Justin Gloria

The ninth edition of the World Cup of Pool begins play on Tuesday as thirty-two nations vie for the championship of the most prestigious pool tournament in the world today. Teams will be represented by two top 9-ball players from their respective countries as they try to survive the five-day tournament set from Sept. 23 to 28, 2014.

At least two players in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) have fired early warning shots to Manny Pacquiao with regards to his participation in the pro basketball league in the Philippines.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. was never in real trouble in his recent fight against Marcos Maidana of Argentina last Sept. 13, 2014— except for late in the third round of that bout when he got tagged by a right-handed power shot by Maidana.

The Washington Redskins travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles on Sunday afternoon without Robert Griffin III and start a stretch in the early part of the regular season without their star quarterback.

Xavi wants to stay at Barcelona.

David Blaine’s expertise is on illusions and magic but that did not stop the entertainer from sharing his opinion on the topic of which is the best boxer of all time saying that Manny Pacquiao is “the greatest fighter that ever lived.”

One of the rising stars in the world of women’s tennis, Eugenie Bouchard of Canada is also earning her stripes as one of its hottest stars.

A few days after being re-instated by the Minnesota Vikings, another child abuse allegation was hurled against Adrian Peterson. The development left the National Football League (NFL) franchise with no choice but to indefinitely suspend the star running back.

NBA NEWS - One of the most exciting teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) the past two decades has been the Sacramento Kings circa late 1990s and early 2000s. One of the members of that run-and-gun and fun squad is Peja Stojakovic, who is set to be honoured by the franchise by retiring his no. 16 jersey later in 2014.

Despite a strong showing in the recent 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, Jose Juan Barea of Puerto Rico could be let go by the Minnesota Timberwolves after recent news that the Minneapolis franchise will be signing rookie Glen Robinson III, who was drafted in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft.

Considered as one of the greatest stories in college basketball, Michigan’s Fab Five captured the attention of the nation and the basketball world two decades ago. Unfortunately, the feel-good story do not have a happy ending so far as two main characters in that story-- Jalen Rose and Chris Webber-- have a strained relationship the past years.

Bob Arum believes there’s just one factor in stopping the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather superfight. It’s not from his side, Top Rank Promotions or its pay-per-view and coverage partner, HBO nor its rival, Showtime. It’s Floyd Mayweather himself, who according to Arum, is simply too scared to fight a powerful and skilled left-handed boxer like the Filipino.

NFL News - Key stars suffered tough injuries in Week 2 action of the National Football League (NFL) regular season. While some are not serious, others are enough to worry the teams’ brass as absence for long stretches could doom their chances at making the playoffs even this early.

Welterweight fighter Jerome Wilson suffered a brutal head injury after a sixth round knockout loss to rival Serge Ambomo last Friday at the Ice Sheffield Arena in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. So brutal was the KO that Wilson needed an operation after the bout and was rushed to a nearby hospital after the match.

Manny Pacquiao has started his preparations—albeit just “light training”—for the Chris Algieri bout set on Nov. 22, 2014 in Macau without head trainer Freddie Roach and will tap long-time assistant trainer and friend Buboy Fernandez.

Adrian Peterson News - Already in a controversy concerning alleged beating of his son, Adrian Peterson, the star running back for the Minnesota Vikings is being accused of injuring yet another son. In both cases, Peterson’s justification of the act was that he was disciplining the boys.

The preliminary round for Qantas Australians Men’s Sevens team will include a match-up against another top contender in Fiji in the Gold Coast Sevens tournament scheduled in Oct. 11 and 12, 2014. Both squads will be battling against group stage opponents Scotland and Portugal in Pool C of the rugby tournament.

Rory McIlroy has started his golf season in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the past seven years and he’s planning to do it again in the next PGA Tour season in 2015.

NFL Live Streaming - The Kansas City Chiefs are hoping to get their act together on Sunday even without key defensive players as they try to slow down Peyton Manning and the high-powered Denver Broncos in Week 2 action of the National Football League (NFL) regular season.

Days after Ray Rice was released by the team for a damning video of the running back punching his wife, the Baltimore Ravens host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football in the National Football League (NFL) regular season.

NBA NEWS - Chauncey Billups is calling it quits in his basketball career announcing on Tuesday that he is retiring from the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be calling it quits in the sport of boxing by 2015. The retirement plan was revealed on Tuesday which means that his fight against Marcos Maidana on Saturday could be one of the last for the undefeated American boxer.

Jeremy Lin’s prank prowess is perhaps better than his left-handed dribbling skills. The Asian-American NBA player who now plays for the Los Angeles Lakers showed his lighter side yet again after throwing a prank to guests at the Madame Tussaud wax museum in San Francisco, California.

Ray Rice is getting criticised by the entire National Football League (NFL), its players and its fans. The Baltimore Ravens running back can’t escape more condemnation as the president of the United States of America (USA) Barack Obama also sent an official statement disparaging Rice and his actions.

Michael Schumacher has been released from a Swiss hospital and will continue his recovery at home multiple media outfits reported on Tuesday.

Manchester United News - Is Radamel Falcao 28 years old or 30 years old? Manchester United is not too worried after getting assurances from Falcao’s camp before signing him that he is indeed born in 1986 and not 1984 as previously rumoured.

NBA Rumors - The Chicago Bulls are looking to add another veteran in their line-up and they are looking at shooter Ray Allen to an already active summer with just roughly two months to go before the tip-off the new 2014-2015 NBA season.

US Open Live Streaming - Thanks to a pair of huge upsets in the semifinal round, Kei Nishikori of Japan and Marin Cilic of Croatia are the unlikely duo will contend for the 2014 US Open title on Monday in Flushing Meadows, New York.

Australia in World Cup - The basketball gods punished the Australian basketball national team for intentionally losing the game against Angola some days ago with a painful and stinging 65-to-64 loss to Turkey in the Round of 16 knockout stages of the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Madrid, Spain.