San Miguel asserts dominance in easy win over Talk ’N Text
MANILA, Philippines – By the looks of things, the San Miguel Beermen are more than ready to defend their Philippine Cup trophy.Dominant on both ends of the floor on Saturday, December 12, San Miguel...
View ArticleVLOG: Filipinos Brandon Vera, Eugene Toquero victorious at ONE FC's 'Spirit...
Filipino-American Brandon Vera destroys Paul Cheng in 26 seconds to become ONE FC’s first-ever heavyweight world champion Friday, December 11 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Vera is joined by Eugene Toquero...
View ArticleONE FC fighter Mark Striegl promises to bounce back from submission loss
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino-American fighter Mark Striegl remains optimistic that he will put himself back on the winning track after suffering a disappointing defeat at the hands of Reece...
View ArticleBoxing: Joshua wins British heavyweight title with 15th knockout
LONDON – Olympic champion Anthony Joshua defeated former kick-boxer Dillian Whyte to take the British heavyweight title on Saturday, December 12 with a bruising 7th-round knockout and edge closer to a...
View ArticleStreak over: Bucks hand road-weary Warriors first loss
LOS ANGELES, USA (UPDATED) - The Golden State Warriors suffered their first defeat of the season Saturday with a shocking 108-95 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, halting their season-opening win streak at...
View ArticleBoxing: 'Russian' Roy Jones Junior suffers another crushing KO loss
MOSCOW, Russia – Once great Roy Jones Junior saw his fading career hit a new low on Saturday, December 12 as he was knocked out in the fourth round of a cruiserweight contest against Welshman Enzo...
View ArticleRockhold demolishes Weidman to win UFC middleweight title
MANILA, Philippines - Luke Rockhold made sure to walk out of the 16,800-seater MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with the world middleweight belt around his waist by stopping the...
View ArticleMcGregor knocks out Aldo in just 13 seconds at UFC 194
MANILA, Philippines (SECOND UPDATE) – Conor McGregor ended the nearly 5-year reign of Jose Aldo as the world featherweight champion by knocking out the Brazilian in the main event of UFC 194 on Sunday,...
View ArticlePinoy fighter Eugene Toquero charms fans with charisma at ONE event
MANILA, Philippines – The opening notes to Katy Perry’s hit song “Roar” blared through the Mall of Asia Arena’s speakers Friday night, December 11. The crowd fittingly roared in approval right away....
View ArticleBarako Bull explodes in 4th quarter to stun Star Hotshots
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Barako Bull Energy came alive in the fourth quarter and stifled the Star Hotshots to come away with a 101-83 victory in the 2016 PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday,...
View ArticleThompson free throws help Ginebra complete come-from-behind win over NLEX
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – For the first time since becoming head coach of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, the PBA's most popular ballclub, Tim Cone finally felt the famed "Never Say Die" attitude...
View ArticleNBA: Durant lifts Thunder over Jazz
LOS ANGELES – Kevin Durant scored 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a fifth straight NBA victory on Sunday, December 13, a 104-98 overtime triumph over the Utah Jazz.Durant made 10 of his...
View ArticleONE FC boss eyes MMA fight card in Cebu
MANILA, Philippines – With ONE Championship becoming a staple of the local combat scene in the Philippines, Asia’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization plans to extend its reach in the...
View ArticleChi Lewis Parry still under ONE FC contract, says Victor Cui
MANILA, Philippines – Despite the highly-publicized controversy that followed his withdrawl from the main event of ONE Championship’s “Spirit of Champions” card on Friday, December 11, company head...
View ArticleWATCH: Tricky Westbrook throws ball off defender’s back, makes buzzer-beater
LOS ANGELES, United States – Russell Westbrook is a lot of things: top-flight scorer, superior passer, superb defender, all-world athlete, NBA superstar, and now, Houdini.Maybe not quite, but the OKC...
View ArticleWATCH: Dwyane Wade game-winner punctuates Heat comeback win
LOS ANGELES, United States – Dwyane Wade may have struggled, but when his team needed it most, he answered to the call.The long-tenured Miami Heat superstar finished with only 14 points on 16 shot...
View Article2015 was a disappointing year for PH football, but not because of the Azkals
As the year comes to a close, the hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing among Pinoy football fans is evident. This was a year that could have been really special. Instead, the Philippines is out of the...
View ArticleAngela Lee proud of brother Christian’s successful ONE FC debut
MANILA, Philippines – Siblings Angela and Christian Lee share everything together – including fighting on the same fight card.The Singaporean MMA fighters saw action together in the same event for the...
View ArticleGinebra’s Thompson strains shoulder, may play vs Talk ’N Text
MANILA, Philippines – Scottie Thompson, Barangay Ginebra’s fast-rising rookie guard, suffered a grade 1 strain on his right shoulder, head coach Tim Cone told Rappler in a text message Monday, December...
View ArticleSpanish Basketball Federation to be audited over corruption allegations
MADRID, Spain - Spain's secretary of state for sport, Miguel Cardenal, confirmed on Monday, December 14 the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) will be audited after press reports of alleged wrongdoing...
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