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...
PARIS (AFP) -- Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said Kylian Mbappe had recovered from a heel injury and would be in the squad to face Lille on Saturday, Feb. 10. Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe (AFP/File photo) Mbappe did not train with the rest of the squad on Friday but will be...
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...
Filipino shooters face a formidable task as they aim to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Franchette Quiroz (from left to right), PNSA secretary-general Iryne Garcia and Amparo Acuña. Philippine National Shooting Association (PNSA) secretary-general Iryne Garcia said their calendar is packed...
Elreen Ando intensified her bid for a return trip to the Olympics after snaring two silver medals in the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Monday, Feb. 5. Elreen Ando shows her readiness to earn a berth at the 2024 Paris Olympics with two silver medals in the Asian...
World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo hopes to start working under a new Japanese coach as he sets his sights on the ultimate prize – an Olympic gold in Paris. World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo (File photo) The 23-year-old little dynamo is currently on a brief training stint abroad where he is...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- US women's basketball star Brittney Griner, jailed in Russia for 10 months in 2022 before being released in a prison exchange, was not among the 12 players named on Sunday, Feb. 4, to a US national team squad. Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury (AFP/File photo) Griner, a...
