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Blackwater upsets San Miguel to boost playoffs bid
George King leads Blackwater Bossing past San Miguel Beermen in the PBA Governors’ Cup. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Blackwater found an undermanned San Miguel on Saturday night and made the most out of the chance, hacking out a 111-94 victory in the PBA Governors’ Cup. The Bossing enjoyed another big night from import George King, and…
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Guido Vianello upsets Arslanbek Mahkmudov while Christian Mbilli dominates Sergiy Derevyanchenko | Boxing News
Italian Olympian Guido Vianello registered the most important win of his career by upsetting Arslanbek Mahkmudov via an eighth-round TKO victory on the same evening Christian Mbilli dominated Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Vianello and Mahkmudov met in the World Series of Boxing nearly 10 years ago, with Vianello retiring in the fourth due to an ear injury. This time, things were different. From…
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Pedro Taduran upsets Japan champ to reclaim IBF world title
FILE–Pedro Taduran. Photo taken from Sean Gibbons’ Instagram account SAITAMA, Japan–Pedro Taduran finally got one back for the Philippines against Japan in boxing. Taduran on Sunday put an emphatic end to Filipino boxers’ losing trend against the Japanese in world title bouts by stopping Ginjiro Shigeoka to snatch the IBF minimumweight crown at Otsu City.…
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Iran upsets powerhouse USA for first win
MANILA, Philippines — Iran turned to Poriya Hossein and Milad Ebadipour to stun the powerhouse USA, in five sets, 26-28, 25-23, 25-18, 26-28, 15-13, and earn its first win in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena. Although they are no longer in contention for the Final Eight, the Iranians…
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Yoshiki Takei upsets Jason Moloney to win bantamweight title
Japan’s Yoshiki Takei celebrates his upset decision victory over Australia’s Jason Moloney at the end of their WBO bantamwight title boxing match at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) Japan’s Yoshiki Takei beat Australian defending champion Jason Moloney by unanimous decision on Monday to win the…
Read MorePBA: Converge upsets playoffs-chasing TNT
Converge FiberXers’ Patrick Maagdenberg in the PBA Philippine Cup game against TNT. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Bottom team Converge put a dent on TNT’s bid to enter the quarterfinals after hanging on for a 107-103 win in the PBA Philippine Cup Wednesday at Philsports Arena in Pasig City. Playing with nothing but pride, the FiberXers got…
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NBTC National Finals: Batang Tiaong upsets SHS-Ateneo
Mowell Morales of Batang Tiaong in the NBTC National Finals. NBTC PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—The Super 32 Round of the 2024 NBTC National Finals successfully determined the combatants for the Division 1 and Division 2 championships at the Mall of Asia Complex on Tuesday. Winners of the NBTC’s second day in the week-long tournament automatically qualified…
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Blinkova upsets Rybakina in wild Australian Open 2024 match
Anna Blinkova of Russia reacts after defeating Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) MELBOURNE, Australia— Her hand and her legs were shaking, she’d missed nine match points but also saved six, and Anna Blinkova…
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Raymond van Barneveld upsets Michael Smith at World Series of Darts finals in Amsterdam | Darts News
Raymond van Barneveld, 56, who reversed a retirement decision at the end of last year, produced a 156 checkout to level at 4-4 before winning the last two legs for one of his biggest wins in recent years Last Updated: 16/09/23 11:07pm Raymond Van Barneveld upset world champion Michael Smith Raymond van Barneveld rolled back…
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New Zealand scores upsets over Norway in emotional Women’s World Cup opener – rezal404
New Zealand’s Hannah Wilkinson celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women’s World Cup soccer match between New Zealand and Norway in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, July 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Cornaga) AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Hannah Wilkinson scored to open the second half and New Zealand went on to beat Norway 1-0 on…
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