BOCAUE, Bulacan – Italy pulled away in the final frame and overcame a huge Angola scare, 81-67, to open its Group A campaign in the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Philippine Arena here on Friday, Aug. 25. Nicolo Melli provides the veteran presence for the slow-starting Italy (Noel Pabalate/MB)...
The Philippine women’s national football team climbed to a record 44th spot in the latest world rankings by FIFA following its captivating run at the Women’s World Cup last month. The Filipinas entered the quadrennial meet as the 46th-best team and highlighted their historic debut with a...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Friday, Aug. 25, expressed its full support to all the participants of the FIBA World Cup 2023. Photo credit to PCSO "In line with our vision to empower, uplift, and serve the Filipino people as the premier government agency...
Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan. (Photo from AFP) TOKYO, Japan -- Seawater samples taken following the release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor showed radioactivity levels well within safe limits, operator TEPCO said on Friday. The start on Thursday of the discharge of...
A Filipino seaman died after falling from the cruise ship he was working on while docked at the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland on Friday, Aug. 25. (Photo from Youtube) Scotland police identified the casualty as Wenceslao Esguerra Donasco. Initial investigation showed Donasco died after securing...
Filipino-Canadian Kenneth Ramos can now afford to buy a home in Surrey, Canada, as well as an apartment in the Philippines after winning the $500,000 lotto cash prize. Lotto winner Kenneth Ramos (Photo from BCLC) According to the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), Ramos bought the...
By MARK MONTEJO The Philippine men's basketball team was basking in glory as a world powerhouse especially during the heydays of basketball Hall of Fame inductee Caloy Loyzaga in the 1950s and 60s. Now, the gallant men of Gilas Pilipinas are tasked to carry the torch against the...
By IANE MACASIEB Members of OPM band Ben&Ben could not contain their excitement as they will be performing along with pop star Sarah Geronimo during the opening day of the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan on Friday, Aug. 25. Photo from Ben&Ben's Facebook page In...
PLDT Inc., Smart, MediaQuest Holdings, Cignal TV, and NTT DATA Friday, Aug. 25, announced their collaboration to offer a new experience for basketball fans from the Philippines and overseas who will watch the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 onsite in Manila: the unveiling of Pearl, the...
An 86-year-old man was found guilty by a US district court for multiple charges after he took on the identity of his deceased brother to collect retirement benefits and travel out of the country. According to the United States Attorney’s Office District of Maine, Napoleon Gonzales, of Etna,...
BUDAPEST (AFP) -- Femke Bol struck gold in the 400m hurdles amid an unexpected Jamaican double gold rush at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Thursday, Aug. 24. Netherlands' Femke Bol celebrates after winning the women's 400m hurdles finals during the World Athletics Championships at...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A China-based hacking group named "Flax Typhoon" has targeted dozens of Taiwanese government agencies with the likely aim of spying on them, Microsoft has revealed. Taiwan has long accused China -- which claims the self-ruled island as its territory -- of espionage through...
