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Football: Lewandowski strikes twice as Bayern seal German double

Reuters
Posted at May 26 09:46 AM

Champions Bayern Munich beat RB Leipzig 3-0 on Saturday thanks to two goals from Robert Lewandowski to win their 19th German Cup and complete a domestic league and Cup double. Read more »

Football: Valencia knock Barcelona off Copa del Rey throne

Reuters
Posted at May 26 09:39 AM

Valencia beat Barcelona 2-1 to win the Copa del Rey on Saturday, ending the Spanish champions' four-year winning streak in the competition and denying them a domestic double. Read more »

LOOK: Ateneo toasts success in football, volleyball with victory bonfire

Santino Honasan, ABS-CBN Sports
Posted at May 25 12:37 AM

Ateneo gave a fiery tribute to its men's football and women's volleyball teams on Friday. Read more »

Football: Despite club duties, Neil Etheridge assures commitment to Azkals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 08:50 PM

Despite potential scheduling conflicts, Cardiff City keeper Neil Etheridge doesn't see himself abandoning national-team duties. Read more »

Football: PH bows to Laos in AFF U-15 tilt

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 05:47 PM

The Philippine Girls Under-15 team is out of the running for the gold medal in the AFF U-15 Girls' Championship, after bowing to Laos 1-3 on Sunday at the Institute of Physical Education in Chonburi, Thailand. Read more »

UAAP: La Salle clinches three-peat in women's football

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 05:29 PM

De La Salle University topped Far Eastern University, 2-0, to claim the championship in the UAAP Season 81 women's football tournament on Thursday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Read more »

NFL: Fil-Am Super Bowl champ Doug Baldwin of the Seahawks retires

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at May 16 12:48 AM

A week after being released due to injuries, Filipino-American Super Bowl champion Doug Baldwin is calling it a career.   Read more »

Football: PH U-15 team crushes Myanmar in AFF Girl's Championship

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 12:14 PM

The Philippines had opened their campaign with a 0-2 loss to Vietnam last Friday, but rebounded in a major way. Read more »

Football: Manchester City bounces back against Brighton to win Premier League title

John Weaver, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 01:23 AM

Manchester City retained the Premier League title in style on Sunday, holding their nerve to come from behind against Brighton and see off a charging Liverpool after a thrilling campaign. Read more »

UAAP: It's Ateneo vs. La Salle in men's football finals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 06:46 PM

Fierce rivals Ateneo and La Salle will contest the UAAP Season 81 men's football championship, after beating separate opponents in the Final 4 on Thursday afternoon at the Rizal Memorial Football pitch. Read more »

Football: Spurs 'super-heroes' into Champions League final

Andy SCOTT, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 09 11:25 AM

A Lucas Moura hat-trick saw Tottenham Hotspur come back from the dead to beat Ajax on Wednesday and leave the Dutch side heartbroken. Read more »

UAAP: UP looks to return to men's football finals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 06:12 AM

UP will try to punch their ticket to the finals when they take on De La Salle University in the UAAP Season 81 men's football Final 4 on Thursday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Read more »

Champions League: Origi, Wijnaldum complete historic Liverpool comeback

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 05:27 AM

Liverpool produced one of the most stunning comebacks in Champions League history as Divock Origi and Georginio Wijnaldum scored twice to beat Barcelona 4-0 and progress to the final for the second consecutive year 4-3 on aggregate on Tuesday. Read more »

Football: Epic Premier League title race goes down to final day

Simon Evans, Reuters
Posted at May 07 05:01 PM

For the only eighth time in Premier League history, the title will be decided on the final day of the season with Manchester City well poised to win their second straight championship. Read more »

UAAP: Men's football Final 4 takes spotlight on S+A

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 12:50 PM

The Rizal Memorial Coliseum pitch will blaze hot with football action on Thursday when ABS-CBN S+A and iWant Sports air the UAAP Season 81 men's football Final 4 matches live, starting at 2:00 p.m. Read more »

Football: Kompany stunner moves Man City one win away from title

Simon Evans, Reuters
Posted at May 07 11:20 AM

Just as nerves and an enterprising Leicester City threatened to wreck Manchester City's title hopes, their long-serving captain Vincent Kompany stepped up and fired home in the most emphatic fashion. Read more »

Football: Etheridge named Cardiff's Player of the Season

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 04:17 PM

Philippines' goal-keeper Neil Etheridge has been recognized as Cardiff City FC's Player of the Season. Read more »

Football: Manchester United's top-four hopes over after draw at Huddersfield

Peter Hall, Reuters
Posted at May 06 01:15 AM

Manchester United's hopes of a Premier League top-four finish were ended after they were held to a 1-1 draw by bottom side Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium on Sunday. Read more »

Football: Chelsea boost top-four chances with 3-0 win over Watford

Reuters
Posted at May 06 01:08 AM

Quickfire headed goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and David Luiz, both set up by Eden Hazard early in the second half, helped Chelsea to a 3-0 home victory against spirited Watford in the Premier League on Sunday. Read more »

National athlete who passed bar exams recalls tough play-study-work grind

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 05:07 PM

One of some 1,800 bar passers this year, Maria Rodielita Dublin says she needed to sacrifice playing touch football at one point to be able to focus on her law review. Read more »