Sports
Unbeaten USA to face Brazil in Olympic basketball KO phase
August 4, 2024, 7:56 pm
ANKARA – Team USA, the favorite to win at the 2024 Paris Olympics, dominated Puerto Rico 104-83 on Saturday and will face Brazil in the men's basketball quarterfinals. Guard Anthony Edwards, who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA, scored a game-high 26 points in the win at Lille's… Read More
Capital1 import Tushova picked PVL Player of the Week
August 4, 2024, 6:18 pm
MANILA – The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Press Corps has named Capital1 import Marina Tushova as Player of the Week for the period July 30 to Aug. 3. The Russian outside hitter set an all-time league record of 45 points in the Solar Spikers' 13-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-20, 15-13 victory over the… Read More
Buddin leads NU Bulldogs to 2nd win in V-League
August 4, 2024, 5:30 pm
MANILA – UAAP champion National University claimed its second win after beating Emilio Aguinaldo College, 25-19, 25-23, 25-15, in the 2024 V-League Men's Collegiate Challenge at Paco Arena in Manila on Sunday. Michaelo Buddin had 13 attacks, three blocks and an ace to lead the Bulldogs, who… Read More
Villegas assures 2nd medal for Team PH after q'final win
August 4, 2024, 2:14 pm
MANILA – Aira Villegas assured the Philippines of a second medal in the Paris Olympics after stunning host country's Wassila Lkhadiri in a tight women's flyweight boxing quarterfinal battle early Sunday (PH time) at the Paris North Arena in Villepinte. Villegas exerted enough effort to convince… Read More
Chinese Zheng Qinwen bags Olympic gold in women's tennis
August 4, 2024, 1:09 pm
ANKARA – China's Zheng Qinwen won an Olympic gold in women's tennis at the 2024 Paris Games on Saturday. Zheng, 21, beat Croatia's Donna Vekic in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, in the gold medal match at Court Philippe-Chatrier. On Thursday, Zheng won against Polish top seed and Paris favorite Iga… Read More
Hero’s welcome from Manila, staggering incentives await Yulo
August 4, 2024, 12:40 pm Updated on August 4, 2024, 4:42 pm
MANILA – The City of Manila is preparing a hero's welcome for Paris Olympics gold medalist Carlos Edriel Yulo. Mayor Honey Lacuna said Sunday that the city will give a huge welcome for Yulo, an Outstanding Manilan awardee. “The City of Manila is already preparing a hero's welcome for… Read More
PH lone Southeast Asian nation with Olympic medal after Yulo win
August 4, 2024, 3:34 am
MANILA – Carlos Edriel Yulo’s gold enabled the Philippines to beat all its Southeast Asian neighbors to the medal table. It was the Philippines’ first medal in Paris and the first of any color from a gymnast. A total of 58 nations were already on the medal board as of 3 a.m. Sunday – from… Read More
Golden hour: Gymnast Carlos Yulo finally nails biggest Olympics prize
August 3, 2024, 11:35 pm
MANILA – Carlos Edriel Yulo was the smallest competitor but he stood tallest to deliver just the second gold for the Philippines in its 100-year participation in the Olympics. The 24-year-old Yulo delivered what the country expected of him after a near-flawless routine in his pet event, floor… Read More
RTU, De La Salle, PhilSCA rule ROTC Games-Luzon
August 3, 2024, 8:26 pm
MANILA – Rizal Technological University-Mandaluyong collected 42 gold, 18 silver and seven bronze medals to rule the Philippine Army division of the Philippine Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games Luzon leg in Indang, Cavite on Saturday. Most of the gold medals came from arnis,… Read More
Obiena bucks shaky start to enter Paris pole vault finals
August 3, 2024, 8:07 pm
MANILA – Ernest John “EJ” Obiena booked his place in the finals of the Paris Olympics men's pole vault following the tension-filled qualifications at Stade De France on Saturday afternoon (PH time). Expected to make the next stage, the world No. 2 pole vaulter almost missed the cut after an… Read More
PH U-16 girls reach Norway football semifinals
August 3, 2024, 7:31 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Under-16 girls’ football team of the Leyte Association of Organized Sports Football Club (Laos FC) missed the finals but won hearts in the ongoing Norway Cup in Oslo. Norway team Alta IF dashed the Filipino girls’ finals hope on Aug. 1 with a thrilling 2-1 win, decided… Read More
V-League: NU eyes No. 2; UST, UE dispute women's lead
August 3, 2024, 6:47 pm
MANILA – UAAP champion National University guns for a second win against Emilio Aguinaldo College in the 2024 V-League Collegiate Challenge at Paco Arena in Manila on Sunday. Michaelo Buddin and Leo Aringo Jr. will spearhead the Bulldogs in the 10 a.m. match. “No matter who our opponent is, we… Read More
Farm Fresh clobbers Nxled in PVL Reinforced Conference
August 3, 2024, 6:32 pm
MANILA – Farm Fresh stamped its class over Nxled, 25-16, 25-15, 25-17, for its second straight win in Pool A of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference at Philsports Arena in Pasig City on Saturday. Colombian import Yeny Murillo had 21 attacks and one block while Trisha Gayle… Read More
Djokovic, Alcaraz dispute Olympics men’s singles gold
August 3, 2024, 5:31 pm
ANKARA – Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz from Spain in the men's singles tennis final at the 2024 Paris Olympics after advancing Friday. Djokovic beat Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-2, while Alcaraz eliminated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 6-1, in semifinal… Read More
Petecio joins Villegas, Paalam in Paris Olympics q’finals
August 3, 2024, 1:28 pm
MANILA – Nesthy Petecio is into the quarterfinals of women's boxing 57-kilograms after ousting hometown bet Amina Zidani via split decision early Saturday (PH time). Four judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 for Petecio. A lone judge gave it to Zidani, 29-28. Teammates Aira Villegas… Read More
EJ Obiena shoots for pole vault finals in Paris Olympics
August 2, 2024, 8:05 pm
PARIS – The Philippines’ Ernest John Obiena shoots for a place in the finals of the Paris Olympics pole vault competitions as the 31-athlete qualifying round starts 10 a.m. (4 p.m., PH time) on Saturday at Stade de France. Obiena has been dealing with lingering back issues since 2022, which… Read More
Paris Olympics: Delgaco finishes strong, Hatch crashes out
August 2, 2024, 7:53 pm
MANILA – Joanie Delgaco finished her campaign in the Paris Olympics strong after making the podium in the Division D final on Friday at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. Although without a medal, Delgaco can proudly say she is a top finisher in the final race of her stint as she took the… Read More
RTU captures 4 arnis golds in ROTC Games Luzon leg
August 2, 2024, 7:16 pm
INDANG, Cavite – Rizal Technological University (RTU) made its presence felt by bagging four gold medals in arnis in the 2nd Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games Luzon NCR Leg at the Cavite State University (CvSU). Winning gold medals for the Mandaluyong-based team are… Read More
Villegas keeps PH medal hopes alive; Hatch begins 100m butterfly bid
August 2, 2024, 4:19 pm
MANILA – Aira Villegas celebrated one of her most memorable birthdays with a unanimous decision win over Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria in the Paris Olympics women’s boxing 50kg round of 16 early Friday (PH time) at North Paris Arena. She turned 29 on Aug. 1 and immediately made the quarterfinals… Read More
US gymnast Biles becomes oldest all-around champion since 1952
August 2, 2024, 4:17 pm
ISTANBUL – American artistic gymnast Simone Biles became the oldest all-around champion since 1952. The 27-year-old American gymnast outlasted second-place Brazil's Rebeca Andrade and her third-place teammate Sunisa Lee. "Biles dazzled once again, earning a 59.131 total in the all-around,… Read More
