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Argentina react to winning Davis Cup title

ZAGREB, CROATIA (Reuters — Argentina took their first Davis Cup title on Sunday (November 27) after Juan Martin Del Potro and Federico Delbonis won their singles matches to complete the South American nation’s spectacular comeback in a 3-2 victory over hosts Croatia in the final. Del Potro fought back from two sets down to beat Marin Cilic 6-7(4) 2-6 7-5 6-4 6-3 before Delbonis swept aside Ivo Karlovic 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the decisive rubber, […]

Seattle beat Colorado to reach MLS Cup final

(Reuters) — The Seattle Sounders defeated Colorado Rapids 1-0 in Denver to ensure they won the Western Conference finals and advanced to the MLS Cup final. The Rapids had the better chances in the first-half, with Jermaine Jones heading just wide from a corner and then looping the ball onto the top of the net later in the half after Sounders keeper, Stefan Frei, fumbled his catch. The game was settled in the second-half when […]

Football: Russia under scrutiny at Confederations Cup draw

Kazan, Russia ( AFP ) — The wisdom of awarding Russia the right to stage the 2018 World Cup will come under sharp scrutiny in Kazan on Saturday at the draw for next year’s Confederations Cup. Kicking off in Kazan on June 17 and ending in a Saint Petersburg final on July 2, the Confederations Cup involves only eight nations but is widely seen as important preparation for the World Cup the following year. And so far the […]

NBA: Spurs rally past Celtics to win eighth straight

Boston, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard scored nine points in the final 7:17 as the San Antonio Spurs kept rolling with a spirited 109-103 win over the Boston Celtics that extended three winning streaks. LaMarcus Aldridge clinched the Spurs come-from-behind victory with an offensive rebound and two free throws with 17 seconds remaining. “It was a great win for us against the really active team,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. The Spurs, who trailed by 14 […]

NBA: Cavaliers rally to beat 76ers

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James recorded his third triple-double of the season as the Cleveland Cavaliers are off to one of their best starts in franchise history after a 112-108 win over Philadelphia on Sunday. James and Kevin Love powered the offence through three quarters before Kyrie Irving took over in the fourth for the defending champion Cavaliers who improved to 13-2 on the season. Irving scored 20 of his 39 points […]

AFF Cup: Philippines crashes out of contention, Indonesia sneaks through semi-finals

  BOCAUE, Philippines — The Philippines did all it could to keep defending champion Thailand at bay, but a late goal gave the War Elephants a clean sweep of its Group A assignments after the final day of the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup group stage at the Philippine Sports Stadium. Indonesia, on the other hand, hung tough against the Singapore XI to pull off a rousing 2-1 come from behind win over at the Rizal […]

Arum, inihalintulad si Lomachenko kay Ali

Itinuturing naman ngayon ni top rank Big Boss Bob Arum na tila bersyon ng isang batang Muhammad Ali si Ukrainian boxer at two-division champion Vasyl Lomachenko. Ito’y matapos umanong gumawa ng kasaysayan sa larangan ng boxing ang Ukrainian boxer makaraang makakuha kaagad ng World Champion sa dalawang weight classes sa loob lamang ng pitong laban. Sa ngayon, may rekord si Lomachenko na anim na panalo at isang talo at sakaling muling manalo kontra kay WBO […]

Azkals umangat ang ranking; Laban sa Thailand, pinaghahandaan

Muling umangat ang ranking ng Philippine National Football Team na Azkals habang nasa kasagsagan ng 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup Competition. Mula sa dating ika-isang daan at dalawampu’t apat (124th) na pwesto ay nasa pang isang daan at labing pito (117th) na ito ngayon base na rin sa pinaka-huling world ranking na inilabas ng FIFA. Batay sa ulat, isa umanong factor ng pag-angat muli ng pambansang koponan ay ang pag-kaka-panalo nito sa Kyrgyztan noong nakaraang buwan. […]

Manny Pacquiao opens boxing gym in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Filipino Boxer and Senator, Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, unveiled his new boxing gym to the media on Friday (November 25) located in the heart of Tokyo’s trendy shopping district. The 37-year old world champion told reporters that he wished to share his talent with aspiring boxers. “(I opened this gym) to help the people to do exercise and also the boxers to discover a good boxer, and I can share my, and […]

Football: Leicester’s Drinkwater gets three-game ban

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater will serve a three-match ban after accepting a charge of violent conduct for elbowing Watford’s Valon Behrami, the Football Association announced on Thursday. England international Drinkwater, 26, struck Behrami in the face during the second half of Leicester’s 2-1 defeat at Watford last Saturday, which left the champions 14th in the Premier League table. Referee Neil Swarbrick took no action at the time of the […]

‘Blackwater’ at ‘Rain or Shine’ panalo sa PBA

Kapwa wagi naman ang Blackwater Elite at Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters sa ikalawang araw ng pagpapatuloy ng 2017 PBA Philippine Cup. Sa iskor na 94-87, tinalo ng elite ang koponan ng Phoenix Petroleum Fuel matapos umiskor ang rookie sensation na si Mac Belo ng dise-syete puntos. Habang sa iskor na 101-87, ay tinambakan naman ng Rain or Shine ang power house team na Talk N’ Text Ka-Tropa sa pangunguna ni Jericho Cruz na nagtala […]

DLSU pasok sa finals ng UAAP Season 79

by Bob Crisostomo Pasok na sa finals ng UAAP season 79 ang De La Salle Green Archers matapos talunin ang Adamson Soaring Falcons. Sa iskor na 69-64, tuluyan ng tinapos ng Archers ang pangarap sana ng Falcons na maka-usad sa finals ngayon taon. Pinangunahan ni Jeron Teng ang nasabing laban na gumawa ng twenty five points habang nag-dagdag naman si Ben Mbala ng twenty one points, sixteen rebounds at apat na blocks. Makakaharap ng Green […]