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By Nick Giongco Jerwin Ancajas makes his long-awaited Las Vegas debut on April 11, the day he makes the ninth defense of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown. Jerwin Ancajas (Alvin Go) After making stops in Macau, Belfast (Northern Ireland), Brisbane (Australia) Corpus Christi, Oakland, Fresno, Stockton and Puebla (Mexico), Ancajas finally gets toContinue reading “Jerwin Ancajas makes Las Vegas debut”

The Davis Cup is more than just a competition as far as the Greek team is concerned. It is a family affair. Stefanos Tsitsipas during a press conference for Davis Cup at Philippine Columbian Association in Manila, March 3, 2020. (MB Photo / Jansen Romero) Three of the Tsitsipas family are with the Greek teamContinue reading “For the Tsitsipas family, Davis Cup tennis is in their blood”

By Agence France-Presse Next month’s Badminton Asia Championships have been moved out of Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, to Manila, officials said on Wednesday. Mohammad Ahsan and Fajar Alfian of Indonesia and Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota (Handout photo) Numerous sports events have been cancelled, postponed or moved in recentContinue reading “Badminton Asia Championships moved from Wuhan to Manila due to COVID-19”

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Davis Cup team is optimistic of its chances despite facing a daunting task against Greece in their World Group II playoffs on Friday at the Philippine Columbian Association in Paco, Manila. Alberto “AJ” Lim and Ruben Gonzales during practice at Philippine Columbian in Manila, March 3, 2020. (MB Photo /Continue reading “Davis Cup: PH team optimistic despite odds against Stefanos Tsitsipas-led Greek squad”

By Waylon Galvez STA. ROSA, Laguna – Dutch Guido Van der Valk was the only player to score under par with a 71 on a hot but windy first round for the lead in The Country Club (TCC) Invitational Wednesday at the TCC here. Guido Van der Valk’s scrambling par off a fairway bunker on theContinue reading “Golf: Dutchman Guido Van der Valk takes early TCC lead”

By Waylon Galvez Due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) scare, organizers of next month’s Asian Weightlifting Championship in Kazakhstan have pulled out of staging the event which would have served as an Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Hidilyn Diaz is currently in training camp in Malaysia preparing for the Asian Championship next month – an Olympic Qualifying Tournament. (MBContinue reading “Weightlifting: Kazakhstan pulls out as Asian Championship host due to COVID-19”

AMMAN, Jordan – Ian Clark Bautista forced his fancied Japanese opponent Hayato Tsutsumi into close quarters and relied on his short power punches to earn the nod of three of the five judges on the opening day of the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament here Tuesday afternoon. Ian Clark Bautista (MB File Photo) Bautista, a 25-year-oldContinue reading “Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifier: Ian Clark Bautista draws first blood for PH”

VIGAN — George Oconer crowned himself LBC Ronda Pilipinas king while his squad Standard-Insurance the team champion as the 10th anniversary race drew to a close in front of the provincial capitol here Tuesday. Oconer, 28, contented himself in staying at the back end of the peloton that checked in first in the Stage 10Continue reading “Ronda Pilipinas: Hail to the cycling king! George Oconer crowned champion”

By Field Level Media-Reuters Caris LeVert scored a career-high 51 points, 37 from the fourth quarter on, as the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 21 points down to stun the host Boston Celtics 129-120 in overtime Tuesday. Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert (22) drives against Boston Celtics point guard Carsen Edwards (4) during overtime at TDContinue reading “NBA Roundup: Caris LeVert scores career-high 51 points as Nets top Celtics in OT”

By Reuters Major League Baseball said its players should avoid taking balls and pens from fans to sign autographs in an effort to protect themselves from the coronavirus, but it has no plans yet to cancel or postpone games, ESPN reported on Tuesday. Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg (left) signs autographs for fans after aContinue reading “MLB has no plans yet to postpone games over COVID-19 — report”