Sunday, September 8, 2013
James Yap shuts down Mark Caguioa in PBA Manila Clasico
Big Game James Yap showed he’s capable of more than just putting points in the bucket.
As the leader of the San Mig Coffee Mixers, James Yap stepped up on the defensive end with two of his team’s top players missing. He shut down Mark Caguioa, hounding the Barangay Ginebra superstar to 0-of-11 shooting from the field.
V-LEAGUE: Navy keeps FEU winless (Game Replay Video)
The Philippine Navy earned their first win of the tourney while blanking the Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws, 25-23 25-23 25-17, on Sunday at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Navy's first victory gave them a 1-3 card, while FEU sank to 0-4.
2013 US OPEN LIVESTREAM: Serena Williams vs Victoria Azarenka
World No.1 Serena Williams (USA) set to clash again with World No.2 Victoria Azarenka (BELARUS) in the US Open Women's Single Final Match. It is a repeat of 2012 US Open Finals where Serena won in three-sets.
EuroBasket 2013: Spain downs Czech; Sweden upsets Russia (VIDEOS)
Jeffery Taylor scored 25 points and Sweden upset Russia 81-62 for its first win at the European basketball championship on Saturday.
Russia, the Olympic bronze medalist last year and bronze medalist at the Europeans two years ago, now looks unlikely to make the second round after three straight defeats. Sweden is 1-2.
Cafe France to make Chris Banchero first-ever D-League top pick
Cafe France intends to make Fil-Italian guard Chris Banchero the no. 1 overall pick in the maiden Rookie Draft of the PBA D-League on Sept. 19.
And coach Egay Macaraya said he doesn’t plan to trade the 6-foot-1 guard out of Seattle Pacific University.
“After ng management meeting kahapon, ang no. 1 option namin is to draft Chris Banchero. So if na-draft na namin siya, we don’t plan to trade him,” Macaraya told Spin.ph on Saturday.
Tokyo wins bid to host 2020 Olympics vs Istanbul, Madrid
Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, capitalizing on its reputation as a "safe pair of hands" and defying concerns about the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Tokyo defeated Istanbul 60-36 in the final round of secret voting by the International Olympic Committee. Madrid was eliminated earlier after an initial tie with Istanbul.
Rafa Nadal books US Open finals duel with Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal comfortably dealt with France's Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6(1), 6-2, on Saturday (Sunday, PHL time) to move into the final of the U.S. Open where he faces a highly anticipated clash with world number one Novak Djokovic.
After Djokovic needed five sets to deal with a determined Stanislas Wawrinka in their earlier semifinal, second-seed Nadal's task was almost routine against an opponent he has now beaten in all 11 meetings between the pair.
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