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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao plans to come out of retirement to fight an as yet to be named opponent later this year, his promoter said Tuesday, though the boxer said no fight has yet been set. Bob Arum told American sports broadcaster ESPN that the former welterweight champion plans to fight on either October 29 or November 5 as a main event bout in Las Vegas as long […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green, who is expected to represent the United States in the Rio Olympics, has been arrested for an alleged misdemeanor assault. According to court documents obtained by ESPN, the 26-year-old Green was detained on Sunday in East Lansing, Michigan where he played four seasons of college basketball. Police said that Green was arrested on a misdemeanor assault and battery charge in the early morning […]
by Greg Heakes LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — San Antonio Spurs star power forward Tim Duncan, one of the best players in NBA history, announced his retirement Monday, ending a brilliant 19-season career that included five league titles. The 40-year-old Duncan, who was selected as the first overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft, spent his entire career with the Spurs — an anomaly in a league where players often change teams. The Spurs […]
LAUSSANE, Switzerland (AFP) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday it has put back its ruling on the two-year doping ban for Maria Sharapova for two months to September, ruling the tennis superstar out of the Rio Olympics. The 29-year-old Russian tested positive for the banned medication meldonium during January’s Australian Open, in a severe blow to her reputation. If the ban — which Sharapova has called “unfairly harsh” — is upheld it […]
by Sebastian Smith RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Rio de Janeiro hosts the Olympic Games in less than four weeks, but crime and economic crisis mean the party-loving Brazilian city is glum and struggling to find its vibe. Stadiums are just about ready and local businesses, hammered by Brazil’s deep recession, look forward to the arrival of an estimated 500,000 tourists. For an already sports-mad city, the Games — the first ever held in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — World number two Dustin Johnson, who won his first major title at the US Open Golf Championship in June, won’t play in the Rio Olympics because of concerns over the Zika virus. In a statement released to the Golf Channel on Friday by his agent, David Winkle of Hambric Sports Management, Johnson said his hopes of expanding his family with fiancee Paulina Gretzky meant it would be “irresponsible” to risk […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Unprecedented demand for Cleveland Cavaliers merchandise after the team’s first NBA title lifted them atop team sales, the league announced Thursday, but Golden State’s Stephen Curry topped jersey sales. The Cavaliers edged Golden State 4-3 in the best-of-seven championship series, bringing Cleveland its first champion in any major sport since 1964 and boosting the club on global online league store sales. Not since January of last year, near the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — NBA star Kevin Durant dismissed critics of his leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder for Golden State on Thursday after signing a two-year deal worth $54.3 million to join the Warriors. “All I can control is how I come to work every single day and help this team get better,” Durant said. “I can’t worry about the outside noise.” Four-time NBA scoring leader Durant, the 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – Dwyane Wade, a three-time NBA champion with Miami, is set to join his hometown Chicago Bulls following 13 seasons with the Heat, the US media reported Wednesday night. The 34-year-old free agent and 12-time all star reportedly baulked at a two-year, $40 million deal from the only franchise he has known. His new deal will reportedly pay him $47.5 million over two years, with a player option in year two. […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Dwyane Wade, a three-time NBA champion with Miami, and Ray Allen, the NBA’s all-time 3-point shooter who retired in 2014, were pondering moves to title contenders Wednesday. In the final hours before Thursday’s start of NBA teams being able to sign contracts with free agents, 2013 NBA championship teammates Wade and Allen were looking at rich deals and contending teams and considering their options. NBA clubs can agree to […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Canada joined France and New Zealand in the semi-finals of an Olympic basketball qualifying tournament in Manila on Wednesday as hosts the Philippines were knocked out. Cory Joseph, the Toronto Raptors guard, sank three of four pressure-laden free throws in the dying seconds as Canada beat Senegal 58-55, a day after defeating Turkey. Joseph’s skill killed off a Senegalese rally that saw the Africans get to within a basket, 55-53, with […]
MANILA, July 6 – President Rodrigo R. Duterte took a break from his busy work schedule to watch the much-awaited game between Gilas Pilipinas and France in the ongoing 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) at the MOA Arena in Pasay City. PRRD made the ceremonial toss of the ball to signal the start of the game at 9 p.m. As he entered the court, the President bowed twice to the crowd amid thunderous cheers and yells from the fans chanting ‘”Duterte, Duterte, go go […]
