LeBron stars as NBA restarts in Florida ‘bubble’
ORLANDO (AFP) – The NBA relaunched its coronavirus-hit season on Thursday, with players taking a knee during the US national anthem in a show of support for the Black…
PBA swab testing to go on as schedule
By Waylon Galvez PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said yesterday that swab testing of players and personnel would be done on a per team basis on August…
Toyota emerges as first PBA champion 45 years ago
By JONAS TERRADO The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Asia’s first pay-for-play league, opened shop in 1975. On July 31 of that same year saw the newly-formed…
Chooks Pilipinas 3×3 getting ready for a Sept. start
A day after Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 was granted pro status by the Games and Amusement Board, Commissioner Eric Altamirano immediately buckled down to work. Altamirano met with the…
Diaz wins in online meet
By Waylon Galvez Olympian Hidilyn Diaz delivered again for the country as she ruled the 59kg division in the Eleiko Email International Lifters Tournament held…
CrossFit Games to adopt own ‘bubble’
By JAN CARLO ANOLIN The postponed CrossFit Games will be implementing its own safety and health protocols, adopting an NBA-style “bubble” community to lessen the risk of…
No let-up in racism, brutality fight – LeBron
ORLANDO (AFP) - LeBron James vowed no let up in the fight for social justice as the NBA's virus-hit season made an emotional return in Orlando on Thursday. Los Angeles…
Suzuki Cup postponed due to COVID
By JONAS TERRADO The ASEAN Football Federation on Thursday announced the postponement of the Suzuki Cup to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Considered as the biggest football…
Russia faces expulsion unless it pays fine by August 15
PARIS (AFP) –The global governing body for athletics said Thursday it would expel Russia unless it makes an outstanding payment of $6.3 million in fines and costs for anti-doping violations…
NBA Knicks make Thibodeau hiring as new coach
NEW YORK (AFP) – Tom Thibodeau was named coach of the NBA's New York Knicks on Thursday, taking on the task of reviving one of the league's sickliest franchises. After…
Phillies-Blue Jays series off after ballpark virus cases
NEW YORK (AFP) – The Philadelphia Phillies have called off all activities at Citizens Bank Park indefinitely, wiping out a weekend Major League Baseball series against Toronto, after a coach…
Clijsters, Osaka, Venus among wildcards in US Open tuneup
NEW YORK (AFP) – Four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters was among four major title winners given wildcards Thursday into the WTA field for a US Open tuneup event next…
Duterte: COVID vaccine is free for Reds, not for drug pushers
President Duterte is willing to give the coronavirus vaccines free to communist rebels but not to the rich, drug pushers and drug addicts. But when the coronavirus vaccines…
NCR, 12 other areas placed under GCQ
BY GENALYN KABILING Metro Manila and 12 other areas will be under general community quarantine (GCQ) from August 1 to 15 as the government looks forward to…
Kris, tuloy ang show sa TV5
By MELL T. NAVARRO * Makalipas ang ilang taong “pagpapahinga” sa pagho-host ng isang regular TV show, handang-handa na si Kris Aquino at ang Positive Exposure Productions…
Filipinos top signup for NASA’s ‘Send Your Name to Mars’
With more than one million name submissions, the Philippines has emerged as the leading country with the most number of signups for the “Send Your Name to Mars” program of…
