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3X3: Zamboanga City takes Chooks-to-Go 3×3 crown

ABS-CBN News
Oct 30 05:31 PM | Updated Oct 30 06:08 PM

Zamboanga City-Family’s Brand Sardines took the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 President’s Cup by taking down the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards Friday in the Grand Finals of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3. Read more »

Tokyo Olympics: Organisers launch refunds for tickets bought in Japan

Agence France-Presse
Oct 30 05:13 PM

Tokyo Olympics organisers offered refunds for tickets bought in Japan Friday, and promised more reimbursements if events are cancelled or fewer seats are available because of coronavirus problems at next year's postponed Games. Read more »

PBA games suspended while awaiting instruction from IATF

ABS-CBN News
Oct 30 04:16 PM | Updated Oct 30 05:05 PM

The Philippines Basketball Association has decided to postpone its live games starting Friday as ordered by the Interagency Task Force (IATF) on COVID-19. Read more »

Report: LaMelo Ball meets with Timberwolves

Field Level Media/Reuters
Oct 30 03:43 PM

With the NBA Draft less than three weeks away, the Minnesota Timberwolves -- who own the top overall pick -- recently met with LaMelo Ball, ESPN reported Thursday. Read more »

Soccer: Mourinho unimpressed by fringe players in Antwerp defeat

Reuters
Oct 30 03:42 PM

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho said the disappointing performances of his fringe players in Thursday's 1-0 Europa League loss to Royal Antwerp would make it "very easy" to pick his team going forward.   Read more »

MMA: Brandon Vera willing to give Aung La N Sang heavyweight title shot

ABS-CBN News
Oct 30 01:03 PM

Reigning ONE heavyweight Brandon “The Truth” Vera said he is willing to give Myanmar’s MMA superstar Aung La N Sang a shot for his heavyweight crown.  Read more »

Boxing: Exhibition will be real thing, say Tyson and Jones Jr.

Reuters
Oct 30 12:50 PM

A charity bout between former champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. next month is being billed as an exhibition but both boxers described it as war on Thursday, promising to hold nothing back even if they have to fight under women's rules.   Read more »

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 »