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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...

Cone says Ginebra eyeing to boost No. 3 spot

MANILA, Philippines: Tim Cone is being realistic when he said that Barangay Ginebra is already on the lookout for possible free agency pickup or even engage in a trade in a bid to shore up its 3 spot in the ongoing PBA Season Philippine Cup. Though the Gin Kings won their third straight game after nipping the TNT Tropang Giga, 87-83 on Friday for their sixth win in nine starts, Cone knows their injury-depleted roster won't reach very far in the...

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...

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...

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

NBA: Zion Williamson-less Pelicans beat Kings to make playoffs

NEW ORLEANS — Hustle plays and production from up and down the lineup helped the New Orleans Pelicans overcome the absence of leading-scorer Zion Williamson, keep their season alive and avoid a historically significant loss. Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings in a play-in tournament...

PBA: Ginebra ‘looking for help,’ opens itself to trade talks

MANILA, Philippines—Ginebra coach Tim Cone has made it clear that the Gin Kings need help after a series of unfortunate events. After Ginebra’s 87-83 escape of TNT in the PBA Philippine Cup at Philsports Arena on Friday, Cone said that his squad is looking for a boost in different ways–whether it be from signing free agents, calling up someone from the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) or simply proposing trades around the league....

Jontay Porter receives NBA suspension following major betting scandal

PVL: Sisi Rondina admits Creamline exposed Choco Mucho’s flaws

MANILA, Philippines — Choco Mucho star Sisi Rondina admitted that defending champion Creamline exposed several lapses in their team as they head to the final week of the elimination round in the 2024 PVL All-FIlipino Conference. The Flying Titans, coming off a four-game winning streak, were sent crashing back to earth by their sister team, Cool Smashers, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19, on Thursday night before an ecstatic 17,396 crowd at Smart Araneta...

Klay Thompson non-committal about future with Warriors

Is this the end for the Warriors' Big Three?

PBA: Marcio Lassiter fired up by Gallent’s halftime pep talk

MANILA, Philippines—Marcio Lassiter had to snap out of a slump in San Miguel’s game against Converge in the PBA Philippine Cup. Thankfully, coach Jorge Gallent knew how to get him there. After being scoreless in the first two periods, Gallent fired Lassiter up at the half, fueling the spitfire guard to finish 19 points—all in the second half at Philsports Arena on Friday. “I told him to shoot the ball!” interjected Gallent when Lassiter was...

Norris had no reason to apologise for China F1 sprint showing, says McLaren

McLaren says Lando Norris had no need to apologise for his Formula 1 sprint race showing in China, after failing to convert his pole position into a podium.

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...

China athletics admits ‘problems’ after half-marathon fiasco

The booming popularity of road running in China has “exposed problems”, the country’s top athletics body says, after a half marathon went viral because of its bizarre finish. Organizers launched an investigation after two runners from Kenya and one from Ethiopia appeared to deliberately allow China’s He Jie to win Sunday’s Beijing half marathon. He, the 2023 Asian Games marathon gold medalist, won by one second after his supposed rivals appeared...

Ginebra looking to fill in spot left by injured Malonzo

Ginebra seeking trades, free agent signings to take Malonzo's spot temporarily

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...

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...

Bennie Boatwright says Gilas offer was a no-brainer

Boatwright excited to play for Gilas Pilipinas

NBA: Heat headed to Boston after ousting Bulls in play-in

MIAMI — The chants started raining down in the fourth quarter. “We want Boston,” the Miami Heat crowd kept shouting, over and over. The fans got their wish. And a rematch of the last two NBA Eastern Conference finals awaits in Round 1 this year. Miami — even with Jimmy Butler sidelined for several weeks with a sprained knee — is back in the playoffs. Tyler Herro scored 24 points and was an assist shy of a triple-double, rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr....

Phoenix hits 17 threes, deals NLEX a 35-point beating

Phoenix waxes hot from rainbow territory

ROS vs. Magnolia in Tiaong; NLEX battles Phoenix in Pasig

RAIN or Shine and Magnolia, some of the hottest teams in the league, clash as part of Saturday’s doubleheader that will once again feature one game in Metro Manila and another out-of-town in the PBA Philippine Cup. Here’s a look at how the competing teams are faring. Phoenix vs. NLEX When: Saturday, April 20, 3 p.m. Where: Ynares Sports Arena, Pasi...

PBA: Alec Stockton is ‘heart and soul’ of Converge, says Gallent

MANILA, Philippines—Converge may have fallen short in its quest to snap two streaks in one game against San Miguel at Philsports Arena on Friday but Alec Stockton got some high praise from the Beermen when the buzzer horned. With the 112-103 win over Converge, San Miguel extended its win streak to six while the FiberXers losing slump stretched to eight but not without Stockton showing up big in the PBA Philippine Cup. The third-year guard turned...

NBA playoffs finally beckon for 76ers’ Buddy Hield after 632 games

PHILADELPHIA — Tyrese Maxey sat on his locker room chair and yelled loud enough after Philadelphia beat Miami in an NBA play-in tournament game to welcome one of the newest 76ers to the postseason club. “Buddy Hield! Welcome to the playoffs!” Maxey said. Indeed, Hield is set to make his NBA postseason debut — and all it took was 632 regular-season games plus one more bonus game Wednesday night in the 76ers’ 105-104 win over the Heat. READ: NBA:...

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...

Feet of Klay

Golden State is out of the NBA playoffs and major personnel changes are expected in the wake of the unceremonious exit. Coach Steve Kerr is surely isn’t going anywhere since last February, he signed a $35 million two-year contract extension that is secured until 2025-26. Whether the renewal was premature or not, as it came before the regular season ended with the Warriors’ fate still up in the air, is futile to debate. The fact is the deal was...

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.

Pilipinas, nakiisa sa traditional Olympic Flame lighting sa pamamagitan ng isang torch relay

Pilipinas, nakiisa sa traditional Olympic Flame lighting sa pamamagitan ng isang torch relay; Photo exhibit na nagbibigay-pugay sa Olympians at Paralympians, binuksan sa isang hotel sa Pasay

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

The Beermen settled the issue in the third quarter

Predicting All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams

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...

Aston Martin protests F1 Chinese GP qualifying results after Sainz red flag crash

Aston Martin has lodged a protest against the results of the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix qualifying results in relation to Carlos Sainz’s red flag crash.

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...

Expectation vs reality na tent! | BT

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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

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...

NBA Playoffs: Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers series preview

Ferrari F1 drivers split over China sprint race clash talks

Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have given different takes on if they have cleared the air over their Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race battle.

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...

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...

Notable People who died in 2024

Saksi Express: April 19, 2024 [HD]

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F1 Chinese GP: Verstappen claims Red Bull's 100th pole over Perez

Max Verstappen claimed Red Bull's 100th Formula 1 pole after headlining Chinese Grand Prix qualifying with a 1m33.660s, beating team-mate Sergio Perez by 0.3s.

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,...

NBA: Jimmy Butler, Zion Williamson injuries part of play-in finale stories

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 night. All four teams — Miami and Chicago in the Eastern Conference, New Orleans and Sacramento in the Western Conference — have serious injury concerns going into their...

Basketball sleuth

2024 NBA Playoffs will be Upset City The 2024 NBA Playoffs will be immensely exciting, and every basketball fan in the world should be ecstatic. Maybe not the diehard fans of the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors, two of the biggest fanbases in the Philippines, but for basketball in general, it is very promising. The Western Conference is wide open, with surprise entries like the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder at the...

Petro Gazz dispatches Galeries for share of lead

STA. ROSA, Laguna: The Petro Gazz Angels showed their heavenly form after a straight-set masterpiece, 25-7, 25-21, 25-17 to take a share of lead in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) 2024 All-Filipino Conference at the Sta. Rosa Sports Complex in Laguna on Saturday, April 20. The Angels join Creamline and Choco Mucho with an 8-2 win-loss card, while the Galeries fell to a 3-7 slate. Brooke Van Sickle showed her smashing prowess once again after...

Basketball referee punched in Pasay

MANILA, Philippines — A referee was allegedly punched in the face following a basketball game in Pasay on Tuesday night, police said yesterday. City police chief Mario Mayames Jr. identified the victim as Rex Camahalan, who was the official referee in the basketball game between Team Abra and Team Pasay at the Cuneta Astrodome. Camahalan claimed that he was hit by one of the government employees of Abra inside the stadium’s dugout. In a text...

'I enjoy playing here': Nadal reflects on his win at Barcelona Open

'I enjoy playing here': Rafael Nadal reflects on his win at the Barcelona Open. The tennis superstar returned from injury to defeat Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 6-3 at the Barcelona Open.

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.

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

SMB coach Jorge Gallent not taking Converge lightly