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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LaMarcus Aldridge led the offensive attack in the paint and Danny Green shot the lights out from a long distance as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-94 on Sunday. Aldridge finished with 27 points and Green chipped in 22 as the Spurs snapped a four-game losing skid. Green missed Friday’s loss to Denver with food poisoning but on Sunday he delivered the perfect side dish to […]
Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) – You can call Kyrie Irving Mr. Third Quarter. Irving scored 15 of his 31 points in the third as the Celtics dominated with a 121-112 victory over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden Saturday night. It was the final regular season matchup between the two Atlantic Division rivals, where Boston won three out of four against New York. Irving added nine rebounds and eight […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Jayson Castro scored on a difficult floater with 12 seconds left in the game to stave off a late rally by Japan and to lift the Philippines to a frantic 89-84 win at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. Gilas Pilipinas improved to 3-1 while Japan is still winless at 0-4 and drops to the bottom of Group B of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Only […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Tiger Woods was in the thick of things Friday after a one-over par 71 at windy PGA National left him four shots off the Honda Classic halfway lead held by Luke List and Jamie Lovemark. Former world number one Woods, playing the third tournament of his latest comeback bid, shook off an early bogey with two birdies on the front nine. He had moved into the top 10 with five pars to […]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AFP) — The showdown for the women’s figure skating title reaches its climax at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Friday while the top teams in men’s ice hockey battle for a place in the final. Here are the highlights of day 14: Figure skating Russian rivals Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva take their battle for Olympic gold to a final showdown. The two teenagers representing the Olympic Athletes of Russia (OAS) are friends […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines fell to second place in the group stages of the Fiba World Cup qualifiers after it was defeated by Australia on Thursday. With their 16-point win over the white shirts, 84-68, the Boomers effectively ended Gilas’ unbeaten run. But it didn’t seem like the Philippines was headed for the loss in the beginning. Gilas had a hot start, taking the advantage midway through the second quarter. The Boomers, however, suddenly […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James thinks the NBA playoffs format is just fine, and talk of tweaking it is misguided. “I think our league has been built the right way as far as when it comes to the post-season,” James said Wednesday after the Cavaliers’ first practice since the All-Star break. Western Conference teams have won three of the last four NBA titles, the Cavaliers the only Eastern interlopers […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — San Antonio star forward Kawhi Leonard is still battling injury and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Wednesday he’d “be surprised” to see him return this season. “On Kawhi, I’d be surprised if he returns this season,” Popovich told reporters as the Spurs returned to practice in the wake of the NBA’s All-Star break. “There are only X number of games left in the season and he’s still not ready to go,” […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Serena Williams says she lives in fear of blood clots, a condition that surfaced during a harrowing postnatal ordeal in September when she almost died giving birth to her first child. In an op-ed piece she wrote for CNN on Tuesday, the tennis legend lifted the lid on her near-death experience while giving birth to daughter, Olympia, after getting blood clots in her lungs. “I almost died after giving […]
by Kieran Canning © Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Lionel Messi struck for the first time in nine games against Chelsea to give Barcelona the upper hand from the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday by salvaging a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. Willian’s fine strike just after the hour mark had put Chelsea in command after earlier hitting both posts in the first half. However, one moment of carelessness cost […]
by Sunghee Hwang Agence France-Presse GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AFP) — The joint Korean women’s ice hockey team ended their historic Olympic run Tuesday with a crushing 6-1 defeat to Sweden but still received an emotional standing ovation from the crowd. The team was hastily assembled following a landmark deal between South and North Korea only a few weeks before the Pyeongchang Games and has 12 North Koreans on its roster. They have found little success […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — George Groves vowed to be fit for May’s World Boxing Super Series final despite dislocating his shoulder in Saturday’s semi-final victory over Chris Eubank Jr. “I’m a fast healer. I broke my jaw in May and I was back training soon after. I have fought two times since then,” said Groves, whose shoulder popped out during the final round of a unanimous points victory over pre-fight betting favourite Eubank. “I […]
