SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 80 men's basketball Final 4
MANILA, Philippines – The UAAP Season 80 men's basketball Final 4 playoffs will begin on Saturday, November 18, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Ateneo Blue Eagles, De La Salle University (DLSU)...
View ArticleRussian chess star Karjakin says he is on 'team Putin'
MOSCOW, Russia – Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin, runner-up in last year's World Chess Championship, on Monday vowed his support for Vladimir Putin after several sports stars publicly backed the...
View ArticleMamma Mia! Dismay, disbelief as Italy fails to qualify to World Cup
ROME, Italy – Italy's failure to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years was greeted by a mixture of disbelief, dismay and resigned disappointment by fans across the country.In Rome's...
View ArticleRafael Nadal pulls out of ATP Finals after Goffin upset
LONDON, United Kingdom – Rafael Nadal pulled out of the ATP Finals on Monday, November 13, admitting he had lost his fitness battle after crashing to defeat in 3 sets to David Goffin in a thrilling...
View ArticleTrump personally asks China's Xi to help LiAngelo Ball
Apparently, big ballers don’t care about 99.92% conviction rates.During a state visit to China, US President Donald Trump personally asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to look into the shoplifting case...
View ArticleAzkals miss early qualification in draw vs Nepal
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Azkals failed to seal an outright berth to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup due to a 0-0 draw in their penultimate match vs Nepal on Tuesday, November 14 at the Anfa Complex...
View ArticleSta Lucia halts 3-game skid with drubbing of winless UST
MANILA, Philippines – The Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors breathed a sigh of relief after ending their 3-game skid in fine fashion with a 25-19, 25-21, 25-19 win over the Victoria Sports-UST Golden Tigresses...
View ArticlePetron punishes Foton its first loss, clinches top spot in PSL
MANILA, Philippines – Petron sent Foton crashing back to Earth as the Blaze Spikers ended the Tornadoes’ 4-game winning streak with a 25-21, 25-22, 12-25, 25-20 win in the 2017 Philippine Superliga...
View ArticleKia ships LA Revilla to Phoenix
LA Revilla’s days with the Kia Picanto are over.SPIN.ph’s Gerry Ramos reported that Kia board of governor Bobby Rosales confirmed Revilla’s trade to the Phoenix Fuel Masters for Jayson Grimaldo and a...
View ArticleLiAngelo Ball, 2 other UCLA players arrested in China arrive in U.S.
LOS ANGELES, United States – Three American college basketball players arrested in China for shoplifting are back home in Los Angeles after US President Donald Trump intervened on their behalf.UCLA...
View ArticleNepal 0, Philippines 0. Thoughts on a frustrating evening
Match highlights: The Philippines picked up a third Asian Cup qualifying draw in a row on Tuesday after the Group F encounter against Nepal in Kathmandu finished goalless. In our previous two matches...
View ArticleU.S. college players released by China thank Trump
LOS ANGELES, United States – Three US college basketball players detained in China for shoplifting publicly apologized Wednesday and thanked President Donald Trump for helping secure their...
View ArticleWorld anti-doping body refuses to lift Russia suspension
SEOUL, South Korea – The World Anti-Doping Agency maintained its suspension of Russia on Thursday, November 16, raising the specter of a possible ban from February's Winter Olympics in...
View ArticleEscamis shines as Red Robins foil Greenies, arrange winner-take-all Game 3
MANILA, Philippines – The Mapua University Red Robins relied on Clint Escamis’ fourth quarter heroics to keep their title-retention bid alive following a 91-81 win over the La Salle Green Hills...
View ArticleSan Beda Red Lions turn back Lyceum Pirates to claim the NCAA season 93 crown
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Lyceum of the Philippines University’s historic 18-0 sweep in the elimination round went for naught as the San Beda College Red Lions took a 92-82 win in Game 2 to...
View ArticleOscar De La Hoya says, 'I'd take McGregor in two'
LOS ANGELES, United States – Retired boxing world champion Oscar De La Hoya has said he would be ready to step back in the ring to face mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor.The 44-year-old fighter...
View ArticleUnbeaten Gaballo blasts out Guerrero in first US fight
CHESAPEAKE, USA - There was some rust to shake off for Reymart Gaballo after 11 months out of the ring. But after a few moments of adjustment, the hard-hitting puncher from General Santos City...
View Article[Gameplan] How ballerinas dance through pain
MANILA, Philippines – The grace of every ballerina’s hop and twirl comes from weeks of painstaking training. “We train every day for 8 hours, Tuesday to Saturday. That's a regular week for us. Because...
View ArticleBack-to-back defeats from Lyceum Pirates prepared Bolick to play hero in NCAA...
MANILA, Philippines – It all came full circle for Robert Bolick as he willed the San Beda College Red Lions to their 21st NCAA title against the Lyceum of the Philippines University Pirates on...
View ArticleMelindo to unify IBF/WBA belts vs Taguchi on New Year’s Eve
NEW YORK, USA - IBF junior flyweight champ Milan Melindo had said unification would be his path to carving a legacy. He’ll get his shot at doing so on New Year’s Eve when he faces WBA 108 pound...
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