Gilas Pilipinas guard Jordan Clarkson led the individual scoring after the 2023 FIBA World Cup opening day across the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia on Friday, Aug. 25. Jordan Clarkson leads the individual scoring after Day 1 of the FIBA World Cup. (Noel Pabalate) The Fil-American...
BOCAUE, Bulacan – Gilas Pilipinas held its ground but ultimately fell short in the end as the Dominican Republic put a huge spoiler to the party, coming away with an 87-81 victory before a record crowd at the Philippine Arena in the 2023 FIBA 2023 World Cup here on Friday, Aug. 25 Jordan Clarkson...
Chicago Bulls star Nikola Vucevic credited Montenegro’s strong preparations, which included a tune-up game against Gilas Pilipinas, for its winning start at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Nikola Vucevic (FIBA) Montenegro opened its campaign with a dominant 91-71 rout of Mexico at the Mall...
GENEVA, Switzerland - A mysterious stash of 120 gold bars found on a Swiss train nearly four years ago has been given to the Red Cross, prosecutors said Friday, after failing to trace the owner. In October 2019, a train attendant found a package on a train travelling from St Gallen to...
COPENHAGEN - Denmark on Friday said it plans to ban Koran burnings after a string of desecrations of Islam's holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries. Denmark stepped up security earlier this month following the backlash, as did neighbouring Sweden which has also seen...
The Philippines has successfully set the record for most attended FIBA game with 38,115 fans going all out to watch Gilas Pilipinas' opening game against the Dominican Republic at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on Friday, Aug. 25. With the joint effort of the local organizing...
MADRID, Spain - Spanish police and customs officials on Friday announced the seizure of nearly 9.5 tonnes of cocaine from Ecuador, saying it marked Spain's biggest seizure to date. Spanish National Police and Customs officers hold some packages of cocaine totalizing 9,436 kilos, that were...
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russian paramilitary fighters will have to swear an oath to the Russian flag, a presidential decree signed Friday stipulates, two days after the presumed death of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. The measure is aimed at "forming the spiritual and moral foundations for the...
ATHENS, Greece - Greek firefighters struggled Friday to contain scores of wildfires stretching nationwide, as the week's death toll from the raging blazes rose to 21. The Greek fire brigade on Friday said they had found the body of a man in the same area in Evros, northern Greece, where...
Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and son Sandro showed their support for Gilas Pilipinas in its opening game against the Dominican Republic at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on Friday, Aug. 25. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. watches the Gilas Pilipinas game...
BOCAUE, Bulacan – Italy pulled away in the final frame and overcame a huge Angola scare, 81-67, to open its Group A campaign in the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Philippine Arena here on Friday, Aug. 25. Nicolo Melli provides the veteran presence for the slow-starting Italy (Noel Pabalate/MB)...
The Philippine women’s national football team climbed to a record 44th spot in the latest world rankings by FIFA following its captivating run at the Women’s World Cup last month. The Filipinas entered the quadrennial meet as the 46th-best team and highlighted their historic debut with a...
