Games & Gaming

The Philippine Azkals beat Bahrain 2-1 in Group H during the Asian qualifying rounds for the 2018 World Cup. Substitute Misagh Bahadoran opened the scoring five minutes into the new half, and Javier Patino doubled the lead 10 minutes later. Bahrain scored a consolation goal in injury time through Abdulwahab Al Malood.

Rio De Janeiro—A consistent ally of Sepp Blatter, Danny Jordaan already has a new job. Jordaan, the head of the South African Football Association, was credited with bringing the 2010 World Cup to South Africa. He is also being investigated for $10 million in bribes paid to land the event, part of the corruption scandal that pushed International Football Federation …

Las Vegas—Card-playing supremacy. Bragging rights. Cold, hard cash. More than 22,000 gamblers—many pros, quite a few amateurs—came for the same thing in Las Vegas, drawn by the low cost to enter the World Series of Poker’s new Colossus event.

Oakland, California—After a generation of wishing and waiting, the Golden State Warriors have finally arrived on basketball’s biggest stage again, booking their place in the NBA Finals with a 104-90 win against Houston on Wednesday.

Bern, Switzerland— For months, American and Swiss investigators worked in secret to prepare for the raids that would shake the soccer world. They knew that the moment to strike would come when Fifa, the sport’s governing body, held its annual congress in Zurich, gathering all of its top officials—including the main suspects in a far-reaching US corruption probe.

The Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao megafight generated an eye-watering $400 million in US revenues, fueled by more than 4.4 million pay-per-view buys, making it the highest-grossing fight in boxing history, organizers said.

Bloomberry Resorts Corp. (Bloomberry), owner and operator, through subsidiaries, of the Solaire Resort and Casino, reported a 19-percent drop in its earnings to P1.748 billion before interest, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) during the first quarter.

The Philippine national men’s basketball team composed mostly of cadet players from collegiate basketball thrashed host Singapore, 82-56, to complete its dominant run that gave it the 2015 Seaba Championship gold medal at OCBC Arena. It was the seventh Seaba title for the Philippines, which stamped its class anew as the the top basketball team in the region.

Baguio City—More than 700 athletes from the Cordillera Administrative Region will be able to compete fairly against other athletes in the country in the week-long 58th Palarong Pambansa (National Games) 2015 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, starting on May 4. The Cordillera athletes are now better equipped after receiving donations from good Samaritans and are ready to compete with …

Kenny Bayless, who handled seven bouts of Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao, has been picked as third man on the ring for much-awaited fight between Pacquiao and undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 2 (May 3 in Manila).