Uratex is looking to extend its local dominance to the PBA. Uratex Dream The Dream will be one of the six teams participating in the Invitational WPBA 3×3 which tips off next week. Kaye Pingol, the no. 5-ranked women’s 3×3 player in the country, captain the Uratex side as it …
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Arsenio Balisacan Jr. targets impressive debut against Russian foe at ONE Friday Fights 48
Arsenio “The Filipino Assassin” Balisacan Jr. will be the first full-blooded Filipino to compete under MMA rules in ONE Championship this year when he takes on Kara-Ool Changy in a strawweight bout at ONE Friday Fights 48 on Friday, Jan. 19, inside Lumpinee Boxing Stadium. (ONE Championship) In Bangkok, Thailand, …
Read More »Last-hole miscue drops Malixi to joint second with 70
Rianne Malixi missed forcing a tie for the lead, closing out with a bogey on No. 18 for a three-under 70 as she dropped to joint second with three others, one shot behind Japanese Aina Fujimoto at the start of the Australian Amateur in Melbourne, Victoria on Tuesday, Jan. 16. …
Read More »Bolts fend off Tropa, win PBA 3×3 Leg 3
Meralco survived a late charge by TNT, 19-18, to rule Leg 3 of the PBA 3×3 Third Conference that came to a close on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the Ayala Malls Fairview Terraces. Jeff Manday leads the charge for Meralco. (PBA Images) Diminutive Jeff Manday was the man of the …
Read More »Yaoyao leads Pinay riders in Thailand Cup
Top cross country rider Shagne Yaoyao and four other Filipino bets hope to bolster their Olympic bid when they compete in the UCI Thailand MTB Cup in Kanchanaburi which started Tuesday, Jan. 16. (DCSC Cycling Team) The Filipina cyclists will test their mettle against the world’s best as they gun …
Read More »Salah rescues Egypt as Nigeria draws and Ghana loses at Cup of Nations
IVORY COAST (AFP) — Mohamed Salah saved Egypt from an embarrassing defeat in its opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, Jan. 14, while Nigeria was held by Equatorial Guinea despite Victor Osimhen getting on the scoresheet. Egypt’s forward Mohamed Salah (center) runs with the ball during …
Read More »TNT 3×3 advances to quarters
TNT soldiered on even in the absence of main man Almond Vosotros as it became the first team to book a quarterfinals berth in Leg 3 of the PBA 3×3 Third Conference on Monday, Jan. 15. Ping Exciminiano of TNT (PBA Images) Vosotros was a last minute scratch out heading …
Read More »Vinicius hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashes Barcelona to win Spanish Super Cup
RIYADH (AFP) — Vinicius Junior struck a first-half hat-trick to fire Real Madrid to Spanish Super Cup glory in a thumping 4-1 win over rival Barcelona on Sunday, Jan. 14, in Saudi Arabia. Real Madrid’s Spanish forward Joselu lifts the trophy as he celebrates with his teammates after winning the …
Read More »Tennis princess Eala, spiker Carlos to be feted
Rising talent Alex Eala and star player Diana Mae ‘Tots’ Carlos will have a share of the spotlight in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night two weeks from now. Alex Eala (left) and Tots Carlos (File photo/PVL Images) Eala, 18, is going to be crowned Ms. Tennis, …
Read More »Cowboys crash out with shock loss to Packers; Lions advance
MIAMI (AFP) — The Dallas Cowboys crashed out of the NFL playoffs with a humiliating 48-32 defeat to the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers in the wildcard round on Sunday, Jan. 14, while the Detroit Lions advanced with a 24-23 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Jordan Love of the Green …
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