NEW YORK: Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has requested a trade and the seven-time NBA All-Star guard prefers a deal to the Miami Heat, according to multiple reports on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). Lillard, who turns 33 on July 15, is due $204 million over the next four years. …
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Chot Reyes has no doubt that Gilas pool member Rhenz Abando is a gifted player, who has “a lot of upside and potential” which could be beneficial for the national team in the long run. Abando, the youngest player in the national pool currently training in Europe, has impressed Reyes …
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After a successful debut in the super bantamweight division that saw him score a fifth round knockout of Colombian Wilner Soto, World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue could be the next target for former junior bantamweight Filipino champion Jerwin Ancajas. Even before Ancajas' bout against Soto, a potential …
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Unbeaten Christian Mark Daluz defeated fellow Fide Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca to gain a share of the lead after three rounds in the AQ Prime Stream FIDE Standard Open Chess Tournament that opened at the Robinson's Metro East in Pasig City on Saturday, July 1. The victory allowed Daluz …
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Government leaders, sporting legends, national athletes, stakeholders, and sports enthusiasts gathered for the inaugural staging of the Philippine Sports Expo that opened on Friday, June 30, at the Okada Manila. The three-day event is organized by CX Build. Senate President Juan Miguel ‘Migz’ Zubiri (right) and FiberKinetics executive director Ian …
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KAI Sotto will have a chance to strengthen his bid to play in the NBA after the Orlando Magic officially included the young Filipino prospect in its roster for the Summer League that will run from July 7 to 17 in Las Vegas, Nevada. All the 21-year-old Sotto needs is …
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La Salle middle blocker Fifi Sharma has joined the Akari Chargers. On Saturday, July 1, PVL tournament director Tony Boy Liao said that Sharma is now officially with Akari, but will only be eligible to play for the Chargers in the Reinforced Conference, or whatever it's going to be called, …
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After two tuneup matches, Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes expects training to ramp up as the team conducts two-a-day practice in Lithuania. Reyes said the losses to national teams of Estonia and Finland gave them a good handle of what Gilas needs to work on as they continue their build …
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Filipino tennis sensation Alex Eala yielded to Russian Valeria Savinykh, 4-6, 2-6, as she bowed out of the XXVII Open Generali Ciudad de Palma del Rio at the Asociacion de Tenistas Palmenos Polideportivo in Spain on Saturday, July 1 (Manila time). Eala could not sustain her good start in the …
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PLDT established a strong connection to deal fellow debuting Akari a 25-15, 25-19, 25-22 loss in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational Conference at the FilOil EcoOil Center on Saturday, July 1. Dell Palomata rose to block Trisha Genesis to seal the win for the High Speed Hitters at …
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