FRANCE (AFP) -- Despite a slow start to the season, Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis said he is aiming to break his world record in Clermont-Ferrand five months before returning to France for the Paris Games. Sweden's Armand Duplantis (AFP/File photo) Since 2020, the Swedish athlete has...
NAIROBI (AFP) -- The funeral for world marathon record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was killed in a car crash, has been brought forward to Friday, Feb. 23, Kenya's athletics federation said. World marathon record-holder Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum (AFP) Kiptum's death at the age of 24, just a few...
The Philippine Anti-Doping Agency (PHI-NADO) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) are confident that the issue on the alleged non-compliance on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code will be resolved soon, assuring everyone particularly national athletes that the country’s flag can be...
SAN MATEO, Rizal – Shagne Yaoyao leads a handful of Filipino riders that are expected to pour it all and earn precious UCI points to qualify for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. Filipina cycling star Shagne Yaoyao (7-Eleven Trail) Yaoyao, who is the top female mountain bike athlete in the...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Four-time NBA champion LeBron James said on Sunday, Feb. 18, he has not formulated a farewell timetable but he looks forward to the Paris Olympics and wants to finish his playing days as a Los Angeles Laker. LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Western Conference All-Stars...
MANILA (AFP) -- A "saddened and disappointed" Manny Pacquiao conceded on Monday, Feb. 19, his Olympic boxing dream was over after the ring great was denied a berth at this year's Paris games. Filipino Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao (AFP) The International Olympic Committee rejected a special request...
Fil-American gymnast Emma Malabuyo bolstered her Paris Olympics bid after capturing the silver medal in the floor exercise at the FIG Apparatus World Cup in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday, Feb. 18. Emma Malabuyo poses with her silver medal at the FIG Apparatus World Cup in Cairo, Egypt over the weekend....
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has turned down the appeal of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to allow boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to compete in the 2024 Paris Games due to his age. Manny Pacquiao won’t be showcasing his legendary ring savvy to the Paris Olympics primarily because...
National athletes and sports officials can heave a sigh of relief -- at least for now -- after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) elevated the country's case on alleged non-compliance of the WADA Code to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The country is at a risk of the Philippine flag not...
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) -- Carlos Alcaraz said on Monday, Feb. 12, if he had to choose between an Olympic gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics or the French Open title he would go for the gold. Spain's Carlos Alcaraz (AFP/File photo) The 20-year-old who won the US Open in 2022 and Wimbledon in 2023 was asked...
The Philippines stumbled on the opening day of the swimming competitions at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships after it failed to advance to the next round on two events on Sunday, Feb. 11, in Doha, Qatar. Fil-Canadian Kayla Sanchez is leading the PH team in the world championships. (File...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion, said she will retire after this year's Paris Olympics in an interview published on Thursday, Feb. 8. Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (AFP) Speaking to the...
