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Batang Pinoy silver medalist nabulag ang kaliwang mata matapos tamaan sa laban

Michelle Soriano, ABS-CBN News
Sep 22 02:04 PM

BAGUIO CITY – Nabulag ang kaliwang mata ng 2018 Batang Pinoy silver medalist sa kasagsagan ng karate competition sa Baguio City. Read more »

Boxing: Fear of losing drives Joshua to remain world's 'best heavyweight'

Agence France-Presse
Sep 22 11:45 AM | Updated Sep 22 11:58 AM

World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua may have proclaimed himself "the best in the division" ahead of putting his titles on the line against Russia's Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium but he also stressed a defeat would not signal the end of his career.  Read more »

Tennis: Europe races to 2-0 early lead in Laver Cup

Agence France-Presse
Sep 22 11:37 AM

Grigor Dimitrov and Kyle Edmund won their opening matches Friday to give Team Europe a 2-0 lead over Team World going into the night session on day one of the Laver Cup.   Read more »

Golf: Woods maintains share of the lead at Tour Championship

Agence France-Presse
Sep 22 11:32 AM

Tiger Woods edged closer to snapping a five-year winless drought as the 14-time major winner maintained a share of the lead on Friday at the halfway stage of the Tour Championship. Read more »

Sports U: Curry says Pinoy fans have different passion for basketball

ABS-CBN News
Sep 22 01:11 AM

Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry cherished his visit to the Philippines because of Pinoy fans' love for the game. Read more »

Pinoy pole vaulter nais magpakitang-gilas sa SEA Games

ABS-CBN News
Sep 22 01:00 AM

Umaasa ang Pinoy pole vaulter na si EJ Obiena na muling maipapakita ang galing ng Pilipino sa sport sa darating na SEA Games at Olympics sa Tokyo. Read more »

MMA: Kingad sees Wakamatsu as dangerous foe

ABS-CBN News
Sep 22 12:52 AM

Danny Kingad is not intimidated by the impressive record of Yuya Wakamatsu, but this doesn’t mean he is underestimating his Japanese foe. Read more »

PBA: Blackwater pulls off gutsy win vs Barangay Ginebra in OT

ABS-CBN News
Sep 21 09:40 PM | Updated Sep 21 10:44 PM

The Elite now hold the solo lead in the season-ending tournament with a 4-0 record. Read more »

WATCH: Prinze Eze's tip-in stuns Lyceum

ABS-CBN News
Sep 21 07:17 PM

The Nigerian big man tipped the ball in before the buzzer sounded and set the final scores at 83-81.  Read more »

PBA: San Miguel completes rout vs hapless Columbian

ABS-CBN News
Sep 21 06:45 PM | Updated Sep 21 09:45 PM

(UPDATED) San Miguel Beer made a run for it in the second half to seal a 143-119 rout of Columbian Dyip in the PBA Governors' Cup at the Araneta Coliseum on Friday night. Read more »

NCAA: Perpetual stuns Lyceum with Prinze Eze's timely follow-up

ABS-CBN News
Sep 21 06:36 PM | Updated Sep 21 07:19 PM

Prinze Eze sank his follow-up and beat the clock to tow Perpetual Help to an 83-81 win over league leader Lyceum of the Philippines in the NCAA men's basketball tournament Friday night.  Read more »

NBA: Knicks president 'not taking any risks' on Porzingis

Reuters/Field Level Media
Sep 21 05:59 PM

When Kristaps Porzingis will return to the court at Madison Square Garden is anyone's guess. Read more »

TNT promotes Ravena to head coach: report

ABS-CBN News
Sep 21 05:54 PM

TNT KaTropa has decided to promote Bong Ravena to head coach to take the place of Nash Racela, according to an online report.  Read more »

Laker LeBron already in 'mid-season' form, says Magic

Rory Carroll, Reuters
Sep 21 05:53 PM

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson on Thursday said newly-acquired forward LeBron James is in excellent shape ahead of next week's training camp and will lead an up-tempo offense as the franchise attempts to return to NBA relevancy. Read more »

AVC Asian Cup: Pinays fall to young South Koreans

Mark Escarlote, ABS-CBN Sports
Sep 21 04:55 PM | Updated Sep 21 05:24 PM

The Philippines gave the young South Koreans trouble after tying the match in the second set.   Read more »

Tennis: Halep feels Grand Slam triumph justifies number one ranking

John O'Brien, Reuters
Sep 21 04:52 PM | Updated Sep 21 05:17 PM

SINGAPORE - Simona Halep believes this year's French Open victory has helped justify her position as the women's world number one, with the Romanian saying she was now playing pressure-free tennis and motivated to add more Grand Slam titles to her resume. Read more »

NCAA: Quinto's triple-double helps Letran crush Mapua

ABS-CBN News
Sep 21 04:43 PM

Bong Quinto registered his third triple-double performance of the season as Letran crippled Mapua, 84-69, on Friday to hold on to solo third place in the 94th NCAA basketball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan City. Read more »

NBA: Magic praises Lonzo's shot, predicts breakout year

Field Level Media
Sep 21 11:47 AM

Lonzo Ball worked hard on his shot during the offseason. The young guard's hard work has earned at least one appreciative critic: Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson. Read more »

NBA: Curry, Paul, Wall launch Hurricane Florence fundraiser

Reuters
Sep 21 10:59 AM

Three star NBA guards have joined forces to raise money for those affected by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. Read more »

Baseball: Tennis champion King joins LA Dodgers ownership group

Reuters
Sep 21 10:01 AM

Tennis Hall of Famer and social activist Billie Jean King has joined the Los Angeles Dodgers as a minority owner, the Major League Baseball franchise announced on Thursday. Read more »

MMA: McGregor promotes fight, whiskey at raucous press conference

Reuters
Sep 21 09:57 AM | Updated Sep 21 10:01 AM

Conor McGregor sipped whiskey and boasted he would need just one round to defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov and reclaim the UFC lightweight title during a typically wild news conference to promote his return to the octagon on Thursday. Read more »

A's explode for 21 runs, 22 hits in routing Angels

Field Level Media
Sep 21 08:10 AM

Stephen Piscotty, Nick Martini and Chad Pinder smacked home runs to highlight a 22-hit assault Thursday afternoon, powering the Oakland Athletics to a 21-3 trouncing of the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland, California. Read more »

PBA: Ginebra takes on Blackwater in battle of unbeaten teams

ABS-CBN News
Sep 20 11:18 PM

Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone is glad Japeth Aguilar and Scottie Thompson are back from national duty. Read more »

Boxing: Barrios just a 'pit stop' fight for Ancajas, says analyst

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Sep 20 10:29 PM | Updated Sep 20 11:00 PM

It looks like IBF junior bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas will have little trouble handling Mexican challenger Alejandro Santiago Barrios in their title clash next week.   Read more »

Fernandez downplays San Beda's perfect record against EAC

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 20 06:59 PM

San Beda remains a puzzle that Emilio Aguinaldo College cannot solve in the NCAA.  Read more »