Serena, Djokovic named tennis 'world champions' for 2015
LONDON, England - Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic were named the women's and men's players of the year by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Tuesday, December 22.Both won 3 of the 4 Grand...
View ArticleThe 2015 Passionate Fan Pinoy Football Awards
Player Of The Year: Misagh Bahadoran. The Iranian-raised Bahadoran was always brimming with promise. In 2015 he made the potential bear fruit with 3 goals in World Cup qualifying that briefly gave the...
View ArticleONE FC’s Chinese MMA fighter dies of heart attack – Autopsy report
MANILA, Philippines – ONE Championship has released the official autopsy report of Chinese fighter Yang Jian Bing, who died hours before the promotion’s year-end event dubbed “Spirit of Champions” last...
View ArticleRAW Deal: The 2015 year-end awards
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—This week’s RAW hosted the annual year-ending Slammy Awards. But since everyone knows the Slammys are just an American Idol-style contrivance that isn’t really reflective of any...
View ArticleNBA: Raptors hold off late rally to defeat Mavericks
TORONTO, Canada – Toronto guard DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 28 points and the Raptors held off a late rally to beat visiting Dallas 103-99 Tuesday, December 22 (Wednesday, December 23 in Manila)...
View ArticleIN VINES: Highlights from the FASTBR3AK charity volleyball game
MANILA, Philippines – In an effort to help victims of Typhoon Nona, current and former UAAP basketball and volleyball players participated in a charity volleyball game held on Wednesday, December 23,...
View ArticleWATCH: Drone nearly lands on skier at World Cup slalom
MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO, Italy - Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher considers himself "lucky" after narrowly avoiding having a drone crash land on top of him at the World Cup slalom at Madonna di Campiglio,...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: Kiefer Ravena, Alyssa Valdez raise funds at FASTBR3AK volleyball game
MANILA, Philippines – Ateneo collegiate stars Kiefer Ravena and Alyssa Valdez headlined a star-filled roster of volleyball and basketball players that participated in a charity volleyball game held at...
View ArticleAnnoyed Van Gaal walks out of Manchester United press conference
MANCHESTER, England - Embattled Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal showed signs of cracking under pressure as he stormed out of a media briefing on Wednesday, December 23 after becoming annoyed...
View ArticleStephen Curry proclaims himself world's best basketball player
NEW YORK, USA - Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry raised the tension levels for his Christmas showdown with Cleveland's LeBron James, saying he considers himself the world's best basketball...
View ArticleCavs-Warriors rematch among 5 NBA games on Christmas
MIAMI, USA - NBA superstars LeBron James and Steph Curry meet Friday as Cleveland and Golden State lock horns in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals, one of the league's 5 Christmas contests.The...
View ArticleSpike Lee, NBA stars Curry, CP3, Anthony team-up to fight gun violence
NEW YORK, USA - Film director Spike Lee has joined the NBA in an initiative to fight gun violence in America, hoping that star power can succeed where politics has so far failed.Lee will direct several...
View ArticleDirk Nowitzki surpasses Shaq for sixth on NBA scoring list
NEW YORK, USA - Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki passed Shaquille O'Neal for sixth place on the NBA all-time scoring list Wednesday, scoring 22 points to help defeat host Brooklyn 119-118 in...
View ArticleNonito Donaire may make first title defense in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines - Newly-crowned WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr could make his first title defense in the Philippines, possibly on April 16 or April 23, according to initial...
View ArticleONE Championship bans weight-cutting by dehydration after fighter's death
MANILA, Philippines - Asian mixed martial arts promoter One Championship announced Thursday, December 24 it is banning weight-cutting by dehydration, weeks after one of its fighters died, reportedly...
View ArticlePBA Philippine Cup playoffs predictions
MANILA, Philippines – The 2015-2015 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs is set to commence on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, when phase one of the quarterfinals kicks off.Opening the festivities will be...
View ArticleRon Jacobs, former PH national basketball coach, dies at 72
MANILA, Philippines - Ron Jacobs, the American basketball coach who introduced new tactics to Philippine basketball during the 80s and 90s, has died at age 72, according to media reports. No official...
View ArticleLIVE BLOG: Manila Clasico on Christmas Day
MANILA, Philippines – The 2015-2016 PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals opens in style when two familiar rivals in Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Star Hotshots tip-off their quarters series on...
View ArticleRemembering Ron Jacobs, the coach who revolutionized Philippine hoops
MANILA, Philippines – In 1982, one morning at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum, many coaches milled around the seats watching two American coaches handling a group of players. That session lasted for about...
View ArticleNBA: Suns' Morris suspended for throwing towel at coach
NEW YORK, USA - Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris was suspended on Thursday, December 24 for two NBA games for what the club called conduct detrimental to the team.The punishment was reportedly...
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