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MMA: Team Lakay coach feels Folayang, fighters can excel in ONE’s striking competition

ABS-CBN News
Sep 18 06:44 PM | Updated Sep 18 07:03 PM

Coach Mark Sangiao gives his thoughts on the ONE Super Series, and he’s confident it was only a matter of time before Filipinos emerge in ONE Championship’s all-striking league.    Read more »

Is Calvin Abueva returning to the PBA soon?

ABS-CBN News
Sep 18 05:10 PM | Updated Sep 18 06:06 PM

"Come back is real," said Calvin Abueva's short caption on Instagram accompanied with a picture of him doing some shooting. Read more »

Tennis: Azarenka shocks third seed Kenin in Rome

Agence France-Presse
Sep 18 03:36 PM

Victoria Azarenka switched with ease from her impressive form on the hard court in the United States last week to clay in Rome sweeping past third Sofia Kenin 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the third round of the Italian Open on Thursday. Read more »

Tennis: US Open champion Osaka withdraws from French Open with injury

Agence France-Presse
Sep 18 03:31 PM

Freshly crowned US Open champion Naomi Osaka pulled out of the French Open with a sore hamstring on Thursday, in a fresh blow to the coronavirus-hit Grand Slam which is already missing world number one Ashleigh Barty. Read more »

Football: Conte's Inter on a 'mission' to kill off Juventus domination

Emmeline MOORE, Agence France-Presse
Sep 18 03:29 PM

Antonio Conte begins his second season as Inter Milan coach with a mission to stop his former club Juventus winning a 10th consecutive Serie A title.   Read more »

NBA: Heat grind out win over Celtics for 2-0 lead in East finals

ABS-CBN News
Sep 18 10:00 AM | Updated Sep 18 11:37 AM

Goran Dragic scored 25 points and made a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the last 2 minutes to lead the Miami Heat to a 106-101 victory over the Boston Celtics Thursday (US time) and go up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals. Read more »

Obiena earns bronze, sets season-best at Rome pole-vault tilt

ABS-CBN News
Sep 18 04:17 AM

Obiena upped his season-best performance by registering 5.80 meters in the pole vault competition of the Rome stop of the Diamond League on Thursday.   Read more »

NBA: With Jokic, Nuggets up next, Lakers ready to go big in West finals

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 10:58 PM

Lakers coach Frank Vogel acknowledged he will have to bring his big men back when they take on Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets in the Western Conference finals. Read more »

Football: Bayern Munich told to start league season behind closed doors

Agence France-Presse
Sep 17 09:34 PM

Bayern Munich must kick off the new Bundesliga season behind closed doors because of a rising coronavirus infection rate in the Bavarian capital, city officials said on Thursday. Read more »

MMA: UFC-bound Mark Striegl vows to still represent PH in combat sambo

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 08:52 PM

Reigning SEA Games combat-sambo champion Striegl will make his UFC debut on October 17 against Said Nurmagomedov in Abu Dhabi. Read more »

Away from boxing, ex world champ Donnie Nietes tries hand as vegetable trader

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 08:28 PM

“Magugutuman tayo pag walang hanapbuhay,” Nietes says. Read more »

Golf: Tiger, Rory try for early charge as US Open begins

Agence France-Presse
Sep 17 08:01 PM

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were among golfers preparing to make an early start as Thursday's first round of the 120th US Open began at Winged Foot. Read more »

Football: Bayern Munich confirm Thiago Alcantara moving to Liverpool

Agence France-Presse
Sep 17 07:58 PM

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirmed Thursday the club has agreed a transfer with Liverpool for Spain midfielder Thiago Alcantara. Read more »

PBA: Alas feels Phoenix should have done more for Abueva's reinstatement

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 07:47 PM

Former Phoenix coach Louie Alas felt the team management could have fought more vigorously for Calvin Abueva regarding the player's suspension. Read more »

PBA to provide amenities for players inside Clark bubble

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 07:34 PM

The PBA on Thursday vowed that the players will not lack for entertainment inside the bubble at Clark, where they intend to resume their season in October. Read more »

Tennis: Murray wants Margaret Court Arena renamed over anti-gay views

Agence France-Presse
Sep 17 06:18 PM

Andy Murray has urged officials to consider renaming Melbourne's Margaret Court Arena over the Australian's anti-gay stance. Read more »

PBA: Bubble violators face huge fines

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 06:03 PM

Players who violate the protocols of the PBA bubble will be heavily sanctioned, Commissioner Willie Marcial warned. Read more »

PBA to hold bubble in Clark, restart season in October

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 04:24 PM | Updated Sep 17 05:27 PM

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will hold its bubble in Clark, with the intent of restarting the All-Filipino Cup by October 9. Read more »

NCAA: Letran in wait and see mode as far as training goes

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 03:57 PM

The defending NCAA champion Colegio de San Juan de Letran Knights are staying busy, even though they cannot train together in person because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Approaching the Tour de France finish line

Anne-Christine Poujoulat, AFP
Sep 17 03:36 PM

This picture shows cyclists hanging under the Grenoble Bastille cable cars during the 17th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 170 km between Grenoble and Meribel, on Wednesday.  Read more »

UAAP: Mark Nonoy eyes championship with La Salle

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 02:49 PM

After reaching the finals in his first -- and as it turned out, only -- season with University of Santo Tomas, point guard Mark Nonoy wants to go even further with his new school. Read more »

NBA: Celtics coach stands by Kemba Walker after Game 1 woes

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 01:29 PM

Boston head coach Brad Stevens is not losing confidence in All-Star guard Kemba Walker, despite the veteran's recent struggles in the NBA playoffs. Read more »

Duke's Vanessa De Jesus eyed for Gilas women's team

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 12:44 PM

Another Filipino-American player has expressed her intent to help the Philippine women's basketball program.   Read more »

UAAP: With education in mind, Lebron Lopez opts to put US training on hold

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 12:42 PM

High-flying teenager Francis "Lebron" Lopez has decided to put his planned overseas training on hold, and will instead stay in Ateneo where he will continue his high school studies.   Read more »

MLB: Dodgers become first to clinch spot in postseason

Agence France-Presse
Sep 17 12:27 PM

The visiting Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 7-5 to become the first team to clinch a spot in MLB's expanded playoffs. Read more »