Tsitsipas reaches quarters in 2 tough sets
WASHINGTON (AFP) – World No. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas struggled late but advanced to the ATP Washington Open quarterfinals on Thursday by defeating Australia's Jordan Thompson, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4). The 20-year-old…
Koreans set early pace at PGA Wyndham tilt
MIAMI (AFP) – South Korean duo An Byeong-hun and Im Sung-jae set the early pace at the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship on Thursday, both carding eight-under-par 62s to share the…
Drummond also says no to US World Cup team
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond and Los Angeles Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell are the latest NBA players to withdraw from the United States hopefuls' list for…
4 footballers get life bans
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Four players have been banned for life for match-fixing at the AFC Cup, the Asian Football Confederation said Friday. Kursanbek Sheratov from Kyrgyzstan was found guilty…
Record field in Cebu’s IronGirl
The second Regent Aguila Energy Drink IRONMAN 70.3 powered by Philam Vitality gets a dose of women power with a record number of participants all set for the IronGirl on…
Heavy rains cancel 3 seniors NCAA matches
The NCAA has postponed all three seniors matches yesterday at The Arena in San Juan City after the suspension of classes in all levels in Metro Manila due to heavy…
Golf star arrested on suspicion of ‘sexual assault’
LONDON (AFP) –Danish golf star Thorbjorn Olesen was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a passenger during a first class flight from the United States to London, British media reported…
Pasay, Bacolod shock rivals; Caloocan rises
The Pasay Voyagers and Bacolod Master’s Sardines stunned fancied rivals in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Season on Thursday at Cuneta Astrodome. Showing a fine line separates the MPBL’s…
Ramirez: PSC ready to crack the whip
Philippine Sports Commission chairman Butch Ramirez used a Visayan term – that when loosely translated would mean ‘there will be hell to pay’ – to respond to a question during…
Comelec urges public to report dead voters
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has called on the public to help cleanse the voters list by reporting to them their dead relatives or friends, who are registered voters.…
Jones: TNT is no favorite
Terrence Jones refused to label TNT KaTropa as the favorites in its upcoming PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals showdown with either San Miguel Beer or Rain or Shine. Behind the all-around…
2 robbers killed in QC shootout
Two suspected robbers in Quezon City were killed in a shootout with policemen who tracked them through the GPS of a mobile phone they stole on Thursday night. Quezon…
Roach, Buboy at odds
LOS ANGELES – World Boxing Association welterweight king Manny Pacquiao has a daunting job ahead of him that he has to straighten out right away to prevent hell from breaking…
88 ex-communist rebels get HK tour
From living in the mountains and far-flung villages, 88 communist rebels who surrendered to the military were treated to a four-day, all-expense paid tour in Hong Kong which…
Manila daycare workers to get P2,000 pay hike
Around 429 public daycare center workers in Manila are set to receive a P2,000 allowance increase in the last quarter of 2019, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso…
