Nike cut ties with Manny Pacquiao over ‘abhorrent’ homophobic slur

"We no longer have a relationship with Manny Pacquiao."

Sportswear giant Nike has severed ties with multi-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao following a homophobic slur made by the Filipino earlier this week.

The 37-year-old, who takes on Tim Bradley in April in what is rumoured to be the final bout of an extraordinary professional career, provoked outrage when he described homosexuals as "worse than animals" in a television interview.