SPORTS

The Chicago Bears look to build on their inspiring Week 1 victory and follow it up by continuing to dominate their NFC North rivals Minnesota Vikings.

If Saturday's thriller between Ginebra and Rain or Shine was not enough, then brace yourself for another scintillating ball game between the reloaded Air 21 and the Meralco Bolts in the first game at 4:15 and Petron and Global Port at 6:30 p.m at the Cuneta Astrodome.

After almost four months of wait, the one is finally here. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be staking his undefeated 44-0 (26 KOs) record and the title of pound-for-pound king against Mexican light middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (42-0, 30 KOs) on Saturday at MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Saturday's Spanish La Liga schedule will feature action-packed fixtures, and of course, grand welcome of a football superstar. After pulling off perhaps the most expensive transfer negotiation in history, Real Madrid is set to introduce Welsh ace winger Gareth Bale in their match against Villarreal at 4:00 a.m (Perth/Manila Time).

Australian Andrew Bogut said he’s among the Top 3 centers in the National Basketball Association (NBA) but with one caveat: if and when he’s healthy according to the Golden State Warriors center, who missed 50 games in the 2012-13 regular season because of various injuries.

In perhaps the most highly anticipated match early into the college football season, defending BCS champion Alabama and Texas A&M are all ready to electrify the playing field on Saturday (3:00 a.m) at College Station, Texas.

Spain and Italy entered the next stage of FIBA EuroBasket competition as the overwhelming favorites to top their grouping. However, both teams realized that the tourney is way tougher than they though after dropping their respective second round opener on Thursday.

The PBA Governors Cup is now down to roughly two weeks of regular-season battle before the playoff stages officially kick off. Yet, the current standings showed the remaining games will be important than any other as contenders fight for better positioning while the cellar-dwellers look to stay alive in the tournament.

Australia beat Mongolia, 25-20, 25-23, 25-18 on opening day of the Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship to kick off their campaign off the right foot joining other Day 1 winners China, South Korea and Japan among others in the tournament held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

WBC and WBA Light Middleweight titlist Saul 'Canelo Alvarez' easily shed two pounds from his natural weight of 154 pounds to make the catch-weight stipulation of his mega-buck fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, Canelo's pre-fight success went more than making the 152-pound catch-weight. Little did everybody know, Boxing's newest poster boy can also make a statement - at least on the weighing podium.

The FIBA EuroBasket 2013 championship gets even more exciting as the tourney moves days away towards the knockout stages. France and Spain have surprisingly dropped their opening game in the second round, putting in a pressure cooker to perform way better in their next two games.

Her name is Sandy Schultz and she is Khloe Kardashian’s new nightmare as Lamar Odom’s third known mistress. Only this time, Sandy talks of great love for “Lam Lam.”

Still smarting from his U.S. Open loss just days ago, Novak Djokovic will try to lead his country, Serbia over Team Canada in the 2013 Davis Cup Semifinals. The world number will face Vasek Pospisil while compatriot Janko Tipsarevic will take on Milos Raonic, Canada’s top-ranked player at the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.

Davis Cup 2013 World Cup Playoffs - the best tennis nations in the world are scheduled to hit the tennis court in the weekend with eight World Group spot up for grabs in the Davis Cup World Cup playoffs (September 13 to 15).

Khloe Kardashian’s husband, Lamar Odom has spoken out about the alleged drug use and he has set the record straight: he’s not using drugs.

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie feels that Australia has a better chance of winning on Saturday against Argentina.

Manila, Philippines - Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose is all set to make his much awaited return in Manila this weekend and every basketball addict out there is talking about arguably the biggest event this September.

With Ewen McKenzie changing tactitcal plans in anticipation of the match against Argentina, ex-Wallabies coach Eddie Jones thinks that such was not a good idea and that McKenzie's men "couldn't play any dumber."

Professional tennis player Maria Sharapova got sour with Chelsea on her talk show on Tuesday.

Coming into the Test against Argentina on Saturday, Pumas assistant coach Graham Henry cautioned Ewen McKenzie’s Wallabies to avoid employing “chessboard rugby.”

Michigan State stand-out Durrell Summers will be playing for the Wollongong Hawks in the 2013-2014 season of the National Basketball League.

Rafael Nadal won the 2013 U.S. Open, beating Djokovic on Sept 9.

After witnessing the Wallabies lose five out of their last six tests, former Wallaby Michael Lynagh criticised James O'Connor for the latter’s seemingly lax demeanor.

Ex-NRL player Anthony Watts is facing an eight-week ban as a punishment for biting an opponent’s crotch during on the Gold Coast during a local rugby match.

Ferrari has announced the signing of Kimi Raikkonen. He returns to the Italian team to share leadership with the Spaniard Fernando Alonso.

New York Knicks franchise player Carmelo Anthony has the option to opt out of his contract after the 2013-2014 season, but as early as now, he’s telling the New Yorkers that he’s leaning towards staying with the franchise.

In the midst of Spain’s campaign at the 2013 FIBA Europe Championships, Marc Gasol found time to comment about his new Memphis Grizzlies head coach and the style he’ll bring to the team. And he’s excited about the plans for the Grizzlies to use a more fast-paced offense for the new season.

It was a marathon pool session not for the faint of heart. The last 32 players of the 2013 World 9-Ball Championship began play 11 am on Thursday at the Al Arabi Sports Club in Doha, Qatar. Roughly 12 hours later, the final four was set.

Golden State Warriors Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson are both willing to make the sacrifice—with lesser minutes or giving up the starting spot—to pave way for new acquisition Andre Iguodala, who was signed by the team in the offseason.