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Japan’s sports minister Hakubun Shimomura, a close conservative ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday (September 25) announced his resignation over the scrapping of plans for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics centrepiece stadium after a cost blowout. Shimomura told a post-cabinet meeting news conference on Friday that Abe had asked him to stay on until a cabinet reshuffle planned for next month. “The fact is, I have caused great worry and trouble to many people […]
Patuloy ang pagsasanay ng National Powerlifting Team para maipamalas ang kanilang lakas at gilas sa gaganaping 2015 Philippine Raw Bench Press Championship sa Oktubre 3 at Philippine Powerlifting Championships na gaganapin naman sa Nobyembre 21-22 sa Fisher Mall. Samantala maganda ang naging resulta ng laban ng National Powerlifters na nakapag-uwi ng tatlumpu’t-apat na gintong medalya at nagtala ng apat na bagong Asian Records. Dahil dito, ang National Powerlifters ay nakakuha din ng Team Awards. Nakakuha […]
Jason Day wins BMW Championship by six strokes after final round 69, claims world number one ranking for first time. Jason Day claimed his fourth victory in six starts and surged to the world number one ranking after going wire-to-wire to win the BMW Championship by six shots on Sunday (September 20). The Australian closed out his tournament with a two-under-par 69 to finish at 22-under 262 at Conway Farms, six clear of American rookie […]
Trial bike world champion Kenny Belaey travelled to new heights on September 17 as he managed to successfully ride a slackline across a 120 meters (123 yards) drop in the French Alps at an altitude of 2700 metres (2952 yards). The shot in the ski resort of La Plagne by Red Bull, shows Belaey’s initial attempts at the stunt where he falls off his bike and is temporarily suspended mid-air in the Alps. Then it […]
According to Senate Committee on Games, Amusement and Sports Chairman Sonny Angara, the National Athletes, Coaches and Trainers’ Benefits and Incentives Act has passed the bicameral committee, providing larger benefits for Filipino athletes. (Eagle News) <em>(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)</em> https://youtu.be/vcPzbx-TyZ8
(Reuters) – Japan pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in Rugby World Cup history on Saturday, defeating two-time World Cup champions South Africa 34-32 in a ferocious encounter at Brighton Community Stadium. Replacement Karne Hesketh raced in at the corner in the 84th minute to snatch victory from a pulsating contest in the Pool B opener. Ferocious tacking from Japan kept them within two points of the Springboks at halftime after driving mauls brought tries […]
Britain’s Prince Harry attended a launch party for Rugby World Cup 2015 on Thursday (September 17) evening, as England prepares to open the tournament against Fiji in front of 80,000 expectant fans at Twickenham Stadium in London on Friday (September 18). Harry was joined by British Prime Minister David Cameron and rugby legend Jason Leonard, who’s also the president of Rugby Football Union (RFU), to celebrate the eve of the tournament in central London. “This […]
SEPTEMBER 14 (Reuters) — Basketball legend Moses Malone, a three-time most valuable player for the National Basketball Association, died early Sunday (September 13) in Virginia at age 60, authorities said. Malone was found unresponsive Sunday in the Norfolk Waterside Marriott hotel in Norfolk, Va., according to a statement from Norfolk police. He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, police said. The cause of his death has not been determined, police said. […]
(Reuters) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. cemented his place among the pantheon of boxing greats with a unanimous decision over fellow American Andre Berto on Saturday (September 12) in what he has repeatedly said would be the final fight of his career. Mayweather, 38, outboxed his younger opponent over the 12 rounds to retain his WBC and WBA welterweight titles and improve his perfect career record to 49-0, matching the benchmark set by former heavyweight champion […]
(Reuters) — Challenger Andre Berto will go into Saturday’s welterweight fight against Floyd Mayweather as a heavy underdog but the fighter senses that something is brewing and that boxing fans will be treated to a real “rumble”. Berto, 32, will be aiming to end his fellow American’s perfect 48-0 record and his corner man, Virgil Hunter, has promised that his boxer is capable of fighting “over his head” in a bout scheduled for 12 […]
SEPTEMBER 11 (Eagle News) — Series leader Sebastian Ogier, who can secure his third consecutive world title this weekend, tipped his Volkswagen Polo R high onto two wheels at the opening corner of his first pass through the 4.98km Hydes Creek test. The Frenchman reacted quickly to prevent the car rolling and then went fastest by 1.1sec in his fourth and final run. A victory in Australia will be enough to secure Ogier his third […]
SEPTEMBER 10 (Reuters) — For Floyd Mayweather Jr., it was very familiar territory as he explained why he was the best boxer of his generation during the buildup to what he says will be the final bout of his career against Andre Berto on Saturday. The five-division world champion will put his unbeaten record on the line when he defends his WBC and WBA welterweight titles against fellow American Berto at the MGM Grand Garden […]
