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PVL draft quality takes hit with Belen, Solomon out but quantity is promising

The absence of National University’s (NU) Bella Belen and Alyssa Solomon has left the PVL draft pool rather shallow when it comes to talent, team officials told the Inquirer on Saturday after names of the applying rookies were made available to the public. “It’s not as deep as hoped,” a team official said, a sentiment echoed by several others regarding the pool that will be spearheaded by Alas Pilipinas players Thea Gagate and Julia Coronel of...

Tennis phenom Carlos Alcaraz sends a warning to Novak Djokovic

Passengers forced to strip after being stuck on plane with no air con

Footage showed suffering travellers peeling off their clothes while covered in beads of sweat, as others fanned the face of a fellow customer who appeared to have passed out in their seat (pictured)

NBA Finals: Celtics offer little on Porzingis after leg injury

DALLAS— Kristaps Porzingis didn’t do an encore with reporters two days after Boston’s big man answered questions in the immediate aftermath of the announcement of his rare lower left leg injury. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla didn’t offer much insight, either, which means Thursday’s injury report will be the closest thing to any official word on whether Porzingis’ latest ailment will keep him out of Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Dallas on Friday...

TNT Issues Statement After Charles Barkley's Sudden Retirement Announcement

Charles Barkley announced on Friday night that next NBA season will be his final one as an analyst. "I ain't going nowhere other than TNT," Barkley said. "But I have made the decision that, no matter what happens, next year is going to be my last year on television. And I just want to say ...

June Mar still confident San Miguel's chances far from dim

Dim chance? Not if you have a 'Kraken' on your side

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Maliksi makes sure there are no weak links with Bolts

With four PBA titles under his belt, Meralco gunner Allein Maliksi knows a thing or two about winning where lights shine the brightest and stakes are at their highest. And he proved just that on Friday night, figuring prominently in the Bolts’ 92-88 Game 5 conquest of defending champion San Miguel Beer that also put the club on the threshold of a historic first championship. “I remember during my San Mig (Coffee) days, coach Tim Cone would...

Dave Ildefonso completes Strong Group's stacked Jones Cup team

Oppa Dave is back to wearing a Pilipinas jersey

Janry Ubas claims gold in Thai meet

MANILA, Philippines — Janry Ubas' chase for a Paris Olympics berth got a huge boost as the Philippine bet claimed a gold medal at the Thailand Open Track and Field Championships men's long jump in Pathum Thani on Friday. Ubas leaped a length of 7.51 meters to clinch the championship in the 19-man field competition. The 30-year-old bested Taiwanese Wen Hua-Yu (7.41m) and Hong Kong's Wong Pak Hang (7.37m), who settled for the silver and bronze...

Magsayo eyes emphatic win versus Mexican fighter

(UPDATE) FILIPINO pug Mark Magsayo seeks for an authoritative win against Mexican Eduardo Ramirez in their super featherweight bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday. The 10-round Magsayo-Ramirez fight is part of the Premier Boxing Champions card culminating in the main event that is Gervonta Davis versus Frank Martin. Making his second appearance in the 130-pound class, Magsayo aims for an emphatic triumph that could serve as a gateway to...

Man Utd: Ratcliffe ‘pays price’ with Ashworth transfer blow after ‘final offer’ rejected by Newcastle

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been slammed for letting his pursuit of sporting director Dan Ashworth drag on this long.

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Charles Barkley Made Bold Prediction After Mavericks Won Game 4

Last night the Dallas Mavericks managed to avoid the disappointment of being swept in the NBA Finals by winning Game 4, sending the 3-1 series to the Boston Celtics' arena. But NBA analyst Charles Barkley doesn't believe that the series will end in Boston on Monday. Following Game 4, Barkley boldly ...

Trillo: ‘Nobody remembers second place’

Now that they are within a win of their first-ever PBA championship, the Meralco Bolts are determined to not let a golden opportunity slip away. Their first chance to close the series out is on Sunday night in Game 6 of the Philippine Cup Finals at Smart Araneta Coliseum, where the franchise that endured so many title heartbreaks can make those defeats a distant memory with another victory over the favored San Miguel Beermen. “Nobody remembers...

Le Mans-leading Ferrari hit with big penalty for BMW crash

The race-leading AF Corse Ferrari Hypercar has been slapped with a 30-second stop/go penalty for a collision that took out the #15 BMW from the 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Cause Of Death Announced For Former Lakers Guard Darius Morris

Just over a month ago the basketball world was rocked by the death of former Los Angeles Lakers guard Darius Morris. The former Michigan star was just 33 years old when he passed away, leading to plenty of questions surrounding his death. On Friday night, TMZ reported the official cause of death ...

Nadal skips Wimbledon, prepares for Olympics

RAFAEL Nadal is going to skip Wimbledon, as expected, and instead prepare for the Paris Olympics by entering a clay court tournament in Bastad, Sweden, he hasn't been to in 19 years. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, who turned 38 on June 3, said Thursday (Friday in Manila) he wants to just remain on clay, rather than switching over to grass for the All England Club, then needing to go back to clay for the Summer Games. "We believe that the best...

Biden sparks concerns as he appears to FREEZE during Juneteenth event

President Joe Biden sparked concerns Monday night when he appeared to freeze for the better part of a minute during a lively Juneteenth celebration at the White House.

Fan favorites USA, Japan arrive for VNL in Manila

MANILA, Philippines — The Volleyball Nations League (VNL) fever is on as fan favorites the United States and Japan arrived in Manila on Saturday. The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) shared that the competing men’s teams in its third consecutive hosting of the VNL have landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Team USA, led by ace setter Micah Christenson, is set for its Manila debut, receiving a warm welcome from its...

Everyone's Getting Tired Of Stephen A. Smith's Stadium Entrances

Prior to Game 4 between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, ESPN shared a video of Stephen A. Smith showing up to American Airlines Center. It went viral in just a few minutes, but not for a good reason. To be fair, Smith walks around the arena like he owns it. He's practically copying ...

PBA: With dream within reach, Bong Quinto draws from experience

MANILA, Philippines—Meralco guard Bong Quinto likened his current situation in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals to his experience at the collegiate level. On Friday at Araneta Coliseum, the Bolts moved one win away from taking their first PBA championship which has proved elusive since their emergence in the league. Quinto’s in quite the familiar scenario. READ: PBA Finals: Meralco needs to ‘play with poise’ to close out San Miguel Back in 2015,...

Celtics chemistry and Luka's legacy

The Boston Celtics took Game 3 in Dallas last Thursday. That takes out most of the air in the NBA Finals balloon. It's a virtual death warrant, shifting the question from "if" to "when." NBA announcers have never fallen short on reminding all the fans that "no team has ever recovered from a 0-3 deficit." Here is something ironic, though: The Boston Celtics were the team that was closest to breaking this stranglehold. Just last season, in the...

Scheffler tosses clubs in birdie-less 74

PINEHURST, North Carolina — Scottie Scheffler, the world's most dominant golfer, was so frustrated Friday (Saturday in Manila) at the US Open that he flipped a putter in the air and slammed a driver to the ground. Top-ranked Scheffler struggled to a four-over par 74 in the second round at Pinehurst, his first birdie-less round at a major. Standing on five-over 145 for 36 holes, Scheffler finished on the cut line and defied his own expectations...

PH stuns host Mexico in Men's Softball World Cup

The Philippines pulled the rug from under Mexico, 3-1, for its first win in Group A of the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup at the Fernando Ortiz Stadium in Mexico on Friday. The Cebuana Lhuillier-backed Blu Boys bowed to Dominican Republic, 2-5, and defending champion Australia, 4-3, in their first two games but kept its bid to make the final round alive with a resounding victory against the host country. The Philippines banked on a stellar...

Facing deficit nothing new for deadlock-seeking San Miguel Beer

San Miguel Beer is in a precarious, yet familiar predicament which it will try to overcome in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals when it stands up to Meralco’s first of two chances to end its long search for a championship. Game 6 is set 6:15 p.m. on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum, where the defending champion Beermen will try to solve the woes that allowed the Bolts to seize a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series two nights earlier. “For sure we...

Bourdais denies celebrating Le Mans pole prematurely

Sebastien Bourdais has explained he didn't celebrate a Le Mans 24 Hours pole position prematurely, despite scenes of joy in his camp before a red-flagged Hyperpole was restarted.

PH volleyball player Sisi Rondina’s comment on SB19 draws mixed reactions from fans

Following the recent Independence Day program held in Busan, Korea, where SB19 performed, Philippine volleyball player Sisi Rondina, along with her team members from Alas Pilipinas, was shortly interviewed and asked if they were excited to see anyone perform on stage. Rondina, who was holding the microphone, was beside Jia De Guzman who pointed to the fans who screamed for SB19. “SB19 daw po,” Rondina said, thereafter she added “Bhie, Starbucks...

Celtics take nothing for granted on brink of title

LOS ANGELES — Jayson Tatum has known since he was drafted by the Celtics in 2017 that the measure of success in Boston is an NBA title, but he's not chalking up championship No. 18 just yet. "Even now, up 3-0, nobody is celebrating or anything," Tatum said Thursday, a day after the Celtics thwarted a late Dallas rally to beat the Mavericks 106-99 and take a stranglehold on the best-of-seven NBA Finals. They've piled up 10 straight playoff...

COLUMN: Thanks to more rest, San Miguel got to release the 'Kraken'

Close to five minutes of extra time on the bench was exactly what Abai needed

NBA Finals: Luka Doncic, Mavericks crush Celtics to avoid sweep

DALLAS— Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks emphatically extended their season on Friday night, fending off elimination by beating the Boston Celtics 122-84 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The Mavs’ stars were done by the end of the third quarter, with good reason. It was all Dallas from the outset, the Mavs leading by 13 after one quarter, 26 at the half and by as many as...

'Fun' key to Mavs comeback — Doncic

LOS ANGELES — Dallas superstar Luka Doncic says the Mavericks must set aside the enormity of the task facing them in the NBA Finals and get back to having fun if they are to mount an unprecedented comeback against Boston. The Slovenian fouled out with just over four minutes remaining in game three on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) and could only watch from the bench as the Celtics thwarted the Mavs' late rally for a 106-99 victory and a 3-0 lead...

Celtics knocked down hard in Game 4, but go home with chance to clinch

DALLAS — Jayson Tatum had his step-back 3-pointer swatted away, then ended up in a heap on the floor and was called for an offensive foul. It was that kind of night for Tatum and the Boston Celtics, who got knocked down hard in Game 4 of the NBA Finals when they had a chance to complete a sweep of the Dallas Mavericks. Instead of wrapping up an unprecedented 18th NBA title, the Celtics suffered their worst loss ever in the NBA Finals — and one...

Osaka advances in Wimbledon warm-up

(UPDATE) THE HAGUE, the Netherlands — Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka was dumped out of the 's-Hertogenbosch grass-court tournament in a deciding tiebreak thriller Friday, ending an encouraging run on the surface ahead of Wimbledon. A battling performance by Canadian Bianca Andreescu, ranked a lowly 228 in the world, took her into the semifinals with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3) victory over the four-time Grand Slam champion. Andreescu will next face...

Tennis: Sinner takes over No.1 spot from Djokovic

Janik Sinner’s anticipated rise to world No.1 was made official on Monday when the ATP released its new rankings, making him the first Italian ever to hold the top spot. Sinner reached the semi-finals of the French Open where he was beaten by eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz who climbs to second, nudging 37-year-old Djokovic, who has been No.1 since last September, down to third. READ MORE: Carlos Alcaraz wins French Open for third Grand Slam...

Gagate leads PVL draft applicants

MANILA, Philippines — The race for Alas Pilipinas and La Salle star Thea Gagate is on. The talented 6-2 middle blocker was the biggest name that came out of the 47-player list that applied for the Premier Volleyball League’s breakthrough rookie draft set July 8. Gagate should be unquestionably tabbed by whichever picks first among Strong Group Athletics, Capital1 Solar, Galeries Tower and Farm Fresh having excelled in almost all teams she played...

Bryson DeChambeau’s agent, Golf Channel’s Damon Hack had ‘heated’ argument at U.S. Open

Does Bryson DeChambeau get treated fairly by those in golf media? That’s up to the individual to decide. One individual, DeChambeau’s agent, Brett Falkoff, does not think he does. And after Saturday’s round at the U.S. Open was complete, Falkoff made his feelings clear. Once Saturday’s play was complete, No Laying Up’s Kevin Van Valkenburg Read more... The post Bryson DeChambeau’s agent, Golf Channel’s Damon Hack had ‘heated’ argument at U.S....

Hilarious video shows female passenger sat alone among Scotland fans

Tens of thousands of members of the Tartan Army have made the trip to Germany to cheer on their heroes, and at home thousands more are expected to pack out venues to watch the game.

PBA Finals: Unable to stop June Mar, Meralco still finds way to win

MANILA, Philippines—A win’s a win, no matter the cost. In the case of Meralco in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals, the Bolts won 92-88, to take the commanding 3-2 lead despite allowing Beermen star June Mar Fajardo to go off for 38 points and 18 rebounds. Raymond Almazan wouldn’t have it any other way, though. READ: PBA Finals: Meralco needs to ‘play with poise’ to close out San Miguel “If you’ll ask me, I’ll trade that [performance] for...

PBA Finals: San Miguel unfazed by 3-2 disadvantage vs Meralco

MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel’s Chris Ross is well aware of the theme of this year’s PBA Philippine Cup Finals. Though Meralco is a win away from closing out the best-of-seven series, Ross still believes that the Beermen remain in a good place to defend their All-Filipino conference crown. “We’re good,” Ross assured after their 92-88 loss to the Bolts at Araneta Coliseum on Friday. “The series has been going this way, we win one, they win one,...

Mercedes targeting F1 charge by "bullying" car into being "driver's friend"

Mercedes technical director James Allison has revealed the team faces the "challenge" of tuning its Formula 1 car into a "driver's friend".

Grospe resets high jump PH natl record

(UPDATE) FILIPINO high jumper Leonard Grospe reset his personal and national record by leaping 2.21 meters at the 2024 Thailand Track and Field Championships on Friday. Claiming the silver medal, Grospe thus bested the previous Philippine best of 2.20 meters (m) that he himself established at the Philippine National Games last December. The 22-year-old Grospe, a triple gold medalist for Mapua in NCAA Season 99, finished behind gold winner...

MPBL: Sherwin Concepcion, ex-PBA 3x3 players sign with Abra

Weavers keep loading up for MPBL stretch run

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Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving hints at Philippine visit

As sale of Anta Kai 1s soar, Mavs star says he's set to visit the country 'very soon'

The NBA mourns following the death of legend Jerry West at 86

PVL draws 47 aspirants for inaugural rookie draft

MANILA, Philippines — The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) proudly announces the initial class for the league's inaugural Rookie Draft, which will take place on July 8. From a total of 50 applicants, the list was trimmed to 47 after careful deliberation and screening. This historic event marks a significant milestone for the PVL, showcasing a diverse and talented pool of athletes ready to make their mark on the professional stage. The aspirants...

'Lionel Messi' ARRESTED following 125 metre climb in Buenos Aires

Ben Hunt: The factors behind Mercedes’ prospective Antonelli gamble

As Mercedes appears to be moving closer to promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli as Ferrari-destined Lewis Hamilton’s replacement in its Formula 1 driver line-up, here are the considerations in play and why other bets have become outside shots

Gallent assures Game 7

MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Beer coach Jorge Gallent has guaranteed, with no hesitation, that there will be a Game Seven in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. Meralco is up, 3-2, in the best-of-seven series and carries a twice-to-beat advantage entering Game Six, a potential closer, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum tonight. Even as San Miguel has to beat Meralco twice in a row for the championship, Gallent is unperturbed. He has no doubt the...