Eljay Pamisa reaches ASBC Junior/Youth finals
FILIPINO Eljay Pamisa overpowered Iranian Nima Beygi on Sunday to barge into the gold medal round in the bantamweight division of the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Junior and Youth Championships at the Al Hossein Sports City in Amman, Jordan.
Alkhaldi, Gebbie lead PHL campaign in Hanoi Southeast Asian Games
OLYMPIAN tankers Jasmine Alkhaldi and Luke Gebbie will spearhead the Philippines’ campaign in the Hanoi Southeast Asian (SEA) Games set on May 12 to 23.
Napoles, Limitless rally to defeat TnT, 21-20, in 2nd Conference Leg 3 finals
JOREY Napoles provided the big difference as Limitless rallied past TnT in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) 3x3 Second Conference Leg 3 finale, 21-20, to bolster its status as the league’s winningest team on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Alex Eala earns Miami Open wild card
ALEX M. Eala gets another chance to duke it out against the world’s best tennis players after earning a wildc ard ticket in the main draw of the prestigious Miami Open on March 21 to April 3.
Henson banners 16-strong pool of Gilas women
FILIPINA-American stalwart Mai-Loni Henson banners the 16-strong pool of Gilas Pilipinas women, setting the stage for her national team debut in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi.
Jordan Clarkson’s 45 points push Jazz past Kings
JORDAN Clarkson and De’Aaron Fox engaged in an entertaining scoring duel on Saturday night in Salt Lake City, combining for 86 points in the Utah Jazz’s 134-125 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings.
Diaz and Salah strikes help Liverpool to sink Brighton
LIVERPOOL forward Luis Diaz scored in the first half before Mohamed Salah struck from the penalty spot after the hour mark as the team comfortably beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.
Ronaldo lays claim to all-time leading scorer record on 807 goals
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo etched his name in the record books as professional football’s all-time leading scorer with 807 goals after a brilliant hat trick against Premier League rival Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
Players Championship suspends play partway through second round
THE Players Championship continued to have weather-related difficulties on Saturday, as second-round play at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, was suspended due to darkness at 6:29 p.m. ET. Play is scheduled to resume on Sunday at 8:15 a.m. ET.
Fundamentals
By Anthony L. Cuaycong
It’s hard to blame the Lakers for clinging to the slightest of hopes that their 2021-22 campaign will have an ending markedly different from what they seem dated to experience.
Four ballclubs push for their own agenda to cap elimination today
WITH much at stake, quarterfinals-chasing NorthPort (NP) and Phoenix and top four-aspiring TnT and Meralco push for their own agenda when they cap their respective Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors’ Cup elims campaigns today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
LBC Ronda Pilipinas 2022 kicks off today
SORSOGON CITY — Four former champions and a hundred determined aspirants go at it for fame and glory as the LBC Ronda Pilipinas 2022 returns from a one-year pandemic hiatus with a 10-stage race that opens today here and ends on March 20 in Baguio.