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(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas got a slot to play in the 2019 FIBA World Cup after its rousing win against Kazakhstan on Sunday night, 93-75. The game played at the Republican Velodrome in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan showed a revitalized Philippine team that avenged their loss the last time that they played against Kazakhstan in November last year. On Sunday night Gilas Pilipinas’ Andray Blatche gave Gilas 41 points and 13 rebounds, prevailing […]
By Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau ORLANDO, Florida (Eagle News) – The Orlando Apollos’s team slogan, “TAKE AIM”, has lived up to its name. In week one, they aimed for a strong offensive game versus the Atlanta Legends and succeeded with a rout. In week two, they aimed for a comeback win against the San Antonio Commanders and nailed that target. For week three, they aimed for another win against the Express and remain undefeated. […]
Leicester announced the sacking of manager Claude Puel on Sunday following the struggling Premier League side’s sixth defeat in seven games. Saturday’s 4-1 loss to Crystal Palace saw the 2016 champions slip to 12th in the Premier League, only eight points above the relegation places. A statement released by the club said: “Leicester City Football Club has today (Sunday) parted company with Claude Puel, who leaves his position as first team manager with immediate effect.” […]
Eric Gordon scored a team high 25 points and Chris Paul delivered 23 as the Houston Rockets, playing without leading scorer James Harden, used a balanced attack to beat the Golden State Warriors 118-112 on Saturday. The Rockets won on the road without the reigning NBA most valuable player Harden, who has been bothered by a sore neck of late and then woke up Saturday morning with flu symptoms, the team said. “You can […]
by Luc Olinga with Chris Lefkow in Washington Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Nike was in damage control mode on Thursday after US college basketball star Zion Williamson suffered a knee injury when his shoe shredded during a marquee game attended among others by Barack Obama and Spike Lee. The Duke University forward, expected to be the top player taken in June’s NBA draft, was injured just 36 seconds into Wednesday […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Steve Stricker will captain the US 2020 Ryder Cup team, vowing Wednesday to do everything he can to help the Americans regain the coveted trophy from Europe. Stricker, 51, becomes the first US Ryder Cup captain never to have won a major championship. But 14-time major winner Tiger Woods lauded the appointment, saying Stricker was “the overwhelming choice” of the selection committee on which Woods himself served. PGA of […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Tiger Woods, who counts four Masters titles among his 14 majors, has been laying plans for Augusta National in April ever since October. “Started probably back in October, November,” Woods said Wednesday when asked just when he began thinking about the first major championship of 2019. “Thinking about shots I would need, clubs I’d be using for the event, what kind of swings I have been struggling with or doing […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Philadelphia 76ers return from the NBA All-Star break without Cameroonian big man Joel Embiid, who will miss at least a week with a sore left knee. The 76ers said Wednesday that an MRI exam showed no structural damage to Embiid’s knee, and he will undergo treatment involving physical therapy and load management. Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said the trouble appeared to be “a little bit of tendinitis” and he […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao said Wednesday he has urged his eldest son to stay out of the ring after the 19-year-old’s forays into fighting made young man’s mother cry. Pacquiao, the only fighter to win world titles in eight different weight divisions, said he and his wife have even made a point not to have gloves and equipment at home. The boxer, known for his rags-to-riches climb from the street, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The NBA, with one of the world’s largest Facebook communities, will make video recaps of every league game available on Facebook Watch, according to NBA Digital. The league, which resumes regular-season play Thursday following a break for Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game, has 400 million followers across all league, team and player Facebook accounts. In addition to NBA video recaps, Facebook Watch will feature game recaps for all Women’s NBA, […]
by Pirate IRWIN Agence France-Presse MONACO, Principality of Monaco (AFP) — Novak Djokovic’s stupendous comeback from injury last year which saw him win two Grand Slam titles earned him the Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award on Monday at a lavish ceremony. The 31-year-old Serbian — who added the Australian Open in January to the Wimbledon and US Open crowns he won in 2018 after coming back from elbow surgery — won the award for […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points and picked up the MVP award as Team LeBron rallied from a 20-point deficit to outgun Team Giannis 178-164 in the 2019 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. Durant, who also won the MVP award in 2012, got his team untracked in the second half in a game that at one stage threatened to turn into an overblown three-point shooting contest. Giannis Antetokounmpo, one of […]
