Did Daniel Orton really get kicked out of the PBA for insulting Manny Pacquiao?

An American expat was booted from the Philippine Basketball Association after insulting Manny Pacquiao’s basketball skills. But was it really that simple?

Nicola Adams’ boxing victory leaves Michaela Walsh feeling ‘cheated’

Nicola Adams beat Northern Ireland’s Michaela Walsh to win a boxing gold for England at the Commonwealth Games

Nicola Adams goes for a golden first in Commonwealth Games boxing ring

Nicola Adams is one fight away from making more women’s boxing history after cruising into the flyweight final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

Welsh boxer Fred Evans refused Commonwealth Games accreditation

The Olympic boxing silver medallist Fred Evans from Cardiff has been told he cannot compete in the Glasgow Games after an assault conviction

Ricky Burns shows steel but loses title by points decision to Terence Crawford

Ricky Burns has lost his WBO lightweight title to Terence Crawford after suffering a unanimous-decision defeat in Glasgow

Big ask for Ricky Burns as he faces Terence Crawford in title fight No10

Kevin Mitchell: Scotland's WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns broke his jaw last time out and on Saturday he takes on an undefeated American with a big left hook

Troubled writer Jonathan Rendall fails to elude his final deadline

The award-winning writer Jonathan Rendall chronicled the lives of gamblers and boxers while battling his own demons

Sport news in brief

Martin Kaymer has taken the lead at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, while Tyson Fury beat Kevin Johnson in the WBC heavyweight title eliminator in Belfast