TORONTO (AFP) -- World number two Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the ATP Toronto Masters due to fatigue, Tennis Canada said on Sunday, July 23. *Novak Djokovic. (AFP)* The announcement comes a week after the 23-time Grand Slam champion from Serbia fell to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the final at...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- The NBA's Toronto Raptors have been granted permission to speak about their head coaching vacancy with Becky Hammon, who guided the Las Vegas Aces to last year's Women's NBA title, ESPN reported on Friday, April 28. *Becky Hammon of the Las Vegas Aces and her sons Samuel Hammon...
Montreal, Canada (AFP) -- Nick Nurse, who masterminded Toronto's run to the 2019 NBA title, was fired as head coach of the Raptors on Friday after the club missed the 2023 NBA playoffs. *Nick Nurse (AFP)* Raptors president Masai Ujiri announced the move, saying the team needed a "reset"...
Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown goes to the basket against Toronto Raptors’ Precious Achiuwa during their NBA game Saturday, Jan. 21. (AFP) LOS ANGELES (AFP) — The Boston Celtics shook off the absence of injured Jayson Tatum and the early exits of Marcus Smart and Robert Williams to beat the...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season high 45 points and grabbed 14 rebounds but couldn't stop his Eastern Conference leading Milwaukee Bucks from falling to a 114-106 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers drives to the...
MONTREAL, Canada — Five people were killed and another wounded Sunday in a shooting in the suburbs of the Canadian city of Toronto, police said. The suspect also died after an exchange of fire with law enforcement, local police chief Jim MacSween told reporters, saying the shooting took place in...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Jayson Tatum scored 17 of his 31 points in the third quarter on Monday, Dec. 5, as the Boston Celtics kept rolling with a 116-110 NBA victory over the tenacious Toronto Raptors. Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics dunks the ball during the game against the Toronto Raptors on...
Five Korean films have been invited to the 47th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be held from Sept. 8 to 18. The TIFF announced the 63 films included in its 2022 Official Selection consisting of 18 Galas and 45 Special Presentations. Korean films invited to the 2022 TIFF are...
PH Consul General goes on a gastronomic tour of this Canadian town’s ‘Little Manila’ Philippine Consul General Orontes V. Castro and members of the Philippine press in Toronto visited three Filipino Restaurant Month (FRM) participants, and tried out what each restaurant had to offer. Kamayan...
Philippine Consulate General discovers the wonders of Kanto during Filipino Restaurant Month 2022 PINOY PLEASURE Kanto by Tita Flips’ prix fixe menus include a main dish of Piyanggang chicken, vegan laing, lechon kawali or beef kare-kare served with rice, paired with a choice of its famous ukoy...
Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics dunks the ball during the game against the Brooklyn Nets during Round 1 Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs on April 23, 2022 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. (AFP) The Toronto Raptors stayed alive, the Utah Jazz pulled level and the Boston Celtics pushed the...
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers waves after defeating the Toronto Raptors in Game Three of the Eastern Conference First Round at Scotiabank Arena on April 20, 2022 in Toronto, Canada. (AFP) Joel Embiid hit a stunning 3-pointer with 0.8 of a second remaining to give the Philadelphia 76ers a...
