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The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is strongly hoping that Cebuano basketball player Junmar Fajardo will recover from his knee injury and that he will able to join Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA Olympic qualifiers. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
LAS Vegas, Nevada, United States of America – American boxer Timothy Bradley said that “Pambansang Kamao” Manny Pacquiao will face a stronger and more intelligent opponent this time and that Pacquiao should expect a hard fight as Bradley now knows all of his moves and techniques. The match between Pacquiao and Bradley will be held at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 9. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay […]
In a list released by Forbes, New York Knicks took the top spot as the most valuable National Basketball Association (NBA) team with a value of $3 billion compared to Los Angeles Lakers’ value of $2.6 billion. Also included in the list are Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is very happy that the country was chosen as one of the hosts of the Olympic basketball qualifiers for the 2016 Olympics. The Philippines was chosen out of 15 countries, with Italy and Serbia chosen as well. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao” is almost ready to retire, but before he does he and Timothy Bradley have some unfinished business as they get ready to reprise their roles as rivals for the third time inside the ring. Pacquiao, an eight-time world champion and five-time world champion Bradley each promised that things would be different this time as they stared down each other on Tuesday (January 19) in Beverly Hills during a media luncheon, where it […]
Defending champion Serena Williams dispelled any doubts about her fitness and form after a four-month break from the game with a tense 6-4 7-5 win over feisty Italian Camila Giorgi to reach the second round of the Australian Open on Monday (January 18). The world number one had barely swung a racket in anger since her U.S. Open exit last September and entered a sweltering Rod Laver Arena to face the highest-ranked unseeded player in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 18) – Baltazar: “My blood is not Pinoy, but my heart is Pinoy.” Foreigners or half-Filipinos playing for a sport team is not new in the Philippines or in other countries, for that matter. Other countries are also recruiting other players from a different ethnicity. In our country, where being able to speak good English is a source of pride, still, there are some who are raising issues against someone being a half-Filipino […]
(Reuters) — The former head of world athletics, Lamine Diack, ran a clique that covered up organised doping and blackmailed athletes while senior officials looked the other way, independent investigator Dick Pound said on Thursday (January 14). Pound’s report for the independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) added to a rapidly growing scandal involving organised doping and its concealment that has rocked world athletics and drawn comparisons with a corruption and governance scandal […]
Joined by an “A-list’ crowd, David Beckham worked the red carpet on Tuesday night (January 12) at an elegant Beverly Hills gala, where he was honored by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for his strong humanitarian efforts. The former soccer great, who looked in mid-season form, was presented with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Leadership Award for his extraordinary support of UNICEF’s work to put children first program. “My job was important to me but […]
Guatemalan police on Tuesday (January 12) arrested fugitive former national soccer federation president Brayan Jimenez in connection with a corruption probe into the sport’s world governing body FIFA. Police said they detained Jimenez in an apartment building called Torre Sol in an affluent neighbourhood of Guatemala City. He was due to appear in court later on Tuesday to be formally charged. “As national civil police, we know that we are a fundamental pillar in the […]
Scandal-plagued FIFA will open its “World Football Museum” on February 28 in Zurich, just two days after the election of its new president, its managing director Stefan Jost announced on Tuesday (January 12) during a press tour of the venue. At a cost of $140 million, the museum has three floors covering about 3,000 square meters dedicated to permanent and temporary exhibitions, and 1,500 square meters of public space including a shop, a bar and […]
MANILA, Philippines – Rain or Shine was able to score a victory against defending champions San Miguel in the second game of the of the Best of Seven Series of the PBA Cup semi-finals, with a score of 105-97. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
