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PBA: NLEX rallies past San Miguel sans Robert Bolick
ANTIPOLO—NLEX bucked the absence of Robert Bolick to pull off a come-from-behind 85-84 victory over defending champion San Miguel Beer on Wednesday at Ynares Center here. Jonnel Policarpio, JB Bahio, Brandon Ramirez and Kevin Alas were among those instrumental in the Road Warriors’ fightback from a double-digit deficit that spoiled the start of the Beermen’s
V-League: FEU gets back at La Salle, books deciding Game 3
DASMARIÑAS, Cavite — Far Eastern University kept its V-League Men’s Collegiate Challenge title defense alive after sweeping La Salle, 25-16, 25-17, 25-18, in Finals Game 2 on Wednesday at Dasmariñas Arena here. After getting swept by La Salle in Game 1, 25-18, 25-22, 25-23, on Monday, the Tamaraws came out firing to equalize the series
UAAP: Frustration builds for Adamson after another late collapse
UAAP SCHEDULE: Season 88 basketball tournament MANILA, Philippines—This early in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament, Adamson’s tendency to falter in the clutch has surfaced more times than the Soaring Falcons would like. That flaw showed up again on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena, where the Falcons fell short against National University, 56-54.
Conor McGregor suspended 18 months over missed drug tests
Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor has been issued an 18-month suspension after missing three drug tests in a 12-month period, anti-doping authorities said Tuesday. Irishman McGregor, 37, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight and lightweight champion, has accepted the suspension, Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) said in a statement. READ: Conor McGregor loses appeal against
Munzon tempers expectations as Titan makes debut
Debuts and defenses take center stage on the second game day of the PBA’s 50th season, which heads to Ynares Center in Antipolo on Wednesday. Titan Ultra makes its big-league debut at 5 p.m. against Meralco, while San Miguel Beer launches its Philippine Cup title defense at 7:30 p.m. against NLEX. While San Miguel’s campaign
Philippine jobless rate eases to 3.9% in August
MANILA, Philippines — The number of unemployed Filipinos declined to 2.03 million in August, from 2.59 million in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Wednesday. That was equivalent to a jobless rate of 3.9 percent, down from 5.3 percent in the previous month. READ: DOLE cites inclement weather behind increased July unemployment rate Meanwhile, 5.38
Europe Wants a Reliable Partner. India Needs to Step Up.
When the leaders of the European Union set out their new strategy to engage India in September, they hoped it would result in a few favorable headlines about the new partnership. And they did indeed read multiple India-related headlines in the next days — but about its participation in “strategic” military exercises with Russia and Belarus.
MacroAsia begins building P2-B Iloilo water supply project
MANILA, Philippines — A subsidiary of Lucio Tan-led MacroAsia Corp. has begun construction of a P2-billion water supply project in Iloilo. New Earth Water System (NEWS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Boracay Tubi System Inc. (BTSI) is working on the project dubbed New Earth Iloilo Water Supply. MacroAsia, through its unit MacroAsia Properties Development Corp., holds
Barroca finds himself under ex-tormentor
A lot can change in a year. Ten years? That’s a lifetime in basketball. Just ask Mark Barroca. It was 2015, and the then-Star Hotshots were clawing for survival in the Philippine Cup quarterfinals. Every possession counted, every inch covered. And then, the moment that’s haunted Barroca for years—he coughed up a crucial turnover, the