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MAY 22 (Reuters) — The Philippine men’s basketball team is in full preparation for the Southeast Asian Games in June and they’re aiming to dominate the competition. At a basketball gym in the Philippine capital, Manila, the twelve member team has been preparing almost every night, doing various drills and mock matches to stay on top of their game. Team Coach, Tab Baldwin, said Malaysia and Singapore will be the toughest competition this year, but […]
Former Grand Slam doubles tennis champion Bob Hewitt was sentenced to six years in prison by a South African court in Pretoria on Monday (May 18) after being found guilty of two counts of rape and a charge of sexual assault of minors. The Australian-born Hewitt, 75, was found guilty of assaulting three under-age girls during his time coaching children in South Africa in the 1980s and 1990s. Before sentencing, Hewitt pleaded with the court […]
MAY 18 — In the National Basketball Association (NBA), Houston Rockets entered the West Finals after its win against the Los Angeles Clippers, with a score of 113 – 100. (Houston, USA) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 18 – World’s Number 1 Novak Djokovic won the Italian Open Finals against Roger Federer with scores 6-4, 6-3. This is the Serbian player’s 4th Rome title. In the woman’s finals, Russian Maria Sharapova won against her opponent, Spain’s Carla Suarez, with a score of 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. (Rome, Italy) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 14 — In tennis, third seed Andy Murray beat French Jeremy Chardy in the Rome Master tournament after two sets with the scores of 6-4 and 6-3. (Rome, Italy) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 13 (Eagle News) — “Pambansang Kamao,” Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao returned to the Philippines early this morning and conducted various activities like a press briefing, motorcade and courtesy call to President Benigno S. Aquino III. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 13 (Reuters) — The “Fight of the Century” between boxing greats Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao generated record pay-per-view revenue in the United States of $400 million from 4.4 million buys, cable networks Showtime and HBO said on Tuesday (May 12). The May 2 fight in Las Vegas that saw Mayweather beat Pacquiao in a unanimous decision cost $99 to view in high definition. With additional revenue from ticket sales, international TV distribution […]
CLEVELAND, United States of America (Eagle News) – In NBA, two members of the Cleveland Cavaliers undergo treatment due to various injuries. Cavs supertar Lebron James twisted his left ankle while Kyrie Irving suffered tendonitis in his left knee. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MAY 8 — In United States, the National Basketball Association (NBA) named Chicago Bulls member Jimmy Butler as Most Improved Player for the year 2014-2015. Butler is the first member of the Chicago Bulls to receive the award. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 8 (Reuters) — Two days after saying he would be open to a re-match with Manny Pacquiao, unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather Jr. reversed course on Thursday (May 7) while describing the Filipino as “a sore loser”. In an interview with Showtime to be broadcast on Saturday, Mayweather expressed his disgust that Pacquiao had blamed an injured right shoulder for his defeat by the American in the so-called “Fight of the Century” in Las Vegas. […]
MAY 7 (Reuters) — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday (May 3) that he would not be paying up on a $5,000 bet he made on the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight. Sen backed Filipino Pacquiao to win, but appeared outraged that Mayweather got the nod in what was being billed the fight of the century. The American was a comfortable winner on all three judges’ scorecards. Although many boxing experts have agreed that Mayweather was […]
MAY 7 — More Americans filed lawsuits against Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on the grounds that he did not disclose his shoulder injury. Five more lawsuits were filed in the federal courts of Illinois, Texas and Nevada. Pacquiao’s attorney said that the cases has no basis. (Los Angeles, USA) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
