Injured NBA MVP Embiid plans to return this season
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid said on Thursday, Feb. 29, that he intends to return from a left knee injury to…
Sen. Bong Revilla hails PBBM for signing ‘Revilla Law’
Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. was profuse in thanking President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. after he signed on Monday, Feb. 26, the solon’s proposed law that will grant benefits…
Can two Filipino citizens marry abroad? ‘CIA With BA’ answers
Is it possible for two individuals, both of Filipino citizenry, to tie the knot abroad and for it to be recognized here? This was a question raised in the ‘Yes…
Ancajas absorbs first KO loss at the hands of Takuma Inoue; Sultan also falls
By REYNALD MAGALLON Jerwin Ancajas failed in his bid to give the country its lone boxing champion after falling to the hands of defending champion Takuma Inoue in the…
All over but the shouting as Del Monte opens up 18-point lead
MANOLO FORTICH, BUKIDNON--There's nothing left for Del Monte to do but play its celebratory round on Sunday, Feb. 25, and make official its coming--finally--as a Championship division winner in the…
Centeno barges into 10-ball semis of Las Vegas Open
By MARK REY MONTEJO Chezka Centeno continued her rampage, this time claiming the scalp Chinese Taipei’s Chou Chieh-Yu, 4-3, 1-4, 4-2, to barge into the semifinals of the…
Bucks grab big win over West-leading T’Wolves; tempers flare in New Orleans
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks roared out of the NBA All-Star break with…
Pampanga advances to semis; Bulalakaw shocks Quezon City
Powerhouse Pampanga trounced Valenzuela, 103-80, on Friday, Feb. 23, and joined South Cotabato in the semifinal round of the 2024 MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Preseason Invitationals at the Lagao…
CEU gets back at PCU, firms up bonus bid in UCAL
Games Monday (CQQ gym, UB, Batangas City) 12 noon – LPU-B vs MCU 2 p.m. – UB vs CEU Centro Escolar University exacted sweet revenge over Philippine Christian…
Alex Eala yields in quarters of Portugal meet
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Filipina Alex Eala needs to improve her stamina if she is to go deep in future tournaments. Eala’s weakness was again exposed in her 6-4,…
Obiena resets 26-year-old Asian indoor record in ISTAF Berlin
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Two for two for Paris Olympics-bound EJ Obiena. And the pride of Tondo did it in grand fashion by eclipsing the 26-year-old Asian indoor record…
Robin, Mariel apologize over ‘gluta drip’ issue
Senator Robin Padilla laughed off the social media storm his wife, Mariel Padilla, created several days ago. Apparently, the former action star considers the noise created by the viral photo…
‘Miss Probinsyana’ and the power to realize one’s dream
“A dream is a wish that your heart makes,” a popular adage says. To realize any dream, believing and wishing are only the beginning. Courage, connection, determination, know-how, passion and…
Kerr, Warriors agree record-setting contract extension: report
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Golden State coach Steve Kerr, who has guided the Warriors to four NBA titles, has agreed to a record-setting two-year, $35 million…
‘Out of power’ Swiatek stunned by Kalinskaya in Dubai
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DOHA (AFP) -- Iga Swiatek blamed fatigue for her defeat to Anna Kalinskaya in the Dubai semifinals on Friday, Feb. 23, admitting: "I didn't have power…
Real Madrid ’99 percent’ certain to land Mbappe, says Liga boss
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS (AFP) -- Spain's La Liga chief Javier Tebas believes it is almost certain that superstar striker Kylian Mbappe will be playing for Real Madrid next…
