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Tennis: Kyrgios says 'layer of respect' with Nadal despite feud

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 09:39 AM

Nick Kyrgios said he had "respect" for Rafael Nadal despite their personal differences after he set up a last-16 match with the top seed at the Australian Open on Saturday. Read more »

Tennis: 'Not cool' but Serena vows to continue 24th Slam quest

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 09:32 AM

Serena Williams will not give up on her chase for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title and believes she can still do it, despite crashing out of the Australian Open Friday. Read more »

Golf: Tiger roars into contention for record 83rd US PGA win

Agence France-Presse
Jan 26 09:09 AM

Tiger Woods charged into contention for a record-setting 83rd all-time US PGA title on Saturday, shooting a three-under par 69 as he chases a ninth career victory at Torrey Pines. Read more »

NBA: Gobert leads surging Jazz to win over Mavs

Field Level Media/Reuters
Jan 26 09:02 AM

Rudy Gobert scored 22 points, collected 17 rebounds and blocked five shots to rally the Utah Jazz for a 112-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday in Salt Lake City. Read more »

NBA: Blazers' Lillard aims to continue torrid run vs. Pacers

Field Level Media/Reuters
Jan 26 08:50 AM

Damian Lillard looks to build on a spectacular two-game run when the Portland Trail Blazers host the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. Read more »

NBA: Mavericks acquire Cauley-Stein from Warriors

Field Level Media/Reuters
Jan 26 08:39 AM

The Dallas Mavericks acquired center Willie Cauley-Stein from the Golden State Warriors on Saturday in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Read more »

NBA: Minus George, Leonard leads Clippers against Magic

Field Level Media/Reuters
Jan 26 08:38 AM

In a statistics-driven era, Kawhi Leonard insists he is exclusively about winning.  Read more »

Boxing: Pinoy world champ Pedro Taduran flies to Mexico for 1st title defense

ABS-CBN News
Jan 26 02:32 AM

Taduran puts his IBF world minimumweight title on the line against Daniel Valladares on February 1. Read more »

Boxing: John Riel Casimero set for world-title showdown vs Naoya Inoue

ABS-CBN News
Jan 26 12:03 AM

The bout, being arranged for April 25 in Las Vegas, gives Leyte-raised Casimero a shot at collecting two more bantamweight world titles. Read more »

Australian Open: Stress-free Zverev cruises past Verdasco into fourth round

Sudipto Ganguly, Reuters
Jan 25 11:04 PM

MELBOURNE - Seventh seed Alexander Zverev credited a stress-free life off court for his strong run at the Australian Open after marching into the fourth round with a 6-2 6-2 6-4 win over Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco on Saturday.   Read more »

Australian Open: Kyrgios rides an epic storm to reach second week in Melbourne

Nick Mulvenney, Reuters
Jan 25 10:52 PM

MELBOURNE - Nick Kyrgios lost his temper and blew a two-set lead but still managed to win a five-set thriller to storm into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 10-8 victory over Karen Khachanov in the super tiebreaker on Saturday. Read more »

Australian Open: Clinical Medvedev sets up Wawrinka clash in fourth round

Sudipto Ganguly, Reuters
Jan 25 10:43 PM

MELBOURNE - Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia put on a clinical performance to beat a suffering Alexei Popyrin 6-4 6-3 6-2 on Saturday and ease into the fourth round of the Australian Open.   Read more »

Basketball: Blatche, Mighty Sports notch win No. 2 in Dubai

ABS-CBN News
Jan 25 06:54 PM

Andray Blatche scored 28 points to lead Mighty Sports-Pilipinas past Syrian club Al Ittihad 77-72 in the Dubai International Basketball Tournament Friday. Read more »

Monfils perplexed by PlayStation injury story

Nick Mulvenney, Reuters
Jan 25 05:26 PM

MELBOURNE - Great entertainer Gael Monfils charged into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday before rounding on the media for a "made up" story about him injuring his hand while playing video games. Read more »

Errors and off the pace, Pliskova dumped out in Melbourne

Reuters
Jan 25 05:24 PM

Karolina Pliskova was left counting the cost of a performance well short of her best as she passed up a golden opportunity to push on for a maiden Grand Slam title after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the Australian Open third round on Saturday.   Read more »

NCAA: LPU plucks first win in sweep of JRU

Mark Escarlote, ABS-CBN Sports
Jan 25 05:10 PM

Lyceum of the Philippines University arrested a three-game slide at the expense of skidding Jose Rizal University, 25-23, 25-19, 25-23, on Saturday in the NCAA Season 95 women’s volleyball competition at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan. Read more »

NCAA: Lady Chiefs take share of lead

Mark Escarlote, ABS-CBN Sports
Jan 25 05:08 PM

Three-time defending champion Arellano University absorbed its first set loss in NCAA Season 95 women’s volleyball competition. Read more »

Nadal, Halep roll on, as shocks rattle 2019 Australian Open

Talek Harris, Agence France-Presse
Jan 25 04:23 PM

A day after Serena Williams and title-holder Naomi Osaka fell by the wayside, second seed Karolina Pliskova also crashed out. Read more »

NBA: Kawhi's triple-double sparks Clippers past Heat

Reuters
Jan 25 03:49 PM

Kawhi Leonard scored 17 of his game-high 33 points in the crucial third quarter and had his first career triple-double as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the host Miami Heat 122-117 on Friday night.   Read more »

NBA: Westbrook pours in 45 as Rockets top Timberwolves

Reuters
Jan 25 03:45 PM

Russell Westbrook paired a season-high 45 points with 10 assists, and he carried the Houston Rockets to a 131-124 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday in Minneapolis. Read more »

NBA: Thunder pull away to rout Hawks

Reuters
Jan 25 03:40 PM

Danilo Gallinari scored 25 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a season high in points in a 140-114 home win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Kings win in Chicago, end 6-game skid

Reuters
Jan 25 03:25 PM

Buddy Hield scored 21 points on 7-for-12 shooting off the bench, and the Sacramento Kings pulled away for a 98-81 win over the host Chicago Bulls on Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Nuggets deny Zion, Pelicans

Reuters
Jan 25 03:05 PM

Nikola Jokic, Michael Porter Jr. and Torrey Craig had double-doubles as the visiting Denver Nuggets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 113-106 on Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Raptors hold off Knicks to earn 6th straight win

Reuters
Jan 25 01:09 PM

Kyle Lowry scored a game-high 26 points Friday night for the Toronto Raptors, who held off a furious fourth-quarter rally by the host New York Knicks to earn a 118-112 victory. Read more »

NBA: Grizzlies survive scrappy Pistons down stretch

Reuters
Jan 25 01:07 PM

Jaren Jackson Jr. had 29 points, Dillon Brooks supplied 27 and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies pulled away from the depleted Detroit Pistons to win 125-112 on Friday. Read more »