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NCAA volleyball: Mapua, Perpetual gain share of fourth

MANILA, Philippines—The Final Four race in the NCAA Season 99 women’s volleyball tournament intensified with Mapua and Perpetual Help tallying wins to create a logjam for the last semifinal slot on Tuesday. The Lady Altas squeaked by San Beda, 20-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-17, 15-6, at San Juan Arena. Shaila Omipon powered Perpetual Help with 26 big points while Mary Rhose Dapol and Winnie Bedana scored 17 and 16 points, respectively to give the Lady...

Exhausted Korda withdraws from LA tilt

LOS ANGELES: Top-ranked Nelly Korda withdrew from the LPGA's LA Championship on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), exhausted after matching a tour record with a fifth consecutive triumph and her second major victory. Korda captured the Chevron Championship on Sunday at Carlton Woods in suburban Houston to join Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez as the only LPGA players to win five titles in a row. "The win still hasn't sunk in but I have truly been...

Aro shifts to Ando

MANILA, Philippines — Elite performance nutritionist coach Jeaneth Aro will head back to the Olympics, this time to guide 59kg qualifier Elreen Ando of Cebu in her quest for a podium finish. Aro was in Hidilyn Diaz’ team when the four-time Olympian brought home the country’s first-ever gold medal in the Tokyo Summer Games. When Aro left Diaz’ camp last month, she shifted to Ando. “It’s a new mission for me, a new Olympic dream with Elreen but...

Brownlee celebrates 36th birthday with win in Indonesia

MANILA, Philippines: Justin Brownlee celebrated his 36th birthday by serving as one of Pelita Jaya's spark plugs as the Indonesian club team opened round 2 of the Basketball Champions League Asia with a 94-79 spanking of NS Matrix on Tuesday at the Britama Arena in Jakarta.The sweet-shooting Gilas naturalized player had an all-around effort of 11 points, eight rebounds, four assists and a steal in a turnover-free game. The 6-foot-4 Brownlee has...

Why everyone is talking about Mexican referee Katia Itzel García

Tropa, Dyip, Batang Pier shoot for fifth win

MANILA, Philippines — The time to make headway in the tight race for the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs is now, especially for those in the fringes of the Magic 8. Sixth-running TNT (4-4), No. 7 Terrafirma (4-5) and No. 8 NorthPort (4-5) shoot for a pivotal fifth win while No. 10 Phoenix (3-5) looks to keep its quarterfinals drive alive in today’s double-header at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The Tropang Giga, who were stalled by Barangay Ginebra...

Same driver quality but less carnage - van der Linde on smaller 2024 DTM grid

BMW driver Sheldon van der Linde doesn’t see any downsides to a smaller DTM grid in 2024, as he believes the quality of the field has been kept intact this year.

Lady Bulldogs gun for semis bonus vs Tams

THE NU Lady Bulldogs look to clinch one of the two Final Four twice-to-beat incentives as they face the FEU Lady Tamaraws in the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum today, April 24. A Lady Bulldogs win over the Lady Tamaraws in the 4 p.m. clash would have the Norman Miguel-coached team finish the 14-game elimination round at least as second seed with a 12-2 record, securing one of those twice-to-beat...

Farewell Kelly Slater: the 11-time World Champion retires from surfing

Flying Titans outlast gritty Foxies in five-set thriller

MANILA, Philippines: Disaster averted for the Choco Mucho Flying Titans as they outlasted the gritty Farm Fresh Foxies in a five-set affair, 25-15, 24-26. 21-25, 25-21, 15-12, in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) 2024 All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig on Tuesday, April 23. The Flying Titans banked on Sisi Rondina's double-double performance of 29 points on 24 attacks and five blocks, and also tallied 18 excellent...

NBA: Zion Williamson says return vs. Thunder 'realistic'

Sounding more than just optimistic, New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson said Tuesday that it is "realistic" he can return from a left hamstring injury and join his team in the playoffs. It is a bold statement, especially when considering the Pelicans are already in a 1-0 first-round hole to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who have home-court advantage. The Thunder, top seed in the Western Conference, earned a 94-92 victory in the series...

Choco squeaks past farm fresh

MANILA, Philippines — It wasn’t the ending Choco Mucho wanted. But the Flying Titans were just grateful enough to get through victory, albeit a close one, that should give them some confidence entering the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference semifinals. It came via a nerve-wracking 25-15, 24-26, 21-25, 25-21, 15-12 squeaker over gritty Farm Fresh last night that closed Choco Mucho’s elimination-round campaign on a high note after...

McLaren "surprised" by China F1 race pace after sprint struggles

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says McLaren's Chinese Grand Prix pace was particularly surprising after a more muted Formula 1 sprint performance.

NBA: Nets name Spaniard Jordi Fernandez as new head coach

Jordi Fernandez, who guided Canada to a bronze medal in last year’s World Cup, was named as the new head coach of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets on Monday. The 41-year-old Spaniard, who had served as associate head coach of the Sacramento Kings for the past two seasons, will replace interim coach Kevin Ollie, who took over after Jacque Vaughn was fired in February. “We’re thrilled to announce Jordi Fernandez as Brooklyn’s new head coach,” Nets general...

Booted! North American cities that lost sports franchises

Fans of the NHL's Arizona Coyotes are still hurting after the team they've followed with dedication for nearly three decades is being relocated to Salt Lake City ahead of the 2024-2025 season. Of course, it's not the first time sports fans have had to deal with the news that their favorite team is no longer to be based in their home city. In fact, since the 1940s, dozens of sports franchises across North America have made the decision to relocate, usually to be rebranded as a result. But what are some of the more high-profile and controversial moves that have taken place over the last several decades or so? Click through and discover the cities that lost sports franchises.

Ferrari "made too many mistakes" for podium fight at F1 Chinese GP

Ferrari "made too many mistakes" at Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix to fight at the front, reckons team boss Fred Vasseur.

Ginebra fishing for forwards

With injuries to thoroughbreds Jamie Malonzo and Jeremiah Grey and veteran swingmen Aljun Mariano and Jared Dillinger, Barangay Ginebra is currently on a fishing expedition for forwards. The scuttlebutt points to the crowd darlings targeting former Gin King Arvin Tolentino, Ginebra draftee Javi Gomez De Liano, and even Converge FiberXers rookie Schonny Winston as potential targets for a trade, but so far head coach Tim Cone has only confirmed...

Nxled retaliates with sweep of Capital 1

MANILA, Philippines: The Nxled Chameleons handed the Capital 1 Solar Spikers their seventh consecutive loss through a 25-13, 25-23 25-22 sweep in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) 2024 All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig on Tuesday, April 23. Player of the game Camille Victoria put up 17 points for the Chameleons built on 14 attacks, and three blocks. Ivy Lacsina added 12 markers, while Jho Maraguinot added eight points....

‘Metronomic’ Verstappen may rule F1, but it won’t last forever - Horner

Red Bull says it is under no illusion that Max Verstappen’s ‘metronomic’ domination of Formula 1 is not going to last forever.

Basketball championship game, nauwi sa rambol ng mga player at tagasuporta | UB

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Olympics: USADA wants investigation into China swimming, welcomes WADA lawsuit

The head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency demanded on Monday an investigation into the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) handling of 23 positive tests by Chinese swimmers and welcomed the global body’s threat of legal action. During a nearly two hour Zoom call with the media WADA fired back at critics and provided detailed explanation […]

Tolentino out for rest of season?

MANILA, Philippines — Is Choco Mucho standout Kat Tolentino returning for the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference semifinals slated next week? Flying Titans coach Dante Alinsunurin said they have set their minds that she may not. “Hindi pa namin alam kung kailan siya makakabalik,” said Alinsunurin referring to his talented opposite spiker, sidelined for weeks now due to “auditory issues” and could still be out when they take on...

Zamboanga stays perfect, raps Negros

MANILA, Philippines — Zamboanga Masters Sardines trounced Negros Muscovados, 88-73, last Monday to grab solo lead in the MPBL Sixth Season elimination round at the Alonte Sports Arena. Other games saw Pampanga sustain its recovery with a runaway 96-72 victory over Mindoro and debuting Biñan repulse Abra, 65-60, in the nightcap. The Zamboangueños took control from the start and pulled away in the third quarter to tally their fourth straight win...

What happened to Dutch footballing legend Frank Rijkaard?

David Murrell free to sign with Ginebra as deadline passes

Rival teams waive right to sign Magnolia free agent

PVL: Nxled averts third set meltdown, repels Capital1

MANILA, Philippines–Camille Victoria and Ivy Lacsina saved Nxled from a third-set meltdown to shatter Capital1, 25-13, 25-23, 25-22, in the PVL All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at PhilSports Arena. Victoria led the Chameleons with 17 points from 14 attacks and three blocks while Lacsina added 12 points, 11 coming from attacks, to power Nxled to its fourth win in 10 games. “Yung third set na yun, dun mo masasabi na lahat ng team lumalaban,...

State of the Nation Part 1 & 2: Road to Olympics; Bumagsak na tulay; Ultimate Crossover; atbp.

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NBA: Murray buzzer-beater lifts Nuggets over Lakers

Jamal Murray fired the game-winner at the buzzer as the NBA champion Denver Nuggets erased a 20-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 on Monday and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. The drama in Denver followed a scintillating comeback by the New York Knicks, who scored eight points in the final half-minute to stun the Philadelphia 76ers 104-101 for a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference set....

Converge comes together

Converge did exactly what it’s known for as the FiberXers finally broke into the win column in the PBA Philippine Cup at Meralco’s expense at the PhilSports Arena last Sunday. Coach Aldin Ayo took the cue from the team’s corporate backer Converge ICT Solutions, a telecommunication service provider with Pampanga roots, to pull his resources together and upset the Bolts, 104-99. It was Converge’s first win of the conference after eight straight...

Hamilton: Norris would have been better off conceding in Turn 1

Lewis Hamilton thinks Lando Norris would have been better off conceding position in their Turn 1 battle in Formula 1’s China sprint, as he had the pace to overtake later.

British football mourns the death of Leighton James

Maxey nearly rallies 76ers before late turnover in Game 2 loss

NEW YORK — Tyrese Maxey’s body was hurting and he was battling the chills on his off night in New York. He was dealing with a different kind of pain Monday. Maxey nearly rallied the Philadelphia 76ers to a victory with a sensational fourth quarter, only to commit the turnover that led to Donte DiVincenzo’s go-ahead 3-pointer as the New York Knicks pulled out a 104-101 win for a 2-0 lead in the first-round series. READ: NBA: Knicks with wild...

Team Sparkly Hosts, wagi kontra Team Unang Hirit sa Family Feud | UB

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Tyrese Maxey is NBA Most Improved Player

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is the NBA Most Improved Player, the league announced Tuesday evening. A first-time All-Star selection this season, Maxey won the award over finalists Coby White of the Chicago Bulls and Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets. Maxey had 51 first-place votes (worth five points), 18 for second place (worth three) and 10 for third (worth one) for 319 total points. White (32 first-place votes) had 305 points, and...

MLB tragedy: Former Red Sox World Series winner dies

Padawan settles for 7th place in DATBI Invitational kegfest

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuano bowler Aui Padawan wrapped up his mixed masters campaign in the 19th Dagupan Association of Tenpin Bowlers, Inc. (DATBI) Invitational Open Championships at seventh place last weekend in Dagupan City. Padawan, who plays for the Sugbuanon Bowlers United (SUGBU), finished seventh overall among 31 other competitors in the coveted mixed masters. He scored a total of 2,149 pinfalls in the grueling 10-game series....

IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu Cebu: Safe, successful amid extreme heat

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the scorching heat IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu Cebu only tallied one case of dehydration among the 1,385 triathletes from 54 countries who joined the race on Sunday, April 21, at the Mactan Newtown. This was according to the chief organizer Princess Galura of the IRONMAN Group and Sunrise Events Inc. Galura, in the post-race interview, said that their intensive preparation to keep the participants hydrated and cool in...

China F1 upgrades in full, from tweaked headrests to new floors

The intensity of Formula 1 sprint weekends means teams are reluctant to bring major upgrades because there is a lack of time to properly test them.

Playoff race heats up for NorthPort, Terrafirma, TNT, Phoenix

Pressure just doubled for PBA strugglers

Arvin Tolentino reveals what went wrong for NorthPort after hot start

Tolentino not giving up on Batang Pier

Streaking NU gets first crack at UAAP playoff protection

A straight sets loser in its opening day match, bamboozled by the defending champions late in the first round. And yet, it is National University (NU) which has the chance to grab the first twice-to-beat slot in the Final Four of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament, with the two squads that dealt the Lady Bulldogs sound beatings before left in a virtual elimination match later in the week. The Lady Bulldogs have not tasted defeat...

Hornets, Kings win NBA Draft tie-break

NEW YORK: The Charlotte Hornets have the third-best odds of capturing the top pick in next month's NBA Draft Lottery after winning a random tie-breaker drawing on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), the league announced. The drawings settled some selection order issues for the NBA Draft, set for June 26-27 in New York, while setting the odds for each club in next month's NBA Draft Lottery for capturing the top pick. The May 12 draft lottery will include...

Boatwright learning Filipino culture

AS Bennie Boatwright continues to process his papers to become a naturalized Filipino citizen, the former University of South California Trojan gets to learn Filipino culture. A story on the Instagram page of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) showed him trying out halo-halo at a restaurant in Makati City, where he ate along with SBP president Al Panlilio, national team manager Richard del Rosario, executive director Erika Day and head...

Alex Eala stuns world No. 41 for first win in Madrid Open

MANILA, Philippines: Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala has clinched her first win in the Madrid Open in Spain. In the first round of the tournament on Tuesday, Eala had upset world number 41 Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Eala, currently ranked 170th in the world as of Monday, trailed at the first set before battling back in the second and third to pull the upset victory over Tsurenko. According to the Rafa Nadal Academy,...

COLUMN: Jorge Gallent isn't getting the credit he absolutely deserves

Take a bow, coach

Report: NBA looking into alleged actions of Nikola Jokic's brother

The NBA is investigating a brother of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, who was shown on video appearing to punch someone following the Nuggets' win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, The Athletic reported. A video of Strahinja Jokic made the rounds after the Nuggets beat the Lakers 101-99 in Game 2 of the Western Conference first-round playoff series. It appears to show Strahinja and another Jokic brother, Nemanja, confront two men in...

Who is American heptathlon star Annie Kunz?

Yulo open for new foreign coach

FILIPINO Olympic gymnast Carlos Yulo has been training and competing without an "official" head coach for about nine months now after he parted ways with long-time Japanese trainer Munehiro Kugiyama. And while he's open for a new one, he said that the current setup he has with coaches Aldrin Castañeda and Hazel Calawod are working just fine, feeling that they're working well as a team. "I'm okay with my team now but I'm open if there's going to...

Will Manny fight again?

There’s a lot of buzz in boxing circles about eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao making a comeback in a serious fight, not an exhibition, and from what’s in the air, it appears that he’s not ruling out anything at the moment. The word is Pacquiao will run for Senator in next year’s elections so if he intends to return to the ring, it has to happen soon before the campaign trail rolls out. Pacquiao, 45, was set to face Muay Thai legend...

La Salle's Laput, Maglinao named UAAP Players of the Week

MANILA, Philippines: Shevana Laput and Vince Maglinao delivered the goods as De La Salle University posted big-time wins in the homestretch of the UAAP Season 86 women's and men's volleyball tournaments. The two ace spikers clicked from all cylinders to help the Taft-based squads go 2-0 in the crucial period entering the final week of the wild tourney with major playoff implications on the line. Their heroics proved more than enough as Laput and...