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,The final face-off before the actual bout between Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez happened on Wednesday afternoon, and both fighters were raring to go at each other’s throats days before the classic clash set on Saturday, Sept 14, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

For most people about to tie the knot, a one-day wedding for 300 people is already big. This is not the case with Miami Heat forward and NBA champion LeBron James, who is going to get married to his long-time partner on Saturday.

Retired NBA point guard Steve Francis got choked by almost-retired NBA small forward Stephen Jackson in a fight at a night club on Wednesday night.

Wallabies team captain Will Genia was dropped from the starting line-up by Coach Ewen McKenzie because of being apparently in poor form.

Lamar Odom’s alleged addiction to cocaine has really gotten so rigorous.

Gareth Bale’s playing time may be limited in his highly anticipated debut for Real Madrid, against Villareal, because of a groin injury, sustained in international duty for Wales.

Much of the talk of the off-season is how the Los Angeles Lakers will eventually rebuild or reload—sooner than later. After all, this is the franchise that historically have drawn top free agents and lured the big-name superstars to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. According to the Los Angeles front office however, that may not be happening in 2014 in time for the LeBron James sweepstakes.

In what could be a preview of the 2014 Major League Baseball season opener to be played in Sydney, the Arizona Diamondbacks visited the Los Angeles Dodgers for the third straight game in the series. The Dodgers won the first two games, 8-1 and 5-3, and tried to assert their supremacy over their cross-border rivals. The Dodgers are first in the National League West with an 85-59 win-loss record; the Diamondbacks are at the .500 mark, with 72-72.

The BMW Championship 2013 is going to take place starting on Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois at the Conway Farms Golf Club.

As reported in IBT on Monday, the Miami Heat had the inside track in the acquisition of Michael Beasley. On late Thursday, the signing became official after he inked a non-guaranteed $1,027,424 deal with the Heat.

The round-of-64 of the World 9-Ball Pool Championship rolled Wednesday night at the Al Arabi Indoor Stadium in Qatar, marking the start of the knockout stages of one of the most prestigious billiards tournaments in the world ton Thursday.

It seems like Tiger Woods is getting a taste of his own medicine after National Enquirer reported that his current girlfriend, Lindsey Vonn, is cheating on him.

NBA Superstar LeBron James, aka “King James”, is now officially off the market.

The 2013 FIBA Americas tournament has come down to its last day. And what better way to end it than to witness the two best teams fighting it out over the gold medal?Mexico surprised Argentina 76-70 on the strength of an offense that Argentina simply didn't have an answer to. On the other hand, Mexico overpowered Dominican Republic 79-67. It all boils down to Wednesday's final game, where the strongest team in the tournament will be revealed.

The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship enters the final day of competition with the future of the tournament all but answered. Perennial contenders Argentina, without Manu Ginobili, Pablo Priogini and Carlos Delfino, looked nothing but a D-League team while Brazil paid its own price by not fielding their best players in the tourney. Dominican Republic is still a tough team to beat even without Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford while a fully-prepared Puerto Rico is elite.

Wednesday's FIBA Eurobasket 2013 games should prove to be exciting, as teams jockey for position and try to make it into the knockout stage. There are three Group E games scheduled for Wednesday, involving squads that try to improve on their standings while ramping up their confidence.

Wednesday's schedule of the PBA Governors Cup will feature sizzling hot Meralco Bolts going against the skidding Global Port Batang Pier at 5:15 p.m while Talk N' Text Tropang Texters look to keep their postseason bid alive as they play league-leading Petron Blaze Boosters at 7:30 p.m.

In the days leading up to the highly anticipated Alabama-Texas A&M grudge match, one enterprising bar owner has made the Aggies' star quarterback the target of his disdain.

New details on the Lamar Odom-Khloe Kardashian cheating scandal shows that the troubled NBA star has FIVE not three mistresses in the course of 12 months. Documented by Khloe’s private investigator, Radar Online noted that the former X-Factor USA host has enough evidence against Lamar should divorce comes out as the best option for the celebrity couple.

Days before Oscar dela Hoya's biggest fight as a promoter, the founder of Golden Boy Promotions has reportedly entered a rehab facility.

An explosive report has implicated several Oklahoma State football players in a payment scandal that has the potential to damage both the school's and its former coach's reputation.The Sports Illustrated report, the first of a five-part series on the OSU program, alleged that several players received money from boosters from 2001 to 2011.

A total of five nations have formally placed their bids to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for the rights to host the 2018 Hockey World Cup. Australia, New Zealand, India, England and Malaysia are all officially in the running after their respective national associations submitted their official bid questionnaires before the Aug 31 deadline.

Two-time NBA All-Star Baron Davis might be tying the knot anytime soon.

A young woman in Whanganui, New Zealand was allegedly raped by the members of the South Canterbury rugby team at the weekend. The team were staying at a Whanganui hotel in the early hours of Sunday when they reportedly raped a young woman.

Looks like fans and media alike can stop speculating about the impending 2014 free agency of LeBron James after the Miami Heat superstar warned reporters that he will not anymore talk about it if people continue to press on the issue.

Over the weekend, a charity soccer match took place in Glasgow, Scotland. More than 60,000 people gathered in the crowd watching and cheering the biggest soccer players and celebrities in Europe.

Team USA and Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski next plans aren’t about tapping new NBA stars to play for the U.S. national team or recruiting new players for his school, but probably making the right moves on popular singer Beyonce.

Rafael Nadal’s victory in the 2013 U.S. Open over Novak Djokovic couldn’t have been any sweeter.

When the United States of America and Mexico FIFA World Cup qualifier kicks off on Tuesday night, it might just not be the biggest soccer game in USA’s home soil but also could end up as the match with the most expensive ticket prices for a soccer game in the U.S.