Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Rafa Nadal pulls out of 2014 US Open due to wrist injury
Defending Champion Rafa Nadal has pulled out of the US Open, which begins next Monday, after failing to recover from a right wrist injury.
The 28-year-old Spaniard sustained the injury in practice last month and had been training with a cast on his right wrist, forcing him to miss the Rogers Cup in Toronto and last week's Cincinnati Open.
Gilas Pilipinas vs Ukraine Tune Up FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO
The Philippine national men's basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, ended its mini-tournament in Antibes, France on a sour note after suffering a 114-64 beatdown at the hands of Ukraine on Sunday (Monday morning PHL time).
WATCH Gilas Pilipinas vs Ukraine Tune Up FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO BELOW:
Monday, August 18, 2014
2014 FIBA World Championship Preliminary Round COMPLETE GAME SCHEDULE
2014 FIBA World Championship will be staged on August 30 - September 14 in several places in Spain.
GROUP PHASE:
The twenty-four (24) participating teams will be divided into four (4) groups (A, B, C, D) of six (6) teams each. Each team will play all the other teams in its own group (total of five [5] games for each team).
The final standings of each group will be established after the Group Phase as follows:
Group A: Spain, Serbia, France, Brazil, Egypt, Iran
Group B: Philippines, Senegal, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Greece, Croatia
Group C: Dominican republic, Turkey, USA, Finland, New Zealand, Ukraine
Group D: Slovenia, Lithuania, Angola, South Korea, Mexico, Australia
A total of sixty (60) games will be played in the Group Phase.The teams placed 1st-4th in each group will qualify for the Final Phase
Here's the Complete Preliminary Round Games Schedule in Philippine Time:
Ukraine rains treys on Andray Blatche-less Gilas Pilipinas (VIDEO)
The Philippine national men's basketball team ended its mini-tournament in Antibes, France on a sour note after suffering a 114-64 beatdown at the hands of Ukraine on Sunday (Monday morning PHL time).
Gilas Pilipinas was playing without naturalized center Andray Blatche, who was resting a minor injury suffered against France on Friday.
Kobe Paras banners Batang Gilas as their journey continues in FIBA Asia U-18 Championship
After the Philippine national U-17 basketball team's decent showing in the FIBA U-17 World Championship, another youth team is vying for a trip to the world stage: the Batang Gilas U-18 national team.
Bannered by US high school prospect Kobe Paras, the squad also mentored by Jamike Jarin shall try to grab the spotlight as well when they battle foes at the FIBA Asia U-18 Championship in Doha, Qatar starting on August 19.
Chris Banchero tops all five drills in PBA Draft Combine (VIDEO)
STANLEY Pringle may be the consensus top pick, but Chris Banchero believes he deserves the same stature ahead of the PBA Rookie Draft on Sunday.
The projected lottery pick showed why on Monday when he topped all five biometric tests in the Draft Combine at the Gatorade Hoops Center in Mandaluyong.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Team USA wins vs Brazil in Tune-up game (HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO)
FIBA World Cup 2014 Tune-up Game: Team USA Basketball takes down Brazil 95-78 in their exhibition matchup against Brazil.
Derrick Rose helping Team USA to a 95-78 win over Brazil in an exhibition tuneup contest for the World Cup of Basketball.
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