Japan’s undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue announced Thursday that he will defend his titles against Uzbekistan’s Murodjon Akhmadaliev in Nagoya in September. The unbeaten Inoue stopped American Ramon Cardenas in the eighth round in Las Vegas in his previous bout — the first time the boxer known as “Monster” had fought outside Japan […]
MIAMI BEACH, Florida — Professional boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis was arrested early Friday morning in South Florida on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge. Davis, 30, was picked up shortly after midnight near the popular Lincoln Road area of Miami Beach, officials said. READ: Gervonta Davis’ missed knockdown due to ‘technical issue’ The charge was connected […]
LAS VEGAS — Myles Turner wants to keep contending for NBA titles. That’s why he decided to challenge an old cliche, one that he doesn’t think is particularly accurate. The Milwaukee Bucks formally introduced Turner — the most significant free agent who switched addresses this summer — on Friday. Turner had spent the entirety of […]
Novak Djokovic said the reality of his age was hitting him “like never before” after he was crushed by world number one Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon semifinals on Friday. The Serbian seven-time champion was demolished 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court and will be missing from the final at the All England Club for […]
LAS VEGAS — Cooper Flagg may not have been happy with his professional debut on Thursday night in the NBA Summer League, but he still drew some rave reviews after the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 87-85. “Super fun to play with, he’s a super unselfish guy,” teammate Ryan Nembhard said. “All he […]
While San Miguel Beer was in a tough process of finishing off Barangay Ginebra at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night, the whole TNT squad turned the boardroom of the PLDT offices in Makati City into a proverbial situation room. That was where the Tropang 5G not only met with their big bosses for a […]
It’s Juami Tiongson’s first trip to a PBA Finals, but the San Miguel Beer guard will enter the high-stakes Philippine Cup series with wisdom gained from playing with champions he only used to watch in the past. Less than 48 hours after helping the Beermen snag the last ticket to the centerpiece conference’s last dance, […]
Adrian Bisera demolished the first ICTSI Junior PGT field he played against, and Crista Miñoza finally became a winner after several tries on Friday when they finished off their respective 15-18 divisions in the South Pacific Championship in Davao. Bisera won by 11 strokes despite signing for a double bogey on the 54th hole, his […]
The 5150 Bohol triathlon gets off the ground on Sunday over a world-class course that will give the field a great tune-up for a bigger event slated in Cebu next month. Set over the Olympic distance of a 1.5-kilometer swim, 40-km bike and 10-km run, the event has drawn a big field, most of which […]
LONDON – World number one Jannik Sinner will face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a blockbuster Wimbledon final on Sunday as the tennis world braces for the latest chapter in their enthralling rivalry. Sinner demolished Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in a Centre Court masterclass on Friday to reach his first Wimbledon title match and […]
