Vargas: New PBA for the next 50 years begins in Season 49
By REYNALD MAGALLON Innovative, bold and ambitious. The PBA is trying to break boundaries and norms, even trailblazing a new era in the game of basketball as it hopes…
Pakistan rewards javelin champion Nadeem with $897,000 for record-breaking throw at Paris Olympics
By ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD (AP) — Olympic javelin gold medalist Arshad Nadeem received a total of 250 million rupees ($897,000) on Tuesday, Aug. 13, as Pakistan continued to celebrate…
Ordeneza, Plete secure JPGT Match Play spots
CAGAYAN DE ORO – While the earlier matches in the ICTSI Junior PGT Mindanao Series were marked by tight finishes, the 13-15 division finals at Pueblo de Oro Golf and…
Nat’l trials for 50m, 25m swimming set
The Philippine Aquatics, Inc. stages the National Trials for the 50 meters (long course) and 25 meters (short course) on Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Teofilo Ildefonso pool inside RMSC…
Filipino Olympians to get P2M each from gov’t
By BETHEENA UNITE The grand heroes' welcome for the 2024 Filipino Olympians, who arrived home from Paris on Tuesday night, has begun. It started with a welcome ceremony at…
Thai gymnasts get lessons from Yulo’s former Japanese coach
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Munehiro Kugimiya, the Japanese gymnastics coach largely responsible for Carlo Yulo’s meteoric rise as one of the sport’s global icons, has been invited by the…
Eala stuns seeded foe, sets up meeting with former doubles partner
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala stunned eighth seed Julia Riera of Argentina, 6-3, 6-1, to jumpstart her title campaign in the Cary Tennis Classic in North Carolina on…
‘Jackpot talaga’: coach Castañeda on Carlos Yulo’s two-gold haul
By MARK REY MONTEJO Winning a medal in the Olympics is something every athlete from any country is longing to achieve. That’s because it takes one four years or more…
Mbappé ready to make Real Madrid debut in UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta
By ASSOCIATED PRESS WARSAW (AP) — Kylian Mbappé appears ready to make his debut for Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Madrid…
East Asia Super League expands to 10 teams
HONG KONG – Hong Kong Eastern and the Macau Black Bears will compete in the East Asia Super League 2024-25 Season, in a major expansion of East Asia’s professional club…
Filipino athletes home on special Paris 2024 Olympics flight
The Philippine Olympic team returned home from the Paris 2024 Games aboard a special Philippine Airlines (PAL) "homecoming" flight, which landed in Manila on August 13. PAL flight PR 8888…
BDO Foundation gives relief goods to over 12,000 Carina-affected families
AUGUST 2024, MANDALUYONG CITY – BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank, took the frontline as it donated 12,350 relief packs to more than 36 Typhoon Carina-affected…
Richard Cruz, Jojo Nones to Sandro Muhlach: ‘Wala kaming ginawang masama sayo’
Richard Cruz and Jojo Nones, the independent contractors Sandro Muhlach alleged to have sexually abused him, vehemently denied his claim at the hearing of the Senate committee on public information…
World Boxing to announce major increase in membership after Paris in its bid to save Olympic boxing
By ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS (AP) — The nascent governing body fighting to keep boxing in the Olympics is about to get a major membership boost. World Boxing expects to…
Chua runner-up in Euro billiard joust
By MARK REY MONTEJO Filipino pool ace Johann Chua failed to ride the momentum from his previous matches as he stumbled against Denmark’s Mickey Krause, 13-8, in the final round…
Success is sustainable, expanding – Bachmann
By MARK REY MONTEJO With two medals from gymnast Carlos Yulo and one bronze each from boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas, the Philippines marked its most fruitful campaign in…
