Sports
Ex-Olympic champion Braz to miss Paris Games
May 29, 2024, 4:14 pm
RIO DE JANEIRO – Former Olympic pole vault champion Thiago Braz will miss the Paris Games after breaching anti-doping regulations, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Tuesday. The 30-year-old Brazilian was provisionally suspended last July after he was found to have traces of the… Read More
Boston Celtics reach 2024 NBA Final after ousting Indiana Pacers 4-0
May 28, 2024, 8:01 pm
ANKARA – The Boston Celtics reached the 2024 NBA Final after eliminating the Indiana Pacers 4-0 in the Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics beat the Pacers 105-102 to get their fourth win in the series on Tuesday. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum rallied their team to vital victory at Gainbridge… Read More
Zverev deals Nadal first-ever round 1 loss in French Open
May 28, 2024, 3:12 am
Rafael Nadal said goodbye to the French Open 2024 after losing the first-round match in straight sets against Alexander Zverev on Monday. Zverev, world number four, eliminated Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 on Court Philippe Chatrier in three hours and five minutes. Nadal, a 14-time Roland Garros… Read More
Antipolo school opens girls' volleyball title-retention bid May 29
May 27, 2024, 7:38 pm
MANILA – California Academy of Antipolo begins its title defense against Chiang Kai Shek High School when the Shakey's Girls Volleyball Invitational League unfolds Wednesday at Adamson University gym in Manila. California Academy, which defeated Naga College Foundation last year, and Chiang Kai… Read More
Alcaraz, Rublev win opening matches at French Open
May 27, 2024, 4:11 pm
ANKARA – World no. 3 men's tennis player Carlos Alcaraz and sixth seed Andrey Rublev qualified for the second round of the 2024 French Open (Roland Garros) as the tournament started on Sunday. Spain's Alcaraz beat his US opponent Jeffrey John Wolf with straight sets of 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 in a first… Read More
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc wins 1st Monaco Grand Prix at home
May 27, 2024, 3:28 pm
ANKARA – Ferrari's driver Charles Leclerc on Sunday won the 2024 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix in his hometown for the first time in his career. Leclerc, a 26-year-old Monegasque racing driver, beat McLaren's Oscar Piastri to win the 78-lap race with a time of two hours, 23 minutes and 15.554… Read More
Olympic fencer Esteban moves past heartbreak, builds up Paris training
May 27, 2024, 8:02 am
MANILA – Maxine Esteban spent five days in the Philippines before flying to Germany on Saturday to resume her training for the Paris Olympics. After all the brouhaha over her naturalization in Cote d'Ivoire and eventual qualification to the Summer Games, the 23-year-old fencer is drowning out… Read More
St. Benilde, Perpetual spikers extend dynastic reign in NCAA
May 26, 2024, 6:10 pm
MANILA – College of St. Benilde and University of Perpetual Help stamped their class over Letran and Emilio Aguinaldo College, respectively, to rule NCAA Season 99 volleyball and stretch their dynastic reigns before a full-house FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Sunday The Lady Blazers… Read More
Falcons AP Bren ousts RSG PH, sets MPL PH finals vs Liquid Echo
May 26, 2024, 2:35 pm
MANILA – Falcons AP Bren booked the second seat in the MPL Philippines Season 13 Grand Finals after taking down RSG Philippines, 3-1, in the lower bracket finals at SM Southmall Events Hall in Las Piñas City on Saturday night. Falcons AP Bren recovered from a Game 1 defeat and a huge deficit in… Read More
VFF opens ticket sales for Việt Nam-Philippines World Cup qualifier
May 25, 2024, 7:53 pm
HÀ NỘI – The Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) has announced ticket prices for the match between Việt Nam and the Philippines in the second round of qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup, set to take place on June 6 at Mỹ Đình National Stadium. The ticket prices range from… Read More
St. Benilde, Perpetual seek NCAA volleyball titles
May 25, 2024, 4:39 pm
MANILA – College of St. Benilde (CSB) goes for a sweep of the NCAA women's volleyball title against Letran at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan on Sunday. Game time is 2 p.m. The Lady Blazers won Game 1 of the best-of-three title series, 25-21, 25-15, 25-14, on May 19. Michelle Gamit and Gayle… Read More
DILG chief to open 2024 ROTC Games in Bacolod
May 25, 2024, 3:59 pm
MANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. will be the guest of honor when the expanded second edition of the Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games kicks off on Sunday with the Visayan qualifying leg at the Panaad Park and… Read More
Gymnast Malabuyo books Paris Olympics berth
May 25, 2024, 3:13 am
MANILA – It was the most precious bronze medal of Emma Malabuyo’s gymnastics career -- enough to book her a Paris Olympics slot. The 21-year-old Filipino-American was third overall in the individual all-around event of the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships in Tashkent,… Read More
India posts second win in AVC Challenge Cup for Women
May 23, 2024, 6:03 pm
MANILA – India defeated Chinese Taipei, 25-19, 25-13, 25-16, to remain unbeaten in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup for Women at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Thursday. Soorya Soorya scored 15 points, including eight blocks, as India sustained its winning form after… Read More
Proclaiming May 25 as World Football Day 'landmark' achievement: UN
May 23, 2024, 5:36 pm
WASHINGTON – Dennis Francis, president of the UN General Assembly, said on Wednesday that proclaiming May 25 as World Football Day was a "landmark and salutary" achievement. "More so, because I understand that today marks 100 years, to the day, since the first international football tournament… Read More
Huge turnout expected in Ironman PH, IM 70.3 Subic races
May 23, 2024, 5:22 pm
MANILA – Athletes from 44 countries will compete in the fourth Century Tuna IRONMAN Philippines and the 11th IM 70.3 Subic Bay races at the Boardwalk inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone on June 9. Japan has the highest number of foreign entries at 54, followed by France (18), USA (16), Singapore… Read More
Nepali guide climbs Mt. Everest for record 30th time
May 23, 2024, 11:54 am
ANKARA – Nepal’s renowned climbing guide Kami Rita Sherpa added another feather to his cap, climbing the world’s tallest mountain, Mt. Everest, for a record 30th time on Wednesday. Rita reached atop the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak at 7:49 a.m. (local time) with his group, extending his… Read More
Top junior tennis players to compete in Isabela netfest
May 22, 2024, 7:13 pm
MANILA – The country's top junior tennis players continue their quest for ranking points at the Mayor Doc Totep Calderon Cup, which starts in Roxas, Isabela on Friday. The tournament features boys and girls 12-under, 14-under, 16-under, 18-under, and 10-under unisex categories. Jan Cadee Dagoon… Read More
Romualdez hails Paris-bound Pinoy athletes, hands financial support
May 22, 2024, 7:10 pm
MANILA – Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday expressed his support and well-wishes to Filipino athletes competing in the prestigious Paris Olympics that will be held from July 26 to Aug. 11 this year. He also thanked the Pinoy Olympians for bringing honor to the country and… Read More
Kazakhstan, India win on opening day of AVC Challenge Cup for Women
May 22, 2024, 7:09 pm
MANILA – Kazakhstan defeated Singapore, 25-17, 25-23, 25-21, at the start of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup for Women at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday. Opposite hitter Kristina Belova delivered eight attacks and seven aces, while skipper Sana Anarkulova had 13… Read More
