Tuning out the hometown crowd and being totally focused on their foes are what Australian coach Alan Stajcic and striker Katrina Guillou said they require for the Filipinas to prevail over the Ferns in their pivotal FIFA Women’s World Cup Group A match at the Sky Stadium on Tuesday, July 25....
SEOUL, South Korea -- The UN Command has started a conversation with Pyongyang over American soldier Travis King, who ran across the border into North Korea last week, its deputy commander said Monday. "A conversation has commenced with the Korean People's Army through the mechanism of the armistice...
The Filipinas are in for a festive, morale-boosting treat as they play the hometown Ferns in a critical second FIFA Women’s Group A match at the Sky Stadium on Tuesday, July 25. Filipino expatriates here prepping for their “Ati-Atihan”-inspired pep rally for Filipinas. (Photo courtesy of David...
A ticket to France for the 2024 Paris Olympics will be up for grabs for Asian teams competing in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, and a possible meeting between China and the Philippines could be a crucial game. The Philippines is in Group A with Italy, Dominican Republic, and Angola, while...
HARBIN, China -- The death toll from a roof collapse in a school gymnasium Sunday in Qiqihar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has risen to 10, rescuers said Monday. As of 5:30 a.m. Monday, rescuers had brought out 14 people from the debris. Among the casualties, four were confirmed...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States -- Twitter owner Elon Musk and the chief executive he brought aboard just a month ago say the social media network will ditch the bird logo, rebrand the platform with the name X and move quickly into payments, banking and commerce. "Powered by AI, X will connect us in...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia's latest strike on Odesa on Sunday killed two people and severely damaged a historic Orthodox cathedral, drawing a vow of retaliation from Ukraine's leader. The attack came as President Vladimir Putin met his Belarusian counterpart for talks in Russia and claimed Kyiv's...
PARIS, France --Â The inner-city area of Sydney, once the epicentre of Australia's HIV epidemic, is very close to becoming the first place in the world to reach the UN's target for ending transmission of the virus, researchers said on Monday. UNAIDS has set a goal of ending AIDS as a global health...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Perennial underachievers France were held 0-0 by Jamaica to make a frustrating start to their Women's World Cup campaign on Sunday, July 23, but Sweden and the Netherlands both won by slender margins. *Sweden's defender Amanda Ilestedt (right) celebrates scoring her team's second...
NEW DELHI, India -- The death toll in India's landslide, which hit a village in the southwestern state of Maharashtra four days ago, has risen to 27, according to local authorities on Sunday. About 80 people are still missing and feared to be buried under the debris. Rescue efforts have been...
Australian coach Alen Stajcic’s faith in the Filipinas remains unshaken, believing in their capability to rise to the challenge as they brace for their all-important meeting with the hometown Ferns in three days at the Sky Stadium in Wellington. *Filipinas head coach Alen Stajcic.* “Despite...
KYIV, Ukraine -- The Ukrainian port city of Odesa came under renewed Russian missile attack early Sunday, just hours before President Vladimir Putin was due to hold a summit with his staunch Belarus ally Alexander Lukashenko. At the meeting in Saint Petersburg, the pair plan to discuss the...
