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Report: NBA fell $1.5B short of revenue projection

Field Level Media/Reuters
Oct 25 12:52 AM

The NBA, which was the first pro league to suspend play amid the COVID-19 pandemic, made $1.5 billion less than it projected last season due to the pandemic and other factors, according to an Associated Press report. Read more »

Football: PFL delays Sunday opening; players test positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Oct 25 12:19 AM

The PFL on Saturday said it was postponing the season kickoff in Cavite on Sunday, citing Tropical Depression Quinta, even as it announced positive COVID-19 cases. Read more »

PBA: San Miguel scores back-to-back wins with gritty play vs Alaska

ABS-CBN News
Oct 24 09:23 PM | Updated Oct 24 09:52 PM

Alex Cabagnot fired 19 points while Arwind Santos added 17 to help defending champion San Miguel complete a 92-88 victory over Alaska in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup Saturday.  Read more »

PBA: NorthPort gains first win, as TerraFirma skid continues

ABS-CBN News
Oct 24 07:09 PM | Updated Oct 24 08:51 PM

Christian Standhardinger scored 23 points, while Kelly Nabong added 18 to lift NorthPort to its first victory inside the bubble against TerraFirma Dyip Saturday. Read more »

Golf: Bianca Pagdanganan on impressive Georgia LPGA play — ‘I feel really relaxed’

ABS-CBN News
Oct 24 05:18 PM

Pagdanganan carded a 67 at Reynolds Lake Oconee, for a 2-day score 135, one shot behind Ally McDonald of the United States and tied for second to third places with Danielle Kang. Read more »

NBA eyes December start, 72-game season, Olympics: reports

Agence France-Presse
Oct 24 03:27 PM

The NBA is looking at starting a 72-game 2020-21 season in December and finishing in time for players to compete at the Tokyo Olympics according to multiple reports Friday. Read more »

Olympic chief says Games cannot be 'marketplace of demonstrations'

Agence France-Presse
Oct 24 03:18 PM

Olympic chief Thomas Bach warned against allowing the Games to "descend into a marketplace of demonstrations" on Saturday after criticism of a rule banning protests by athletes. Read more »

Baseball: Dodgers bounce back to take 2-1 World Series lead

Field Level Media/Reuters
Oct 24 03:16 PM

Los Angeles scored early and often and ace Walker Buehler overpowered the Tampa Bay Rays as the Dodgers bounced back from their Game 2 loss with a 6-2 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the World Series on Friday.   Read more »

Olympics: Tokyo finally opens Aquatics Centre with hopeful ceremony

Jack Tarrant, Reuters
Oct 24 03:01 PM

TOKYO - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike finally inaugurated on Saturday the Aquatics Centre for next year’s rescheduled Olympics, seven months after it was supposed to open. Read more »

POC chief’s call to meet on SEA Games audit report ‘right thing to do’, says committee chair

Manolo Pedralvez
Oct 24 07:34 AM

POC president Abraham Tolentino said he would call for a special board meeting next week to tackle the guidelines for the POC elections and why SEA Games audit report hasn’t been submitted yet. Read more »

MMA: Aussie challenger says Folayang hasn't fought anyone like him

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Oct 23 09:36 PM

Folayang and Antonio Caruso will face off in a lightweight tussle in ONE: Inside the Matrix on October 30 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Read more »

PBA: Phoenix fights from 17 points down to stun Magnolia

ABS-CBN News
Oct 23 09:16 PM | Updated Oct 23 09:58 PM

Matthew Wright and Jason Perkins combined for 43 points to complete Phoenix's turnaround against Magnolia 91-84 in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup Friday.    Read more »

NBA: How 3-time dunk champ Nate Robinson ended up in boxing

ABS-CBN News
Oct 23 08:48 PM

From basketball to boxing.  Read more »

PBA: Ahanmisi came in just in time for Alaska

ABS-CBN News
Oct 23 06:18 PM

Maverick Ahanmisi arrived just in time for Alaska which is reeling from the exit of injured Kevin Racal from the PBA bubble in Pampanga. Read more »

PBA: Meralco survives Kiefer's 30-point night to beat NLEX

ABS-CBN News
Oct 23 06:14 PM | Updated Oct 23 06:41 PM

Chris Newsome scored 18 points and Allein Maliksi added 17 off the bench, as Meralco downed NLEX, 101-92, in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup Friday.    Read more »

Boxing: Nonito Donaire wants to face former pound-for-pound king Roman Gonzalez in the future

ABS-CBN News
Oct 23 05:21 PM

If everything goes well with his WBC bantamweight title shot against Nordine Oubaali of France, Nonito Donaire Jr. said he will step down to junior bantamweight to chase former pound-for-pound king Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua. Read more »

250 allowed at MMA show as fans return in Singapore

Agence France-Presse
Oct 23 04:45 PM | Updated Oct 23 05:22 PM

Singapore will allow fans at a sports event for the first time in months when limited numbers attend a One Championship MMA fight card next week, organisers said on Friday.   Read more »

Tennis: Gauff says Murray a 'great ally' for highlighting diversity issues

Reuters
Oct 23 02:56 PM

American Coco Gauff said she was inspired by Andy Murray after the former world number one highlighted a lack of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) board members at the Lawn Tennis Association and All England Club. Read more »

Football: Premier League race wide open after early-season stumbles

Kieran CANNING, Agence France-Presse
Oct 23 02:55 PM

Five games into a Premier League season full of goals and drama, each of the traditional 'big six' have dropped at least five points, and the title race is wide open.   Read more »

Football: Hosting Asian Cup will boost China's global standing: CFA's Du

Reuters
Oct 23 02:51 PM | Updated Oct 23 03:37 PM

HONG KONG - Staging the 2023 Asian Cup finals in China will give the country the expertise needed to pursue President Xi Jinping’s dream of hosting the World Cup and other global tournaments, the Chinese Football Association’s Du Zhaocai has said. Read more »

Football: Juve play catch-up on AC Milan before Barca showdown

Emmeline Moore, Agence France-Presse
Oct 23 02:46 PM

Juventus warm-up for their Champions League clash against Barcelona with a Serie A home tie against Hellas Verona on Sunday, trying to close the gap on leaders AC Milan.   Read more »

Born without arms, plenty of moxie, Pakistani man masters snooker

Reuters
Oct 23 02:36 PM | Updated Oct 23 03:25 PM

Muhammad Ikram, 32, takes aim, flexes his neck and strikes with his chin, sending the cue ball across the table and sinking his shot in a corner pocket. Born without arms, Ikram has nevertheless mastered the game of snooker. Read more »

NBA Draft, in virtual fashion, to be staged Nov. 18

Agence France-Presse
Oct 23 04:16 AM | Updated Oct 23 03:36 PM

NEW YORK - This year's NBA Draft will be staged in virtual fashion from the ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut, the league announced Thursday. Read more »

PBA: Alaska governor Bachmann watches games, but not allowed near players

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Oct 22 11:26 PM

Alaska team governor Dickie Bachmann was one of the spectators for the Aces' game against Rain or Shine on Thursday night at the AUF Gym in Angeles City, Pampanga. Read more »

PBA: Alaska stays hot, tops Rain Or Shine for 3rd win in a row

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Oct 22 09:11 PM | Updated Oct 22 09:38 PM

The Alaska Aces escaped with a thrilling 89-88 win over Rain or Shine, racking up their third victory in a row in the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup. Read more »