ANKARA – Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic won his ninth Australian Open title on Sunday with a 3-0 victory over Daniil Medvedev in the 2021 men's singles final.Top-seeded Djokovic beat his Russian opponent Medvedev (4) in 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 sets in the final in Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena,... Read More
MANILA – Vic Saludar became the new World Boxing Association minimumweight champion after beating fellow fighter from Mindanao Robert Paradero in a historic championship bout at the Biñan Football Stadium on Saturday.In the first world title fight held in the Philippines amid the... Read More
ANKARA – Japan’s Naomi Osaka defeated American Jennifer Brady in straight sets to win her second Australian Open title on Saturday.World No. 3 Osaka beat Brady 6-4, 6-3 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne to claim the fourth Grand Slam title of her career.The 23-year-old now has two... Read More
MANILA – The Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) called off its scheduled matches supposed to take place on Saturday night.In a statement posted earlier in the day, the league acknowledged that Tropical Storm "Auring" could disrupt the internet connection and electricity... Read More
MANILA – Filipino karateka James De los Santos won his fifth gold medal for the year after ruling the Budva Winner #1 eTournament.De los Santos defeated American opponent Alfredo Bustamante, 24.9-24.6, in the gold medal match, whose result was released on Friday.In the five-man event, De los... Read More
MANILA – Jeron Teng will remain as an Alaska Ace after the team gave him a fresh three-year contract worth the maximum salary.On Friday, Teng signed the deal that would keep him with the team that drafted him fifth overall in the 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Draft."I'm happy... Read More
MANILA – Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) executive vice president Rhose Montreal confirmed on Thursday that the league is set to formally welcome the sixth participating club for its upcoming second season-- its first as a bonafide professional league.Montreal said the expansion team... Read More
MANILA – Despite putting up a solid roster during last week's draft, Glutagence will not rush things up in its bid to win the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) season."We'll take it one step at a time, but we're thinking long term also," head coach Justin Tan said in the press launch... Read More
MANILA -- The Utah Jazz continue to wax hot in the ongoing National Basketball Association (NBA) season after taking down the Los Angeles Clippers, 114-96, on Thursday (Philippine Time) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.The Jazz took over in the second half, outscoring the Clippers, 68-45, to... Read More
MANILA – A total of 560 athletes may make up the Philippine team that will compete in this year's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi.Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino said Thursday the athletes would compete in 520 events in 38 sports in the 31st edition of the... Read More
MANILA – To make the games as very competitive as possible, the VisMin Super Cup will be handing out cash prizes to the two teams that will make it to the first grand finals."Our overall champion would receive PHP500,000, while the runner-up will receive PHP100,000 for this tournament," league... Read More
MANILA – Football star Bienve Marañon on Wednesday said he wants to become part of the Philippine Azkals in the near future.This, after his bid to become a Filipino citizen took a giant leap the day before when the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill... Read More
MANILA – James Harden and Jeff Green took over for an injury-riddled Brooklyn side as the team stormed back to beat Phoenix, 128-124, in a National Basketball Association regular season action at the Phoenix Suns Arena in Arizona's capital city on Tuesday night (Wednesday, Philippine... Read More
ANKARA – Struck by four positive coronavirus tests, upcoming San Antonio Spurs matches have been postponed.The move, sources told ESPN, comes as the "Spurs have four positive tests for the coronavirus," Adrian Wojnarowski said on Twitter Tuesday."The San Antonio Spurs’ next three games... Read More
MANILA – In what seemed like a shocker for Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) fans, Phoenix traded Calvin Abueva to Magnolia for Chris Banchero.The PBA trade committee announced on Wednesday the approval of the said swap, which also involved draft picks in this year's draft.Both teams... Read More
MANILA – The House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously approved separate bills filed for the naturalization of two foreign players who could bolster the Philippine men's football and basketball teams in the near future.The House approved the grant of Filipino citizenship to United City... Read More
ANKARA – American basketball legend and National Basketball Association (NBA) team owner Michael Jordan is donating USD10 million to open two new clinics in his home state North Carolina.The clinics, which are planned to open in 2022, will provide health services for people who do not have any... Read More
MANILA – The International Olympic Committee Boxing Task Force (BTF) announced Monday via a virtual meeting that an Olympic Qualifier for the Tokyo Games has been canceled.The tournament was originally scheduled for May 2020 in Paris but was postponed for this year because of the onset of the... Read More
MANILA – NLEX Road Warriors coach Yeng Guiao on Monday said the team is looking to stay intact for now ahead of the upcoming Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) season.He said the team is not keen on doing a trade right now involving its current players."Ayaw namin i-entertain muna (We do... Read More
DAVAO CITY – National athlete Alexcel “Didat” Dargantes had joined her creator on Feb. 13 this year in Baguio City. She was 24.Dargantes, a member of the Philippine amateur boxing team in 2015, is from General Santos City.Her friends are now making a “Pastil for Cause”... Read More
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