Year after Masters glory, has virus doomed Tiger’s 18-major bid?

WASHINGTON (AFP) — One year after Tiger Woods reignited his chase for golf's record 18 major wins with an amazing Masters victory, the coronavirus pandemic has become the latest obstacle to his…

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US golf tour may return without fans

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — The US PGA Tour is considering various scenarios to a return to competition in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, including playing some events without fans,…

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China’s success questioned

THERE is no doubt that we have all been amazed by how China handled its fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), especially how it prevented the virus from spreading. But…

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Floyd to return to boxing ring … in virtual matchups

Floyd Mayweather went undefeated during his storied career and will now hope to maintain that dominance in simulated bouts after agreeing to put his digital likeness up against other boxing…

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In India, table tennis star practices with a robot

NEW DELHI (Reuters) — Stuck indoors and without a training partner during India’s COVID-19 lockdown, the country’s top table tennis player G Sathiyan says he is staying sharp by practicing…

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Tokyo 2020 working toward new date, but virus clouds future

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organizers are focusing on their new Games start date in 2021, they stressed on Friday — even if the coronavirus outbreak complicates preparations for the…

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Liverpool legend tests positive for coronavirus

        Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus but is not showing symptoms of the disease, his family said Friday. The 69-year-old former Scottish international…

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Americans won’t attend sports events without vaccine

A large majority of Americans would be reluctant to attend future sporting events unless a vaccine for the coronavirus is developed, a survey by Seton Hall University has found. With…

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Even stranded in KL, Diaz shows compassion to provincemates

BY WAYLON GALVEZ       True to her promise, Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz gave food packages to her provincemates in Zamboanga City after receiving more than P40,000 from…

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Magic hopeful NBA can crown a champion despite coronavirus

Magic Johnson says if the NBA does resume this season it will be without fans and the players shouldn't have any trouble adjusting on the fly to playing in empty…

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Reavis out to overtake former stars of Crispa, Toyota

By JONAS TERRADO           The Magnolia center, now in his 18th season in the league, needs 36 games to surpass former Crispa great and 1977 Most…

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Yankees top Forbes’ list of richest MLB clubs

Major League Baseball may lose billions to the coronavirus shutdown, but its clubs appear to be on firm footing according to Forbes' latest list of franchise values released Thursday. The…

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Tiger says he would’ve been healthy for Masters

Tiger Woods says he has recovered "night and day" from a sore back that hindered his preparations for the now-postponed Masters and misses the Augusta National showdown while quarantined. In…

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UFC scraps California event on tribal land

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Thursday scrapped controversial plans to stage a fight card later this month as the United States battles the coronavirus pandemic. The…

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Tennis chief eyes August return

ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said Thursday that he remained optimistic the tennis season could resume in August but warned that not being able to play again this year was a…

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Gibbons: From a small-timer boxer to a big-time promoter

  BY NICK GIONGCO       Did you know that Sean Gibbons, the globe-trotting president of Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions and official representative of the Philippines’ three other world…

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