Serena vs Maria in US Open blockbuster 1st round duel

NEW YORK (AFP) – Serena Williams will begin her quest for a seventh US Open title and record-tying 24th Grand Slam victory against long-time rival Maria Sharapova in the US…

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Crowe slams ‘joke’ seating at US-Australia tiff

MELBOURNE (AFP) – Oscar-winner Russell Crowe led a chorus of criticism Friday of the seating arrangements at a basketball clash between the United States and Australia, with many fans paying…

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Sanchez not qualified for early release – Palace

  Rape-murder convict Antonio Sanchez would be "ineligible and disqualified" from availing the benefits of a law that allows reduced jail time for inmates with good behavior, a Palace official…

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USA bucks slow start to beat Aussies

MELBOURNE (AFP) – United States basketball coach Gregg Popovich says his team has to improve its defense and communication ahead of the World Cup despite an impressive 102-86 victory over…

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Iloilo, Bacolod prevail over MPBL rivals

BALANGA – Visayan teams Iloilo and Bacolod pulled off contrasting victories on Thursday night in the MPBL Lakan Season while host squad Bataan carved out a morale-boosting victory at the…

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Muaythai bets capture 3 golds in East Asian tilt

The Philippine Muaythai fighters showed their readiness for the coming 30th Southeast Asian Games by winning 10 medals, including three golds, in just concluded  East Asian Muaythai Championships in Hong Kong. Colleen…

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YouTube shuts 210 accounts linked to Hong Kong disinformation

  Google on Thursday said it disabled a series of YouTube channels that appeared to be part of a coordinated influence campaign against pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. The announcement…

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Drugs worth $161 million seized in Malaysia’s biggest haul

Malaysian authorities on Friday said they had seized nearly 3.7 tons of ketamine and cocaine worth about $161 million (P8.43 trillion) in the country’s biggest drugs haul to date. Malaysia…

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Florida executes killer who preyed on gay men

A man convicted of targeting three gay men who had befriended him before he bludgeoned and suffocated them during an eight-month crime spree in 1994 was executed in Florida on…

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Release it, let it go

  Hi Ma’am Rica, Nabasa ko po and article niyo sa Tempo. Ask ko lang po if masama po ba ang 3x a day na masturbation? Okay lang ba iyon?…

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We should have no budget problem with new Congress

  THE Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives met yesterday to begin deliberation on the proposed national budget for 2020. The House is determined to avoid the debacle…

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Which commandment is the greatest?

  Gospel: Mt 22:34-40 WHEN the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Saddu­cees, they gathered together, and one of them, a scholar of the law, tested him by asking,…

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Duterte allows STL to resume operations

President Duterte has authorized the lifting of the suspension of small town lottery operations provided certain conditions are met. The conditions imposed on the STL operators included payment of a…

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Party-list colleagues doubt Cardema credibility

Even his partylist colleagues have started to doubt the credibility of disqualified Duterte Youth nominee Ronald Cardema. Rep. Eric Go Yap (ACT-CIS partylist) and Claudine Bautista (Dumper PTDA partylist) said…

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Erich Gonzales says no to being kontrabida

  ALAM na ang dahilan kung bakit nag-resign sa upcoming teleserye na “Love Thy Woman” si Erich Gonzales. Ayon sa isang report sa Pep, ito ay dahil daw ayaw ng…

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