PBA: San Miguel ousts Rain or Shine to complete sweep, enter Finals

SCHEDULE: 2024 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals San Miguel Beermen’s CJ Perez during the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals Game 4 against Rain or Shine. -PBA IMAGES Defending champion San Miguel clawed back from a double-digit deficit on Friday night and turned back Rain or Shine, 107-100, for a return trip to the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.…

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Rain or Shine ousts TNT to set up semis duel vs San Miguel

Rain or Shine Elastopainters Gian Mamuyac during a PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals game against TNT Tropangg Giga. –PBA IMAGES Rain or Shine staved off TNT’s fourth quarter comeback to eke out a 110-109 victory Wednesday and a trip to the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The Elasto Painters will take on the…

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New NBTC D1 champion looms as Fil-Am Nation ousts NUNS

Fil-Am Nation Select-USA’s Terrence Hill in the NBTC National Finals. MANILA, Philippines— There will be a new NBTC National Finals champions this year. The Fil-Am Nation Select-USA made sure a new king will be crowned after dethroning the “four-peat” seeking National University-Nazareth School in Division 1, 81-64, at Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday. Terrence…

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Chiba ousts New Taipei to face Seoul SK in EASL Final

Chiba Jets stay unbeaten and are headed to the EASL Final. LAPU-LAPU CITY—Yuki Togashi led a stirring finish as the Chiba Jets outlasted the New Taipei Kings, 92-84, Friday night to arrange a showdown with the Seoul SK Knights for the championship of the East Asia Super League (EASL) here. Togashi either scored or assisted…

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Magnolia ousts Phoenix to set up PBA Finals duel vs San Miguel

FILE – Magnolia Hotshots are headed to the PBA Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Magnolia arranged a showdown with sister team San Miguel Beer for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup title after ending the fairytale run of Phoenix, 89-79, in Game 4 of their semifinal series Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena. The Hotshots made sure that…

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Liverpool ousts Fulham to enter English League Cup final

Liverpool’s Luis Diaz celebrates after scoring against Fulham during the English League Cup semi final second leg soccer match between Fulham and Liverpool, at Craven Cottage stadium in London, England, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) LONDON — It’s Liverpool vs. Chelsea again. After playing each other in back-to-back domestic finals in 2022, the…

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San Miguel flexes might and ousts Rain or Shine

San Miguel Beer guard Jericho Cruz takes a shot against Rain or Shine in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net With a roster nearly at full strength and peaking at the right time, Jericho Cruz and San Miguel Beer have plenty of reasons to be confident heading into the semifinals of the Philippine Basketball Association…

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PVL: Choco Mucho ousts F2 Logistics from semis race with 7th straight win

Sisi Rondina leads Choco Mucho Flyign Titans anew. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Choco Mucho recovered from a first-set loss and eliminated F2 Logistics from the semifinal race, 19-25, 25-8, 25-17, 25-19, for its seventh straight victory in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) second All-Filipino Conference on Tuesday at Philsports Arena. After a lethargic…

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Taipei’s NCCU ousts Radford University to reach World University Series final – rezal404

TOKYO—Pesky on the defensive end and very deliberate on offense, National Chengchi University of Chinese Taipei on Saturday showed heavy favorite Radford University of the United States the door after a 79-75 victory that put the Griffins back in the World University Basketball Series final game. The Griffins used a floating zone defense and got…

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