(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) The delay of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics forced by the coronavirus pandemic means next year's Games will be smaller and simpler, but will that make them more sustainable? Tokyo 2020 organizers have said sustainability will be a "core concept" for the Games and have...
President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee Yoshiro Mori (Photo by ISSEI KATO / POOL / AFP) The development of a coronavirus vaccine or treatment will be key to allowing the postponed Tokyo 2020 games to open in a year's time, organising committee president Yoshiro Mori said Wednesday. Asked...
Idol-turned-boss Manny Pacquiao a source of inspiration for Marcial Olympic-bound boxer Eumir Felix Marcial (Screengrab / PSA) Boxer Eumir Marcial is devoting his efforts to giving the country its first Olympic gold medal at next year’s Tokyo Games despite turning pro under Manny Pacquiao’s MP...
(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Just one in four people in Japan want to see the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games held next year, with most backing either further delay or cancellation, a new poll shows. Only 23.9 percent of respondents in the three-day nationwide poll published Sunday said they...
NLEX coach Yeng Guiao endorses NBA-style ‘tip line’ PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) Determined to make sure health guidelines are followed to ensure the safety of personalities involved should PBA teams resume practice sessions in the next few weeks, the league has set varying...
Filipino-American Natalie Uy shatters the Philippine-record and Southeast Asian Games mark of 4.25 meters after tying her personal best of 4.30 meters and placing sixth at the Acadia Invitational in Greenville, South Carolina. (YouTube screengrab / ESPN) Filipino-American pole vaulter Natalie Uy...
45th season, PH Cup may be cancelled if target month moved anew PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said the season can be restarted as late as mid-October if the situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic improves. But Marcial also said that anywhere...
(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Tokyo 2020 organizers said Friday they have secured all the venues needed to hold the Olympics next summer, clearing a major hurdle to hosting the event postponed over the coronavirus. Refunds for ticket holders unable to attend the rescheduled games will begin in...
Blackwater veteran forward hoping for the best PBA veteran and Blackwater forward KG Canaleta is saddened after news surfaced that the Elite team was put up for sale by owner Dioceldo Sy. (PBA Images) Blackwater forward Niño ‘KG’ Canaleta hopes that things will be sorted out between Elite...
International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach (AFP Photo / Fabrice COFFRINI) Banning fans from the Tokyo Olympics is "clearly something we don't want," International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said, adding that "multiple scenarios" were under consideration for the rescheduled Games. Bach...
The Blackwater Elite with PBA commissioner Willie Marcial, center, during the 2020 PBA Media Day. (PBA Images) The PBA on Thursday fined Blackwater P100,000 for holding an unsanctioned practice session even as it plans to investigate comments made by team owner Dioceldo Sy following his decision to...
Olympic-bound boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, left, has signed with Manny Pacquiao's MP Promotions. (MB File Photo) Eumir Felix Marcial reaffirmed his commitment to represent the country in future competitions like the Tokyo Olympics even after signing a six-year promotional contract to fight as a...
