SPORTS

After back-to-back wins, things are looking up for the Carolina Panthers while the same cannot be said of the same to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which are one of only two teams left in the NFL still in search of their first victory of the 2013 NFL regular season.

Galatasaray will not be giving Olympiacos a warm welcome as they go against each other on matchweek 2 of the Euroleague.

Brose Baskets Bamberg will be heading to the Palacio de Deportes to face Euroleague giants Real Madrid.

Game 2 of the 2013 World Series will be played at Fenway Park, Boston. The Red Sox hold a 1-0 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in their fourth World Series meeting.

Lietuvos Rytas will be visiting VTB United League rivals Lokomotiv Kuban for a Group D action on gameday 2 in the Euroleague.

The Vancouver Canucks and New Jersey Devils face off in a crucial match that could bolster either team's chance at the NHL playoffs.

Fernando Torres marked a new milestone on Tuesday as he started his 100th start for Chelsea, but it could not have gotten any much better as the Spanish striker coupled this feat with a brace.

The name of Belarusian professional tennis player Victoria Azarenka continues to receive praise.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest player that Manchester United has ever had according to Sir Alex Ferguson.

The Boston Bruins - San Jose Sharks match-up on Friday morning (Australia time) features two of the top teams in the National Hockey League.

In the wake of their win against Schalke on Tuesday, Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard talks about his team's prolific performance as well as the great individual displays by his teammates.

The Marshall-Middle Tennessee game will be played at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, MTSU's home field.

World No 1 Serena Williams willingly took the stage and sing her own rendition of “Oh, Istanbul” during the World Tennis Association (WTA) championship draw ceremony on Sunday night held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Retired professional soccer superstar David Beckham is all set preparing for the world's toughest triathlon. He is expected to compete with his friend Gordon Ramsay.

David Beckham is one of Britain’s most iconic sports figures, and no doubt, he is one of the wealthiest athletes in the world.

The Kentucky Wildcats and Mississippi State Bulldogs have been bitter rivals since 1914, even before the SEC was founded.

All NBA owners have approved the return to the old NBA Finals format or the 2-2-1-1-1, replacing the current 2-3-2 format which has been used since 1985. The announcement was made on Wednesday by NBA Commissioner David Stern and Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver via nba.com. The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the change to the format of The Finals effective with the 2013-14 season.

The Charlotte Bobcats have a combined total of 28 wins the past two seasons. They recorded a laughable 7-59 win-loss card in the shortened lockout season of 2011-12 and had improved three-fold, though still not very good, to 21-61 the following 2012-13 NBA season. But if last season’s “slight” improvement was a sign, then the Bobcats are moving in the right direction. The moves they did in this offseason just about confirms that they are done “tanking” this season and beyond.

If Brandon Rios throws the same volume of punches like he spit curses in interviews, then Manny Pacquiao might be in trouble come Nov 24, 2013, at Cotai Arena in The Venetian Macao in Macau for the “Clash in Cotai” boxing match for the vacant WBO International welterweight championship.

The perfect Pelicans are taking on the defending champs on Wednesday night in a preseason game at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Derrick Rose is back being Derrick Rose. At least in the preseason games where he has led the Chicago Bulls to a perfect 6-0 win-loss record. Rose and the Bulls visited Oklahoma City on Tuesday and took on the Thunder, which are still missing the services of their own star point guard in Russell Westbrook.

Title holders Bayern Munich take on Viktoria Plzen on matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League at the Allianz Arena.

Shakhtar Donetsk will be visiting the BayArena to face Bayer Leverkusen on matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League.

Group leaders Manchester United will host bottom team Real Sociedad on matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League.

CSKA Moscow will host English Premier League side Manchester City on macthday 3 of the UEFA Champions League.

AC Milan boss Massimiliano praised the performance of comeback superstar Kaka after the Rossoneri were able to secure a draw against Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League.

It's a very rare year when the Major League Baseball World Series features the two teams with the best regular-season records.

Jose Mourinho knows his squad better than anyone and emphasised that Chelsea showed their true quality against Schalke on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League, after handing the latter a 3-0 shellacking.

Jurgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund brought Arsenal back to the ground, as they handed the latter a late 2-1 defeat.