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by Greg Heakes © Agence France-Presse INDIAN WELLS, United States (AFP) — Daria Kasatkina defeated her second straight top 10 player as she needed less than an hour to rout Angelique Kerber and book her first Indian Wells semi-final on Thursday. The 20-year-old Russian rolled to an easy 6-0, 6-2 victory in 58 minutes over the 10th seeded Kerber at the joint WTA/ATP hardcourt tournament on Thursday. Kasatkina, who is ranked 19th in the world, […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Six players scored in double figures for the defending 3-time Philippine Cup champions San Miguel Beermen as SMB steamrolled Barangay Ginebra with an emphatic 102-81 victory at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The Beermen now have a commanding 3-1 semifinals series lead to put crowd favorites Ginebra in the brink of elimination. San Miguel is just a win away from securing their fourth straight All-Filipino […]
Norman Castro EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) – After a tough home loss to the Eastern Conference leading Toronto Raptors, the New York Knicks looked to snap their seven-game losing streak against the Dallas Mavericks. With both teams no longer looking to the playoffs but to the lottery, this game had more to do with team morale and pride. The Knicks fell short once again, losing 110-97 at home. The Knicks first […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service All eyes will be at the Mall of Asia Arena tonight for a crucial Game 4 of the semifinals series between SMC sister teams San Miguel Beermen and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel at 7:00 p.m. Reigning 4-time MVP Junemar Fajardo will try to lead a star-studded Beermen squad to a commanding 3-1 series lead and inch closer to a fourth straight Phillipine Cup Finals appearance. But they might have […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn’s title defense in Las Vegas next month has been postponed after opponent Terence Crawford injured his hand while sparring, organizers said Thursday. The Australian was due to fight the undefeated American on April 14, but it has now been put back to a yet-to-be-decided date. “Jeff Horn’s scheduled world title defense against highly-rated American Terence Crawford has been postponed,” his team said in a statement. “Crawford […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Washington Wizards fought back from a 20-point deficit to jolt the injury-hit Boston Celtics with a 125-124 victory in double overtime on Wednesday. A Jodie Meeks three-pointer with two seconds remaining tied it for the Wizards at 106-106 to send the game into the first period of overtime after the Celtics appeared to have done enough for the win. Boston rookie Jayson Tatum then blew a chance to […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Lionel Messi scored 2 goals and assisted on one as the Argentinian forward led La Liga leaders Barcelona to a 3-0 demolition of English side Chelsea, and advance to the CL quarterfinals with a 4-1 aggregate victory at the Nou Camp in Barcelona. Messi also became the second player to register 100 Champions League goals. Goal number 99 came early at the 3rd minute of the match. He then […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors star guard Klay Thompson has suffered a fractured right thumb and will be re-evaluated next week after missing four games, the reigning NBA champions said Wednesday. Thompson suffered the injury, originally diagnosed as a sprain, in Sunday’s 109-103 loss at Minnesota. he will be re-evaluated next Tuesday. The long-range sharpshooter averages 19.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists a game, shooting 48.9 percent from the court […]
KALAHEO, HAWAII (Eagle News) — To Tahiti, we ride! The WSL’s Hawaii/Tahiti Nui Region shifts from the North Shore of O’ahu Island, Hawai’i to the beautiful Polynesian lands of Tahiti, particularly the surf spot of Rangiroa. Like Hawai’i, Tahiti is a top vacation destination in the South Pacific. It is also home to native son and Papara Pro Open Tahiti defending champion Ariihoe Tefa’afana. For this contest, he will have to go wave for wave […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Injury-ridden Magnolia Pambansang Manok relied on their young guns to claim a 106-99 win over a determined NLEX Road Warriors and take a 2-1 series lead in their semifinals matchup at the Araneta Coliseum. Magnolia entered the game without two of their veteran players, with veteran big-man Marc Pingris missing at least 6 months after suffering an ACL tear during Game 1 against NLEX, and guard Justin Melton suffering […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook snared the 100th triple-double of his career on Tuesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder closed in on a playoff berth with a 119-107 defeat of the Atlanta Hawks. Westbrook finished with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to become only the fourth player in NBA history to record a century of triples. The 29-year-old Thunder star joins Oscar Robertson (181), Magic Johnson (138) and Jason Kidd […]
(Eagle News) — March is a time where the last remnants of winter gasp for its last breath and spring starts to claw its way in. In sports, the NFL free agency continues to make waves, the MLB spring training has started, and the NBA and NHL regular season is winding down preparing us for high stakes playoff series in April and May. While the summer and winter Olympics gives us national pride for a […]
