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Eala, partner fall short in France tilt

At a Glance Eala and Rompies lost their steam in the last two sets and succumbed to Russians Ekaterina Maklakova and Ekaterina Reyngold, 1-6, 6-3, 10-6, in the opening round of the $60,000 event. Alex Eala and Indonesian Jessy Rompies made an early exit in the W60 Nantes International Tennis …

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Cool Smashers eye to regain solo PVL lead

The Cool Smashers have a chance to jump back to a familiar place — the top. (PVL Media Bureau)  Games Tuesday (Filoil EcoOil Arena) 2 p.m. – Chery Tiggo vs Gerflor 4 p.m. – Farm Fresh vs Creamline 6 p.m. – Cignal vs Akari MANILA, Philippines – Creamline will try …

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Maroons survive Blue Eagles comeback to draw payback

Gerry Abadiano led the Maroons with 22 points, three rebounds and two assists. (UAAP Media Bureau)  MANILA, Philippines – The UP Fighting Maroons weathered a huge run by the Ateneo Blue Eagles to exact revenge against their rivals, pulling off a 65-60 win in their UAAP Season 86 second-round showdown …

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Pagdanganan’s rally falls short, loses by 1 after 66

Bianca Pagdanganan MANILA, Philippines – Bianca Pagdanganan roared with the day’s best backside 32 but still came one stroke short of her title crack as local bet Vivian Hou matched the former’s closing 66 to win the Wistron Ladies Open by one in Taoyuan, Taiwan Sunday. Pagdanganan recovered from a …

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Lillard fires 39 in Bucks debut

Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers. (AFP)  Lakers down Suns Los Angeles — NBA superstar guard Damian Lillard made a spectacular debut with the Milwaukee Bucks, scoring 39 points on Thursday to spark a 118-117 home victory over Philadelphia. …

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