Two-time Olympic gold medallist Zou Shiming claimed the vacant World Boxing Organization flyweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Kwanpichit Onesongchaigym in a rematch on Saturday.

Manny Pacquiao showed he still plenty of energy by dominating Jessie Vargas in a WBO title fight on Saturday — and his rival Floyd Mayweather was there to see it with a ringside seat.

The Philippine presidency yesterday hailed the latest victory of boxing idol Manny Pacquiao, comparing his resolve to its own bloody and controversial war on drugs.

India will become the last Test nation to embrace cricket’s decision review system (DRS) this week, ending their resistance to on-field technology at a time of growing debate about its impact on the game.

Emerging South African paceman Kagiso Rabada claimed three crucial wickets as South Africa closed in on victory against Australia on the fourth day of the opening Test in Perth yesterday.

An unbeaten century from Dhananjaya de Silva put Sri Lanka in control of the second and final Test against Zimbabwe after a fluctuating first day at Harare Sports Club yesterday.

Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen held on after his seven-shot lead was reduced to one to capture the Turkish Airlines Open’s one million euro winner’s cheque at Belekyesterday.

Lucas Glover, the 2009 US Open champion who hasn’t won a title in five years, fired on Saturday a second consecutive six-under par 65 to seize a one-stroke lead entering the final round of the US PGA Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

While this election cycle has managed to bring out the worst in so many of us, because we can’t agree on anything, we can all concur that we will be thrilled when this wreck reaches its merciful conclusion tomorrow.

LeBron James scored 25 points on Saturday, passing Hakeem Olajuwon for 10th on the NBA all-time scoring list, as the Cleveland Cavaliers remained unbeaten by defeating Philadelphia 102-101.

It took until the 12th game of the regular season for the Los Angeles Kings to do something that in past years had become pedestrian and almost commonplace.

Ireland captain Rory Best revealed that a determination to be bold had paid off after his team ended a century-long losing streak against New Zealand yesterday.