Russia's Daniil Medvedev hits a return against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas during their men's singles semi-final match on day twelve of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2022. (AFP) Daniil Medvedev won a tempestuous Australian Open semifinal against Stefanos...
Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after victory against Italy's Matteo Berrettini during their men's singles semi-final match on day twelve of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 28, 2022. (AFP) Rafael Nadal marched into the final of the Australian Open to be just one match...
Spain's Rafael Nadal serves against Canada's Denis Shapovalov during their men's singles quarterfinal match on day nine of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 25, 2022. (AFP) Rafael Nadal can give himself a shot at becoming the first man to win 21 Grand Slam titles,...
Spain's Rafael Nadal hits a return against Canada's Denis Shapovalov during their men's singles quarter-final match on day nine of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 25, 2022. (AFP) Rafael Nadal dug deep into his immense reserves of resilience for the second match running...
It’s that time of the year again, when the first of the calendar tennis Grand Slams happens Down Under. It was scorching, sunny Melbourne weather as the Australian Open began, but the tournament turned a freezing, cold shoulder on world #1 Novak Djokovic, before the first serve was even tossed....
A pumped-up Rafael Nadal is into the quarter-finals (AFP/Paul Crock) Rafael Nadal survived a marathon first-set tiebreak to seal his spot in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday and will face Denis Shapovalov after the Canadian stunned Alexander Zverev. Later, in the women's draw,...
Australia's Ashleigh Barty celebrates after winning the match against Italy's Lucia Bronzetti during their women's singles match on day three of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 19, 2022. (AFP) Women's top seed Ashleigh Barty stayed on course for a potential...
Why the reboot of the 1980s soap Dynasty is answered prayer while dressing up for parties is on hold ALEXIS Elaine Hendrix as Alexis Carrington Colby It’s been quite a while since Gossip Girl . What’s more, with the Internet canceling anyone and everyone brave enough or tone-deaf enough to...
Every food trip to Iloilo led by Chef Tibong is a new adventure ARRÒS NEGRE Chef Tibong's paella negra Last year, I had the pleasure of visiting the food haven of the Philippines courtesy of a dear friend, Iloilo culture champion Chef Rafael “Tibong” Jardeleza. The coverage was the annual...
The hawkers festival was the closing event for the landmark year 2021, which was capped by the declaration of Iloilo as the ‘Food Haven of the Philippines’ FESTIVE DINING A night at the street food market The pandemic’s second holiday season had a bit of semblance of normalcy as restrictions...
Rafael Nadal (AFP) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal said Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19, putting in doubt his participation in the Australian Open next month where he was expected to make his comeback to major competition after months of injury. The Spanish former world number one said...
While a lot of businesses suffered because of lockdowns due to the pandemic, there are some companies like logistics firm Airspeed which found a niche and thrived. Airspeed, part of SM Investments Corporation’s portfolio investments, is one of the largest end-to-end logistics solutions and...