Japan’s Yoshiki Takei beat Australian defending champion Jason Moloney by unanimous decision on Monday to win the WBO bantamweight world title at the Tokyo Dome. Fighting on the undercard of undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue’s title fight against Mexico’s Luis Nery, Takei started strongly before Moloney came back into the bout in his
Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool’s 4-2 victory over Tottenham was a “mirror of their season” as they held off a late wobble to further dent Spurs’ hopes of a top-four Premier League finish on Sunday. The Reds had won just one of their previous five league games to realistically end their shot at the title but
A Malaysian national footballer suffered second-degree burns after he was splashed with acid in an attack at a shopping mall over the weekend, a sports official has said. National team player Faisal Halim was burned on the neck, shoulder, hands and chest during the attack Sunday in Petaling Jaya district outside the capital Kuala Lumpur,
MANILA, Philippines — It’s a no-brainer who Choco Mucho would turn to for a big-time performance in a high-stakes game. Explosive winger Sisi Rondina did not disappoint in all three semifinal matches, delivering the goods in propelling the Flying Titans to another finals dance in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. Rondina rose to the occasion
MANILA, Philippines — History repeated itself on Sunday when University of Santo Tomas booked a return trip to the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball Finals after dethroning La Salle in five sets at Mall of Asia Arena. Exactly five years ago, the Golden Tigresses–led by Sisi Rondina, Eya Laure and head coach KungFu Reyes–also made
MANILA, Philippines — Having prolific playmakers and southpaw spikers isn’t new for University of Santo Tomas. In fact, the last time the Golden Tigresses won the championship back in 2010, they were led by savvy setter Rhea Dimaculangan and lefty hitter Aiza Maizo-Pontillas with Shaq Delos Santos as the head coach. This time–amid their unexpected
MANILA, Philippines—Sisi Rondina had a lot of reasons to celebrate on Sunday. For one, her mother club in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) just reached the All-Filipino Conference Finals after defeating Petro Gazz, 23-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-20. The finals-clinching victory in the PVL came not long after her alma mater University of Santo Tomas reached
MANILA, Philippines–Criss Cross defied overwhelming odds to crash into the finals in its Spikers’ Turf Open Conference debut, upsetting fancied Cignal, 18-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 17-15, before a stunned Sunday crowd at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The King Crunchers staged a breathtaking comeback against the favored HD Spikers, overturning a two-set deficit to claim the
MANILA, Philippines — La Salle coach Ramil De Jesus respectfully declined an interview and asked his deputy Noel Orcullo to speak on behalf of the team but the decorated mentor did wish UST coach KungFu Reyes good luck ahead of the Tigresses’ UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball Finals stint. La Salle’s title defense ended in
MANILA, Philippines—Creamline has found something unique in its system that only a few other teams have in the PVL. According to Creamline ace Tots Carlos, the Cool Smashers have a clear edge above the competition with their “champion’s mindset.” “We just have a champion’s mindset every day. Coach told us that we can’t control every
MANILA, Philippines — Behind Angge Poyos’ stellar rookie season was a promise to UST coach KungFu Reyes to do better in college after an underwhelming performance in the UAAP girls’ volleyball tournament last year. In her first collegiate Final Four, Poyos imposed her dominance with a game-high 28 points to propel UST into the UAAP
MANILA, Philippines — The UST Tigresses found themselves surrounded by doubts and uncertainties after losing their key cogs led by star spiker Eya Laure. The challenges, however, didn’t stop the young Tigresses from pulling off the biggest surprise from winning their first eight games of the season to dethroning La Salle in the Final Four
NEW YORK — Back when the New York Knicks would annually march on in the NBA playoffs, they’d almost always run into the Indiana Pacers. With the teams set to renew their playoff rivalry Monday in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals, it’s easy to think back to those rough and rugged tussles in the 1990s.
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Lando Norris should take a lesson from his last big party and perhaps tone down the celebration for his first career Formula 1 victory. His reaction following the Sunday victory in the Miami Grand Prix showed the British driver probably doesn’t plan to miss a beat. “Tonight’s going to be a
CLEVELAND — Paolo Banchero’s first taste of the NBA playoffs ended bitterly. The Orlando Magic couldn’t finish what they started. After opening an 18-point lead in the first half, the Magic caved under pressure as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 106-94 win in Game 7 on Sunday to end a back-and-forth series in which
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell brought redemption and relief to himself and the Cavaliers. A year after being bullied and bounced in the first round of the NBA playoffs, Cleveland is moving on. Mitchell made sure. “This is why I’m here,” he said. “It’s my job.” Mitchell scored 39 points, Caris LeVert added 15 and Cleveland
Whoever books a spot in the championship from the other side of the semifinal bracket in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament, they’ll have to take Far Eastern University (FEU) into consideration. The Lady Tamaraws refused to be intimidated by the powerhouse National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs and forced their Final Four showdown into
Bernadett Pepito reminded her teammates that they wanted this so they might as well “embrace the moment.” University of Santo Tomas (UST) did just that and toppled La Salle’s reign Sunday night. The Tigresses refused to pull out their twice-to-beat card and ran away in the fifth set for a 25-20, 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-7
It took a roller-coaster ride, but Creamline became the first squad to clinch a seat in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference Finals. Following it there, not too far behind, was a familiar foe. The Cool Smashers, who at some point in the conference had its title hopes on the line, pulled off a
Coach Chot Reyes finally saw TNT play to his liking Sunday, resulting in a safer spot in the quarterfinals of the PBA Philippine Cup. But Reyes hopes that the Tropang Giga, who posted a 98-93 win over the Magnolia Hotshots at Ninoy Aquino Stadium, can do better than what they had done throughout a challenging
Derailed by a hurting shoulder during the previous Olympic boxing qualifier, Carlo Paalam is back in harness for a last-gasp attempt to book a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics. “I can still feel a little bit of pain, but I can punch now with more power,’’ said the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist prior to
If the NCAA volleyball tournament seems like it is caught in a time loop, blame it on St. Benilde and Perpetual. The Lady Blazers and the Altas continue to hammer down the opposition as they march almost inexorably to yet another championship conquest in the country’s oldest league. St. Benilde was finally challenged on Sunday,
MANILA, Philippines—Creamline has given Kyle Negrito a significant amount of trust in the Cool Smashers’ run in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. On Sunday at Araneta Coliseum, that all paid off as Negrito helped the Cool Smashers reach the conference Finals anew after sweeping Chery Tiggo in the semifinals. With the first All-Filipino Finals ticket up
Barangay Ginebra and Magnolia have arranged an early playoff battle in the PBA Philippine Cup after the two sibling rivals ended up losing their respective games Sat the close of the eliminations Sunday. The meeting became possible after Magnolia fell to TNT, 98-93, and Ginebra came up short against NLEX, 76-72, at Ninoy Aquino Stadium,
MANILA, Philippines—Creamline is looking at the bigger picture. Cool Smashers coach Sherwin Meneses is laser-focused on defending the PVL All-Filipino Conference crown, and he doesn’t mind who his team will have to run over to do just that. READ: Creamline returns to PVL Finals after ousting Chery Tiggo “Whoever we’ll be facing, we’ll be ready.