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RETIRED eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao personally congratulated Paris Olympics-bound fighter Eumir Felix Marcial for bagging the silver medal in the recent Hangzhou 19th Asian Games in China. Marcial nor only became the first Filipino boxer to qualify for the Paris Games after reaching the Asiad final — an …

Fred VanVleet of the Houston Rockets celebrates after a basket. (Carmen Mandato / Getty Images / AFP)  LOS ANGELES – The resurgent Houston Rockets powered to a sixth straight NBA victory on Sunday (Monday Manila time), withstanding a 36-point triple-double from Denver’s Nikola Jokic in a 107-104 win over the …

Ateneo’s Junize Calago is trapped by a double-teaming FEU defense in the UAAP Season 86 Women’s Basketball Tournament.  Ateneo de Manila University completed the UAAP Season 86 Women’s Basketball Final Four cast after taking down also-ran Far Eastern University, 79-66, Sunday at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. The Blue Eagles improved …

Bianca Pagdanganan carded a 3-under-par 67 for a share of 24th place after three rounds in the LPGA The Annika on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida. Bianca Pagdanganan trails Emily Pedersen by nine strokes. (File Photo/AFP)  Tied at 31st going into the round, Pagdanganan …

Satar Salem raises his arms in victory. PUERTO PRINCESA – Satar Salem delivered a performance for the ages to capture the men’s overall individual crown, edging Chinese Junyu Cao via the slimmest of margins – 04:22:25-04:23:13 – even as Leyann Ramo completed Tri SND Barracuda’s domination of individual honors by …

Rookie Aldous Torculas (right) led the Fighting Maroons with 13 points. (UAAP Media Bureau)  MANILA, Philippines — The FEU Tamaraws have been eliminated from Final Four contention of the 86th UAAP men’s basketball tournament after bowing to the UP Fighting Maroons, 81-64, Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon …

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. AFP  Los Angeles—The Indiana Pacers withstood a 54-point outburst from Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo on Thursday to hand the Bucks a 126-124 NBA defeat. Tyrese Haliburton led the …

BLACKWATER guns for its second win and the early lead when it tangles with Meralco as action in the PBA Season 48 Commissioner’s Cup continues on Saturday, November 11, at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. The Bossing kicked off the season with an impressive 103-84 rout of the Converge …

IRONKIDS participants get their racing kits at registration booth.  Puerto Princesa — The future of local triathlon take their turn to showcase their wares ahead of the elite pack of international triathletes as they dispute top honors in the IRONKIDS Philippines today (Saturday, Nov. 11) at the Ramon V. Mitra …

At a Glance The 41-year-old from Stockholm made a tournament-record 11 birdies against a lone bogey at Port Royal in Southampton for his low 18-hole score in 510 official tour rounds. MIAMI (AFP) — Sweden’s Alex Noren fired a 10-under par 61, matching the course record, to seize the lead …