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MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade will play a final season for the Miami Heat, announcing his decision in a YouTube video entitled “One Last Dance.” The 36-year-old star guard played his first 13 seasons with Miami, joining forces with Shaquille O’Neal to bring the Heat their first NBA crown in 2006 and with LeBron James for further titles in 2012 and 2013. Wade departed for a season with his hometown […]
MANILA (PNA) — Gilas Pilipinas went ablaze in the second half to bludgeon Qatar, 92-81, in a closed-door FIBA World Cup Qualifiers battle at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Monday night. Despite struggling once again from beyond the arc which highlighted a slow first half that saw Qatar leading by as much as 17 in the second quarter, Gilas banked on its transition game and a better defensive showing in the final […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Gennady Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez were preparing for a middleweight “war” here Saturday as the final countdown to their acrimonious rematch began. Undefeated Kazakh world champion Golovkin and Mexican idol Alvarez will climb into the ring at Las Vegas’s T-Mobile Arena at around 8pm local time (0300 GMT), a year after battling to a controversial draw at the same venue. The 12-round contest is the most eagerly anticipated […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Former world welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather said Saturday he will face Manny Pacquiao later this year in a rematch of their 2015 superfight. In a posting on Instagram, Mayweather said he will come out of retirement to fight Pacquiao, three years after scoring a comfortable points victory over the veteran Filipino. “I’m coming back to fight Manny Pacquiao this year another 9 figure pay day on the way,” Mayweather […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Saul Canelo Alvarez won enough rounds early in the bout to deal Gennady Golovkin the first loss of his career and wrest away the WBA, WBC and WBO middleweight belts, allowing him to capture the vacant Ring Magazine title. Alvarez won via a 115-113, 115-113 and 114-114 majority decision to become the new and undisputed boxing middleweight king at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Judge Glenn […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia is by most measures one of the world’s most successful multicultural societies, but a controversial cartoon of Serena Williams has rekindled accusations it is also inveterately racist. Australia should be a poster-child for diversity: One-in-two Australians has a parent born abroad. The economy has been growing for 27 straight years. Crime is barely a worry. Melbourne and Sydney dominate rankings of the best places […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service The Yeng Guiao era is off to a rough start after Iran defeated the Philippines 81-73 at the Azady Gym in Tehran at the resumption of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. This is the first FIBA qualifier match for the Philippines since that now-infamous July 2 game against Australia was marred with a massive brawl that led to 10 Gilas players and long-time coach Chot Reyes being suspended. […]
by Rebecca Bryan Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Spawned by sexism or not, Serena Williams’s run-in with chair umpire Carlos Ramos in a tumultuous US Open final loss to Naomi Osaka had tennis officiating in an unwanted spotlight once again. Williams, whose bid to match Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles was at least temporarily thwarted by Osaka’s 6-2, 6-4 victory, made no bones about her belief […]
by Emmeline Moore Agence France Presse MILAN, Italy (AFP) — Young Monaco driver Charles Leclerc will replace Finnish veteran Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari next season with the former world champion returning to Sauber, both Formula One teams announced on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Leclerc — a Ferrari Driver Academy graduate — was the 2017 Formula 2 champion, and made his debut in F1 this season with the Sauber team. “Scuderia Ferrari announces that, at the end […]
(Eagle News)—Boxer Manny Pacquiao has said he would initiate legal proceedings against Top Rank Promotions following its alleged non-payment of the US rights for his July 15 fight against Lucas Matthysse. Pacquiao made the announcement in a social media post. Without naming names, he said “all other parties” would also be sued. “(This is) based on the non-payment and attempt to restrict my future rights. Thank you,” he said.
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) – Highly respected Dutchman Guus Hiddink was named on Monday as the new coach of China’s under-21 football team, tasked with leading the country at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The 71-year-old joins another well-known veteran coach, the Italian World Cup winner Marcello Lippi, in taking a major role in China’s aggressive push to finally become a force in international football. The 70-year-old Lippi has been in charge of the senior side since […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – The heartwarming story of Shaquem Griffin received another boost as the one-handed Seattle Seahawk linebacker made his NFL debut on Sunday with his twin brother Shaquill at his side. It was a family affair as they made key tackles together and prior to the start of the game they were greeted by their mother who gave them a loving hug. But the Seahawks couldn’t overcome Von Miller, who had […]
