Already a sure-fire fiscal phenomenon outside the ring, what remains to be seen is how the Floyd Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao match-up will ultimately unfold inside it.

Floyd Mayweather has declared “the time is now” as the gaze of the sporting world turns to Las Vegas for a seismic showdown with Manny Pacquiao that will end five years of disillusion.

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have come face-to-face as speculation continues to mount that a €250 million superbout between the pair will finally materialise.

Netherlands 2 Mexico 1

Netherlands 2 Mexico 1

Mexico will face Louis van Gaal’s impressive Dutch side in the World Cup knockout stages after seeing off Croatia last night.

CROATIA 1 MEXICO 3

Veteran skipper Rafael Marquez has warned Mexico they face their toughest challenge yet as they attempt to book their place in the World Cup finals second round.

Brazil 0 Mexico 0

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.

Puerto Rican relatives of one of the 20 children killed at an elementary school in Connecticut said the family of a six-year-old girl who was shot had moved to the mainland US just two months before the tragedy.

Juan Manuel Marquez carried more than eight years of frustration, disappointment and anger with him when he got into the ring with Manny Pacquiao on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden.

Manny Pacquiao admitted Juan Manuel Marquez deserved his victory in the pair’s fourth fight, at the MGM Grand last night.

Juan Manuel Marquez produced a huge right hand to knock Manny Pacquiao out and win a devastating victory in the latest chapter of one of the sport’s most compelling rivalries.

A US woman spent five months struggling to pay household bills without realising she had won millions on the lottery.

WITH Robbie Keane on the verge of lending his body to Aston Villa for medical research and Thierry Henry having made that memorable return to Arsenal, you would be forgiven for thinking that European clubs are stockpiling for the winter with US-based players.

MANNY PACQUIAO retained his WBO welterweight title with a narrow and somewhat controversial points victory over Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

THE Los Angeles Galaxy claimed the upper hand in their MLS Western Conference semi-final against the New York Red Bulls after a 1-0 win in a fiery first leg last night.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola admits the Catalan club are losing their battle to sign Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.

URUGUAY coach Oscar Tabarez said his side had been insulted by claims they would play for a draw against Mexico – and duly proved it as a first-half from Luis Suarez was enough to help Uruguay secure top spot in Group A and progress into the last 16 of the World Cup.

THE Republic of Ireland may not be in South Africa but supporters of the Boys in Green will have savoured France’s defeat to Mexico last night, a result that leaves Raymond Domenech’s side staring at the prospect of saying an early ‘au revoir’ to the 2010 World Cup.

France 0 Mexico 2

We’re all a bit more South African this morning than we were this time yesterday. A bit more ecstatic, a bit more relieved and, after a night’s sober reflection, just happy to live to fight another day.

South Africa 1 Mexico 1

ENGLAND midfielder Steven Gerrard revealed manager Fabio Capello had demanded more aggression from the team at half-time as England secured a 3-1 friendly win over Mexico at Wembley last night.

The Champions League semi-final first leg between Inter Milan and Barcelona is about to kick-off at the San Siro Stadium.

ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC’S second-half equaliser earned Champions League holders Barcelona a hard- fought draw from the first leg of their last-16 tie against Stuttgart last night.

Amir Khan has confirmed he hopes to make his US debut against Paulie Malignaggi at New York’s Madison Square Gardens on May 15.

Rafael Marquez has signed a new contract to keep him at Barcelona until June 2012.

Barcelona are sweating on the fitness of superstar Lionel Messi ahead of their two huge matches this week.

WORLD lightweight champion Katie Taylor was back on top of the podium after claiming her fourth European title in-a-row following another emphatic win in the Ukraine yesterday.

Floyd Mayweather returned to the ring for the first time in more than 20 months with a deeply impressive unanimous points victory over Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas.

Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez is targeting the club‘s upcoming trip to the United States to make his return to the squad following injury.

Floyd Mayweather Jr’s comeback fight against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez has been rescheduled for September 19.

FLOYD MAYWEATHER yesterday urged “gun-shot” Ricky Hatton to retire and absolved his controversial trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr of any blame for the defeat by Manny Pacquiao.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is honoured to squaring up to Sir Alex Ferguson in next week’s Champions League final against Manchester United – a match he describes as the most important of his life.

Floyd Mayweather today urged “gun-shot” Ricky Hatton to retire and absolved his controversial trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr of any blame for the defeat by Manny Pacquiao.

Floyd Mayweather Jr has confirmed he is coming out of a 17-month retirement to fight Mexico’s WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez.

Guus Hiddink does not believe Champions League opponents Barcelona will be significantly weaker without their two first-choice central defenders.

MARTIN O’NEILL has backed proposals which could see his former club Celtic and Rangers becoming part of a revamped Barclays Premier League.

Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez is set to be sidelined for up to 10 weeks with the knee injury he sustained during last night’s Champions League clash with Chelsea.

CHELSEA�S defensive discipline earned them a precious goalless draw against Barcelona last night to make them slight favourites to reach their second successive Champions League final.

IT WAS supposed to be Beauty versus the Beast at the Camp Nou last night but no one expected that it was Beauty who would lack teeth.

Barcelona 0 Chelsea 0