Karate needs wider pool of athletes
“For every 10 Filipinos, eight will go to taekwondo and only two to karate,” said the two-time Southeast Asian Games champion and now national coach.
Samsung heir jailed for 5 yrs for bribery
The billionaire head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, was jailed for five years for bribery on Friday after a six-month trial over a scandal that brought down…
Duterte fires at Maute group
President Duterte tried out a sniper rifle and fired it at the camp of Maute terrorist group twice during his third unannounced visit to the besieged Marawi City, Lanao del…
Malak So is now Adrianna So
NAGPALIT na ng pangalan ang dating TV5 talent at produkto ng Artista Academy na si Malak So. Siya na ngayon si Adrianna So. Isa siya sa tatlong artista, kasama sina…
Denunciation of the scribes and Pharisees
Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things…
No confirmed human case of bird flu yet – DoH
There is no confirmed human case yet due to Influenza A H5N6 as all 34 suspect cases, who showed flu-like symptoms tested negative, the Department of Health (DoH) said yesterday.
Ex-Thai PM faces arrest
Thailand’s military junta raised the possibility that ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra had fled the country on Friday after she failed to show up for the verdict in a negligence…
Freakshow or fight?
Hype will collide with reality here Saturday as boxing legend Floyd Mayweather takes on mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor in a battle of combat sport kings tipped to be…
Lady spikers bow to Vietnamese
The Philippines will have to go through defending champion Thailand after losing to Vietnam, 26-24, 25-12, 25-23, Friday in women’s volleyball in the 29th Southeast Asian Games.
Fencer vows to work harder to realize dream
Fencer Maxine Esteban has poured long hours in practice, travelled thousands of kilometers, spent months away from her family and dealt with high expectations back home.
PH booters close out stint on high note
The National Under-22 squad downed Timor Leste, 2-1, to close out its campaign in the 29th Southeast Asian Games football competitions on a high note at the UM Arena here…
Maamo out to tame Botswanan opponent
As a Cuban top seed lurks behind, flyweight Dannel Maamo is focused on hurdling his first-round foe from Botswana when he makes his debut Saturday in the AIBA World Championship.
Mom wins $758.7-M lottery jackpot
A 53-year-old Massachusetts mother of two who scooped the largest single jackpot in US history – US$758.7 million – said it was a dream come true on Thursday (Aug 24)…
Bad day for Pinoy bets
The Philippines lost the first of two tennis finals Friday to settle for the silver medal in the 29th Southeast Asian Games.
Piñol’s shining moment
From writing sports news to managing world-class boxers, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol has now indeed gone a long way in his decisive management acumen that makes him unquestionably a no-nonsense…
Rebels free Cafgu man
The New People’s Army (NPA) on Wednesday freed a former member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) in an outskirts of Barangay Mahaba, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte…
