Forrest vs. Quartey

New York's Madison Square Garden will see the biggest bout of two boxers' careers as former welterweight champions Vernon Forrest and Ike Quartey square off on August 5.

The pivotal match will see the winner fall in line for the title, while the loser may consider retirement. The outcome could be close with Quartey having three straight wins over Verno Phillips in recent years, but losing to Oscar de la Hoya in 1999. Forrest defeated Shane Mosley twice in 2002, but suffered a knockout loss to Ricardo Mayorga in 2003.

Stones Tour North America

The Rolling Stones will be rocking stadiums across North America this fall with an encore of the 'A Bigger Bang' tour.

This leg of the tour will include stops at 17 cities across the U.S. and Canada including Vancouver, Seattle and Los Angeles. Young, contemporary bands have been promised as opening acts for the tour. On the European circuit, the Stones had supporting bands including Starsailor and The Dandy Warhols. The North American trek will kick off on September 20 in Boston.

Curtains Up in LA

The final musical by the Broadway songwriting team of John Kander and Fred Ebb has its world premiere in Los Angeles earlier this week.

Curtains is a musical comedy that follows a murder mystery plot after the leading lady of a pre-Broadway play dies onstage during the applause at the end of the show. Kander and Ebb have written the music for a number of successful productions including Chicago. The show stars David Hyde Pierce and is directed by Scott Ellis, who also directed Twelve Angry Men.

Acura Classic

Players in the WTA Tour are warming up for the first day of competition at the Acura Classic this weekend.

Play for the tournament will begin this Saturday, July 29 at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, and continue through until August 6. The tournament boasts 26 of the world's Top-30 players, including Kim Clijsters, Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams and Martina Hingis. The Acura Classic is highly regarded in women's tennis as it is considered a preview to the US Open, which takes place in late-August.

U2 Complete Vertigo

U2 has announced new concert dates to complete their Vertigo tour after postponing scheduled stops last spring due to illness.

The Irish rockers will fulfill their promised concerts in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Hawaii in November and December this year. The new show dates will see hip hop icon Kanye West rejoin U2 for their rescheduled concerts in Australia and New Zealand. In Hawaii, Pearl Jam will join the line-up alongside previously announced opening band, Rocko and the Devils.