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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas, the NBA’s number two scorer, will miss his team’s two-game road trip with a bone bruise in his right knee, the club announced Thursday. Thomas, who scored 27 points in Boston’s 117-104 victory Wednesday over Minnesota, is averaging a career-best 29.2 points, second only to Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook with 31.8 points a game. The 28-year-old playmaker, in his sixth NBA campaign, is also […]
by Matthew Mohan Agence France Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Top Asian fighter Angela Lee said Thursday she is prepared to headline a “new era” for women’s mixed-martial arts in the region, and looked forward to a possible fight in China. Lee, 20, who is of Singaporean and Korean descent, is one of the sport’s most exciting prospects and has gained a huge following since becoming the world’s youngest MMA champion last year. “I’m really […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Goran Dragic showed no ill effects from an eye injury, scoring 33 points to power the Miami Heat to a 120-112 NBA win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. Dragic, of Slovenia, suffered an injury to his right eye last week when he was elbowed by Cory Joseph of the Toronto Raptors. He had to miss Sunday’s Heat loss to Indiana because his eye was swollen shut. The 30-year-old […]
SAN ANTONIO, United States (AFP) — San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge was reinstated to the NBA club’s lineup Wednesday when doctors approved the move four days after an indefinitely benching following a minor heart arrhythmia. Aldridge has averaged 17.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 blocked shots a game for the Spurs, who have won 11 of their past 12 contests and own the second-best record in the NBA at 52-14, just behind […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook edged closer to Oscar Robertson’s long-standing triple-double record after leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a comfortable 122-104 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. Westbrook brought up his remarkable 33rd triple-double of the season with 25 points, 19 assists and 12 rebounds as the Thunder improved to 38-29. The Oklahoma City talisman is now just eight shy of Robertson’s record season tally of 41 triple-doubles. The […]
Tunggalian di lang talas ng pag-iisip kundi lakas ng pangangatawan ang naging pundasyon ng bawat kalahok sa 6th Championship Karate Event ng (ISKP) Rhiyo Shotokan Karatedo Phils sa Robinson Mall Las Piñas. Ang ISKP ay bahagi ng Philippine Karate-Do Federation. Taon-taon nagsasagawa ng karate events para sa ibat-ibang clubs para sa buong Pilipinas na kasapi sa PKF (Phil Karate Federation).
Naniniwala ang American boxer na si Floyd Mayweather Jr. na mananalo si Sen. Manny Pacquiao sa laban nito kay Amir Khan. Wala umanong nakikita si Mayweather na Tyansa na mananalo ang 30-year-old na si Khan sa 38 anyos na si Pacquiao. Ang Pacquiao-Khan fight ay isasagawa sa Mayo 20.
SAN ANTONIO, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard shrugged off the after-effects of a recent concussion to score 31 points as the San Antonio Spurs downed Atlanta to go level with Golden State at the top of the Western Conference on Monday. Leonard, who had been concussed after a clash with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Victor Oladipo last Thursday, showed no sign of the knock as he led the Spurs to a 107-99 victory over […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) — Usain Bolt is poised to skip next month’s IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas as he prepares to retire from the sport later this year. The reigning Olympic 100m and 200m champion told reporters at a track meeting in Kingston on Saturday that he was unlikely to feature in the Jamaica squad for the two-day championship set for April 22-23. “My coach hasn’t said anything about it (World Relays), so I […]
Ang top rank CEO na si Bob Arum ay mas nais umanong pagsabungin si Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao at sina Terence Crawford o si Adrien Broner kaysa kay Amir Khan. Ayon kay Arum, mas bebenta pa sina Crawford at Broner kaysa kay Khan. Sa pahayag ni Arum, nasayang lamang ang oras ng fighting senator dahil sa naudlot na laban kay Khan na itinakdang magaganap sana sa April 22 o buwan ng Mayo sa Dubai. Ito […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala was fined $10,000 on Monday for racially charged remarks deemed “inappropriate” by the NBA. Iguodala incurred the wrath of the league for comments made following the Warriors’ 103-102 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves last Friday. Asked about a plan by coach Steve Kerr to rest Iguodala and other Warriors stars for Saturday’s game against San Antonio, Iguodala replied: “Nope, no clue. I do […]
(ATLANTA) – With the second half of the season already underway, the 4th and 5th seeded teams in the Eastern Conference, both have the first round of playoffs in their sights. It was an intense match-up as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Toronto Raptors in front of their home crowd . Point Guard Dennis Schroder led the charge for Atlanta with 26 points and 5 assists along with Paul Millsap, with his 21 points and […]
