Norm Pattis, a lawyer for the Proud Boys walks outside the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2023, after the sentencing of Proud Boys members Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl. A leader of the Proud Boys militia who called for a "war" to keep Donald Trump as president was...
By MARK REY MONTEJO China’s Kyle Anderson was all smiles as China downed Angola, 83-76, to seal its first victory in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup classification round on Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. Kyle Anderson (Li Kaier). (FIBA)...
Chicago Bulls’ Carlik Jones keeps his focus on being a reliable leader for his South Sudan side as the team gets going in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Carlik Jones drives to the basket against Rhenz Abando. (Noel Pabalate) The American-South Sudanese Jones almost made history after...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Gilas Pilipinas center Kai Sotto believed the late fightback against South Sudan was just a little too late again. Kai Sotto slams the ball for Gilas Pilipinas. (Noel Pabalete) The Nationals ran out of gas in the waning minutes of the deciding frame, and Sotto...
LIBREVILLE, Gabon - The general who led the overthrow of the 55-year Bongo dynasty will be sworn in on Monday as transitional president of the west African state, the army announced. The military sought to reassure donors they would "respect all commitments" at home and abroad and "phase in"...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes extended his sincere apologies to the home crowd as the national team failed to earn the outright Olympic berth in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup on Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Chot Reyes apologizes to the Filipino fans as...
MADRID, Spain - Police across Europe have seized 25 tonnes of eels and baby eels destined for Asia in a huge operation targeting smugglers of the critically endangered creatures, Spanish police said Thursday. Officers arrested 256 suspected smugglers as part of the "historic" operation coordinated...
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...
