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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 »

NBA: Walker's 37 lead Celtics past Magic

Reuters
Jan 25 12:26 PM

Kemba Walker scored 37 points, Gordon Hayward added 22 and the short-handed Boston Celtics surged past the host Orlando Magic 109-98 on Friday night. Read more »

NBA: Antetokounmpo propels Bucks past Hornets in Paris

Reuters
Jan 25 12:22 PM

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyle Korver and Khris Middleton showed international fans three different ways to score three points in a fourth-quarter flurry, lifting the Milwaukee Bucks to a 116-103 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday in the NBA's first regular-season game in Paris. Read more »

WATCH: Pacquiao daughters teach champ, Jinkee ‘how to be cool’

ABS-CBN News
Jan 25 12:33 AM

Pacquiao knows something about shuffling his feet, but when it comes to really getting into the groove he needed to take some instructions from his daughters. Read more »

NCAA 95: Perpetual Help tops Mapua in women’s volleyball

Mark Escarlote, ABS-CBN Sports
Jan 25 12:13 AM

Perpetual Help beat Mapua University 20-25, 24-26, 25-18, 25-12, 15-6 on Friday for its third straight win in NCAA Season 95 women's volleyball. Read more »

PBA: Why LA Tenorio is obsessed with winning all-Filipino title

ABS-CBN News
Jan 24 11:44 PM | Updated Jan 24 11:45 PM

In his 13 years as a pro, Tenorio has won 5 championships — four with Justin Brownlee and Ginebra, and one with Diamon Simpson and Alaska. Read more »

2019 Australian Open: Federer survives huge scare to reach last 16

Reuters
Jan 24 11:04 PM

Roger Federer faced down local battler John Millman 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (8) in a five-set thriller on Friday night. Read more »

MMA: Rising star Lito Adiwang wants to put on a show in ONE Manila debut

ABS-CBN News
Jan 24 09:31 PM

Team Lakay prospect Lito Adiwang will put his winning streak on the line when he battles Pongsiri Mitsatit of Thailand at MoA Arena on January 31. Read more »

PBA commissioner: Kaso ng injury sa ligang labas, warning sa mga player

ABS-CBN News
Jan 24 09:10 PM

Sa kaso ni Ping Exciminiano, matapos ma-injure sa ligang labas, nagdesisyon ang Rain Or Shine na huwag munang i-extend ang kontrata niya. Read more »

PBA: Pringle sa coaching ni Cone sa Ginebra — ‘I just opened my ears’

ABS-CBN News
Jan 24 08:41 PM

Ayon kay Stanley Pringle, malaki ang utang ng loob niya sa Barangay Ginebra, partikular kay head coach Tim Cone. Read more »

2019 Australian Open: Tennis sees past, future as Serena out, Coco in

Talek Harris, Agence France-Presse
Jan 24 07:32 PM | Updated Jan 24 07:58 PM

With Serena Williams now 38, 23 years older than Coco Gauff, the two American players are at opposite ends of their careers. Read more »

Basketball: Kai Sotto listed as top-70 player in US class of 2020

ABS-CBN News
Jan 24 06:54 PM

The Filipino prospect is listed no. 68 in the latest ESPN 100 rankings for the class of 2020. Read more »

2019 Australian Open: Stunner Down Under, as Coco Gauff upsets Osaka

ABS-CBN News
Jan 24 05:40 PM | Updated Jan 24 07:58 PM

Defending champion Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the Australian Open on Friday, falling 6-3, 6-4 in a stunning upset by Coco Gauff in the third round. Read more »