SPORTS

The race against time begins as Pakistan's star off spinner, Saeed Ajmal, has started remedial work on his action after being banned from bowling in international cricket last Tuesday. Ajmal's ban was shocking for the cricketing world.

Van Gaal has got a chance to put his record straight and prove his critics wrong in the match against Queens Park Rangers on Sunday.

All bets are off as Marcos Maidana tries to put a dent on Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s immaculate record. Boxing's pound for pound king has vowed to knock out the foe he conquered four months ago via unanimous decision.

Until American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr officially retires from professional boxing in late 2015, he would likely remain the highest-paid athlete since his Saturday rematch with Argentinean boxer Marcos Maidana has a $32 million guaranteed purse.

The Chelsea legend, Frank Lampard, has revealed that he retired from the England's International team because Luke Shaw didn't know about Tony Adams.

Ian Thorpe and Ricky Martin will soon make their relationship official.

Two European teams make the unlikely pairing in the other semifinal round of the 2014 FIBA World Cup. France pulled off the biggest upset in the basketball world championships while Serbia is peaking at the right time beating favoured squads on the way to the final four. Both squads are now one win away from taking on the mighty Team USA in championship round of the world basketball tournament in Spain.

New couple alert! The sporting world went crazy after Bastian Schweinsteiger was recently spotted holding hands with tennis star Ana Ivanovic in New York City.

Maria Sharapova is the second athlete to qualify for the season-ending WTA Tour Championships in Singapore.

Goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu penned a three-year extension with Paris Saint-Germain after moving to France's capital city in 2011 from Palermo for a reported fee of £3.5million.

Amir Khan has been refused entry to the U.S. due to visa problems. If the problems with Khan's visa are not taken care of, the boxer may miss Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana's rematch in Las Vegas.

Migraines are painful headaches that affect 36 million Americans.

Real Madrid ace Gareth Bale believes that Chelsea will be able to win the Premiership once again after waiting for four seasons.

Federer lost the opportunity to become a favourite to win a record 18th Grand Slam title after a shocking defeat in straight sets. Cilic played the more attacking display of tennis and pressured the master with big serves. The match went on for 1 hour and 45 minutes as Cilic unleashed the "best performance of his career".

Sporting Lisbon president Bruno de Carvalho claims that the contract granting Doyen Sports third-party partial ownership to Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo is void.

Football giants Real Madrid, Chelsea, and Manchester United are alerted after Bayern Munich ace playmaker Mario Gotze revealed his intention to play outside of Germany.

Kei Nishikori became the first Asian to reach the coveted Grand Slam Tennis final.

Khloe Kardashian has ended her relationship with French Montana after four months of dating.

Unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr confirmed on Thursday that he would hang his boxing gloves in 2015. He did not give a specific date for his retirement from professional boxing but said that his Saturday rematch with Argentinean boxer Marcos Maidana would be his third to the last fight.

Days after Ray Rice was released by the team for a damning video of the running back punching his wife, the Baltimore Ravens host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football in the National Football League (NFL) regular season.

Despite request for privacy following his discharge from the Lausanne hospital, Michael Schumacher's villa was flocked by paparazzi in an attempt to get information on the latest development on the health of the seven-time world champion.

It took the Americans about a half before they could solve the Lithuanian puzzle but when they did, Team USA delivered another convincing blowout victory with a final score of 96-to-68 over Lithuania in the semifinal round of the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain.

Manchester United target Mats Hummels expressly declared that he will be leaving Borussia Dortmund on a free-transfer.

Just two more wins and Team USA will be hanging the gold on their necks; the current team standing in their way - tall and mighty Lithuania. With the surprising upset of France of host Spain, the path the 2014 World Cup of Basketball became wider for the Americans.

Rafael Nadal has not played since the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, but he will reportedly play in an exhibition match in Kazakhstan on Sept. 24.

Take a look at the following matches for the upcoming Night of Champions pay-per-view (PPV) on Sept. 21, 2014, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

The 32-year-old fighter revealed during an interview at the Brazilian Show Agora e Tarde last week that his family is always nagging him on the issue of hanging up the gloves. Facing the twilight of his career at just a ripe age, it is understandable that he is being hounded by retirement questions.

Soon after confirming her pregnancy, Shakira's parents revealed that the pop star is expecting another little boy with FC Barcelona player Gerard Piquet.

It is still premature to make conclusions as to how Mario Balotelli will impact Liverpool, on and off the pitch, but being able to generate £50,000 worth of profits, according to club CEO Ian Ayre, through his replica shirts in a day for the Merseyside outfit is more than a good start.