TNT pummels Rain or Shine for 1-0 quarterfinals lead

TNT Tropang Giga’s Calvin Oftana during a PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals game against Rain or Shine. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–TNT cranked things up in the second half on Friday night to spill Rain or Shine, 116-99, and draw first blood in their PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals duel. The Tropang Giga leaned on the one-two punch…

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As quarterfinals starts, Terrafirma seizes bold chance

Javi Gomez de Liano helps Terrafirma slip past NorthPort and into the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals. –PBA IMAGES Not content with just having ended its long PBA playoff drought, Terrafirma is not shy in saying that San Miguel Beer can be beaten. “To say that they’re San Miguel, I think that we’re not intimidated,” Javi…

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At last, Terrafirma finds its place in PBA quarterfinals

Javi Gomez de Liano helps Terrafirma slip past NorthPort and into the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals. –PBA IMAGES Loud music blasted out of the Terrafirma locker room, as the Dyip celebrated a rare achievement for a franchise that spent years being a perennial cellar dweller. The team’s 104-96 victory over the NorthPort Batang Pier in…

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Sister teams Ginebra, Magnolia clash in PBA quarterfinals

Ginebra Gin Kings and Magnolia Hotshots square off in the PBA All-Filipino Conference quarterfinals. –MARLO CUETO/INQuIRER.net Barangay Ginebra and Magnolia have arranged an early playoff battle in the PBA Philippine Cup after the two sibling rivals ended up losing their respective games Sat the close of the eliminations Sunday. The meeting became possible after Magnolia…

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Magnolia beats Terrrafirma clinch quarterfinals berth

Magnolia Hotshots’ Ian Sangalang in the PBA Philippine Cup. –PBA IMAGES Magnolia played steely nerves down the stretch on Friday night to turn back Terrafirma, 108-100, and clinch a spot in the next round of the PBA Philippine Cup. The Hotshots’ old reliables came through in the final four minutes of the contest at PhilSports…

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Ronnie O’Sullivan stunned by Stuart Bingham in World Snooker Championship quarter-finals

Ronnie O’Sullivan suffered a surprise exit in the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals as he was beaten 13-10 by Stuart Bingham. The pair began the final session of their last-eight clash on Wednesday evening locked at 8-8 and the close-fought nature of the contest continued across the first four frames. But after the mid-session interval, 2015…

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Emma Raducanu: Briton to face world No 1 Iga Swiatek in Stuttgart quarter-finals | Tennis News

Emma Raducanu set up a blockbuster meeting with world No 1 Iga Swiatek at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart after defeating Czech teenager Linda Noskova on Thursday. Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, continued her stunning run of form after inspiring Great Britain to qualify for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals with…

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Saracens knocked out of Champions Cup as Exeter and Leinster advance to quarter-finals | Rugby Union News

Saracens crashed out of the Investec Champions Cup after a 45-12 loss at Bordeaux. Bordeaux scored six tries in all to set up a home quarter-final against Harlequins next week. The French side were denied no fewer than five first-half tries by TMO and assistant referee decisions, but fly-half Mateo Garcia scored two tries either…

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Unbeaten Gilas Women advance to Fiba 3×3 Asia Cup quarterfinals

Gilas Pilipinas Women’s Jhazmin Joson. –FIBA 3×3 MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas Women barged into the Fiba 3×3 Asia Cup quarterfinal after sweeping two games in Pool C on Friday evening in Singapore. The Philippine squad, bannered by Jhaz Joson, Camille Clarin, Mikka Cacho, and Kaye Pingol, completed a Pool C sweep after trouncing Malaysia,…

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Man City to face Real Madrid in Champions League quarter-finals while Arsenal draw Bayern Munich | Football News

Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final while Arsenal were drawn against Bayern Munich. Arsenal will host Bayern in the first leg as former Tottenham star Harry Kane returns to north London. Holders City must overcome Real once again to defend their crown after trouncing the 14-time winners last season in…

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