The more bets to Tokyo Games the better — Ramirez
BY NICK GIONGCO The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is pulling out all the stops in a bid to send a sizable contingent to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, chairman…
Arellano sweeps JRU in NCAA volleyball tilt
BY WAYLON GALVEZ Games Today (The Arena, San Juan City) 8:30 a.m. – Letran vs San Beda (Junior’s) 10 a.m. – Letran vs San Beda (Men’s) 12 noon – Letran vs…
Casimero-Inoue bantamweight clash looms
BY NICK GIONGCO A unification showdown at bantamweight is in the offing as Top Rank is set to announce an April 25 faceoff between Japanese Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue and…
Top junior netters clash in Cebu; Velez favored
John David Velez, Hans Cabellon, Mia Gemida and Nicole Villar brace for a grueling battle of power and tactics as they seek top honors in the PPS-PEPP Fr. F. Suarez…
Tigers back in fiery form, outlast Patriots in MPBL
THE Makati Super Crunch and Davao Occidental Tigers bounced back with contrasting victories in the Chooks-to-Go MPBL Lakan Season on Wednesday at San Andres Sports Complex in Manila. Flaunting their…
BI tracks down family of man infected with coronavirus
By JEFFREY DAMICOG Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said yesterday that the Bureau of Immigration has tracked the family of a Chinese man who was the first confirmed case of the 2019…
US to expand travel ban – Trump
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration was preparing to add a "couple of countries" to the controversial list of states whose citizens are subject…
China locks down city at center of virus outbreak
China banned trains and planes from leaving a major city at the center of a virus outbreak on Thursday, seeking to seal off its 11 million people to contain the…
On the menu at China virus market: rats and live wolf pups
SHANGHAI (AFP) – The food market where China’s deadly virus surfaced was a smorgasbord of exotic wildlife ranging from wolf pups to species linked to previous pandemics such as civets,…
French tennis pro gets flak for asking ball girl to peel banana
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) - Elliot Benchetrit said he's stunned by the "out of control" backlash after he asked a ball kid to peel his banana at the Australian Open, hitting…
Little means a lot
AND a Happy Lunar New Year to you, too! It’s hard to imagine how much we’re going through and how much more we will need to endure as the…
US President Trump invites President Duterte
UNITED States President Donald Trump has invited President Duterte to visit the US and attend a summit among the leaders of the US and the 10 members of the…
Second OFW deployment ban
LESS than two years after the lifting of a total deployment ban of workers to Kuwait, here comes another prohibition. The death of Household Service Worker (HSW) Joanna Demafelis,…
Lucky and unlucky in the Year of Metal Rat
BY ROBERT R. REQUINTINA ---- IF you were born under the animal signs Dragon, Monkey, and Ox, then the Year of Metal Rat for 2020 could be a good year…
