SAN MATEO, Rizal – Shagne Yaoyao leads a handful of Filipino riders that are expected to pour it all and earn precious UCI points to qualify for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. Filipina cycling star Shagne Yaoyao (7-Eleven Trail) Yaoyao, who is the top female mountain bike athlete in the...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Four-time NBA champion LeBron James said on Sunday, Feb. 18, he has not formulated a farewell timetable but he looks forward to the Paris Olympics and wants to finish his playing days as a Los Angeles Laker. LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Western Conference All-Stars...
MANILA (AFP) -- A "saddened and disappointed" Manny Pacquiao conceded on Monday, Feb. 19, his Olympic boxing dream was over after the ring great was denied a berth at this year's Paris games. Filipino Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao (AFP) The International Olympic Committee rejected a special request...
Fil-American gymnast Emma Malabuyo bolstered her Paris Olympics bid after capturing the silver medal in the floor exercise at the FIG Apparatus World Cup in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, Feb. 18. Emma Malabuyo poses with her silver medal at the FIG Apparatus World Cup in Cairo, Egypt over the weekend....
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has turned down the appeal of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to allow boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to compete in the 2024 Paris Games due to his age. Manny Pacquiao won’t be showcasing his legendary ring savvy to the Paris Olympics primarily because...
National athletes and sports officials can heave a sigh of relief -- at least for now -- after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) elevated the country's case on alleged non-compliance of the WADA Code to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The country is at a risk of the Philippine flag not...
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) -- Carlos Alcaraz said on Monday, Feb. 12, if he had to choose between an Olympic gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics or the French Open title he would go for the gold. Spain's Carlos Alcaraz (AFP/File photo) The 20-year-old who won the US Open in 2022 and Wimbledon in 2023 was asked...
The Philippines stumbled on the opening day of the swimming competitions at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships after it failed to advance to the next round on two events on Sunday, Feb. 11, in Doha, Qatar. Fil-Canadian Kayla Sanchez is leading the PH team in the world championships. (File...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion, said she will retire after this year's Paris Olympics in an interview published on Thursday, Feb. 8. Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (AFP) Speaking to the...
PARIS (AFP) -- The medals awarded at this year's Paris Olympics and Paralympics will feature a hexagon-shaped piece of iron taken from the original Eiffel Tower in their center, organizers said as they unveiled the design on Thursday, Feb. 8. This photograph taken in Paris on Thursday, Feb. 8,...
PARIS (AFP) -- Paris Olympics chief organizer Tony Estanguet on Tuesday, Feb. 6, confirmed that French investigators had opened a legal probe into his pay, six months before the Games begin. Paris Olympics chief organizer Tony Estanguet (AFP/File photo) Estanguet, who was attending the opening of a...
KATY (AFP) -- Superstar Simone Biles leads a list of veteran champions vying with a talented new generation aiming to make a US women's Olympic gymnastics team that could be one for the ages. USA's gymnast superstar Simone Biles (AFP) Biles, who dazzled in winning four gold medals at the Rio de...
