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Boxing: Alvarez-Golovkin 2 could be in the cards

LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — A somber Canelo Alvarez was left wondering what more he could have done to wrest the middleweight world titles away from Gennady Golovkin after their controversial 12-round draw on Saturday in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old Mexican star said he executed his game plan the way he wanted to, but missed his big chance when he failed to knock the champion out in the 10th round. “I wanted to finish […]

From Fiba website. Slovenia wins tournament after beating Serbia

Eurobasket 2017: Dragic’s 35 points, Randolph’s clutch baskets catapult Slovenia to first ever Eurobasket title

By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service All rise for the new kings of European basketball. Miami Heat star guard Goran Dragic’s 35 points and two crucial baskets by American naturalized player Anthony Randolph with two minutes left in the game gave Slovenia a 93-85 win over perennial powerhouse Serbia to capture the 2017 Eurobasket championship and their first European title. The win caps Slovenia’s magical run, an unbeaten one from the group stages with big […]

Eurobasket 2017: Spain survives late Russia push to capture bronze medal

By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Pau Gasol scored 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Spain to a 93-85 bronze medal game victory over Russia. Spain led by as much as 17 points during the 3rd quarter but a determined Russia squad came within four with less than two minutes late in the game. The Russians were waxing out from the outside but Vitaly Fridzon badly missed a three-point shot which would […]

UAAP men’s basketball: Desiderio explodes for 28 points as UP blows out UE

By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service UP Fighting Maroons Team Captain Paul Desiderio exploded for 28 points to lead the Diliman-based Fighting Maroons to an 84-71 win against the UE Red Warriors. UP overcame a bad start, going down by as much as 14 points against UE during the 1st quarter. Down 38-42 after the halftime break, UP then blitzed UE with 26-7 3rd quarter to break the game wide open. UP goes to 2-1 […]

UPDATED: Judges score Canelo-Triple G middleweight superfight a stunning split draw

By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Another one of boxing’s highly anticipated megafight ended in controversy once more after the judges scored the bout a stunning split draw at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Two judges scored it 118-110 for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and 115-113 for Gennady Golovkin, and the other had it a 114-114 draw. Both fighters will retain their belts. Golovkin remains the WBC-WBA-WBO-IBO unified champion while Alvarez retains his Ring Magazine […]

Football: Arsenal probe fan chaos during Europa clash

by Julian Guyer and  John Weaver Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Arsenal said Friday they were investigating how vast numbers of away fans gained access to the home sections of Emirates Stadium for their clash with Cologne, sparking ugly scenes that marred the Europa League clash. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he had been preparing for a postponement at the north London ground, describing the decision to play the game as a “gamble.” Visiting fans were issued […]

Over-crowding causes delay of Arsenal v FC Cologne Europa League match

LONDON, England (Reuters) — Kick-off in the Europa League group stage match between Arsenal and FC Cologne was delayed by an hour on Thursday (September 14). The group H clash was due to kick off at 1905 GMT. However, Arsenal’s official Twitter account announced that kick-off had been delayed just 45 minutes before the match. “The kick-off of #AFCvCOL has been delayed by an hour in the interests of crowd safety,” the club said. Earlier […]

Football: Klopp says no magic solution to Liverpool woes

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp says the transfer market is not the magic solution to Liverpool’s defensive woes after familiar problems returned to haunt his side on their return to Champions League action against Sevilla. Dejan Lovren’s slip allowed Wissam Ben Yedder to score early in Wednesday’s match at Anfield but goals from Roberto Firmino, who also missed a penalty, and Mohamed Salah appeared to have put the home side in control. However, with 18 minutes […]

SEA games medalists given cash incentives, citations by President Duterte

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte gave millions of pesos in cash incentives to the Filipino athletes who became the pride of the Philippines in the recent 29th Southeast Asian Games for winning medals for the country in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Duterte gave the cash incentives to the athletes who won 24 gold medals, 33 silver and 64 bronze medals at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall in Malacanan. The athletes also  received presidential citations for […]

Paris, LA delight in winning Olympics bids

LIMA, Peru (Reuters) — Paris was awarded the 2024 summer Olympics bid and Los Angeles the 2028 Games bid on Wednesday (September 13), with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) breaking with decades of tradition to vote on a unique double allocation. Paris, which has hosted two previous Olympics, will stage the event 100 years after its last Games in 1924. Los Angeles will also organize its third Games after 1932 and 1984. IOC President Thomas […]

Golovkin and Canelo arrive in Las Vegas for big fight

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) — Undefeated middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexico’s Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez arrived in Las Vegas on Tuesday (September 12) to be presented to fans before their middleweight showdown. The Kazakhstani and his Mexican challenger will fight on September 16 in Las Vegas. The 35-year-old Golovkin has made 18 consecutive world middleweight title defenses, while his 26-year-old opponent has won world titles in two divisions during a 51-fight career. Alvarez’s sole defeat came […]

Olympics: Paris, Los Angeles prepare to celebrate Olympic award

by Rob Woollard Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) — The International Olympic Committee will confirm Paris and Los Angeles as hosts for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics here Wednesday, crowning two cities at the same time in a historic first for the embattled sports body. After a week that has seen the IOC forced onto the defensive over mounting corruption allegations, the Olympic movement will bask in a welcome jolt of good news as the […]