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PBA: Terrafirma shocks San Miguel to force do-or-die in playoffs

MANILA, Philippines–Terrafirma, against overwhelming odds, played with indomitable spirit all of Saturday to stun top-seeded San Miguel, 106-95, and drag the defending champion to a you-or-me clash in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals. Cornerstone Juami Tiongson, top rookie pick Stephen Holt, and fit-again Isaac Go came up with big numbers at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Malate, Manila, to cut the powerhouse club down to size and give the No....

Real Madrid faces problem in Champions League final

Real Madrid qualified for the Champions League final at Wembley on 1 June last Tuesday. The Spanish club does face a problem for its home fans. Real Madrid can win the most important cup in European football for the 15th time, but it will have to get past Borussia Dortmund. For supporters who cannot make the journey to the venue of the final, Real set up large screens at its own Santiago Bernabéu in previous finals where they could watch the...

PBA: Beau Belga confident ‘tables will turn’

Beau Belga, Rain or Shine’s foremost weapon throughout the Philippine Cup, found himself firing blanks in the Elasto Painters’ 116-99 loss to TNT in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals on Friday night. The veteran big man was limited to just five points, finishing the contest at Smart Araneta Coliseum with a head-scratching 2-for-10 shooting. Belga admitted he was troubled over lackluster performance, but he was far from distressed. “[The...

Terrafirma upsets top seed SMB, forces KO match

MANILA, Philippines — Eighth seed Terrafirma pulled off what many believed was improbable as the Dyip stunned top seed San Miguel Beer, 106-95 to force a rubber match in their PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals on Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Dyip drew big games from the quartet of veteran shooter Juami Tiongson, top rookie pick Stephen Holt, big man Isaac Go and Javi Gomez de Liano to bring down the Beermen, who entered the...

UAAP: Advice from Jaja Santiago spurs Alyssa Solomon on

MANILA, Philippines — After struggling in the Final Four, Alyssa Solomon rediscovered her scoring touch to put National University on the cusp of claiming the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball title. She has Jaja Santiago’s encouraging words to thank for that. Following an eight-point game when NU lost its twice-to-beat advantage to Far Eastern University, Solomon continued to struggle with nine points on 8-of-29 attacking clip but the Lady...

Former chess champion Garry Kasparov is a wanted man in Russia

Pacers topple Knicks to stay alive

LOS ANGELES, California – Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and Andrew Nembhard emerged as an unlikely hero Friday (Saturday in Manila) as the Indiana Pacers grabbed a gritty 111-106 victory over the New York Knicks to claw back in their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series. The shot clock was running down when Nembhard drained a three-pointer to put the Pacers ahead, 109-106, with 17.8 seconds left to play. It was just his second basket of...

Hulkenberg: Komatsu "gave everything" to keep me at Haas in F1 2025

Nico Hulkenberg says new Haas principal Ayao Komatsu “fought” and “gave everything” in his bid to keep him at the American Formula 1 team in 2025.

NU sinks fangs into UST squads to close in on UAAP volleyball crowns

The only thing that matters for National University (NU) now is that the next time it crosses paths with University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the UAAP Season 86 volleyball finals, it will go for the kill. That goes for both the school’s men’s and women’s teams. The Lady Bulldogs, for one, are confident that unlike last year, when they lost to De La Salle University in the Finals, they can bring home the trophy this time. “We don’t want a repeat of...

Djokovic struck with bottle from stands after winning Rome opener

ROME: Novak Djokovic's fast start at the Rome Open was overshadowed on Friday after the tennis icon was struck with a hard plastic water bottle while greeting fans following his 6-3, 6-1 win over France's Corentin Moutet.World No. 1 Djokovic was left crouched on the ground in agony as the bottle hit him on the back of the head as he was signing autographs while he exited the centre court at the Foro Italico.Djokovic was then led from the arena...

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Polesitting Ferrari disqualified after WEC Spa qualifying

Ferrari has lost pole position for the third round of the World Endurance Championship at Spa after its #50 499P Le Mans Hypercar was discovered to be underweight after qualifying.

NBA: Nembhard’s late 3 lifts Pacers over Knicks in Game 3

INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Nembhard made a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the banged-up and short-handed New York Knicks 111-106 on Friday night in Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals. The Knicks still lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 with Game 4 set for Sunday in Indianapolis. New York led by nine with 9:45 remaining and...

Jonna Perdido, UST Tigresses vow to step up to save UAAP title bid

MANILA, Philippines — With Angge Poyos’ availability in Game 2 still uncertain due to an ankle injury, Jonna Perdido is determined to step up for the University of Santo Tomas Tigresses when they try to salvage their UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball campaign against the National University Lady Bulldogs. Perdido took matters into her own hands with 17 points and nine excellent receptions but it wasn’t enough to lift UST, which lost Poyos late...

UAAP: Bella Belen praises NU crowd inside ‘QPav-like’ Araneta

MANILA, Philippines — Bella Belen was thrilled to hear National University’s faithful matching the energy of the University of Santo Tomas’ fans, who turned the Smart Araneta Coliseum like the Quadricentennial Pavilion with their cheers, in Game 1 of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball finals on Saturday. Belen and the Lady Bulldogs drew strength from the NU fans among the 20,955 gate attendance at the Big Dome after moving to the cusp of...

Bella Belen, Detdet Pepito take friendship to next level UAAP with Finals duel

MANILA, Philippines — Bella Belen’s friendship with Detdet Pepito has come a long way as the childhood friends realize their dream UAAP Finals duel when the National University and University of Santo Tomas clash for the Season 86 women’s volleyball supremacy starting on Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Belen and Pepito’s friendship started when they were teammates at Lucas R. Pascual Memorial Elementary School in Baesa, Quezon City. They...

NBA: Mavericks hold off Thunder for 2-1 lead

DALLAS — Luka Doncic already had a balky right knee and an achy left ankle when he fell hard on his back while battling his primary defender, Lu Dort, for a loose ball. Not only did Doncic win the ensuing jump ball, the NBA scoring champion tracked down the loose ball that followed with his Dallas Mavericks clinging to a late lead. “Everything,” Doncic said when asked what hurt, a few minutes after walking gingerly to the locker room with Dallas...

Lomachenko knocks out Kambosos to win IBF lightweight title

Ukrainian boxing great Vasiliy Lomachenko clinched the IBF lightweight world title on Sunday after producing a supreme performance to stop Australia’s George Kambosos in the 11th round in Perth. In the main event at a sold-out 15,000 RAC Arena, heavy favorite Lomachenko defied the rowdy home crowd and dominated throughout. Lomachenko left the Australian bloodied and sealed the 135-pound belt in the 11th round after dropping Kambosos several...

Bolts survive Bolick’s career night for first blood

Meralco sneaked one over NLEX despite allowing Best Player of the Conference frontrunner Robert Bolick to score a career-high 48 points Friday, moving one win from advancing to the semifinals of the PBA Philippine Cup. But coach Luigi Trillo pointed out following a 107-103 victory in the opener of their best-of-three quarterfinal series at Smart Araneta Coliseum that there’s plenty of things to be addressed in order to finish out the Road...

NBA: Mike Budenholzer agrees to become next Suns coach

PHOENIX — Mike Budenholzer has agreed to coach the Phoenix Suns, according to multiple reports, as the franchise turns to the man who beat them in the 2021 NBA Finals. The 54-year-old Budenholzer replaces Frank Vogel, who was fired Thursday after one season. ESPN and The Athletic both reported that Budenholzer’s deal was for five years. Budenholzer — from Holbrook, Arizona — was coach of the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021 when they roared back from a...

Hoffman, Cray, Knott will have to fight another day

They had come a long way to conquer the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships in the hopes of clinching an outright spot for the 2024 Paris Olympics. But Lauren Hoffman, Eric Shawn Cray and Kristina Marie Knott will have to fight for that another day. The 25-year-old Hoffman managed to break her existing record en route to the gold in the women’s 400-meter hurdles and yet came short of an automatic Olympic berth during the meet held at...

Dan Quinn Getting Criticized For 'Tone-Deaf' Commanders Shirt

Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn debuted a new team shirt on Saturday. It has the "W" logo along with "Commanders" written underneath it but it also has a throwback to the old logo when the team was the "Redskins." It led to him getting ripped by fans on social media. "You ...

PBA: Juami Tiongson shines to help Terrafirma avoid early vacation

MANILA, Philippines—Juami Tiongson played his first-ever knockout game in the PBA for Terrafirma on Wednesday for a slot in the Philippine Cup playoffs and he grabbed it by the throat. In the Dyip’s 106-94 win over Northport at Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Tiongson was under the bright lights and the heavy pressure of pushing Terrafirma to its first quarterfinals appearance after a 16-conference drought. It was safe to say that Tiongson had himself a...

Sean Payton wants change from Bo Nix

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton is happy with what he’s seen from new quarterback Bo Nix after they selected him with the No. 12 overall pick in the NFL Draft, but there is one change he wants to instill in Nix this offseason – more snaps under center. During a recent press conference, Sean Payton made it clear that he wants Bo Nix to become a little bit more familiar with taking snaps under center given how it affects the timing of the...

Standhardinger, Ginebra dominate Magnolia to reach PBA semis

MANILA, Philippines–Barangay Ginebra got to work early and played with the same fiery intensity the rest of the way on Saturday night to beat Magnolia, 99-77, and take the shorter route to the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. The crowd darlings lived up to their mighty No. 2 seeding at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila, decisively beating their corporate siblings behind the big night of Christian Standhardinger, who finished with 36 points, 11...

Bears coach calls out Justin Fields

This offseason, the Chicago Bears decided to move on from former starting quarterback Justin Fields, trading him to the Pittsburgh Steelers before selecting Caleb Williams in the NFL Draft. And one of Fields’ former coaches offered a particularly scathing review of their former quarterback. Following the departure of Justin Fields from the team, one of Fields’ coaches with the Chicago Bears had a pretty brutal assessment of Fields’ processing...

Shoma Uno, two-time figure skating champion, retires at 26

Japan’s two-time world figure skating champion Shoma Uno announced his retirement on Thursday at the age of 26, saying his years on the ice had been “wonderful”. Uno finished fourth at the world championships in Montreal in March where he had been attempting to win his third consecutive title. “I have made the decision to retire” from competition, Uno wrote in Japanese on his Instagram account. READ: Shoma Uno adds to Japanese glory in Grand...

PBA: Pogoy-Oftana duo doing wonders for TNT

MANILA, Philippines—TNT hasn’t had a potent one-two punch since the Jimmy Alapag and Jayson Castro era. But it seems like the Tropang Giga have found a new dynamic duo in Roger Pogoy and Calvin Oftana. TNT turned to Pogoy and Oftana anew on Friday in taking a 116-99 win over Rain or Shine in Game 1 of their PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals series at Araneta Coliseum. “I’m very happy because me and Calvin are so close. We’re both Bisaya, we...

PVL: Creamline closes in on another title, beats Choco Mucho in Game 1

Creamline moved within just a win of an eighth Premier Volleyball League crown after dealing Choco Mucho 24-26, 25-20, 25-21, 25-16 heartbreak in Game 1 of the All-Filipino Conference Finals late Thursday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Jema Galanza provided for the Cool Smashers 20 points from 18 kills and two blocks. She also had 13 excellent receptions while Tots Carlos produced 17 points, 16 coming from attacks and 12 excellent digs on the...

Cebuana Khylem Progella is one promising volleyball player

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Another Cebuana volleybelle is making waves in the national scene. Khylem Progella, who is from Labangon in Cebu City, made a name for herself after helping the University of Santo Tomas (UST) win the girls’ high school beach volleyball title of UAAP Season 85. Progella, together with teammate Cameron Grace Villaluz, and third player Grithney Jhyn Dadang, helped UST’s beach volleyball team log successive titles. UST pulled...

Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh delivers most locked-in quote of NFL offseason

Los Angeles Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh is nothing if not committed to his craft.

PBA: Rain or Shine bounces back to even series vs TNT

MANILA, Philippines–With its top gun frosty once again, Rain or Shine on Sunday turned to its youth brigade to slip past TNT, 121-113, and bring their best-of-three PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinal race to a decider. Jhonard Clarito set the tone early while Andrei Caracut put the finishing touches on the Elastopainters’ conquest of the Tropang Giga that leveled the short series to a game apiece. “The most important thing here is our team—a young...

PBA: Meralco wary of Robert Bolick ahead of Game 2

MANILA, Philippines—Meralco’s Game 1 win over NLEX in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals certainly didn’t come easy. The Bolts on Friday beat the Road Warriors, 97-93, but needed to overcome a 48-point outburst by Robert Bolick to escape the Road Warriors at Araneta Coliseum. “He played well. It wasn’t part of our game plan [to make him score a lot]. You have to give it to Robert. He’s so good at picking angles and taking shots. It really...

Galanza eyes to extend Creamline's reign

TAKING down dynasties is as hard as keeping it alive and Creamline will have a chance to extend its supremacy in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference. Facing a familiar foe in the finals, Creamline overcame a first set blip to take down sister team Choco Mucho in four sets, 24-26, 25-20, 25-21, 25-16, in Game 1 of the finals last Thursday, May 9, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Keeping her cool in high-pressure moments in...

LIVE UPDATES: 2024 PVL All-Filipino Finals Game 1

PVL All-Filipino Finals schedule Game 1 (May 9) Smart Araneta Coliseum 4 p.m. – PetroGazz Angels vs Chery Tiggo Crossovers (Battle for Third) 6 p.m. – Choco Mucho Flying Titans vs Creamline Cool Smashers (Finals, Game 1) FULL SCHEDULE HERE. PVL: Experience tests hunger as Creamline-Choco Mucho series starts Choco Mucho has worked its way up the PVL to become a legitimate championship contender, and in this All-Filipino Conference, showed its...

Oldies but goodies: Seniors to keep an eye on ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft

Red Bull insists Verstappen had floor damage despite post-F1 race confusion

Red Bull has revealed that Max Verstappen’s hopes of challenging Lando Norris for the race win in Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix were derailed by floor damage.

NBA suspends Patrick Beverley 4 games

Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley has been suspended four games without pay for forcefully throwing a basketball multiple times at spectators and an inappropriate interaction with a reporter, the NBA announced Thursday. Beverley's actions took place during and after the Bucks' 120-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round series last Thursday. That loss eliminated the Bucks from the playoffs. Beverley,...

Jia De Guzman set for PH team return in AVC Challenge Cup

MANILA, Philippines — After a fruitful stint in Japan, Jia De Guzman will play for the Philippine women’s volleyball team in the AVC Challenge Cup from May 22 to 29 at Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Arriving in Manila a few days ago, De Guzman finally got her time to watch Creamline live when it tries to clinch its eighth title in Game 2 of the 2024 All-Filipino Conference Finals on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. The eight-time PVL Best setter...

NBA: Nuggets blow out Timberwolves, avoid 0-3 hole

MINNEAPOLIS — Jamal Murray rebounded from a rough start to the NBA Western Conference semifinals with 24 points to lead the Denver Nuggets on a 117-90 romp in Game 3 on Friday night that made the Minnesota Timberwolves the last team in the NBA to lose this postseason. Nikola Jokic, the three-time league NBA MVP, had 24 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, Michael Porter Jr. scored 21 points and the Nuggets cut theTimberwolves’ series lead to...

J.J. McCarthy makes big move for Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings selected Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft undoubtedly hoping that he will be their new franchise quarterback. And it sounds like he’s already putting in the extra work required to make that a possibility. This week, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell revealed that J.J. McCarthy went to the team’s practice field early to walk through plays on his own in...

McLaren: Norris' 'haunting' Russia 2021 F1 defeat can be "put behind us now"

Lando Norris' race engineer Will Joseph has insisted victory at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix means the 'haunting' failure in Russia in 2021 can be "put behind us now".

'I'm totally gulat!' — Cone on Ginebra's 22-point beating of Magnolia

MANILA, Philippines — Tim Cone admitted he was pleasantly surprised by how seemingly easy Barangay Ginebra disposed of long-time rival Magnolia, 99-77 on Saturday to advance to the PBA Philippine Cup best-of-five semifinal series. Heading into the game at the historic Rizal Memorial Coliseum, the American mentor said he was expecting a tense atmosphere, knowing full well that the Hotshots are capable of matching up against them on any given day....

NBA: Cavaliers blow out Celtics to even series at 1 game apiece

BOSTON — Donovan Mitchell banked in a 3-pointer from a few steps beyond the top of the arc and could only shrug as he backpedaled back on defense. He followed with two baskets in the lane to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 16-point lead. “Sometimes you get lucky,” Mitchell said after scoring 29 points to help Cleveland beat Boston 118-94 on Thursday night. “Shooters shoot.” Two nights after losing the opener by 25 points, the Cavaliers answered...

Belen says NU has to finish off UST in Game 2 or else

MANILA, Philippines — Finish off the UST Golden Tigresses in Game Two of the UAAP Season 86 women's volleyball Finals. Bella Belen said that this is the mentality that the NU Lady Bulldogs should have after taking the series opener, 25-23, 25-20, 25-20, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, May 11. "We're very happy because we were able to translate what we've trained to the game. We can't be complacent in Game Two. We should keep in mind...

UAAP: UST star Angge Poyos questionable for Finals Game 2

MANILA, Philippines—University of Santo Tomas has quite a problem on their hands at possibly the worst time ever. Golden Tigresses coach Emilio “Kung Fu” Reyes said after their Game 1 loss that there’s no assurance yet regarding Angge Poyos’ clearance to play for Game 2 of the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. “There’s swelling [in the ankle] already but it’s not as bad as Eya’s (Laure) before when it immediately turned violet. The...

Former Freemantle Docker Cam McCarthy tragically dies aged 29

IDF announces name of fallen soldier

The IDF announced the death of Staff-Sergeant Ariel Tsym, 20-years-old, from Modi'in on Saturday. Tsym was a combat soldier in the 931st Battalion in the Nahal Brigade and was killed in battle in the northern Gaza Strip. His family was notified. Tsym was posthumously promoted from the rank of Staff-Sergeant to the rank of Sergeant. Fallen IDF soldi...

Hoffman, Knott cop golds in PH Athletics tilt

BLITZING her way to glory, Filipino American Lauren Hoffman was seconds shy of meeting the Olympic standard, but she remained dominant in the women's 400-meter (m) hurdles of the ICTSI-Philippine Athletics Championships at the PhilSports track oval in Pasig on Friday, May 10. The Olympic hopeful clocked in 55.92 seconds, enough to clinch the gold medal, and was just 1.07 seconds away from reaching the Olympic standard of 54.85. With a wide...

Still hungry and focused Creamline bad news for Choco Mucho

The only thing that stands between Creamline upping an unprecedented Premier Volleyball League championship haul to eight is another victory against a storied, determined rival. And the Cool Smashers—seasoned as they are—don’t want to get ahead of themselves, even if they have a two-for-one shot at nailing another All-Filipino crown starting with Sunday’s game at Smart Araneta Coliseum. “Actually, I am still not thinking [about the title],”...