Hornets co-owner irked at move of NBA All-Star game over LGBT law
WASHINGTON, USA – Charlotte Hornets co-owner Felix Sabates is irked that the NBA is moving the 2017 All-Star Game from the North Carolina city over a state law that has caused an uproar in the gay and...
View ArticleDurant, USA blow out Argentina in exhibition game
MANILA, Philippines – The U.S. men’s basketball team opened its mission for a third straight Olympic gold medal in Rio with a dominant 111-74 exhibition game victory over Argentina on Friday, July 22...
View ArticlePH Olympic security chief reminds athletes to remain cautious in Rio
MANILA, Philippines – Former Philippine Air Force Colonel Jeff Tamayo, head for security for the Philippine mission to the Olympic Games Rio De Janeiro, has asked that all members be mindful of their...
View ArticlePH Olympians given counter-measures for Zika, jetlag
MANILA, Philippines – Dr Ferdinand Brawner, physical therapist of the Philippine delegation to the Olympic Games Rio De Janeiro has prescribed some health measures for athletes, coaches and...
View ArticleRAW Deal: The post-WWE Draft special
After many years of demanding it from an overstocked WWE roster, we’re finally back to where we were. The brands have been split again. The company has produced its own new competition from within....
View ArticleBig changes to WWE Live Manila card as Balor, Jericho are added
MANILA, Philippines - The match card for World Wrestling Entertainment’s first event in the Philippines in 7 years has just been realigned in a major way.The main event between Seth Rollins and Roman...
View ArticleCastro leads again as TNT edges Meralco
MANILA, Philippines – Jayson Castro has come out firing to start the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup as he again led the Tropang TNT to a 98-95 victory, this time over the Meralco Bolts on Saturday, July 23 at...
View ArticleRain or Shine takes care of Phoenix for first win
MANILA, Philippines – Import Dior Lowhorn posted 26 points and 14 rebounds as the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters took care of the Phoenix Fuel Masters, 106-89, for their first win of the 2016 PBA...
View Article2016 PBA All-Star starters revealed
MANILA, Philippines – Veteran and rising stars Mark Caguioa, James Yap, Scottie Thompson, and Terrence Romeo headline the starters for the 2016 PBA All-Star Game.Barangay Ginebra has the most players...
View ArticlePhoenix import Simmons rues 'worst game' of his life in loss to Rain or Shine
MANILA, Philippines – Marcus Simmons was understandably unhappy with his woeful performance for the Phoenix Fuel Masters that paved the way for the team's third straight defeat in the 2016 PBA...
View ArticleGuiao's message to All-Star players: 'Have your fun but you also want to win'
MANILA, Philippines – It won't just be fun and games for coach Yeng Guiao in the 2016 PBA All-Star Weekend this August.The outspoken Rain or Shine coach will be handling the North team comprised of...
View ArticleBritish women's boxer Nicola Adams on verge of Olympic legend status
LONDON, United Kingdom – British women's boxing great Nicola Adams goes to Rio to defend her historic 2012 Oympic title after at last filling the one vacant hook in her medals cabinet - the world...
View ArticleOlympian Shakur Stevenson could be the next US boxing sensation
NEW YORK, USA – The story of teenage Olympic medal hopeful Shakur Stevenson reads like the plot line for a "Rocky" movie.The American bantamweight is the oldest of 9 siblings, took up boxing at the age...
View ArticleCan't find a room at Rio Olympics? Try the luxury sex suite
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Can't get a room at the Rio Olympics? Worry not, the Villa Reggia has beds - oh, and sex chairs and an S&M cage.With 500,000 tourists expected to flood Rio de Janeiro for...
View ArticleUS sends 555 athletes to Rio Olympics, including record 292 women
LOS ANGELES, USA – The US Olympic Committee announced a 555-strong team for the Rio de Janeiro Games that includes 292 women, the most women to represent any country at the Games.With 263 men on the...
View ArticleNerves, excitement as PH athletes leave for Rio
MANILA, Philippines - “Okay, it’s close to being real,” said table tennis player Ian Lariba as she prepared late last night to board an Emirates Alrlines flight bound for Dubai before catching a...
View ArticleRio Olympics offer Phelps chance to bow out on his own terms
LOS ANGELES, USA – Michael Phelps is giving himself one last chance to get his Olympic farewell right.It seems an odd aim for the owner of a record 22 Olympic medals, 18 of them gold.Four gold medals...
View ArticleShevchenko upsets Holly Holm via decision at UFC on FOX 20
MANILA, Philippines – Holly Holm’s road back to redemption was spoiled by Valentina Shevchenko as the Peruvian striker outworked the former women’s bantamweight titleholder in the main event of UFC on...
View ArticleCrawford dominates Postol to set up possible Pacquiao fight
LOS ANGELES, USA - Unbeaten Terence Crawford punched his way to a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision over Viktor Postol Saturday, July 23 (Sunday Manila time) to unify the World Boxing Organization...
View ArticleJeffrey Ignacio banners the next generation of Pinoy pool stars
MANILA, Philippines - Grace Village in Quezon City might seem an odd spot for a billiards venue. But tucked away among the graying warehouses and factories in its narrow streets, is the Star billiards...
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