SPORTS

American boxer Floyd Mayweather, the 11-1 favourite, as expectedly won over Argentinean boxer Marcos Maidana in a close fight on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Despite the objection of American boxer Floyd Mayweather, the Nevada State Athletic Commission approved the use by Argentinean boxer of a standard Everlast MX glove, ensuring the fight on Saturday night will push through.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Marcos Maidana are just hours away from slugging it out inside the ring in Saturday's welterweight championship unification bout at MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has remained in medically induced coma more than three months since suffering a serious head injury from a skiing accident. However, his manager stated that his loved ones are optimistic the most popular car racer in the world will recover soon.

The 2014 Kentucky Derby already kicked off Saturday morning with five preliminary races at Churchill Downs. However, the real competitions will take place this afternoon, with five pulsating races building up to the main event - the 140th Kentucky Derby.

The world is waiting for the much anticipated match between unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr and Argentinean pugilist Marcos Maidana. Everything is ready with the two opponents having weighed in and Money May even sharing via Twitter his Power Ranger-type of attire, but latest report said that Mayweather's camp is threatening not to push through with the bout because of Maidana's custom-made gloves.

The fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Marcos Maidana is in jeopardy of not taking place on Saturday, as controversy surrounding the boxing gloves to be used by the Argentine slugger at fight night created tension between both camps.

Ex-NBA Superstar Shaquille O'Neal has been under fire after posting on his Instagram a picture that mocked Jahmel Binion, a person with disability suffering from ectodermal dysplasias or abnormal development of physical features.

While unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr is the 11-1 favourite to win the Saturday bout against Argentinean boxer Marcos Maidana, Money May himself admits it won't be an easy fight because Maidana is not a pushover.

Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Argentine slugger Marcos Maidana are just few minutes away from tipping the scale for their official weigh-in on Friday at 3:00 (US Pacific Time) or 7:00 (Sydney Time) at MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend Magic Johnson hasn't been spared by controversy as of late, and this time it involves the rumors about his alleged confession that he has never been infected by HIV-AIDS.

Brazilian mixed martial artist Anderson Silva was seen having a sparring session with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach.

The Brooklyn Nets’ roster was assembled specifically to challenge the Miami. They’ll have no shot at the defending champions if they can’t protect homecourt advantage on Friday night (Saturday morning Australia) when the Toronto Raptors try to close out the best-of-seven series in the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho did not like how winger Eden Hazard commented on his tactics after a 3-1 loss in the Champions League semi-finals that led to the west Londoners exit.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will do his best to hold on to his key players this summer following a disappointing term in the Premier League and the Champions League.

Jeremy Lin delivered his best postseason performance of his career on Wednesday after dropping 21 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds to help the Houston Rockets stave off elimination with a 108-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 of their Western Conference playoff series.

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa will reportedly join Chelsea for £32million this summer.

FC Barcelona are reported to be leading the race against Arsenal in signing Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte as they are willing to pay for his £29.5million buy-out clause.

The recent death of a male cyclist on Thursday afternoon from a road accident has sparked a lot of concern about the safety of a cyclist

Floyd Mayweather contemplates on retiring after his fight against Marcos Maidana on May 3, while his long-time rival Manny Pacquiao ponders on extending his contract with Bob Arum’s Top Rank, according to recent reports.

Former Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer may soon take over NSW Waratahs.

Switzerland's Roger Federer, at age 32, may still have one last chance to become the top player in the ATP Tour, especially with the way the season is shaping up.

Controversial American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr received on Thursday night The Sugar Ray Robinson Award as 2013 Fighter of the Year. He got the award two days before his anticipated bout against Argentinean boxer Marcos Maidana in the same venue, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The 2014 NBA Playoffs is just in its second week, and the Championship is a little farther away. But aspiring college basketball players are excited in the upcoming NBA drafts in the few months to follow. Get to know who will get the possible number one pick, down to the player in the fifth spot of the NBA Draft Rankings.

Floyd Mayweather made a shocking revelation when he took to social media the real reason why he broke up with former fiancée Shantel Jackson.

To push for Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling to sell his team after being banned by the NBA for life over racist comments, a 10-member committee met in a conference on Thursday to discuss how to end Sterling's ownership of the basketball team, NBA Executive Vice President Mike Bass said.

The NBA has already a dropped the hammer on Donald Sterling by imposing a lifetime ban on him along with a $2.5 million ban on the owner. However, booting him out of the league as the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers could be a long, nasty legal battle than everyone thinks because the league lacks sufficient merit to cancel his ownership.

Former Australian test cricket icon Rod Marsh has been appointed the new Chairman for Cricket Australia

A lot of people only know V. Stiviano as Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling’s mistress and the woman who brought the injunction of the 80-year-old babbling billionaire from the National Basketball Association. But, who is V. Stiviano?