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SEOUL, Sout Korea (AFP) — South Korean athletes at the Rio Olympics will wear long-sleeved training kit impregnated with mosquito repellant to protect them from the Zika virus, the national Olympic committee said Thursday. Brazil — the epicentre of the mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak — hosts the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro from August 5 to 21. The virus is blamed for birth defects in babies born to women infected with the virus. Brazil […]
MIAMI, United States — Courtney Lee produced a game-winning three-pointer with just 25 seconds left as the Charlotte Hornets stunned the Miami Heat 90-88 to move within one game of a playoff series victory on Wednesday. Lee produced his crucial play in the dying seconds as the Hornets trailed 88-87 with Miami poised to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Instead, Lee grabbed a huge offensive rebound after Charlotte guard Kemba Walker missed […]
PASAY CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Ateneo Blue Eagles pulled in a miraculous escape from a 0-2 deficit to win and survive Game 2 against the De La Salle University Lady Spilkers, 18-25, 26,-28, 25-17, 25-16, 15-11, to force the finals series to a do-or-die game to determine the 2016 UAAP Women’s Seniors Volleyball champions. The Lady Spikers woke up a sleeping giant by pushing them in a brink of elimination during the third […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White on Wednesday confirmed Conor McGregor would play no part in an upcoming fight card in July, seeking to draw a line under a public spat with the Irish superstar. Featherweight champion McGregor had stunned the mixed martial arts world last week by announcing his “retirement” before later backtracking and claiming he had not decided to hang up his gloves. The UFC responded by […]
MIAMI,United States (AFP) — The Atlanta Hawks scored a crushing 110-83 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday to seize the initiative in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Atlanta’s Mike Scott top scored after weighing in with 17 points off the bench as the Hawks hassled the Celtics into 19 turnovers in what rapidly became a rout. The victory means Atlanta lead 3-2 in the best-of-seven series heading into Game Six in Boston on […]
TORONTO,Canada (AFP) — The Toronto Raptors clawed back a 13-point deficit to defeat the Indiana Pacers 102-99 on Tuesday and take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series. Toronto had found themselves staring down the barrel of a home defeat after Indiana raced into a 90-77 lead in the third quarter. But a 15-2 Raptors points blitz in the opening 5 mins 29 sec of the fourth quarter hauled the home side back into […]
LOS ANGELES,United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul faces an indefinite injury layoff with a broken hand while Blake Griffin will miss the rest of the season, the NBA team announced Tuesday. A statement on the Clippers website said Paul, who broke his hand against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, had undergone surgery to repair the fracture. “Paul will be out indefinitely,” the Clippers said in an injury update. Another statement […]
Quezon City, Philippines – The Rain or Shine Elastopainters holds a commanding lead in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Semi-Finals after escaping a late run by the San Miguel Beermen to win, 98-96. San Miguel held on to a one point lead during the first half which led to the adjustments made by Rain or Shine in the third quarter as Jeff Chan scored 9 of his 14 points to pull his team up by three […]
LOS ANGELES,United States (AFP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder punched their ticket to the second playoff round, but the Los Angeles Clippers’ chances of following suit were dealt a big blow when Chris Paul broke his hand on Monday. Paul broke his right hand in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 98-84 game four win as the Clippers guard became the second NBA star to suffer a serious injury in as many days. Earlier Monday, the Golden […]
Quezon City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Alaska Aces managed to sneak in a victory against the Meralco Bolts, 97-94, after being down as much as 10 points in the third quarter to win the first game of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Semi-Finals. The comeback was led by Calvin Abueva who scored 13 of his 15 points all in the third quarter and it was followed up by RJ Jazul’s heroics in the fourth quarter […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) Monday 4/25/2016 – South Korea’s Lee Soo-Min won the rain-delayed Shenzhen International on Monday, claiming his first European Tour title with a two-shot victory over Dutchman Joost Luiten and South Africa’s Brandon Stone. More than nine hours of play were lost to rain and electrical storms during the tournament in the southern Chinese city, and Lee was among three joint leaders when play resumed early on Monday, with another trio just one shot behind. But […]
NEW YORK,United States (AFP) — Oklahoma City’s star duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook drew fines on Sunday for their actions in a tense NBA playoff win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. Point guard Westbrook was fined $25,000 for “directing inappropriate language” toward a fan during Saturday’s game in Dallas, which the Thunder won 119-108 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. Durant was fined $15,000 for his flagrant two foul on Dallas […]
