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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How a soul-searching journey to Japan landed Canada’s Hana Furumoto-Deshaies in Pan Am Games dojo
Now 27 and ranked fourth worldwide in her weight class, Canadian karate athlete Hana Furumoto-Deshaies is off to her first multi-sport competition at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile. Karate athlete to compete in 1st-ever multi-sport event after skipping Tokyo 2020. Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Hana Furumoto-Deshaies faced …
Read More »Crisostomo, Macario cop taekwondo bronzes in World Combat Games
MANILA, Philippines – Juvenile Crisostomo and Justine Macario picked up a taekwondo bronze to add to the Philippine harvest in the World Combat Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Monday. Crisostomo and Macario bested the Spanish duo of Barbara Di Martino Fermin and Manuelo Alejandro Paz Romero, 8.82-8.44, to pocket a …
Read More »Canada’s Costabile takes next step in golf journey alongside mentor Sharp at Pan Ams
Selena Costabile is hoping to hit all the right notes when she makes her Pan Am Games debut for Canada in Santiago, Chile. Costabile will compete alongside fellow Canadians Alena Sharp, Myles Creighton and Etienne Papineau when the tournament tees off Thursday at the Prince of Wales Country Club. Classically …
Read More »Broncos shock NFL champion Chiefs while Niners fall to Bengals
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes to lead Denver in a stunning 24-9 upset of reigning NFL champion Kansas City on Sunday, Oct. 29, while the San Francisco 49ers dropped another shocker to Cincinnati. Russell Wilson of the Denver Broncos runs for yards during the second quarter …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Ancajas-Inoue bout postponed as Japanese champ suffers rib injury
At a Glance The fight is initially set on Nov. 15 at the Ryokogu, Kokugikan in Tokyo but will be moved to a still undecided later date. Jerwin Ancajas’ bid for a world title may still have to wait a little more. Promotional poster for the Takuma Inoue-Jerwin Ancajas bout. …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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