Marcial draws bye at Olympic qualifier, Bautista faces two-time Olympian
MANILA, Philippines - The magic numbers for Filipino boxers Eumir Marcial and Ian Clark Bautista are 3 and 4, respectively.Welterweight Marcial received a first-round bye after being seeded no. 1 at...
View ArticleEuro 2016: Sturridge stoppage-time winner stuns Wales as England tops Group B
LENS, France - Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge rose from the bench to score as England came from behind to defeat neighbors Wales 2-1 in Thursday's all-British Euro 2016 clash in Lens.Just as he had...
View ArticleKiwi boxer Milnes brings Filipino flavor to Olympic qualifiers
MANILA, Philippines - Chad Milnes isn’t one of the two boxers representing the Philippines at the AIBA World Olympic qualification event, but he’s got Filipino pride.Milnes, a 25-year-old New...
View ArticleLIVE BLOG: 2016 NBA Finals Game 6 - Cleveland vs Golden State
MANILA, Philippines - The Golden State Warriors will have yet another chance to close out the 2016 NBA Finals while the Cleveland Cavaliers seek to extend the series to a deciding Game 7 when the best...
View ArticleNBA legend Kobe Bryant set for Manila return
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Recently-retired NBA legend Kobe Bryant is coming to Manila once again at the end of June, Nike announced on Friday, June 17.Bryant, who played all 20 of his seasons...
View ArticleBogut 'very unlikely' to play for Australia in Rio
CLEVELAND, USA – Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut, sidelined by a left knee injury for the remainder of the NBA Finals, said Thursday it is "very unlikely" he will play for Australia at the...
View ArticleUK football ref banned for impersonating female refs on Tinder
LONDON, USA - A male referee in England who put several female officials "through hell" by impersonating them on the dating app Tinder has been banned from all football-related activities until 2019,...
View ArticleLeBron dominates as Cavs force Game 7 in NBA Finals
MANILA, Philippines – LeBron James was at his most dominant self all throughout Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, June 16 (Friday morning, June 17, Manila time) to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past...
View ArticleWATCH: Steph Curry loses temper, hits fan with mouthguard after fouling out
MANILA, Philippines - Stephen Curry is clearly not used to fouling out.The two-time reigning NBA MVP was not ready to sit down with 4:22 left in the fourth quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals and...
View ArticleAyesha Curry: NBA Finals is ‘absolutely rigged’
MANILA, Philippines – Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.Clearly upset with officiating in Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals, Ayesha Curry, the wife of two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry, blasted NBA...
View ArticleMark Eddiva is on ONE Championship’s radar, says Victor Cui
MANILA, Philippines – The free agent market in the Asian mixed martial arts (MMA) scene has become more lucrative with extra options for various companies in search of talents after Filipino fighter...
View ArticleWATCH: LeBron James destroys the Golden State Warriors
MANILA, Philippines – The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to force a do-or-die for the NBA title, and they have LeBron James to thank for it.The 4-time...
View ArticleWATCH: John Cena speaks impressive Mandarin in China
MANILA, Philippines – John Cena showed once again why he is the face of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as the 39-year-old sports-entertainment superstar impressively spoke Mandarin at the...
View ArticleDempsey strikes again as US enters Copa America last 4
SEATTLE, USA - Clint Dempsey struck again as the United States powered through to the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario on Thursday, June 16 (Friday US time) in a stormy 2-0 win over Ecuador...
View ArticleCurry likely to face fine, not suspension, for tossing mouthpiece
MANILA, Philippines - Stephen Curry says he didn't mean to hit a courtside observer when he chucked his mouthpiece after being hit with his sixth foul during Game 6 of the NBA Finals.Curry, who scored...
View ArticleKlay Thompson: 73-9 season a failure without championship
MANILA, Philippines – The Golden State Warriors enjoyed the most successful regular season in NBA history by winning 73 games, but that record is in jeopardy of becoming just a piece of trivia if the...
View ArticleWATCH: Kiko Matos hits Baron Geisler with another cheap shot
MANILA, Philippines – There is still no love lost between film actors Baron Geisler and Kiko Matos.The animosity between the two resulted in another ugly scene as both men nearly brawled again after...
View ArticlePH boxer Bautista eliminated at Olympic qualifier
MANILA, Philippines - The Road to Rio is over for Filipino flyweight boxer Ian Clark Bautista after he lost a 29-28 decision to Spain's José Kelvin de la Nieve Linares of Spain on Friday, June 17 at...
View ArticleBrock Lesnar receives Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt
MANILA, Philippines – Ahead of his highly-anticipated return to the Octagon at UFC 200 on July 9, Brock Lesnar appears to be putting extra work on his ground game as he received a blue belt in...
View ArticleONE Championship boss interested in making Angela Lee vs Gina Iniong
MANILA, Philippines – As the old adage goes in a myriad of aspects of daily life, dreams are without limits.The maxim can be applied to the desire of seeing a dream match-up between two prizefighters...
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