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MANILA, Philippines: University of the East (UE) survived Jorick Bautista’s overtime scoring barrage to come away with an 87-86 win over Far Eastern University (FEU) and notched its second straight triumph in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 men’s basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia …

MANILA, Philippines: San Miguel Beer’s star center June Mar Fajardo extended his dominance in the PBA after winning a new record seventh Most Valuable Player award during Sunday’s Season 47 Annual Leo Awards at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. June Mar Fajardo PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO  Fajardo, the 33-year-old Cebuano adds …

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – OCTOBER 30: Myles Turner #33 of the Indiana Pacers reacts after a missed basket during the second half against the Chicago Bulls at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on October 30, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Emilee Chinn / Getty Images / AFP)  MANILA, Philippines — The Indiana Pacers won the …

PLDT hardly broke a sweat against the lowly Gerflor and scored a 25-8, 25-9, 25-17 win in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Second All-Filipino Conference on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. The High Speed Hitters rolled to their fourth consecutive win and climbed 4-1 in …

Reinhard Jumamoy (44) poured in a career-high 21 points in the win over Ateneo. (UAAP Media Bureau) MANILA, Philippines — Reinhard Jumamoy waxed hot and helped the NU Bulldogs deal defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles their third straight loss in the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament, 65-61, Saturday evening …

Canada boosted its gold-medal count quickly on Friday at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile.  Watch live coverage from Chile on CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem. Canada boosted its gold-medal count quickly on Friday at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile. Kayaker Michelle Russell won …

At a Glance Then on Thursday, Nov. 2, the six-year-old daughter of Alvin Aguilar — the founding father of Filipino mixed martial arts — and Maybelline Masuda retained her crown to clinch her second consecutive world title in the 2023 Abu Dhabi World Festival Jiu-Jitsu Championships at the Mubadala Arena …

Alex Eala (Facebook / Alex Eala) MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala is going to the semifinals of the W60 Nantes after dominating hometown bet Leolia Jeanjean, 6-2, 2-0 (retired) Thursday night (Manila time). Jeanjean started hot, winning the first three games in dominating fashion. After Eala blanked her in the …

The sport of breaking is entering uncharted territory. Set to make its Pan American Games debut this week in Santiago, Chile, breaking, also known as breakdancing, will takes its place alongside fellow Olympic sports at a major Games for the first time.  Vancouver’s Phil Kim, Toronto’s Tiffany Leung vying for …

Yuka Saso of Japan chips on the third green during the second round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G at Pinnacle Country Club on September 30, 2023 in Rogers, Arkansas. (Alex Slitz / Getty Images / AFP)  MANILA, Philippines – The Japanese expectedly dominated the first round …