Scotty Pippen Jr. savors first taste of Philippine basketball
Scotty Pippen Jr. got a glimpse of the Philippines’ basketball culture during his Manila visit, where he met Barangay Ginebra star Scottie Thompson, who was named after Pippen’s father.
Scotty Pippen Jr. got a glimpse of the Philippines’ basketball culture during his Manila visit, where he met Barangay Ginebra star Scottie Thompson, who was named after Pippen’s father.
Filipino tennis star Alexandra Eala rallied past China’s Zheng Qinwen, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open, drawing strong support from Filipino fans in the US capital.
Zinedine Zidane has been appointed France’s new head coach on a four-year contract, replacing Didier Deschamps and beginning his long-awaited return to international management.
Damian Chong Qui scored 29 points as the Macau Giant Pandas erased a 15-point deficit to beat Terrafirma, 96-92, Wednesday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium and secure their second straight win in the PBA Governors’ Cup.
Chong Qui, who stands at 5-foot-8, delivered key plays late as Macau rallied from a 92-90 deficit.
FC Dallas signed 15-year-old forward Benjamin Flowers to a Homegrown contract, making him the youngest player to sign a professional contract in the club’s history.
Playing in her first tournament of the North American hard-court season, Eala recovered after trailing 4-3 in the second set.
The team marked the announcement by posting a photo of James’ blue No. 23 jersey hanging in his locker with a crown placed on the shelf above it, a reference to his “King James” nickname.
The commitment came during a general assembly convened by the POC on Monday at the Solaire Theater Board Room in Parañaque City, where members of the suspended PNVF board also agreed to resign.
Promoter Eddie Hearn said the proposed heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua must be staged in the United Kingdom under the terms of a fight agreement signed three months ago.