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Golf: Malnati grabs Bermuda lead as fans return to PGA Tour

Reuters
Oct 30 11:20 AM

Peter Malnati birdied the final hole to grab a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Bermuda Championship on Thursday in the first PGA Tour event to have fans since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

Football: Ibrahimovic misses another penalty as Milan down Sparta Prague

Reuters
Oct 30 11:18 AM

MILAN - Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed another penalty, the third in his last five attempts, although it made little difference as AC Milan cruised past Sparta Prague 3-0 in the Europa League on Thursday. Read more »

PBA: Upset special, as NLEX hands league leader TNT first loss

ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 09:10 PM | Updated Oct 29 10:48 PM

Kevin Alas scored 24 points, and Jericho Cruz tallied 19 points and 5 3-pointers, as NLEX shocked TNT 109-98 in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup Thursday. Read more »

PBA: Tenorio says still trying to get into game shape — ‘Medyo kulang pa’

ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 08:02 PM

Tenorio has been recovering from an appendectomy, which he went through 2 weeks before the season restart preventing him from doing rigorous training. Read more »

PBA: Cariaso not sweating Jeron Teng's shooting struggles

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 07:52 PM | Updated Oct 30 02:08 AM

Alaska head coach Jeff Cariaso is glad to see Jeron Teng contribute in other aspects of the ball game, even as their young forward struggles to regain his shooting touch.   Read more »

PBA: Vic Manuel always ready to answer the call for Alaska

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 07:16 PM

Vic Manuel scored a team-high 24 points, 10 of which came in a dominant fourth quarter for the Aces.   Read more »

Golfing great Nicklaus endorses Trump for re-election

Reuters
Oct 29 07:16 PM

Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus said that he has cast his vote for President Donald Trump and urged Americans who have not made up their minds to give the incumbent another four years in the White House. Read more »

PBA: Winning habits of veteran core fuel San Miguel

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 06:21 PM

The vast experience of their veteran players is the difference maker for San Miguel Beer, says head coach Leo Austria as they continue their bid to defend their All-Filipino Cup championship. Read more »

PBA: 4th-quarter explosion keys Alaska win over Phoenix

ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 06:03 PM | Updated Oct 29 06:41 PM

Alaska recovered from a lethargic start to turn the tables against Phoenix Super LPG, pulling away for a 105-97 victory in their 2020 PBA Philippine Cup showdown. Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic virtually assures year-end top ranking for sixth time

Agence France-Presse
Oct 29 05:48 PM

Novak Djokovic virtually ensured equalling Pete Sampras's record of ending the year as world number one for the sixth time on Wednesday when he reached the Vienna ATP quarter-finals. Read more »

MMA: Folayang shares views on future of ONE lightweight division he once ruled

ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 05:37 PM | Updated Oct 29 06:05 PM

Ex lightweight king Folayang will have a front-row seat when his weight division's young stars clash for the ONE title in Singapore on Friday. Read more »

3x3: Lanete puts full trust in Butuan teammates as he sits out finals

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 05:00 PM

Veteran guard Chico Lanete has decided not to play in the Grand Finals of the 2020 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 President's Cup, after sustaining a shoulder injury in the previous leg.    Read more »

3x3: Nueva Ecija's Juan GDL to sit out President's Cup grand finals

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 04:35 PM

Juan Gomez de Liano will not play for third-seeded Nueva Ecija in the Grand Finals of the 2020 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 President's Cup. Read more »

Report: NBA revenue fell 10 percent in 2019-20

Field Level Media/Reuters
Oct 29 03:47 PM

The coronavirus pandemic combined with lost business in China saw NBA revenue fall 10 percent in the 2019-20 season, ESPN reported Wednesday. Read more »

PVL eyes return to action in 2021

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 03:46 PM

With the government yet to give them permission to resume training, the organizers of the PVL believe that their earliest possible return to competition would be in 2021.   Read more »

Football: Man United full back Telles tests positive for COVID-19

Reuters
Oct 29 03:45 PM

Manchester United defender Alex Telles has tested positive for COVID-19 but is showing no symptoms and is expected to return to action soon, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said. Read more »

MMA: ONE Championship boss wants 'spectacular show' in return to PH

ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 03:33 PM

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to suspend events for four months, ONE Championship has been slowly but surely getting back into the swing of things with a series of events.   Read more »

Tennis: Djokovic marks Italian teenager Sinner as a potential number one

Reuters
Oct 29 03:27 PM

Novak Djokovic feels Italian teenager Jannik Sinner leads the pack of 'Next Gen' players with the potential of becoming a future world number one, the Serbian said after all but securing his year-end top ranking with a win in Vienna on Wednesday.   Read more »

MLB: Rays left to wonder what might have been after World Series loss

Reuters
Oct 29 03:23 PM

The Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday began the first day of an offseason sure to be haunted by thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

PBA: Relief for Austria after San Miguel overcomes slow start

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 01:16 PM

The San Miguel Beermen did not get to do their usual warm-up ahead of their PBA Philippine Cup game against Meralco on Wednesday night, and it showed in their shaky start.   Read more »

Georges St-Pierre, Renzo Gracie, Ben Askren to appear on The Apprentice: ONE Championship

ABS-CBN News
Oct 29 01:07 PM | Updated Oct 29 02:18 PM

The trio will help guide the show's 16 contestants in the boardroom as well as in athletic challenges. Read more »

The two-week season: coronavirus shrinks the PFL

Agence France-Presse
Oct 29 12:44 PM | Updated Oct 29 02:17 PM

In a year of coronavirus chaos for sports, the Philippines Football League has come up with an extreme solution: shortening the competition to just two weeks. Read more »

Football: Rashford stars again for Man Utd, as Barcelona beat Juventus

Agence France-Presse
Oct 29 10:32 AM

Marcus Rashford was again the star for Manchester United in the Champions League. Read more »

MLB says Dodgers star Turner ignored safety protocols

Agence France-Presse
Oct 29 09:50 AM

MLB on Wednesday accused Los Angeles Dodgers star Justin Turner of "emphatically" ignoring safety protocols by celebrating his team's World Series victory despite testing positive for Covid-19. Read more »

NFL considers cutting Super Bowl capacity due to COVID-19

Reuters
Oct 29 09:33 AM | Updated Oct 29 09:40 AM

The NFL said on Wednesday it was exploring the possibility of reducing seating capacity to 20% at February's Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida, because of COVID-19. Read more »