Days after completing a bilateral maritime cooperative activity (MCA) with India in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) held another similar drill with the French Armed Forces in the southern portion of Eastern Mindanao this week to strengthen operational...
The Embassy of France in the Philippines and Micronesia, in partnership with SM Supermalls and SM Cinema, present the 28th edition of the French Film Festival, Manila’s annual rendez-vous for lovers of global cinema. Some of the most dynamic and forward-looking line up of French films will be...
PARIS (AP) — Loïs Boisson, the revelation of the French Open, has rocketed 296 places up the WTA rankings after her fairy-tale run at Roland-Garros. The Frenchwoman, who was 361st before making it to the semifinals at the clay-court Grand Slam last week, jumped to 65th in the latest edition of...
PARIS (AP) — Bad starts in Grand Slam finals are nothing new for Carlos Alcaraz, and each time it 's happened he has won the tournament anyway. But not in such dramatic style as Sunday 's French Open final, when the Spaniard rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to...
PARIS (AP) — After beating Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (3), in the French Open semifinals on Friday, June 6, top-ranked Jannik Sinner must find a way past defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the final. Sinner has not dropped a set en route to his first final at Roland-Garros, but Alcaraz has...
PARIS (AP) — Flecks of rust-colored clay dotted Aryna Sabalenka 's back and caked her white shoes as she ripped big shot after big shot against Iga Swiatek on Thursday, June 5, the thud of racket-on-string reverberating off the closed roof at the main stadium at Roland Garros. So used to...
PARIS (AP) — A crucial moment arrived more than 2 1/2 hours into Novak Djokovic 's 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 French Open quarterfinal victory over Alexander Zverev. It was the fourth set, and Djokovic led, but Zverev was in possession of a break point and a chance to get back into Wednesday 's...
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek 's bid for a record fourth consecutive French Open championship will need to go through No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka after both delivered straight-set victories Tuesday, June 3, to set up a showdown in the semifinals. Swiatek defeated Elina Svitolina, 6-1, 7-5, in...
PARIS (AP) — Loïs Boisson never had played at the French Open, let alone in the biggest arena at Roland-Garros. Nothing fazed the French wild-card entry and now she is in the quarterfinals. Boisson, ranked just 361st, threw her head back and roared after beating No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula, 3-6,...
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek needed this type of turnaround, this sort of victory, given the tough-for-her past 12 months. So after she went from dropping eight of the first nine games against Elena Rybakina in the French Open 's fourth round Sunday, June 1, after she came through in the clutch,...
Filipino-American actor Billy Crawford achieved great success with his first solo concert at the Olympia in Paris, France, on May 29. According to a report from One Filipino TV, Billy 's concert drew a diverse audience, with attendees hailing from France, the Philippines, and various other...
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek, who has struggled lately, and Carlos Alcaraz, who has not, got off to good starts in their French Open title defenses Monday, May 26, recording straight-set victories to reach the second round. Swiatek was up first in Court Philippe-Chatrier and defeated 42nd-ranked...
