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BRONNITSY, Russia (AFP) — Argentina captain Lionel Messi said his international future will be determined by his country’s performance at the World Cup in Russia. “It will depend on how far we go, how we’re going to finish” at the finals, Messi said in an interview with Spanish daily Sport. “We’ve just lost three finals in a row, which has led to us going through some difficult moments with the press,” added the Barcelona forward. […]
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — India’s football captain Sunil Chhetri Sunday joined Argentine star Lionel Messi as the second highest international goal scorer among active players with his 64th strike for the country. Chhetri scored twice in his team’s 2-0 win over Kenya to lift the Intercontinental Cup in Mumbai that saw another good crowd turnout after the the star striker’s appeal for fan support earlier in the tournament. The 33-year-old Chhetri scored in the eighth and […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service US boxer Terrence Crawford stopped Australian Jeff Horn at 2:33 mark of the ninth round to score a huge and dominating TKO victory to capture the WBO welterweight crown. The undefeated Crawford hammered Horn all throughout the fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, then unleashed a flurry in the ninth to knock the Australian down. Horn managed to beat the count but Crawford did […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Women’s tennis world number one Simona Halep finally captured her first Grand Slam title by beating American Sloane Stephens in the 2018 French Open final, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. After dropping the first set against the younger Stephens, Halep took control and started strongly in the second set. The Romanian then broke the tiring Stephens serve in the third set to put her in firm control of the match. With […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service The Golden State Warriors accomplished a rare NBA Finals sweep with a dominant 108-85 Game 4 road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. They repeat as NBA champions in 2018 and lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the 3rd time in 4 years. After barely surviving the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors were simply too much to handle […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Germany survived a pesky Perlas Pilipinas squad, beating the Pinay ballers 12-10 in the last game of Day 1 of the 2018 FIBA 3×3 World Cup at the Philippine Arena. The obviously much taller Germans raced to a quick 3-0 lead as it seemed the Europeans were heading to an easy victory against the lowest seeded team in the tournament. But Pinay baller Afril Bernardino led the Perlas comeback, […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Lowest-seed Perlas Pilipinas lost their opening match of the 2018 FIBA 3×3 World Cup against powerhouse Netherlands, 21-11, at the Philippine Arena this afternoon. The Pinay ballers, who qualified for the first time in the tournament, grabbed an early 3-2 lead but the Dutch lady ballers countered with a massive run to mount a 12-4 lead. Perlas Pilipinas cut the lead down to 3, 13-10, with 3:40 left in […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Thousands of basketball-crazy Pinoy fans are expected to witness the best and the brightest 3-on-3 ballers on the planet battle for supremacy as the 2018 FIBA 3×3 World Cup opens today at the massive Philippine Arena. Forty teams from 37 different countries will join and compete in the event, which runs from today up to the Philippine Independence Day on June 12. Serbia and Russia are expected to defend […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says the defending NBA champions have endured their most difficult season in this year’s campaign, feeling the impact of a fourth consecutive NBA Finals journey. The Warriors carry a 3-0 lead over Cleveland into Friday’s fourth game in the best-of-seven series, leaving them one win shy of their second consecutive title and third crown in four seasons. “Every journey is a new one each […]
by Jim Slater © Agence France-Presse CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — LeBron James might be playing his “last” game for the Cleveland Cavaliers for the second and final time on Friday as the NBA superstar ponders becoming a free agent on July 1. James, who could opt out of his contract after the season, said Thursday he was “living the moment now” with Cleveland trailing Golden State 3-0 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals entering game […]
CLEVELAND, U.S (AFP)- Kevin Durant scored 43 points as the Golden State Warriors moved to within one victory of a third NBA title in four seasons by beating Cleveland 110-102 on Wednesday. The Warriors seized a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals and can complete the first championship series sweep since 2007 by winning game four on Friday. No team has ever recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series. © […]
CLEVELAND, U.S (AFP)- Results from Wednesday’s game in the best-of-seven NBA Finals: Golden State–110 Cleveland–102 (Golden State leads series 3-0) © Agence France-Presse
