The best boxer in the world has just had something of an off night. Manny Pacquaio only beat a two-time world champion by the length of the Las Vegas Strip.
Craig Kieswetter hit his second CB40 century of the season as Somerset made it maximum points from four games with an eight-wicket win over Gloucestershire at Taunton.
Steven Fletcher thrust himself forward as Mick McCarthy’s late-season saviour with two goals to settle the Black Country derby and blow the fight to stay up wide open.
South African Thomas Aiken lifted his first European Tour title at the Spanish Open - an event inevitably overshadowed by the death of three-time winner Seve Ballesteros.
Hendre Fourie is hoping Leeds can be handed a reprieve by the Pirates of Penzance - who cannot be promoted because they do not fulfil Premiership entry criteria - beating Worcester in the Championship playoff final.
All the news and views from a exciting weekend of Aviva Premiership action including Newcastle head coach Alan Tait questioning the point of relegation.
Aidan O'Brien's Recital staked his Classic claims by duly landing the odds in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown, despite the colt hanging badly.