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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — American Thomas Dooley will lead the Philippines’ football team for another two years after maintaining their top ranking in Southeast Asia, the national federation said. The deal means Dooley, a former captain of the US national team, will lead the Philippines as they target success in the AFF Suzuki Cup, which they are co-hosting with Myanmar in November and December. Dooley, 54, who took charge in 2014, will now stay at […]
By Diego de la Paz QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Alaska survived a huge scare from second-seed Meralco late in the ballgame and managed to emerge victorious via a 76-70 count to book the last seat in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Calvin Abueva, seen as the leading Best Player of the Conference candidate, topped all scorers with 19 points and eight rebounds, followed by Chris Banchero […]
MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — American Thomas Dooley will lead the Philippines’ football team for another two years after maintaining their top ranking in Southeast Asia, the national federation said. The deal means Dooley, a former captain of the US national team, will lead the Philippines as they target success in the AFF Suzuki Cup, which they are co-hosting with Myanmar in November and December. Dooley, 54, who took charge in 2014, will now stay […]
OAKLAND , United States (AFP) — Klay Thompson scored 27 points as the Golden State Warriors staged a fourth quarter fightback to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semi-final series on Tuesday. The reigning champion Warriors were caught cold in the first quarter after Portland raced into a double-digit lead, holding a 34-21 advantage heading into the second quarter. But Golden State, missing the injured Stephen […]
Tampa Bay Lightning star Brian Boyle was hero and villain on Tuesday after helping his team snatch a dramatic 5-4 overtime victory over the New York Islanders in a stormy playoff. Boyle scored the game-winning goal as Tampa Bay grabbed a crucial win on the road to take a 2-1 series lead. But the towering Lightning center incurred the wrath of Islanders coach Jack Capuano after flattening defenseman Thomas Hickey in the build-up to his […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Miami Heat defeated the Toronto Raptors 102-96 in overtime on Tuesday to claim a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-final playoff series. A stunning buzzer-beating three-pointer from near halfway by Toronto star Kyle Lowry had given the Raptors a lifeline at 90-90 to force overtime. But in overtime Miami raised their game to break the Raptors resistance, quickly rattling off eight unanswered points to silence the […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers is confident the team’s best players want to stay with the club despite a disappointing exit in the playoffs. Rivers said Tuesday he believes Blake Griffin and Chris Paul will both return for the franchise next season, ruling out any possibility of either being traded. “I think they all want to come back, and we’re going to make a strong effort to […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — NBA referees on Tuesday admitted they made an officiating blunder during the frantic finale to San Antonio’s playoff clash with Oklahoma City. Referees crew chief Ken Mauer told a pool reporter that officials should have called a foul on a rare inbounds play they had never seen before at the end of Monday’s thriller. Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Spurs 98-97 to tie the seven-game series at 1-1. […]
SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) — The chief organiser of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea resigned Tuesday less than two years before the Games begin, citing urgent problems with his troubled shipping business. Cho Yang-Ho, the chairman of Hanjin Group and Korean Air, resigned with immediate effect due to the “critical financial issues” facing Hanjin Shipping, the Pyeongchang 2018 organising committee said in a statement. The statement made no mention of a possible replacement. […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook scored 29 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder roared back into contention on Monday to level their Western Conference playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs with a 98-97 victory. Just two days after suffering a 32-point blowout defeat on Saturday, Westbrook and Kevin Durant both produced big games to propel the Thunder to a crucial victory. Westbrook’s haul was matched by another masterful performance from […]
Former world number one Roger Federer has pulled out of this week’s Madrid Open with a back injury. The Swiss great travelled to the Spanish capital for the tournament but was unable to practice on Monday (May 2) and announced his withdrawal. Federer, however, said he would be back for the Rome Masters next week. “I arrived, I was OK and then I practiced on Saturday and hurt my back a little bit in practice […]
LOS ANGELES United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 25 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 104-93 to take a 1-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final playoff series on Monday. James also contributed nine assists and seven rebounds as last year’s NBA Finals runners-up got off to a smooth start in the best-of-seven series at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena. Kyrie Irving added 21 points with eight assists and one rebound as […]
