HARARE, Zimbabwe - Two Zimbabwean rights lawyers appeared in court on Tuesday on charges of preventing police from questioning their clients, two opposition members who had been allegedly abducted and tortured, sources said. Police arrested lawyers Douglas Coltart and Tapiwa Muchineripi in a...
CONAKRY, Guinea - The ruling junta in the West African state of Guinea warned against joining protests on Tuesday, the second anniversary of its seizure of power. (Photo from AFP) The ban upholds prohibition of a planned opposition rally calling for a quick return to civilian rule. Authorities...
Bogdan Bogdanovic and the rest of the Serbian team drew inspiration from their injured comrade Borisa Simanic who had one of his kidneys removed due to a complication on an injury he sustained during their 2023 FIBA World Cup campaign. Bogdan Bogdanovic dedicates the win to teammate Borisa...
Bogdan Bogdanovic started out hot and the rest of his team put on the finishing touches as Serbia clobbered Lithuania, 87-68, to advance to the semifinals of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Bogdan Bogdanovic stretches for a layup against the...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Barangay Ginebra forward Christian Standhardinger defended Scottie Thompson after critics cited the latter's performance for Gilas Pilipinas in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Screenshot from Christian Standhardinger's Instagram story. ...
By MARK REY MONTEJO South Sudan’s Nuni Omot apologized to Serbian forward Borisa Simanic after the latter needed his kidney to be removed following an elbow hit in the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last Wednesday, Aug. 30. South Sudan's Nuni Omot....
MANILA (AFP) -- Serbia's Borisa Simanic has undergone surgery to remove a kidney after being injured at the Basketball World Cup. Borisa Simanic. (FIBA) Simanic had an operation in a Manila hospital after being hit by a South Sudan player's elbow during a pool game last Wednesday, Aug. 30. ...
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas still has its hands full with the hosting of the final phase of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup that it cannot make a decision right now regarding the resignation of Chot Reyes and the future of Gilas Pilipinas. SBP president AL Panlilio (Noel...
The Sibol national team emerged as the biggest winners among 111 countries in the IESF World Esports Championships after copping a gold medal in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang event and silver in Tekken in Iasi, Romania. David "Flaptzy" Canon celebrates while holding the IESF MLBB...
MOSCOW, Russia - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after talks Monday with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Ankara was against alternative proposals to last year's Ukraine grain agreement, which Moscow scuppered in July. Both Ukraine and Russia have aired rival plans to start...
LIBREVILLE, Gabon - General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon's 55-year-old ruling dynasty, took the oath of office as interim president on Monday, promising "free, transparent and credible elections" to restore civilian rule but without giving a timeframe. He also...
ATHENS , Greece - Firefighters are gaining the upper hand on the massive blaze that has been raging for two weeks in the Dadia National Park in northeastern Greece, authorities said Monday. Classified by experts as a "megafire", the blaze raging in Dadia has so far destroyed more than 81,000...
