Andres Feliz caught fire from deep as the Dominican Republic pulled off a huge upset over Italy, 87-82, to move on cusp of advancing to the second round of the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Aug. 27. Dominican Republic's Karl-Anthony Towns, center, attempts to break...
The road to the historic silver medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships didn’t come easy for EJ Obiena after he revealed he tested positive to Covid weeks prior to the competition. EJ Obiena said he lost two weeks of heavy training after testing positive for Covid prior to the world...
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP)--FIFA suspended Luis Rubiales as president of Spain's football federation on Saturday for kissing Women's World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on the lips, while even his close friend Jorge Vilda joined the tidal wave of criticism. Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales refused to...
With winning the 2023 FIBA World Cup seemingly out of reach in a tournament that is historically dominated by the teams from the west, Asian teams are eyeing for the next big thing in the horizon – an automatic qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics, which will be given to the best-placed...
Beaten but unbowed. Gilas Pilipinas may have lost the most important game against the Dominican Republic but it is in no way disheartened heading into the another crucial clash, this time against Angola in the continuation of the Group A action of the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Smart Araneta...
Community members load supplies onto to boats to move across Shuswap Lake for high alert and evacuated community areas that don’t have road access as the Bush Creek East fire continues to burn in Blind Bay, British Columbia, August 21, 2023. (Photo by Paige Taylor White / AFP) OTTAWA, Canada --...
Covid-19 vaccine shots(Photo by Hannah Beier/Bloomberg) President Joe Biden said the White House would request additional money from Congress to fund the next round of coronavirus vaccine shots. Biden told reporters that he signed off on a proposal Friday morning that would be sent to lawmakers...
Justin Trudeau on Aug. 25. Photo by Jimmy Jeong/Bloomberg Group of Seven leaders understand that the war in Ukraine may be lengthy but are prepared to support the country for as long as it takes, Canada’s prime minister said in an interview. “We’ve always known this was going to be a long...
MONTREAL, Canada -- The Canadian environment minister was traveling Saturday to Beijing for talks on climate change and biodiversity, the first visit there by a Canadian minister in four years. Steve Guilbeault will take part in three days of talks starting Monday at the annual assembly of the...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has allowed citizens stranded abroad by its strict Covid curbs to return home, state media reported Sunday, as the country moves towards a full reopening after three years of pandemic isolation. The country had sealed its borders since early 2020 to protect itself...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A white man driven by racial hatred shot dead three Black people in a Florida discount store Saturday before taking his own life after a standoff with police, authorities said. "He targeted a certain group of people and that's Black people. That's what he said he wanted...
EJ Obiena produced another historic performance after claiming the pole vault silver medal in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday, Aug. 27 (Manila time). From left, silver medallist EJ Obiena, gold medallist Sweden's Armand Duplantis, bronze medallists USA's...
