RIHANNA DATING BASEBALL STAR MATT KEMP?

Rihanna has fuelled rumours she's dating baseball star Matt Kemp after the pair was spotted arriving back in Los Angeles together following her New Year's Eve (31Dec09) show in the United Arab Emirates.

Rihanna rang in the New Year (10) with a show at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi last week - and according to MediaTakeOut.com, she was accompanied across the world by her new beau, Los Angeles Dodgers player Kemp.

Rihanna has been romantically linked to a string of eligible men, including Justin Timberlake, rapper Drake and 90210 actor Tristan Wilds, in recent months but she previously denied she was even dati ng, insisting it was "too much" following her split from Chris Brown.

The young couple broke up in February (09) after a violent bust-up which led to Chris Brown's conviction for assault.