CINCINNATI (AP) — Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Thursday, Aug. 8, less than a week after the 37-year-old from Serbia collected his first Olympic gold medal. Serbia's Novak Djokovic (AP) The Cincinnati event announced his withdrawal. Djokovic won last year’s title there;...
PARIS—First gold medal in Tokyo back-to-back with two golds in Paris is too tough a task to follow, according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino. Philippine Olympic Committee President Bambol Tolentino (center) raises the hands of Paris double gold...
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The first sign of trouble Thursday night, Aug. 8, came when Noah Lyles started rounding the curve in the Olympic final of the 200 meters — the sprint that has always been his best race. Noah Lyles, of the United States, lays on the track after the men's 200-meter...
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Morgane Metraux of Switzerland gave up her spot to her sister in the last Olympics so she could concentrate on her tour status. She had the stage to herself Thursday, Aug. 8, at Le Golf National that made it worth the wait. Morgane Metraux, of Switzerland,...
PARIS – A new history has been written, but it’s not just all about the two gold and two bronze medals won so far by the Philippines that makes this year’s Olympic journey even more significant. But also for everybody’s passion and determination to inspire everyone. Paris Olympics...
PARIS (AP) — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. United States' Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Steph Curry celebrate after beating Serbia during a men's semifinals basketball...
PARIS – Bianca Pagdanganan put on another remarkable shotmaking in the back nine, firing a 3-under 69 to keep her medal bid alive in the women’s golf of the Paris Olympics on Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Le Golf National. Bianca Pagdanganan, of the Philippines, hits her shot from the 3rd tee during...
NIGHT OWL The Philippines’ first Olympic gold medal was attained by a weightlifter — a female weightlifter. And just recently, we were blessed with a back-to-back Olympic gold medals from a gymnast — a male gymnast. Was it mere coincidence or is it the world bluntly telling us that greatness...
Bianca Pagdanganan reignited the Philippines’ medal campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics after staying in medal contention with a second-round 3-under-par 69 in the women’s golf competition on Thursday, Aug. 8. Bianca Pagdanganan competes in the second round of women's golf at the 2024 Paris...
PARIS (AP) — Oleksandr Khyzhniak was one minute away from winning an Olympic gold medal three years ago when he was rocked by one miraculous punch. Khyzhniak went down, the fight was stopped and the most fearsome boxer in Tokyo had to settle for silver. Gold medalist Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak...
PARIS -- Excellent. That’s the grade Philippine Olympic Committee Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino got three days before the supreme battle for athleticism in the 2024 Paris Olympics comes to an end here. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino (Bambol Tolentino's...
PARIS – Have faith in yourself if you wish to come out on top. That’s the mantra of world No. 4 Vanessa Sarno in her previous battles, and for sure, she’ll going to use it again as she tries to give the country another “high” when she competes in the 71kg class of women’s weightlifting...
