At school, there was nothing quite like fight day, writes Tommy Martin.

In keeping with a night when no record seemed safe, the merchandise stands of the MGM Grand were having a frantic time of it. Anything that was green equalled gold for the vendors.

Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, a school dropout who built Las Vegas’ biggest hotels, tried to take over Chrysler, and bought and sold MGM at a profit three times, has died aged 98.

Floyd Mayweather claimed the WBC light middleweight and WBA super world light middleweight titles on Saturday night, producing a dominant display to get past Saul Alvarez on a 12-round majority decision in Las Vegas.

Whitney Houston's daughter is under investigation for underage gambling.

Newcastle have announced plans to increase the capacity of St James' Park to more than 60,000 as part of a planned £300m (443.75m) development scheme.