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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown called on fans to lower expectations about returning star Joel Embiid on Monday as the Cameroonian center works his way back from a long-term injury. Embiid scored 14 points but the 7ft (2.13m) player’s contribution was not enough to stop the Sixers sliding to their sixth loss of the year, 109-84 to the Utah Jazz. The Sixers (0-6), the worst team in the NBA […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealander Joseph Parker will fight Mexican-American Andy Ruiz in Auckland next month for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) heavyweight title vacated by Tyson Fury, Parker’s promoter said Tuesday. After weeks of negotiation, Parker’s Duco Events said the fighters will meet at the city’s Vector Arena on December 10. On the line is the WBO heavyweight belt, one of the two titles Fury vacated last month in order to seek […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boston Celtics center Al Horford has not shown progress in recovering from a head injury and remains in the NBA’s concussion protocol, coach Brad Stevens said Monday. Horford has missed Boston’s past three games with concussion-like symptoms after being struck in the head during a workout a week ago. “He has not advanced in the protocol from what I’ve been told,” Stevens said. Horford signed a four-year deal worth […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James isn’t sure why the NFL is losing US television viewers while the NBA and Major League Baseball enjoy strong ratings, but he warns the fun factor is dwindling. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar, speaking to reporters after a workout Monday, said he enjoyed seeing his favorite NFL team, the Dallas Cowboys, win 35-10 at Cleveland on Sunday before appearing at a campaign rally for US Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The free viewing of the fight between Senator Manny Pacquiao and Jessie Vargas were offered in various public places in the Philippines on Sunday. As usual, the various venues were an absolute crowd magnet, as fans of Manny Pacquiao gathered to watch their hero fight. The crowd roared loudly after Manny Pacquiao won the fight through unanimous decision.
NEW ROK, United States (AFP) — Utah’s Gordon Hayward made a triumphant NBA return from a fractured finger Sunday by scoring 28 points to lead the Utah Jazz over the host New York Knicks 114-109. The 26-year-old forward missed the first six games of the season with a broken left ring finger but Hayward, who led Utah last season with 19.7 points and 3.7 assists a game, made the most of his season debut in […]
by Greg Heakes LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Floyd Mayweather accepted an invite to watch Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao’s WBO title fight on Saturday, leaving many wondering if a request to step back in the ring would be next. Mayweather had a front row seat at the Thomas & Mack Center to watch Pacquiao easily beat former champion Jessie Vargas with a unanimous decision victory. Pacquiao said on Sunday that he is eager to […]
by Greg Heakes LAS VEGAS, United States | AFP | — Filipino star Manny Pacquiao reclaimed the World Boxing Organization welterweight title for the third time with a unanimous decision victory over former champion Jesse Vargas in his comeback fight on Saturday. The 37-year-old Pacquiao, who announced his retirement seven months ago after beating Timothy Bradley, knocked Vargas down in the second round en route to a decisive victory at the Thomas & Mack […]
THE “Filipino flash” Nonito Donaire lost via unanimous decision to the 24-year old Mexican-American challenger Jessie Magdaleno in the undercard of the historic Pacquiao-Vargas fight at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. With the loss, Magdaleno got Donaire’s WBO World super bantamweight title and ups his undefeated record to 24-0 while the former champion slips to 37-4. Magdaleno was ahead in all three score cards, 116-112, 116-112, 118-110.his four-fight win streak come […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State forward Kevin Durant dropped 39 points on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday to lead the Warriors to an emphatic 122-96 victory over his former NBA team. Durant shocked many when he opted to join the Warriors as a free agent after Golden State ousted the Thunder in last season’s Western Conference finals. Durant downplayed the idea that there was extra emotion in the contest against the […]
(Reuters) — Manny Pacquiao seemed to indicate he may have overextended himself in combining a political career with a boxing comback at a news conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday (November 2) The only eight division world champion said “It’s going to be a historical fight. Basically my first fight being a senator. I tell you this. Don’t do this. Being a senator in a fight is not easy. If you don’t have discipline […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James poured in a season-high 30 points on Thursday as the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers remained unbeaten with a 128-122 victory over the Boston Celtics. James scored 20 of his points in the third period and added 12 assists for the Cavaliers, who have won the first five games of the season for the first time since the 1976-77 campaign, when they started 8-0. James has started a […]
