Manny Pacquiao is looking to extend his legendary boxing career in the biggest stage of all — the Olympics. And he wants nothing but the gold medal. Manny Pacquiao (AFP/File) The eight-division boxing world champion and one of the country’s most successful athletes is exploring his options on...
PARIS (AFP) -- A group including former Franco-Iranian boxing world champion Mahyar Monshipour and Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi has asked the International Olympic Committee to ban Iran from the Paris Olympics. Former Franco-Iranian boxing world champion Mahyar Monshipour. (AFP)...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- NBA superstars LeBron James and Stephen Curry are among several top players interested in competing for the United States at next year's Paris Olympics, according to multiple reports on Monday, Sept. 11. NBA superstars LeBron James (right) and Stephen Curry. (AFP) Two-time...
BEIJING (AFP) -- Chinese three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang hinted on Thursday, Sept. 7, that he could return to swimming after his doping ban, with the suspension set to be lifted just in time for next year's Paris Games. China's Sun Yang. (AFP) "Personally, I have never said I was quitting...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- With her comeback gaining steam, US gymnastics great Simone Biles said on Thursday, Sept. 7, she would "love" to chase more gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Simone Biles competes in the uneven bars on day four of the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships at SAP Center on Aug. 27,...
PARIS (AFP) -- French president Emmanuel Macron insisted on Wednesday, Sept. 6, that "the Russian flag cannot be at the Paris Olympic Games... at a time when Russia is committing war crimes". French president Emmanuel Macron. (AFP) Quizzed on the possible presence of Russian athletes in Paris...
Amid the challenges faced by Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA World Cup, Senator Christopher “Bong Go,” said he remains optimistic that Filipino athletes will still be able to compete and win in international competitions in the future. Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go (Senate PRIB Photo) Go,...
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao fighting in the 2024 Paris Olympics? Sure, why not? Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino disclosed on Wednesday, Aug. 30, that Pacquiao’s camp has reached out to him on how the former eight-division world champion could qualify for the...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes is not losing hope for the country’s 2024 Paris Olympic bid even after the Nationals suffered disheartening blows to their campaign on Sunday, Aug. 27, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Gilas head coach Chot Reyes (middle) refuses to wave the white flag...
PARIS (AFP) -- Thierry Henry was on Monday, Aug. 21, named as coach of France's Under-21s and will be in charge of the team competing at next year's Olympics in Paris, said a source close to the negotiations. French former football player Thierry Henry. (AFP) The 46-year-old former Arsenal and...
Breakers all over the Philippine archipelago gather as the Philippine Dancesport Federation (PDSF) spearheads the PDSF Breaking National Ranking 2023 at the Whitespace Manila on Sunday, Aug. 20....
PARIS (AFP) -- Ukraine's Sports Minister Vadym Gutzeit does not "exclude the Russians making a 'goodwill gesture' not to go" to the Paris Olympics next year, he told AFP in an interview. Ukraine's Minister of Youth and Sports Vadym Gutzeit. (AFP) Gutzeit added if the Russians and Belarusians were...
