was nice, kind," she continued, "There was no sexual overtones or anything so I defend him and I stand by him as well, too." Meredith then told Vivica, "It also makes it all the more heartbreaking if these women are correct," to which she responded, "We shall see. We all weren't there and as I said the man I met and worked with was nothing like that."

 

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Angelina Jolie Meets the head of the Catholic Church 'Pope Francis' at Vatican

Angelina Jolie has met the Pope. She met the head of the Catholic Church after the screening of her movie "Unbroken" which tells the inspiring story of American Olympian Louis Zamperini who survived plane crash and endured unspeakable tortures in Japanese camp of war.

The UN ambassador hosted the special event with Zamperini's son Luke on January 8 for the Political Academy of Sciences. Pope Francis, 78, was expected to attend the Thursday screening, but he was unable to make time to watch the film with priests and nuns in a patrician villa at the Vatican.

The actress-turned-director met the Pope later afterwards in the throne room at the papal palace. During the short meet-and-greet, she kissed the Pope's ring and received a rosary from him. She was joined by her brother, her two eldest daughters Zahara and Shiloh, and an interpreter.

"Being invited with my film to the Vatican is an honor and a great tribute to the story that I have told in Unbroken," she said. "The story of the hero Louis a great example of strength and forgiveness."

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FA charge Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho for comments on referees

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been charged with misconduct for comments made about match officials after last month's draw at Southampton, the Football Association has announced.

Mourinho claimed there is a "clear campaign" by "people, pundits, commentators and coaches from other teams" against Chelsea and labelled the booking of Cesc Fabregas for diving at St Mary's on Dec. 28 a "scandal."

"It is alleged his remarks constitute improper conduct in that they allege and/or imply bias on the part of a referee or referees and/or bring the game into disrepute," a statement issued by the FA read.

Mourinho has until Tuesday to respond to the charge.

Separately, Mourinnho been issued with a formal warning for saying last month's match at Stoke required a ``good referee'' to spot aggressiveness from the opponent. The FA bans managers from making comments about referees ahead of a match.

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Beyonce and Jay-Z present Blue Ivy an Ice Sculpture for her Third Birthday

Beyonce Knowles and her husband Jay-Z celebrated their daughter Blue Ivy's third birthday on Wednesday, January 7. Both of the couple shared on Instagram a black-and-white photo of an ice sculpture in the shape of a snowflake with an engraved message which read, "Happy Birthday Blue," placed beside a number-3-shaped metallic balloon.
Many sites presumed the powerhouse couple celebrated Blue's birthday with a "Frozen (2013)"-themed party because of the shape of the ice sculpture. According to Us Weekly, Blue is a huge fan of the Disney animated movie. " 'Frozen' is definitely [Blue's] favorite movie," a source tells the site, adding that the little girl is "addicted to 'Frozen' " and "watches it several times a day."

The source says, "[Blue] cries when pulled away," adding that she got a lot of "Frozen"-themed toys for Christmas. "Blue always pretends to be Elsa."

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Manchester United close to signing Valdes

Manchester United are on the brink of signing former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes on a free transfer.

Valdes, 32, has impressed manager Louis van Gaal enough in a 10-week spell training with United to earn an 18-month contract at Old Trafford.

He will provide cover for United's first-choice goalkeeper David de Gea, who has been ever-present this season, even if his arrival may prompt speculation that Real Madrid will move for the 23-year-old.

Valdes moved to England in October when Van Gaal gave him the chance to continue his rehabilitation from a cruciate ligament injury at Carrington.

He was invited with a view to becoming a signing, assuming he could prove his form and fitness, and has now satisfied Van Gaal, who first managed him at Barcelona.

Valdes had already announced his intention to leave the Camp Nou when his contract expired. He made 535 appearances for Barcelona, winning La Liga six times and the Champions League three times.

He will become Van Gaal's seventh signing, after Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo, Angel Di Maria, Daley Blind and Radamel Falcao, and his first of the January transfer window.

His move could also bring an end to the Old Trafford career of Anders Lindegaard, who has been De Gea's deputy.

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Miley Cyrus Posts bizarre Selfie with Bloody Nose on Instagram

Miley Cyrus got a bloody nose, and the first thing she did was taking a bizarre selfie and posting it on Instagram. Cyrus, who wore a turquoise hoodie in the picture, captioned it, "ew." In the shot, blood was still dripping from her nose and on one of her fingers which probably tried to stop the bleeding.

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Lionel Messi worth more than Cristiano Ronaldo- Study

Barcelona's Lionel Messi is the most valuable player in the world, well ahead of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, according to a study by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory.

The study used an algorithm based on 1,500 fee-paying club transfers since 2009 to determine that Messi's current transfer value is 220 million euros, while Ronaldo trails far behind at an estimated 133 million euros.

Messi, 27, has been increasingly linked with an exit from Barcelona, with both Manchester City and Chelsea reportedly interested in signing the four-time Ballon d'Or winner.

The Argentina captain endured a frustrating 2014 as Barcelona lost the Copa del Rey final and were beaten to the Liga title by Atletico Madrid, before Messi finished the World Cup with a runners-up medal after losing the final to Germany.

By contrast, Ronaldo, 29, lifted the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid and ended the year with over 60 goals in La Liga, with many observers backing him as the heavy favourite to lift the 2014 Ballon d'Or -- FIFA's top individual award which the Real Madrid forward will contest with Messi and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

Chelsea have three representatives in the study's top 10, with Eden Hazard (99 million euros) third in the list, Diego Costa (84 million euros) fourth, and Francesc Fabregas (62 million) eighth.

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is reportedly worth 72 million euros after leaving Manchester United for nothing in 2012, while CIES believes Raheem Sterling would set Real Madrid back some 63 million euros should they decide to target the Liverpool forward.

There are six Premier League players in the top 10 overall, with Manchester City talisman Sergio Aguero (65 million euros) sixth and Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez (61 million euros) ninth.

Gareth Bale is valued at just 60 million euros by CIES after signing for Real Madrid for around 100 million euros in the summer of 2013, although Los Blancos have the most representatives in the top 100, with 11 players.

The variables included in CIES' econometric model refer to player performances (matches, goals, dribbles, etc.), their characteristics (age, position, contract duration, etc.), as well as competition level and results achieved by both their clubs and national teams.

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Sony's CEO 'Kazuo Hirai' speaks publicly for the first time following Cyber Attack

Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai spoke up for the first time following massive hacking which targeted Sony Pictures Entertainment in late November. Prior to unveiling the company's latest gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday, January 5, Hirai addressed the incident and thanked people who showed support to "The Interview", a comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco which is believed to be the one which prompted the hack.

"Both Sony Pictures Entertainment former employees and certainly current employees were unfortunately the victims of one of the most malicious cyber-attacks we have known in recent history," he said, as reported by Variety. "I am very proud of all employees and all the partners we've worked with as well who stood up against the extortionate effort of these criminals."

"I have to say freedom of speech, freedom of expression - those are important lifelines of Sony and our entertainment business, and today as you all know, 'The Interview' is available through multiple online venues and through satellite, telecom and cable partners as well as 580 independent theaters alone in the U.S.," he added. "I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the partners who made this possible, the members of the media who supported our launch, but most importantly the people who have come out to see the movie."

"The Interview", which focuses on two TV journalists who are sent to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un by the CIA, was pulled from theaters before being released digitally and in select theaters. President Obama's administration has ordered sanctions against North Korea which is believed to be the one behind the attack.

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