In her first UFC fight, Paige VanZant proved that she is more than just a pretty face by overpowering Kailin Curran, 3-0. Her win also resulted in her bagging a bonus check of $50,000 as her match was adjudged the "Fight of the Night."
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has finally responded to the mounting calls for him to fight Manny Pacquiao. But, unfortunately, his answer was neither "yes" or "no." On Wednesday night, the still undefeated 37-year-old boxing champion emerged from his apparent seclusion by posting on his official Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts a 15-second video clip of Pacquiao's Round 6 knockout at the hands of Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez during their fourth match in 2012.
Manny Pacquiao is eager to spread a message. No, the message is not about his next fight after handily defeating Chris Algieri in Macau last Sunday. It is not another challenge directed at Floyd Mayweather, Jr. In fact, it is not about boxing. Pacquiao said the message he wants to spread is the message of God.
The ball is now in Floyd's court.Immediately after demolishing Chris Algieri in Macau, China, on Sunday morning, Manny Pacquiao hurled the challenge to Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight him next.
More details about Michael Schumacher's condition were recently revealed by former F1 racer Philippe Streiff. During a radio interview, he said Schumacher was in a wheelchair and remains paralyzed.
At last, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has "agreed" to fight Manny Pacquiao – but, unfortunately, only in a new commercial featuring the Filipino boxing hero.
Even with Kobe Bryant back in the lineup, the Los Angeles Lakers are languishing at the bottom of the Western Conference in the NBA with a franchise-worst 1-9 win-loss slate. As of Tuesday, the Lakers are the second worst team in the league, next only to Philadelphia 76ers (0-10). But despite his team down in the dumps, Bryant is the league's second highest scorer so far averaging 27.3 points per game on a 37 percent field goal percentage.
Eight-time world champion Manny Pacquiao is due to fight undefeated American challenger Chris Algieri this Saturday in Macau – a match that is expected to go down to the wire. A Pacquiao victory is expected to kick off speculation about who he is going to fight next, with a mega-buck matchup with Floyd Mayweather Jr. again looming on the horizon.
The family of legendary F1 racer Michael Schumacher, also known as Schumi to his global legions of fans, is faced with both good and bad news after he went into a coma that was medically induced. The coma was decided upon, after a skiing accident that he was involved in, last December 29, 2013.
Now that the NFL's Week 10 with all its moments of drama and heart pounding action is over, it's time to train our sights on Week 11. This early, it's the Buffalo Bills at the Miami Dolphins that are receiving much of the attention of football fans across the country.
Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers is said to be considering an opt out, and he is reportedly looking with interest at the Los Angeles Lakers.
Fulani militia attacks in one county in Plateau state, Nigeria over the weekend killed at least eight Christians, including a Baptist pastor and a church employee on their way to church services on Sunday (Sept. 20), sources said.
Excavations beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have revealed an ancient garden and burial landscape that archaeologists say is consistent with the description of Jesus’ burial site in the Gospel of John.
The Church of England has withdrawn an interfaith award from a Pakistani Muslim cleric after past comments praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced. Lambeth Palace announced Thursday that it had rescinded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation presented to Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Sept. 11.
Vice President JD Vance criticized Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton at a campaign rally in Olathe, Kansas, accusing his church of financially supporting a Pride event associated with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.Vance urged voters to back Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, who is seeking reelection against Hamilton, pastor of Resurrection, a multi-campus United Methodist congregation in Leawood.
A performance of Handel’s “Messiah” blending Western and Eastern music took place Sept. 12 at Mukawir, the hilltop fortress in Jordan traditionally associated with the beheading of John the Baptist. The concert was held under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal.