NBA ROUNDUP: Celtics oust Raptors; Nuggets stay alive
There will be a new NBA champion and the Denver Nuggets extended their season following NBA playoff games Friday in Orlando. BOSTON TROUNCES TORONTO, FACE HEAT IN EAST FINAL The…
Pinay golfer stays 2 shots off new leader with 69
Yuka Saso finally birdied the par-5 18th hole on Saturday and produced a 69 to stay on track for a first major triumph in the rich Japan…
Grandpa, 72, tries suicide after killing wife, 70 – police
BY MALU CADELINA MANAR KIDAPAWAN CITY – A 72-year-old grandfather is now fighting for his life in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private hospital here after…
Administrative case vs 2 cops tagged in Fabel Pineda slay dismissed
BY AARON RECUENCO Remember Fabel Pineda? She was the 15-year-old girl from Ilocos Sur who was gunned down a few hours after she lodged sex assault complaints…
FDCP’s Liza Diño vows to work even harder amid criticism
BY NEIL RAMOS Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) chair Liza Diño-Seguerra is ready to move past recent debacles, eager to focus on projects the agency…
4 Nigerians hacking ATM, credit cards arrested
BY JEFFREY DAMICOG The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced Saturday the arrest of four Nigerians involved in the hacking of ATM and credit cards. NBI Officer-In-Charge…
Athletes, coaches may get full allowances soon
BY KRISTEL SATUMBAGA National athletes and coaches will finally get their full allowances after President Duterte signed into law the Bayanihan Act 2 or House Bill 6953 on…
Celtics oust Raptors to advance to finals; Nuggets stave off elimination
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Jayson Tatum finished with 29 points and 12 rebounds as the Boston Celtics booked their spot in the NBA's Eastern Conference finals with a…
Nietes’ options: Marquee fights, Olympics or retirement
The country’s longest reigning world champion Donnie ‘Ahas’ Nietes has laid out his plans now that he is a free agent after his handler ALA Promotions recently closed…
This time, EJ Obiena settles for bronze
By Kristel Satumbaga Pole vaulter EJ Obiena settled for a share of bronze medal in the in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix 2020 in Poland on Friday. The…
Roglic tightens Tour de France grip as champion falters
MURAT, France (AFP) – Primoz Roglic extended his lead in the Tour de France on Friday as Daniel Martinez scored a first stage win for US team Education…
Thiem, Zverev arrange exciting US Open final
NEW YORK (AFP) – Dominic Thiem of Austria will play Germany's Alexander Zverev in the US Open final for their first Grand Slam titles after they won their…
P20-M smuggled cigarettes destroyed in Cagayan de Oro
Eighteen thousand of reams of smuggled cigarettes worth P20 million were recently destroyed at the Digama Warehouse and Destruction Facility in Barangay Bayabas in Cagayan de Oro City, the Bureau…
Tagle tests positive for COVID-19
BY ANALOU DE VERA The faithful were asked to offer prayers for the speedy recovery of former Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle after it was reported…
NBA ejects Rockets forward House after bubble violation
Houston Rockets forward Danuel House will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs after a violation of COVID-19 quarantine rules, the league announced Friday. The NBA season, shut down…
PBA eyeing 3 venues as bubble host
By JONAS TERRADO The PBA is considering three venues as host of the possible resumption of the league season next month under a bubble concept. Commissioner…
