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PVL: Bea De Leon realizes dream to share Araneta floor with Gumabao

MANILA, Philippines — Bea De Leon fulfilled a longtime dream on Thursday, sharing the floor with idol Michele Gumabao in front of 17,396 fans at Smart Araneta Coliseum. De Leon starred with nine points to help Creamline beat her former team Choco Mucho, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19, in a crucial elimination round match in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. Eleven years ago, a young De Leon, wearing a La Salle shirt, manifested on X (formerly Twitter) that...

WEC Imola: Ye fastest to lead Ferrari 1-2 in practice

Ferrari factory driver Yifei Ye topped the times in the opening practice session for this weekend's Imola round of the World Endurance Championship.

It’s Happy hour for SMB

For the first 24 minutes of play, upset-conscious Converge had unbeaten leader San Miguel Beer to a corner. MANILA, Philippines — Then Marcio Lassiter whipped up a storm in the third quarter to reverse the tide and help clear the way to a “routine” 112-103 victory for SMB in the PBA Philippine Cup yesterday at the PhilSports Arena. With Lassiter rifling in five booming triples to neutralize their foes’ zone after the restart, the Beermen...

B.League: Thirdy Ravena stars anew to lead San-En

MANILA, Philippines — Thirdy Ravena and the San-En NeoPhoenix continue to roll in the 2023-24 B.League season after routing the Shiinshu Brave Warriors, 95-75, on Wednesday at Toyohashi City Gymnasium. Ravena delivered the goods with 17 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals as the playoff-bound NeoPhoenix, who rose to a 44-10 record, celebrated their Central Conference championship in their first home game since clinching the...

Butler, Williamson to miss NBA play-in finales

MIAMI: When injuries affect the Miami Heat, coach Erik Spoelstra almost always delivers the same three-word outlook. "We have enough," he says. That theory is about to be tested — and will be a theme in the NBA's win-or-go-home finales of the play-in tournament on Friday (Saturday in Manila). All four teams — Miami and Chicago in the Eastern Conference, New Orleans and Sacramento in the Western Conference — have serious injury concerns going...

Lauda's 1976 German GP helmet to be auctioned at F1 Miami GP

The helmet Niki Lauda wore during his fiery Formula 1 crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix is to be auctioned for the first time at next month's Miami GP.

Synchronised swimmers perform to mark 100 days until Paris Olympics

Team GB's synchronised swimmers perform to mark 100 days until Paris Olympics. The athletes performed in front of a mesmerized public to mrk 100 days before the Olympics in Paris this summer.

Duplantis eyes to break more records

PARIS: Armand "Mondo" Duplantis kicks off his outdoor season at the Xiamen Diamond League meet on Saturday confident that his "inner" competition will keep pushing him to new heights. The US-born Swede has dominated men's pole vaulting over the last three seasons, setting seven world records and packing out his trophy case as opponents fail to keep pace. In an interview with AFP, Duplantis fired out a warning shot to any potential rivals,...

Bennie Boatwright says Gilas offer was a no-brainer

Boatwright excited to play for Gilas Pilipinas

IRONKIDS 2024 Lapu-Lapu fires off on Saturday

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 254 young and aspiring triathletes will test their mettle in the RLC Residences IRONKIDS 2024 Lapu-Lapu on Saturday, April 20, at The Reef Island Resort in Mactan, Cebu. The IRONKIDS serves as one of the highlight events before the centerpiece, IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu, and has been a regular event in each of its editions. READ MORE: Road closures on April 21 in Lapu-Lapu, Cordova, SRP, CCLEX Lapu-Lapu City to...

NBA Playoffs: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers series preview

The Haas F1 updates that have bucked a sprint race trend

The intense nature of Formula 1 sprint weekends means teams are often very reluctant to introduce any major car updates.

NBA: Heat dispose of Bulls, claim East playoff berth

Tyler Herro recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the host Miami Heat punched their ticket to the playoffs with a convincing 112-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 21 points, six rebounds and six assists in the one-sided win in the final Eastern Conference play-in game. The Heat will face the top-seeded Boston Celtics on Sunday in the first round of the playoffs. Miami and Boston met in the two...

Ginebra vs TNT; SMB takes on Converge: What to watch out for

SMB coach Jorge Gallent not taking Converge lightly

Scottie Thompson nails game-winning three as Ginebra nips TNT

SCOTTIE Thompson drained the game-winning three with 53.1 seconds left to lift Barangay Ginebra to a thrilling 87-83 win over TNT on Friday night in the PBA 48th Season Philippine Cup at the Philsports Arena. Thompson buried the marginal three in response to a three-pointer by Calvin Oftana that tied the game at 83-83. Ginebra went on to hold on to...

D’Angelo Russell vital for Lakers vs Nuggets, says Derek Fisher

MANILA, Philippines—NBA legend Derek Fisher made it clear: if the Los Angeles Lakers were to upset the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, D’Angelo Russell must show up. The Lakers secured their spot in the playoffs as the seventh seed after holding off the New Orleans Pelicans, 110-106, in the NBA play-in tournament on Wednesday (Manila time) to set up a showdown with the defending champion Nuggets. “Obviously, LeBron and AD...

It's all about business for Bea, Denden

THE hits and blocks are different this time for Bea de Leon and Denden Lazaro-Revilla as the former team captain and libero of Choco Mucho faced their previous club for the first time in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) 2024 All-Filipino Conference on Thursday, April 18. De Leon and Lazaro-Revilla are now playing for Creamline which was expected to engage Choco Mucho in a see-saw battle in a much-anticipated elimination round duel on...

F1 Chinese GP: Verstappen beats Hamilton to sprint win

Reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen claimed victory in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race after passing Lewis Hamilton for the lead on the ninth lap.

Swiatek reaches Stuttgart quarterfinals

BERLIN: World number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek progressed to the quarterfinals of the WTA Stuttgart clay-court tournament by beating Elise Mertens in straight sets on Thursday (Friday in Manila), her ninth win in nine career matches at the French Open warm-up event. Swiatek beat the unseeded Belgian 6-3, 6-4 to maintain her bid to capture a third successive title in the German city and be handed the keys to a third luxury car from...

PBA: Tim Cone ‘hates’ playing vs Chot Reyes, says ‘he knows me like a book’

MANILA, Philippines—As expected, the respect between coaches Tim Cone and Chot Reyes remained at an all-time high after their classic in the PBA Philippine Cup. On Friday, Ginebra one-upped TNT in a squeaker, 87-83, at Philsports Arena and when the buzzer sounded, Cone tipped his hat anew to Reyes. “I really hate playing against Chot. I really hate it,” said Cone. “First of all, he knows me like a book and I lose more games than I win against...

Why Imola could bring “more chaos” to the WEC

World Endurance Championship drivers are expecting “a bit more chaos” than was seen in Qatar this weekend, as Imola makes its debut on the calendar.

Expectation vs reality na tent! | BT

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UAAP: NU battles Adamson for chance to boost Final Four bonus bid

Bella Belen and the National University Lady Bulldogs pride themselves on not looking too far ahead into the future. They like to take it one game at a time, she said. And for this time, this game, it could mean at least a playoff for the second twice-to-beat bonus in the semifinals of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament when the resilient Belen and gung-ho Bulldogs battle also-ran but pressure-free Adamson on Saturday at PhilSports...

Red Alert na naman sa Luzon grid! | BT

Itinaas na naman sa Red Alert ang Luzon grid! Balitanghali is the daily noontime newscast of GTV anchored by Raffy Tima and Connie Sison. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 10:30 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Balitanghali, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/balitanghali. #GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

Critical triple-header up as Final Four race hits fever pitch

Petro Gazz will have the easiest assignment among three teams trying to wriggle out of a logjam for third spot as the race for semifinal berths in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference heats up even more. Colliding with Galleries Tower in the 2 p.m. game at Sta. Rosa Sports Complex in Laguna, the Angels can claim a piece of the lead with a win heading into the homestretch of the eliminations, which actually started Thursday...

Spikers’ Turf: Criss Cross recover from slow start to upend Navy

MANILA, Philippines — Criss Cross needed to overcome a slow start before regaining its winning ways with a 19-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-19 victory over PGJC-Navy in the 2024 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference on Friday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Licking the wounds from their five-set collapse to defending champion Cignal last Sunday, the King Crunchers continued to struggle after dropping the opening set to the Sealions. Substitute setter...

PVL: Creamline, Choco Mucho grateful for overwhelming support from fans

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine volleyball continues to flourish as evidenced by the 17,396 fans who showed up on a weekday to watch the clash between sister teams Creamline and Choco Mucho in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference at Smart Araneta Coliseum. After setting a Philippine volleyball record crowd of 24,459 spectators in Finals Game 2 last December at the Big Dome, the Rebisco squads continued to receive the love from their supporters...

Alonso hit with penalty for Sainz clash in China F1 sprint

Fernando Alonso has been handed a 10-second penalty and had three penalty points added to his licence for a collision with Carlos Sainz in Formula 1’s China sprint race.

Ubas boosts bid for Paris

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Janry Ubas boosted his Paris Olympics bid after he topped the men’s long jump of the Singapore Open Track and Field Championships. The Misamis Oriental native registered 7.58 meters to claim the victory over a field that included eventual silver winner Chinese Taipei’s Wen Hua-Yu, who had 7.43m. That should earn Ubas, 30, precious ranking points in pursuit of a berth to the Paris...

Saksi Express: April 19, 2024 [HD]

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LeBron, Curry, Durant head US Olympic ‘Dream team’

LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant will spearhead a star-studded United States Olympic basketball squad chasing a fifth straight gold medal at this summer’s Paris Games, officials announced Wednesday. USA Basketball confirmed a formidable 12-man roster bristling with NBA talent that also includes reigning Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid along with Boston Celtics standouts Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday. Lebron Dream Team: 4th Olympics...

Running Man PH: Runners in Korea

Check out more behind-the-scenes kulitan at K-sayahan before the grand premiere of ‘Running Man Philippines’ this coming May 11 and 12. Watch the first online episode of ‘Runners in Korea’ this April 19!

San Miguel routs Converge behind 51-point third quarter to stay unbeaten

The Beermen settled the issue in the third quarter

Shanghai F1 grass fire mystery remains; emergency team on standby

Formula 1 chiefs have been left scratching their heads after overnight investigations into the repeated grass fire at Shanghai’s Turn 7 failed to deliver an answer as to the cause.

F1 teams and Pirelli had no warning of “painted” Shanghai track surface

Neither teams nor tyre supplier Pirelli were informed about the “painted” surface treatment at the Shanghai circuit before arriving in China for this weekend’s Formula 1 race, it has emerged.

Predicting All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams

NBA: Timberwolves coaching staff is a true asset this playoffs

MINNEAPOLIS— With about three minutes left on the pregame warmup clock, the back hallway at Target Center that leads to the arena floor comes alive with the boisterous and motivational sounds of team camaraderie. The Minnesota Timberwolves convene for a brief cacophony of hollers, shoulder shoves and hand slaps like they’re still in high school before walking to the court together. The twist? This human energy drink is concocted by the coaches,...

Matt Le Tissier - Footballing Genius

Jontay Porter receives NBA suspension following major betting scandal

NU seeks at least a playoff for No. 2

THE National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs seek at least a playoff for the No. 2 spot when they face the already-eliminated Adamson Lady Falcons in the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball tournament at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City today, April 20. A win by the league-leading NU over the sixth seed Adamson in their 4 p.m. clash would give the Lady Bulldogs an 11-2 win-loss record. This would be enough for NU to secure at least a playoff for...

Yulo stays on track

MANILA, Philippines — Olympic-bound Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo is back with a vengeance. Just when everybody was beginning to lose hope, Yulo made the unbelievers believers again after finishing second and barging into the finals in both the men’s vault and parallel bars of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series in Doha, Qatar yesterday. After a disastrous 21st-place effort in the floor exercise, Yulo placed second in vault with an...

PBA: Ginebra scrapes past TNT for third straight win

MANILA, Philippines–Barangay Ginebra used a balanced attack in the final two quarters on Friday night to escape TNT by the skin of its teeth, 87-83, and claim its third straight win in the PBA Philippine Cup. After seeing their 21-point cushion vanish by halftime break, the Gin Kings found holes in their game and made the proper adjustments to pull out a thrilling win at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Japeth Aguilar had 20 points and 10...

Gilas call-up an easy one to answer for Boatwright

Bennie Boatwright Jr. said that joining the Gilas Pilipinas program as a naturalized player was an easy decision to make. “It was kind of a no-brainer, you know,” he told a few reporters on Friday afternoon, along the sidelines of the San Miguel-Converge clash at PhilsPorts Arena in Pasig City. “It started with some of the players mentioning me. And then after we played Ginebra [in the last conference’s semifinals]. Boss Al (Francis Chua) asked...

At 37, Mark Barroca can still run with the boys. His secret?

Diet of kamote and itlog keeps Barroca going ... and going

NBA Playoffs 2024: Before Game 1s, pair of Game 7-type matchups

The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder are about to find out who they will face in Round 1 of the NBA playoffs. The final two play-in games — and final two berths in the playoffs — will be decided Friday night, when Chicago visits Miami in an Eastern Conference matchup and Sacramento goes to New Orleans in a Western Conference matchup. Winners move on, losers are done. READ: NBA Playoffs: The play-in arrives and drama awaits The play-in...

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PVL: Farm Fresh Foxies go all in on new system

Already out of the Premier Volleyball League semifinal contention, Farm Fresh is on the hunt for a better performance under a new system that it has been slowly getting the hang of throughout the All-Filipino Conference. “We learned more about our ability to adjust and the need to embrace the roles given to us even in a short period of time,” Caitlin Viray said in Filipino after the Foxies buried Strong Group in a deeper hole with a 25-10,...

NFL Mock Draft 11.0 picks 17-32: A different perspective

Athletics $50K prize money for Olympic gold medalists sparks backlash

PARIS: World Athletics president Sebastian Coe's decision to award prize money to Olympic gold medallists was welcomed by athletes but has sparked a backlash from bosses of other sports. Coe put the cat among the pigeons when he announced last week that track and field gold medallists at the Paris Games this year will receive $50,000 (47,000 euros). It is the first time a sports federation will pay prize money at an Olympics. The total prize...

'Iron' women gear up for IM 70.3 showdown

MANILA, Philippines: Alongside their male pro counterparts, 13 intrepid women of diverse backgrounds and abilities set their sights on the IRONMAN 70.3 Lapu-Lapu in Mactan, Cebu Sunday, prepared to test their limits in pursuit of triathlon excellence. Among them are seasoned campaigners and debutantes in the Asian circuit, promising a rousing battle of strength, speed and stamina across the demanding 1.9 km swim, 90km bike and 21k run on a...