Rain or Shine is mulling a change of import amid the team's rebounding woes and lackluster defense during its four-game losing streak to open the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. ROS Elasto Painters import Dajuan Summers (PBA Images) Elasto Painters coach Yeng Guiao pointed out his team was being beaten...
MALAGA, Spain (AFP) -- A "proud" Jannik Sinner beat world number one Novak Djokovic twice in one day to send Italy into the Davis Cup final with a 2-1 win over Serbia on Saturday in Malaga. Italy, who won the trophy for the first and only time in 1976, will face 28-time winners Australia on Sunday....
The San Miguel triumvirate of June Mar Fajardo, CJ Perez and import Ivan Aska proved to be too much for the slumping Converge, anchoring a 105-96 victory in the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Tiaong Convention Center in Quezon on Saturday, Nov. 25. All three Beermen breached the 20-point mark...
MADRID (AFP) -- The judge leading an investigation into former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales kissing Jenni Hermoso at the Women's World Cup final trophy ceremony has pushed back the footballer's hearing to January. Jenni Hermoso (AFP) Rubiales eventually resigned over the issue --...
San Miguel Beer and Converge lock horns in what is expected to be a festive yet fiery first out-of-town game of the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup when the league goes to Tiaong, Quezon on Saturday, Nov. 25. June Mar Fajardo banners an undermanned San Miguel side against the young guns of...
LAUSANNE (AFP) -- FIFA on Friday, Nov. 24, confirmed disciplinary proceedings have been opened into the football federations of Brazil and Argentina after a brawl delayed the start of a 2026 World Cup qualifying match. Tuesday's match in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium, which world champions...
MALAGA (AFP) -- Alex de Minaur smoothly guided Australia into a second successive Davis Cup final with an assured 2-0 win over Finland on Friday, Nov. 24, in Malaga. Australia's Alex de Minaur returns the ball against Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori during the second men's singles semifinal tennis match...
MALAGA (AFP) -- Jannik Sinner drove Italy into the Davis Cup semifinals with a 2-1 win over the Netherlands on Thursday, Nov. 23, the world number four triumphing in both his singles rubber and in the decisive doubles. Italy's Jannik Sinner reacts as he plays against Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor...
MALAGA (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic steered Serbia into the Davis Cup semifinals as he beat Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 to secure a 2-0 triumph over Great Britain on Thursday, Nov. 23, setting up a mouth-watering clash with Italy's Jannik Sinner. Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates beating Britain's Cameron...
SEOUL (AFP) -- South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called on the Chinese government to release World Cup midfielder Son Jun-ho in time for Christmas. South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann (AFP) Beijing's foreign ministry said in May that the 31-year-old had been detained "on suspicion of accepting...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Brazilian police and football authorities traded blame on Wednesday, Nov. 22, after a brawl broke out ahead of Brazil's match against arch-rivals Argentina, leaving several injured in what fans called a "tragedy foretold." Brazilian police clash with fans of Argentina before...
MADRID (AFP) -- Jenni Hermoso was summoned on Wednesday, Nov. 22, by the judge investigating the events surrounding the then Spanish federation chief Luis Rubiales kissing her at the Women's World Cup final trophy ceremony. Spain's Jenni Hermoso (AFP) Rubiales eventually resigned over the issue --...
