Sports
Russian billionaire to sell Chelsea after Russia's war on Ukraine
March 3, 2022, 1:54 pm
ANKARA – The Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea will come to an end following Russia’s war against Ukraine, the billionaire said Wednesday. Abramovich said he will sell Chelsea for the English club's "best interest at heart" amid media speculation about his ownership. The Russian billionaire said… Read More
British boxer Fury to retire after April heavyweight fight
March 2, 2022, 9:42 pm
ANKARA – British boxer Tyson Fury will retire after fighting Dillian Whyte for the WBC heavyweight championship, the pugilist has announced. "This is the final fight of my career, I'm retiring after this, USD150 million in the bank, healthy, young,” Fury, 33, told a late Tuesday press… Read More
Towns-led Timberwolves sink Warriors 129-114 in NBA
March 2, 2022, 9:41 pm
ANKARA – The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 129-114 in an NBA game on Tuesday evening as Karl-Anthony Towns scored 39 points for the victors. Towns also took nine rebounds at Minneapolis' Target Center. D'Angelo Russell -- a Timberwolves point guard -- added 22 points and… Read More
NorthPort blasts Blackwater for 4th straight win
March 2, 2022, 7:53 pm
MANILA – NorthPort continued its late roll in the PBA Governors' Cup after dealing Blackwater a 116-103 rout on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Three days after joining Gilas Pilipinas for the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers February window at the said arena last weekend,… Read More
POC to Juico: Where’s the integrity, good faith?
March 2, 2022, 3:54 pm
MANILA – World-class pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena’s issue with his national federation was elevated to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), prompting the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to question the motive of the filing of the case which it described as breaching… Read More
Ja Morant’s career-high 52 points leads Grizzlies beat Spurs
March 1, 2022, 8:24 pm
ANKARA – Ja Morant’s career-high 52 points helped the Memphis Grizzlies win over the San Antonio Spurs 118-105 on late Monday. Having scored 13 consecutive points during the fourth quarter, Morant became the first player in franchise history to put up 50 points in a single game. De'Anthony… Read More
Embiid, Harden lead 76ers beat Knicks 125-109
February 28, 2022, 8:58 pm
ANKARA – James Harden and Joel Embiid combined for 66 points in 125-109 Philadelphia 76ers win over the New York Knicks late Sunday. Embiid dropped 37 points with a career and NBA season-high 23 free throws as Harden recorded a triple-double in his second Sixers game with 29 points, 16 assists,… Read More
Daniil Medvedev becomes number 1 in ATP Rankings
February 28, 2022, 8:38 pm
ANKARA – Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev on Monday become the number one in ATP Rankings with 8,615 points, surpassing Serbian Novak Djokovic. Medvedev has become the first tennis player since 2004 outside the “Big Four” of Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray to reach… Read More
NSAs submit ‘tentative’ list of 656 SEAG-bound Filipino athletes
February 28, 2022, 3:12 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has so far summed 656 athletes who will do battle in the 31st Southeast Asian Games that are due in under two and a half months in Hanoi, Vietnam. POC President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said majority of the 39 national sports… Read More
Sports Minister readies Indonesia as host of Asean Para Games
February 27, 2022, 6:32 pm
JAKARTA -- Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali has said he would immediately begin working to prepare Indonesia to be the host of the Asean Para Games 2022, which will be held on July 20 to 31 in Solo, Central Java. Indonesia was officially chosen as the host of the Asean Para Games 2022… Read More
Argentinian ends Ancajas’ 5-year reign
February 27, 2022, 4:04 pm
MANILA – Argentinian Fernando Martinez ended Jerwin Ancajas’ more than five-year reign by wresting the Filipino’s International Boxing Federation junior bantamweight title via unanimous decision at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Hotel on Sunday (Philippine time). Two of the judges scored… Read More
Kobe Bryant’s warm-up shirt sold for $277,200 at auction
February 24, 2022, 1:52 pm
ANKARA – A basketball fan on Wednesday bought former NBA and Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant’s warm-up shirt for over USD275,000 (PHP14 million) at an auction. "Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers shooting shirt from his legendary 2006 81-point game achieves $277,200. The shirt was… Read More
Courtside love story on PSC Rise Up Shape Up
February 23, 2022, 4:59 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) brings together romance and love for sports in a special love month webisode of Rise Up, Shape Up this Saturday. The special episode will feature the love story of former volleyball stars Arlene Apostol and Antonio Ladimo on how the sport became a… Read More
Fil-foreign players add dynamism to sports: ex-POC chief
February 23, 2022, 4:18 pm
MANILA – There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the presence of Filipino-foreign players in the national women's football team which made history by advancing to the 2023 FIFA World Cup next year. In fact, the entry of these foreign-bred, foreign-trained Filipino players with dual citizenship… Read More
Free-agent guard Goran Dragic moves to Brooklyn Nets
February 23, 2022, 4:11 pm
ANKARA – Free-agent guard Goran Dragic completed his move to the Brooklyn Nets for the remainder of the season, the franchise announced on Tuesday. "The Brooklyn Nets have signed free agent guard Goran Dragic. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. In a related transaction,… Read More
Ukraine-Spain basketball match postponed for security reasons
February 22, 2022, 8:35 pm
ISTANBUL – A basketball match between Ukraine and Spain scheduled for Sunday has been postponed over security concerns in Ukraine, the world basketball governing body announced on Monday. "The decision and the related security assessment do not affect any other games of Group G, where Ukraine… Read More
Alaska’s Jeron Teng named PBA ‘Player of the Week’
February 21, 2022, 8:29 pm
MANILA – Alaska’s farewell tour in the PBA got off to a rousing start as star guard Jeron Teng seized the driver seat in a bid to help the storied franchise cap off its final conference in the league on a high note. Days after the announcement of the team’s imminent exit in Asia’s first… Read More
LeBron’s game winner gives his team 163-160 win over Team Durant
February 21, 2022, 3:49 pm
ANKARA – LeBron James hit a game-winning fadeaway jumper to secure his team's 163-160 win over Team Durant in the NBA All-Star Game late Sunday. The score at the half was 94-93 in favor of Team Durant in the hard-fought 71st All-Star Game in Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Team LeBron's… Read More
Knicks' Obi Toppin wins 2022 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest
February 21, 2022, 1:56 pm
ANKARA – New York Knicks forward Obi Toppin won the 2022 AT&T Slam Dunk contest in the NBA All-Star weekend on Saturday night. Cole Anthony (Orlando Magic), Juan Toscano-Anderson (Golden State Warriors), Obi Toppin (New York Knicks), and Jalen Green (Houston Rockets) joined the slam dunk contest… Read More
Belgium bags 1st Winter Olympics gold after 74 years
February 20, 2022, 1:29 pm
ANKARA – Belgium bagged Olympic gold in the Winter Games after 74 years as speedskater Bart Swings raced to victory in men's mass start at Beijing 2022 on Saturday. Swings, 31, won a historic gold medal, which meant Belgium's first Winter Olympic gold since 1948. Micheline Lannoy, and Pierre… Read More
