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SPOTS in the national team seeing action in the 45th World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary this year and huge cash prizes will be at stake in the Philippine National Open Chess Championships that unfurled yesterday at the Marikina Community Convention Center.  Fourteen of the country’s top woodpushers, headed by …

NEW YORK – The NBA approved Mark Cuban’s sale of his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to the families that run the Las Vegas Sands casino resort company.   The league said in a statement on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) that the board of governors had “approved the sale …

Japanese boxing sensation Naoya Inoue solidified his status as a global force in the boxing world by securing a remarkable two-division undisputed championship in a thrilling bout held at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo.  Inoue delivered a spectacular performance, culminating in a 10th-round knockout of the resilient Marlon Tapales, who …

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder, fueled by 34 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knocked off Western Conference leaders Minnesota 129-106 on Tuesday, Dec. 26, as Detroit’s 27th defeat saddled them with an unwelcome piece of NBA history. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (left) of the Oklahoma City Thunder dribbles the ball …

MANILA, Philippines – In contemplation of what could have been in the absence of the pandemic, local golf has not only weathered the storm but has also flourished, evolving into a dynamic multi-circuit with the addition of the Philippine Golf Tour Asia. But the three section-tour, comprising the PGT, the …

FIT-AGAIN Terrence Romeo believes he’s slowly getting back to game shape since swinging back to action over a week ago. On Christmas Day, the three-time PBA Scoring king showed he still has the hops and the hot hands to explode when he’s healthy. Terrence Romeo PBA PHOTO  With the Beermen …

THE late Philippine basketball legend Avelino “Samboy” Lim Jr. was honored during a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) game between the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters and Lim’s former team, the San Miguel Beermen (SMB), at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, on Christmas Day. At the halftime mark of the game that …

LOS ANGELES: The Boston Celtics used a hot start and a strong finish to put away the Los Angeles Lakers 126-115 on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) in a Christmas clash of storied NBA franchises. Kristaps Porzingis scored 28 points and pulled down 11 rebounds and Jayson Tatum added 25 points …

Day’Ron Sharpe (20) and Mikal Bridges (1) of the Brooklyn Nets boxes out Detroit’s Marvin Bagley during the game against the Pistons at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. AFP  New York—The Detroit Pistons matched an NBA single-season mark for futility on Saturday, slumping to a 26th straight defeat in …

MIAMI (AFP) — The Miami Dolphins booked their place in the NFL playoffs after a last second field goal from Jason Sanders gave them a thrilling 22-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Dec. 24. Jason Sanders of the Miami Dolphins kicks a game winning field goal during the …