Primetime news broadcasts busily squawked about the smoke clearing over Las Vegas as Wednesday turned to Thursday, writes Joe Callaghan.

‘I didn’t give it away, Joe earned it’

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime

Boxing fans across the country and their lawyers are calling the hyped-up fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr a fraud and want their money back, and then some.

Manny Pacquiao will undergo surgery on a shoulder injury this week and could be out of action for up to a year following his unanimous points defeat by Floyd Mayweather, according to reports in the United States.

Colin Cowherd believes Pacquiao’s shoulder injury is just a sales pitch for a rematch.

It was one of the fights of the year... again. And it was also one of the shocks of the year... again. But with boxing fans clamouring for a Manny Pacquiao v Juan Manuel Marquez V, the duo will share the spotlight anew on April 20.

Rapper 50 Cent is taking a swing at promoting boxing in Nevada.

Boxer Floyd Mayweather was released from a Las Vegas jail early today after serving two months of a 90-day sentence for domestic violence.

Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, has raised the possibility of a scoring error after his business partner lost a split decision victory to new WBC light-middleweight champion Floyd Mayweather.

Paul McCartney has announced a two-day concert stop in Las Vegas during his ‘‘Drivin’ USA’’ tour.

Paul McCartney has announced a two-day concert stop in Las Vegas during his upcoming ‘‘Drivin’ USA’’ tour.

Mike Tyson has applied for a license to fight in Texas.

Lennox Lewis claims he still wants to fight Mike Tyson - but only if the American seeks psychological help.