The stars are starting to descend on Manila. FIBA World Cup participants are starting to arrive in the country, almost a week before the global showpiece fires off on Friday, Aug. 25. Anthony Edwards is one of the NBA stars arriving in Manila. (AFP) Ivory Coast, which already played against...
ABU DHABI (AFP) -- The United States beat Greece in Abu Dhabi on Friday, Aug. 17, in a basketball World Cup warm-up game but head coach Steve Kerr said his side is still adapting to international rules. USA's coach Steve Kerr (left) greets USA's Jalen Brunson during the Basketball Showcase friendly...
To welcome the world’s biggest basketball tournament, FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 global partner Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has teamed up with its technology partners Huawei and Ericsson to further expand and permanently optimize its LTE and 5G mobile network coverage across all FIBA...
Gilas Pilipinas began the final stretch of its preparations for the 2023 FIBA World Cup with a rousing 85-62 victory over Ivory Coast in their closed door tuneup game at the PhilSports Arena on Friday, Aug. 18. Gilas Pilipinas and Ivory Coast pose for photo after the game (SBP Photo) ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian air accident investigators were analyzing on Friday the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of a light plane that crashed into a road near the capital, killing all eight people on board and two on the ground. The Beechcraft Model 390 aircraft exploded into a...
MOSCOW, Russia - Ukrainian forces crossed into the Russian-occupied east bank of Kherson region and took positions there, the region's Russian-installed governor said Friday. He said Ukrainian "sabotage groups" had managed to hide out on the outskirts of the Russian-controlled town of Kozachi...
BANGKOK, Thailand - A huge black statue of an emaciated, winged figure with golden fangs and scarlet talons glares down on a busy Bangkok street, its sudden appearance triggering alarm and calls for its removal. Bangkok authorities have ordered an investigation after the five-metre-tall Kru...
TOKYO, Japan - Japan scrambled fighter jets on Friday after Russian patrol aircraft were seen off the Sea of Japan and East China Sea, the country's Joint Staff said. Two planes flew along the coast between Japan's central and southern regions, passing through the Tsushima Strait and returning...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian forces destroyed Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow and its Black Sea Fleet, officials said Friday, the latest in a surge of attacks on the capital and the flashpoint waterway. The drone assaults came as a Russian-proxy official confirmed speculation that Ukrainian...
With less than a week before the opening tip of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup (FIBAWC), Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann reiterated his support for the country’s hosting and called on basketball-loving Filipinos to watch the games, especially Gilas Pilipinas...
Gilas Pilipinas, the country’s national basketball team, has welcomed Max's Restaurant as a key partner that will help fuel their actions in the much-anticipated global sporting event FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. (From left to right) Cignal Vice President for Content Innovations,...
PH1 World Developers, the newly-acquired real estate subsidiary of Megawide Construction Corporation, is launching two projects worth P3.5 billion this year as it diversifies into the horizontal residential space. In a press briefing, PH1 World Developers President Gigi G. Alcantara said they have...
