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Chris Algieri will face Manny Pacquiao for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight title. The New York-based undefeated boxer thinks he can win the fight by putting pressure on Pacquiao.

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.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger revealed, for the record, that it is the former Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo whom he regrettably missed signing and not walk-in trialist Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Tonight all bets are off as John Cena and Brock Lesnar settle the score in the WWE's Night of Champions.

Two fights away from retiring from professional boxing with a potential 49-0 record, unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr is facing a probe from the Nevada State Athletic Commission which ordered him to explain. The commission will question him over scenes shown over Showtime network before his Sept 13 rematch against Argentinean boxer Marcos Maidana.

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal sent out a warning to his side's stars that he will willingly bench them in favour of younger players, should they be complacent and underperform.

Amir Khan thinks Chris Algieri cannot upset Manny Pacquiao.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal claims that every player that he spoke to wanted to move to Old Trafford, hitting back at Pep Guardiola's assertion that the Premier League giants does not have enough resources to afford some of the Bayern Munich stars.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho came to the aid of one of his top summer signings Diego Costa, citing that the latter is just showing the opposition that he is no pushover, following accusations that the former Atletico Madrid striker is displaying belligerence on the pitch.

Manchester City is the defending champion and aspires to end their form slump. They are currently placed fifth in the rankings, which will require some effort to claim the fame they attained in the previous season. On the other hand, Chelsea wouldn't want to do anything differently.

Despite saying he is open to negotiate a fight with Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr continues to throw blocks to the dream match in the form of additional conditions. His latest conditions are for the bout to be shown only on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) and for his Mayweather Promotions to handle the fight.

Restrictions regarding messages on driver's performance will be in place.

In the Eastern Conference, it looks like the state of New York is the unluckiest franchsie as three of five worst contracts in the league are playing for the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets. Two other veterans-- one has proven nothing in the NBA while the other is in the twilight of his career-- are also part of the list.

While it is difficult to compare NBA players belonging to different generations, this piece intends to provide a bit of perspective why Michael Jordan is better than LeBron James.

NBA NEWS - For his excellent play in the international basketball scene, Gustavo Ayon has gotten the attention of the defending NBA champions San Antonio Spurs.

The action on the felt between Rafael Nadal and Ronaldo is scheduled on Nov. 6, 2014. The announcement was made by PokerStars, one of the leading poker rooms online, in an official press release on Friday.

Punjab all-rounder Thisara Perera adjudged man of the match.

Jeremy Lin and Kobe Bryant are overpaid. With the new NBA season roughly one and a half months away, it’s the best time to look at the teams’ respective rosters and find which players will be earning more than what they actually worth inside the court.

San Antonio Spurs coach Greg Popovich relays to Express News of his fears that his team will lack the drive to defend their NBA championship in the upcoming NBA season.

UFC reigning women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey picks Lithuanian Rose Namajunas as the fighter with the best potential to be the next face of mixed martial arts.

Stone Cold Steve Austin is eyeing a return to the wrestling scene and targeting current world heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in Wrestlemania 31.

World Wrestling Entertainment is looking to expand its pool of entertainers and offered a contract to German national soccer player Tim Wiese.

Tiger Woods still have no swing coach but he revealed that he is not looking for a new one -- in fact, he might just coach himself.

Here are five successful, if not the most successful drivers in the Formula One history.

Sania Mirza and Caroline Wozniacki took to twitter to discuss their love lives.

Sting, the defunct WCW's face of the franchise, is finally making his first appearance in the WWE as several wrestling sites confirm that he is set to rumble at Wrestlemania 31 at California, next year.

Maria Sharapova has arrived in China for the inaugural Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open.

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union had the best honeymoon. The newlywed couple had a two-week long romantic getaway in Maldives, Africa and Seychelles.

Evander Holyfield reportedly said that Floyd Mayweather is not truly a champion if he does not fight with Manny Pacquiao, but the retired heavyweight boxer has denied having said such comments.