Manny Pacquiao

Russell Brand once joked that he wanted a tiger to be set loose in Las Vegas to devour the city's inhabitants. Tonight he is performing on a Mandalay Bay Theatre stage usually reserved for "The Lion King."So it is something of a symbiotic, if not Simba-otic, booking as Brand makes his first Vegas appearance that is not a rote red-carpet walk to promote a new film. Brand takes the stage at 10 p.m., or thereabouts, for a one-off performance that promises at least a glimpse into the inspired, reckless mind of a performer who always seems onstage.

Unbeaten US fighter Floyd Mayweather might not be climbing into the ring with Filipino star Manny Pacquiao any time soon, but he has taken a hit in their ongoing legal battle.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two years ago, Victor Ortiz seemingly had the world at his feet, charming fans with a 1,000-watt smile outside the ring and electrifying them with his explosive fighting style between the ropes.

Unbeaten US fighter Floyd Mayweather will end a 16-month layoff against southpaw Victor Ortiz in September but still hopes to give fans a long-sought showdown with Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao.

Undefeated former champion boxer Floyd Mayweather allegedly ordered his bodyguards to attack a 21-year-old boxing fan outside a Las Vegas casino, according to a lawsuit filed in a US court.

A lawyer for Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao says rival Floyd Mayweather jnr failed to appear for a court-ordered deposition in Pacquiao's defamation suit against the American fighter.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson is making a run at surpassing fellow golfer Tiger Woods as the top-earning U.S. athlete, according to an annual survey released by Sports Illustrated on Thursday.

Tiger Woods edged Phil Mickelson for the top spot in Sports Illustrated's Fortunate 50 list of top US athlete moneymakers while Swiss tennis star Roger Federer led non-Americans to rank third overall.

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Unbeaten US boxing star Floyd Mayweather said Tuesday he will end a 16-month layoff on September 17 when he fights countryman Victor Ortiz for the World Boxing Council welterweight title.

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Manny Pacquiao has settled his defamation lawsuit against Oscar de la Hoya and his Golden Boy promotions chief Richard Schaefer over allegations the Filipino fight king used performance-enhancing drugs.

Boxing legend turned promoter Oscar De La Hoya has entered a Californian rehabilitation clinic for unspecified treatment, TMZ reported on Saturday.

Former world number one Tiger Woods' golf game may have taken a turn for the worse, but his star power remains almost as bright as ever.

Berry Henson of the United States held off a plucky late charge from local hope Jay Bayron to win his first Asian Tour title at the gruelling $300,000 ICTSI Philippine Open on Sunday.

Freddie Roach, a five-time boxing trainer of the year who helped Manny Pacquiao become the best fighter of this era, was approached last year with an offer to help other Filipino fighters.

Manny Pacquiao continues to jackhammer his way through the boxing ranks and his 12-round demolition of Shane Mosley may have sent another of the sport's all-time greats into retirement.

Manny Pacquiao continues to jackhammer his way through the boxing ranks and his 12-round demolition of Shane Mosley may have sent another of the sport's all-time greats into retirement.

Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, who hasn't lost a fight in six years, said the only thing preventing him from knocking out Shane Mosley was a cramp in his legs.

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines retained his WBO welterweight title by recording a unanimous points victory over a lackluster Shane Mosley at the MGM Garden Arena on Saturday.