Ron Artest’s petition for name change was approved by the court on Friday, allowing the 31-year-old NBA star to officially begin using the name Metta World Peace.

Suggesting that he is better than all of the previous fighters that Floyd Mayweather Jr has faced, WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz said he will bring “change” to America come Saturday night when they clash at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Novak Djokovic continued his amazing record against Rafael Nadal this year, beating the man he replaced atop the world rankings on Monday at the 2011 US Open in an action-packed finale.

Manny Ramirez may have retired from Major League Baseball earlier this year, but it seems that the former World Series MVP is not done slugging yet.

Serena Williams’s vast Grand Slam experience could not help the American tennis star as she lost to Australia’s Samantha Stosur at the 2011 US Open final on Sunday in a match that featured more off-court drama than on-court actions.

Sebastian Vettel is one victory away from retaining the Formula One drivers’ title.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will meet in the US Open final for the second-straight year after the top two seeds in the tournament defeated their respective opponents in the semifinals on Saturday.

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic arranged a dream semifinal match at the US Open 2011 when they defeated their respective quarterfinal opponents on Thursday.

World no.1 Caroline Wozniacki and 13-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams moved on to the quarterfinals with hard-fought victories in the 4th round on Monday.

As expected, Rafael Nadal moved on to the 4th round of the 2011 U.S. Open on Sunday with a straight sets victory over Argentine David Nalbandian, but what made the Spanish ace headline material was what transpired after the match.