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By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Floyd Mayweather beat Conor McGregor via 10th round TKO, in a much-publicized fight that led to television delays as a result of audience demand. Referee Robert Byrd mercifully halted the bout after McGregor got tagged defenseless with vicious head punches by Mayweather. But it wasn’t like this in the beginning of the fight. McGregor came out firing at the start, tagging Mayweather with numerous jabs and hooks. Mayweather had […]
by Rob Woollard LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor prepared for their money-spinning showdown on Saturday as Las Vegas crackled with anticipation for what is poised to become the richest fight in history. Undefeated welterweight boxing world champion Mayweather and mixed martial arts star McGregor were expected to touch gloves at around 9:00 pm (0400 GMT Sunday) before 20,000 fans at the T-Mobile Arena. The controversial 12-round showdown between two […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas clinched the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games men’s basketball after blowing out the Indonesian team on Saturday. The first quarter saw the two teams neck and neck, with Gilas at one point trailing the red shirts but only by a few points. It was in the second quarter when Gilas pulled away from the Indonesians, who were seen panicking in the end. Mike Tolomia also exploded, as he made […]
Before the money-spinning boxing duel between American Floyd Mayweather and Irishman Conor McGregor, fans are gearing up in Las Vegas, waiting to see what organizers are calling the fight of the year. (video courtesy AFPTV)
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor will carry a sizeable weight advantage into his superfight with Floyd Mayweather after tipping the scales nearly four pounds heavier than the boxing legend here Friday. Irish star McGregor — who had been accused by Mayweather of struggling to make the 154-pound limit — weighed in comfortably at 153 pounds in a raucuous face off at the T-Mobile Arena. Former welterweight king […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Filipino-British boxer John Marvin took just 21 seconds to clinch the Southeast Asian Games light heavyweight title on Thursday, and then said he wanted a quick win as he didn’t trust the judges. The 24-year-old, a lance corporal in the British Army, unleashed a barrage of punches from the bell to stop Malaysia’s Adli Hafidz Mohamad Pauzi — who later claimed he wasn’t ready. Marvin said he didn’t want […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin surrendered just one run in six innings in another sparkling performance Thursday that lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-2 win over the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Yasmani Grandal hit one of three Dodgers home runs as Los Angeles notched their 90th win of the season. But Grandal was full of praise for Ryu, who gained his third straight victory. “He attacked the zone, started pitching in the […]
DOHA, Qatar (Reuters) — Qatar unveiled on Thursday (August 24) a scale model of a stadium shaped like an Arabian skull cap for the 2022 World Cup, as the Gulf state moves ahead with preparations for the tournament despite a diplomatic rift with its neighbors. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates imposed sanctions on fellow United States ally Qatar in June and cut all transport links with the country, accusing it of […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Marina Alex set the early pace, and her five-under par 66 was good for a one-shot lead Thursday after the first round of the LPGA’s Canadian Pacific Women’s Open in Ottawa. Alex, who just missed out on a berth in last week’s Solheim Cup, at least had the luxury of being well rested as she tackled the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club course. And her early tee time meant she enjoyed great scoring conditions […]
BELFAST, United Kingdom (AFP) — England captain Sarah Hunter has warned her team that New Zealand are capable of shattering the holders’ dreams in the women’s Rugby World Cup final on Saturday. The title match at Belfast’s Kingspan Stadium will see the competition’s two best sides go head-to-head, with England looking to repeat their 2014 triumph. But Hunter, who is preparing for her third consecutive World […]
(Eagle News) — The Gilas cadets routed Southeast Asian Games host Malaysia in an intense game that saw players ejected on Thursday night. The Philippine team pulled away after a slow start amid tensions that boiled over in the middle of the third quarter, when players from both sides pushed and shoved each other after a play that saw Baser Amer wrapping his arms around Kuek Tian Yuan in a bid to free an entangled […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines now has 10 gold medals, 15 silver medals and 20 bronze medals as of Wednesday night, August 23, in the ongoing Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but remains in the sixth place in the over-all medal tally. Philippine runner Trentren Anthony Beram won the country’s 10th gold in the Men’s 200-meter run, while another runner Aries Toledo won the 9th gold in the men’s decathlon event on […]
