It was the same story for the fourth time. But this one cut too deep with the Paris Olympics dream now blown away. Gilas Pilipinas fought hard and showed heart but in the end suffered another misfortune after absorbing an 87-68 defeat at the hands of South Sudan in the classification round of the...
Graphic content / Firefighters and members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) are deployed in front of a burned apartment block in Johannesburg on August 31, 2023. GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- A fire that ripped through a five-storey building taken over...
Customers are stand next to street vendors in Libreville on August 31, 2023. People in the central African state of Gabon eagerly awaited a steer on their future on August 31, 2023 after military officers put an end to 55 years of rule by the Bongo family. President Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of Omar...
Filipinas skipper Hali Long encouraged fellow World Cup participant Gilas Pilipinas not to give up in their FIBA Basketball World Cup campaign. Some Filipinas members with Gilas' Jordan Clarkson. (PWNFT) The 28-year-old Philippine women’s national football team defender is coming off a...
HONG KONG - China issued its highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Super Typhoon Saola drew closer to Hong Kong and the mainland's southern coast, with several cities delaying the start of the school year as a precaution. Saola's wind speeds topped 200 kilometres (125 miles) per hour by 6 pm (1000...
By IANE MACASIEB Italy’s head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco was all smiles after finally getting his wish of meeting his boxing idol Manny Pacquiao. Manny Pacquioa (left) meets his fan Italy head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco. (MPBL) Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, which was...
China leaned on a third quarter flurry and took down Angola, 83-76, to pick up its first win in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the classification round at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Thursday, Aug. 31 China's Kyle Anderson (Li Kaier) goes for a layup against Angola. (FIBA) Team...
Three entertainment companies signed an agreement to hold the 2023 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) in the Philippines for the first time since its inception in 2016. It was announced on Aug. 30 that the 2023 Asia Artist Awards will be held on Dec. 14 at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan, certified by...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes apologized to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas chairman emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan after coming out of the first round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup empty-handed. Coach Chot Reyes (right) (Noel Pabalate/MB) In a report of One News, Pangilinan...
State-run National Power Corporation (NPC) and its foreign development-partners have gained traction on rural solar photovoltaic (PV) installations that are set to benefit at least four electric cooperatives (EC) in Visayas and Mindanao grids. Via the Access to Sustainable Energy Programme (ASEP)...
BEIJING (AFP) -- Chinese basketball fans were in despair on Thursday, Aug. 31, after the national team crashed out of the World Cup without winning a game, dubbing the dismal performance as "our deepest humiliation." China’s Zhao Rui (left) celebrates with Zhao Jiwei (right) during the FIBA...
Get ready for South Korea’s Asia Artist Awards (AAA) , which will be held for the first time in the Philippines in December. Happee Sy-Go, chief operating officer of Pulp Live World, revealed details about the 2023 AAA, a star-studded awards ceremony, which is set on Dec. 14 at the...
