AUCKLAND (AFP) -- A moment's silence was held before the first game of the Women's World Cup on Thursday, July 20, to mourn the two people shot dead in host city Auckland just hours earlier. *Police officers cordon off an area near the site of a shooting in central Auckland on Thursday, July 20. New...
For the love of the beautiful game and spending on her own, former national player Miriam Merlin endured a taxing 23-hour plane journey just to show her support for the Filipinas making their debut in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. *Merlin with her former Las Salle-Lipa player Kathleen de Torres.*...
After all the drama -- the long journey that was patchy and painful but momentous in every dash of recollection -- the fervor surely outweighs the pressure when history unfolds before the eyes of the Filipinas, the lady players of the Philippine National Women's Football Team, on Friday, July 21,...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- FIFA president Gianni Infantino urged fans to "seize the moment" on Wednesday, July 19, and snap up Women's World Cup tickets, with the opening match yet to sell out on the eve of the tournament. *FIFA president Gianni Infantino. (AFP)* There have long been concerns about sales in...
(Photo from the official Facebook page of Bulacan PPO) The Bulacan Provincial Police Office (BPPO) is gearing up for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election 2023 (BSKE 2023) to be held on October 30, 2023. Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan police director, presided over a Joint Peace and...
History is about to unfold as the Philippine Women's National Football Team make their much-awaited debut at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and Cignal TV is all set to deliver the action via its newest sports app Pilipinas Live which launched last June. *Philippine Women's Football team.* As...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- Staging the Women's World Cup will "wake up" New Zealand's passion for football, the co-hosts' coach Jitka Klimkova said on Wednesday's eve of the tournament. Football remains well behind rugby, cricket and other sports in popularity in New Zealand, which is jointly hosting the...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – The Philippine men’s and women’s tchoukball teams, all based in this city, placed third in their respective divisions in the 2023 Southeast Asia Tchoukball Championships at the ActiveSG Pasir Ris Sport Centre in Singapore. THE Bacolod-based Philippine men’s and women’s...
MANILA (AFP) -- In a country obsessed with beauty pageants, basketball and boxing, the Philippines women's team hope to ignite interest in football when they make the nation's World Cup debut this week. *This photo taken on March 14, shows Philippine women's football team member Hali Long during a...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Brazil said on Tuesday, July 18, it will change civil servants' work schedules so they can watch the national team play in the women's World Cup -- a concession until now reserved for the men's top-flight football tournament. The employees can start their work days later so...
LONDON (AFP) -- England players expressed "disappointment" on Tuesday, July 18, that talks with the Football Association (FA) over bonus payments and commercial structures would not be resolved before the start of the women's World Cup. In a statement from the team posted on social media by captain...
The 2023 edition of Asia's 50 Best Bars held its awarding ceremony at Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong on Tuesday night, July 18. In partnership with the Hong Kong Tourism Board, the event marked the first full-scale gathering of the bar community since 2019, hosting an impressive roster of participants...
