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Russia defies critics to throw World Cup party

Dmitry ZAKS, Agence France-Presse
Jun 14 10:51 AM

The World Cup kicks off in Russia on Thursday as years of preparations dogged by diplomatic scandals give way to a month of action on the field in football's global showpiece. Read more »

Tired Nadal withdraws from Queen's

Reuters
Jun 14 10:18 AM

French Open champion Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next week's Queen's Club grasscourt tournament, saying he needs more time to recover after winning his 11th Roland Garros title. Read more »

Federer makes winning return in Stuttgart

Reuters
Jun 14 10:17 AM

Wimbledon champion Roger Federer made a victorious return to action as he recovered from a set down to beat Germany's Mischa Zverev 3-6 6-4 6-2 at the Stuttgart Open on Wednesday. Read more »

McIlroy credits Tiger for American major dominance

Andrew Both, Reuters
Jun 14 09:47 AM

Even though Tiger Woods has not won a major championship in a decade, he deserves credit for recent American dominance of the biggest events, Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday. Read more »

Alvarez-Golovkin rematch back on for September

Agence France-Presse
Jun 14 09:41 AM

Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will square off in their highly-anticipated rematch on September 15 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya said on Wednesday. Read more »

Report: Lakers ask Ball, Kuzma to end public insults

Field Level Media/Reuters
Jun 14 09:31 AM

The Los Angeles Lakers have asked Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma to tone down their public barbs posted to social media, according to a report from ESPN. Read more »

Furry forecast: ‘Psychic’ cat picks Russia to win World Cup opener

ABS-CBN News
Jun 14 06:02 AM

Want to know who will win the first match of the World Cup? The cat's out of the bag: it's Russia. Read more »

A very fancy night out: Kiefer, Alyssa drive to ball in luxury sports car

ABS-CBN News
Jun 14 03:08 AM

"Every once in a while, we play dress up," Ravena wrote as the caption to a photo of him and Valdez, dressed to the nines for a fancy ball Monday night.  Read more »

MMA: Edward Kelly banks on age difference when he battles ex ONE champ

ABS-CBN News
Jun 14 03:00 AM

The Team Lakay fighter will square off against Narantungalag Jadambaa of Mongolia in the undercard of ONE: Pinnacle of Power in Macau on June 23. Read more »

FIFA World Cup: More than 1,000 England hooligans blocked from Russia trip

Agence France-Presse
Jun 14 02:36 AM

More than 1,000 English football hooligans have had to hand in their passports ahead of the World Cup in Russia to prevent them from attending. Read more »

BALIKAN: Pag-arangkada ng MPBL Datu Cup

ABS-CBN News
Jun 14 12:11 AM

May 26 na koponan mula sa iba't ibang panig ng bansa ang kalahok sa liga. Read more »

PANOORIN: Mga eksena sa NBA championship parade ng Warriors

ABS-CBN News
Jun 14 12:01 AM

Pinasalamatan ng mga manlalaro ng Golden State ang kanilang mga taga-suporta at nangakong hindi pa tapos ang paghakot nila ng trophies. Read more »

MPBL: Caloocan rallies in the 4th to shock Pasig

ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 11:51 PM

JM Villahermosa scored 18 points, and the Supremos downed the Pasig Pirates 91-81 in the Datu Cup on Wednesday. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Beauty queens share stage with teams at MPBL opening

ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 11:42 PM | Updated Jun 14 12:40 AM

Among the celebrity beauties at the MPBL opening were actresses Bea Alonzo and Empress Schuck, and beauty queens Maxine Medina and Rachel Peters. Read more »

Football: Terry Butcher tapped as new Azkals head coach

ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 11:22 PM | Updated Jun 14 01:53 AM

Butcher has been named the new coach of the Philippine men's national football team, the Scottish Sun reported on its website on Wednesday. Read more »

FIFA World Cup: New national coach left to clean up mess of Spain's own making

Joseph Cassinelli, Reuters
Jun 13 10:28 PM

Julen Lopetegui was sacked by the Spanish Football Federation and Fernando Hierro, the former Real Madrid player, has been appointed to replace him.   Read more »

PBA: Magnolia routs TNT to stop 3-game slide

ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 09:42 PM | Updated Jun 13 10:10 PM

Paul Lee scored 25 points, including 17 in a hot-shooting third quarter, to lead Magnolia to a 111-89 win over TNT Wednesday. Read more »

MPBL: Reigning champion Batangas begins repeat quest on winning note

ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 09:04 PM | Updated Jun 13 09:37 PM

Pedrito Galanza Jr. scored 28 points to lead the Athletics to a 95-90 win over the Quezon City Capitals on Wednesday. Read more »

PVL: Pocari-Air Force soars to solo lead in quarterfinals

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 08:43 PM | Updated Jun 14 12:20 AM

Maddie Palmer took over down the stretch, as Pocari beat Iriga-Navy 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-22 to improve to 2-0 in the single-round quarterfinals. Read more »

MPBL: Layunin ni Pacquiao, bigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga homegrown player

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 08:15 PM

Pag-kontrol sa pagpasok ng "Fil-foreign" player, paraan ng liga para masigurong balanse ang kompetisyon sa MPBL, ayon kay Pacquiao. Read more »

Alyssa, Jia to seek permission from Creamline to join national team

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 07:35 PM | Updated Jun 13 08:56 PM

Both Valdez and Morado were included in the 20-woman pool of players, and both stand a good chance of making it to the 14-player line-up that will be sent to the Asian Games in Indonesia this August. Read more »

US, Mexico and Canada to host 2026 World Cup

Simon Evans, Reuters
Jun 13 07:09 PM | Updated Jun 13 08:01 PM

The North American bid beat the rival Morocco proposal, winning 134 votes to 65 for Morocco. Read more »

PBA: GlobalPort spills San Miguel, snaps Beermen’s 3-game win streak

ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 06:53 PM | Updated Jun 13 07:17 PM

Stanley Pringle scored 22 points, as GlobalPort topped San Miguel Beer 98-94 in the Commissioner's Cup on Wednesday. Read more »

Spain sacks national team coach on eve of World Cup

Agence France-Presse
Jun 13 06:48 PM

Spain sacked its coach just 2 days before the team's opening game against Portugal, the Spanish football federation chief confirmed on Wednesday. Read more »

Basketball: Ateneo overwhelms FEU, cops SMART City Hoops title

ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 06:36 PM

Just a day after figuring in an overtime thriller against rivals De La Salle University in the FilOil Flying V Preseason Tournament, the Ateneo Blue Eagles plunged back into action – this time against Far Eastern University in the 2018 SMART City Hoops 25-Under Summer Classic. Read more »