Warriors inch closer to regular season record with OT win over Jazz
LOS ANGELES, USA - The Golden State Warriors kept their bid for a record-setting NBA regular season on track Wednesday with a 103-96 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz.Stephen Curry scored 31 points...
View ArticleHonorio Banario determined to get back on winning track
MANILA, Philippines – The last time that Honorio Banario heard his name being announced as the winner of a bout was when he captured the inaugural ONE Championship featherweight title against...
View ArticleNBA: Spurs still perfect at home
LOS ANGELES, USA – While the Warriors continued to close in on the regular-season wins record, the San Antonio Spurs broke one mark set by that Michael Jordan-led Bulls team of 1995-96 with their 38th...
View ArticleFilipino boxer Rogen Ladon qualifies for Rio Olympics
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino light flyweight boxer Rogen Ladon has qualified for the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.The 22-year-old from Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines became the...
View ArticleUFL Cup quarters preview: Why a little bit of hatin' is good
UFL Cup QuarterfinalsRizal Memorial Football StadiumSaturday, April 25:15 pm : Stallion vs Green Archers United Globe8:15 pm : Loyola Meralco Sparks vs Kaya FCSunday, April 35:15 pm : Global vs JP...
View ArticleDiaz-McGregor rematch set for UFC 200 in July
MANILA, Philippines – Conor McGregor will have the chance to settle the score against Nate Diaz as both men are booked to headline the UFC 200 pay-per-view event on July 10 (July 9 in the US).The fight...
View ArticleCharly Suarez stops Chinese foe, qualifies for Rio Olympics
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - Charly Suarez has punched his ticket to Rio.The 27-year-old from Panabo City, Philippines stopped Chinese boxer Shan Jun after round two to enter the finals of the...
View ArticleFEU survives Adamson in 4 sets to enter UAAP Final Four
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The FEU Lady Tamaraws clinched a spot in the Final Four of the UAAP women's volleyball tournament with a hard-earned 4-set victory over the Adamson Lady Falcons, 25-23,...
View ArticleFreddie Roach dismisses Teddy Atlas’ impact on third fight
LAS VEGAS, USA - One of the main selling points for a third fight between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr is the idea that Bradley has vastly improved under trainer Teddy Atlas and that he...
View ArticleBradley endorses Pacquiao’s senatorial bid in friendly presser
LAS VEGAS, USA - Timothy Bradley Jr wants Manny Pacquiao to win on the 9th. May 9 that is, not April 9.The American boxer – who faces the boxer turned Philippine congressman turned senatorial candidate...
View ArticleFights with Canelo, Crawford await Pacquiao if he skips retirement
LAS VEGAS, USA – Manny Pacquiao's announcement that he'd retire after his upcoming third fight with Timothy Bradley Jr has been met by its fair share of skepticism. As fight night draws closer, even...
View ArticleLayoff helped restore hunger to fight, says Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS, USA - Manny Pacquiao believes his 11-month absence from boxing following last year's defeat to Floyd Mayweather has left him hungrier than ever as he prepares for his farewell fight against...
View ArticleURCC signs exclusive broadcast deal with ABS-CBN
MANILA, Philippines – Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) forged a lucrative partnership with broadcast giant ABS-CBN to bring the Filipino brand of mixed martial arts (MMA) to a wider...
View ArticleVeteran referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy tapped for PXC 53
MANILA, Philippines – Pacific Xtreme Combat (PXC) will have renowned referee “Big” John McCarthy as one of the in-cage officials for the Guam-based promotion’s scheduled fight card on Friday, April...
View ArticleNikolay Aleksakhin brands Ben Askren as 'boring' fighter
MANILA, Philippines – Ben Askren and Nikolay Aleksakhin have never seen each other eye-to-eye yet, but the Russian combatant threw the first verbal jab at the ONE Championship welterweight...
View ArticleLeBron James to produce his first movie
NEW YORK, USA – Basketball megastar LeBron James will produce his first movie, based on a real-life prank in which a humor writer fooled people into believing he was an NBA draft pick, a source told...
View ArticleNBA: Former Jazz coach Sloan battling Parkinson's disease
LOS ANGELES, USA – Former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan is battling Parkinson's disease and dementia, the Salt Lake Tribune reported on Wednesday, April 6.The Hall of Fame coach disclosed the illnesses...
View ArticleFrom $20 to $20 million, Pacquiao's journey to final payday
LAS VEGAS, USA - Twenty-one years after clambering through the ropes for his first professional fight, Manny Pacquiao will make the long walk to the ring for what could well be the final time on...
View ArticleOlympic hopeful Pauline Lopez shows wisdom that belies her youth
MANILA, Philippines – When Pauline Louise Lopez won a series of medals for the Philippines in taekwondo events in the past several years, much was said about the Filipino-American as a prime example of...
View ArticleMeet Mighty Morphin’ taekwondo jin Butch Morrison
MANILA, Philippines – Samuel Thomas Harper Morrison walked into the gym of the Philippine Taekwondo Association at the Rizal Memorial Complex. Because of his African-American features and his height –...
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