Credit to Author: Associated Press| Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 16:14:23 +0000
LAS VEGA: Tyson Fury reinvented himself once again, and once again he’s a heavyweight champion. The Gypsy King dropped Deontay Wilder twice Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) in their heavyweight title rematch, turning from boxer to puncher to win the title when Wilder’s corner threw in the towel as he was taking a beating in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 16:13:11 +0000
LAS VEGAS: Emanuel Navarrete dominated Jeo Santisima on the way to an 11th-round technical knockout Saturday to retain his World Boxing Organization super-bantamweight world title. Mexico’s Navarrete made his fifth defense of the crown in convincing style against the Filipino challenger, who was a heavy underdog fighting for a world title for the first time. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 16:12:01 +0000
LOS ANGELES: James Harden and Russell Westbrook combined for 72 points as the Houston Rockets beat the Utah Jazz on the road for the second time in four weeks, winning 120-110 on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). Harden scored a team high 38 points and added five rebounds and seven assists while Westbrook scored 34. It […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 16:20:18 +0000
LAS VEGAS: American boxer Deontay Wilder will be at a career high weight, but will still be 42 pounds lighter than Tyson Fury for their much-anticipated heavyweight rematch at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Wilder weighed in at 231 pounds (105 kg) and Fury tipped the scales at 273 pounds on Friday (Saturday […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Josef T. Ramos, TMT| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 16:19:27 +0000
Filipino boxer Jeo Santisima will challenge World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight champion Emanuel Navarrete of Mexico today (Philippine time) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both fighters achieved the prescribed weight at 122 lbs during the formal weigh-in on Saturday. Navarrete’s camp preferred Santisima, though the Filipino pug ranks only No. 5 […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 16:18:35 +0000
LOS ANGELES: Pascal Siakam scored 37 points as the reigning NBA champion Toronto Raptors won their 16th game of their last 17 with a 118-101 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday (Saturday in Manila). Siakam scored 25 of his points in the first half and also had 12 rebounds overall as the Raptors won […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Josef T. Ramos, TMT| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 16:16:46 +0000
Gilas Pilipinas will face Indonesia at 7 p.m. tonight in the first window of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup Qualifiers at the Britama Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia suffered a 76-109 first game loss to South Korea on its home turf on Thursday. “They will definitely be a better team tomorrow (Sunday),” Gilas […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Josef T. Ramos, TMT| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:12:11 +0000
Gilas Pilipinas flies to Indonesia tonight to face the host Indonesian team on Sunday in the first window of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup qualifiers at the Britama Arena in Jakarta. After announcing the final 12 roster on Wednesday night, Gilas Pilipinas interim coach Mark Dickel said it would not be easy beating […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:11:54 +0000
WASHINGTON: John Beilein, unable to spark the moribund Cleveland Cavaliers above the second-worst record in the NBA this season, resigned as coach of the struggling club on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). The 67-year-old American, who left the University of Michigan coaching post last May after 12 seasons to take charge of the Cavs, will be […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:17:38 +0000
LOS ANGELES: LeBron James wants to honor Kobe Bryant by making the Los Angeles Lakers an NBA champion again as Giannis Antetokounmpo tries to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to the top for the first time since 1971. The superstars are on a collision course as the league season resumes Thursday following the NBA All-Star Game […]
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