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FIBA Asia U18: China trounces Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines fell to 1-2 in its FIBA Asia Under 18 Championship campaign after getting dominated by China, 95-66, on Sunday, July 24, in Tehran, Iran.Coming off an impressive...
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Star earns first win after squeaking past Globalport in OT
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Amid a power interruption, the Star Hotshots finally found the light, winning their first game in 3 outings in a 105-102 overtime squeaker against the Globalport Batang...
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Rio 2016: Jessie Lacuna
As far as he can remember, Jessie Lacuna was always a competitive person.At the age of five, his mother, Corazon recalls that he crawled on his own volition towards the swimming pool that he also says...
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Mighty Sports wins Jones Cup opener over Chinese Taipei
MANILA, Philippines – Mighty Sports started their 36th William Jones Cup campaign with a victory over hometown team Chinese Taipei A, 89-81, on Sunday, July 24. Representing the Philippines in the...
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Alaska catches fire in OT to repel Ginebra
MANILA, Philippines – The Alaska Aces connected from beyond the arc late in overtime to repel Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 109-100, for their first win in the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup on Sunday, July...
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Russia avoids complete doping ban at Rio Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee on Sunday, July 24 ordered individual sports federations to decide whether Russian competitors should take part in the Rio Games after...
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Cycling: Froome wins third Tour de France
PARIS, France – Britain's Chris Froome won his third Tour de France on Sunday, July 24, to confirm his status as one of the all-time greats on the world's most grueling race.Froome finished with a 4min...
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Rio scrambles to fix Olympic Village after Australia boycott
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The official opening of the Olympic Village in Rio turned to fiasco Sunday, July 24, with the discovery of blocked toilets and leaky pipes, prompting Australia to call the...
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USA romps past China in Rio Olympics warm-up
LOS ANGELES, USA – The USA, warming up for a run at their third straight Olympic men's basketball gold, romped to a 106-57 friendly victory over China on Sunday, July 24 (Monday, July 25 in Manila).The...
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ONE FC: Pinoy fighter Folayang expects big reward if he beats Pang
MANILA, Philippines – As Eduard Folayang crosses paths with a high-caliber opponent like Adrian Pang, the renowned Filipino fighter sees a big reward if he plays his cards right. Folayang is set to...
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Japan schoolgirl swimmer set to melt hearts in Rio Olympics
TOKYO, Japan – Japanese schoolgirl Rikako Ikee, who melted the hearts of a nation when she burst into tears on qualifying for the Olympics, is set to make a big splash in Rio.Having just turned 16, the...
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From teammates to rivals: ex-FEU Tamaraws Garcia, Romeo relish PBA duel
MANILA, Philippines – Right before team warm-ups, when nobody knew that a spectacular night of basketball was upon them, two men had a conversation. All grown up, RR Garcia and Terrence Romeo spoke...
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Ginebra import Brownlee battles cramps as he adjusts to PH
MANILA, Philippines – It hasn't been an easy first few days in the Philippines for Barangay Ginebra import Justin Brownlee.The 28-year-old has been battling jetlag and continues to adjust to the...
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PH Olympic contingent arrives in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Members of the Philippine team, including 6 of the 12 athletes who qualified for the Rio Olympics, arrived safe and sound in Rio de Janeiro, brazil Saturday, July 23 afternoon...
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WATCH: PH boxers Suarez, Ladon want to end 20-year Olympic medal drought
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines hasn't won a medal at the Olympics since 1996, when light flyweight Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco took silver at the Atlanta Games.Boxers Charly Suarez and Rogen Ladon...
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Recovering Greg Slaughter to sit out PBA All-Star Game
MANILA, Philippines – Greg Slaughter, voted as part of the All-Star starters, will not be playing in the 2016 PBA All-Star Game, he announced on his Twitter account on Sunday, July 24.The 7-foot...
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What are Romeo, Pingris, Yap excited about most in PBA All-Star Game?
MANILA, Philippines – Terrence Romeo, Marc Pingris, and James Yap are all looking forward to playing once again in this year's PBA All-Star Game on August 7, which will be the highlight of the All-Star...
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ONE FC: Honorio Banario prepares for ‘win-hungry’ Eddie Ng
MANILA, Philippines – Even though Eddie Ng has been out of action for over a year and is coming off a two-fight losing skid, Filipino fighter Honorio Banario is not taking the Hong Kong native...
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UAAP Jrs MVP Baltazar to play for DLSU after Gob injury – source
MANILA, Philippines – With the DLSU Green Archers losing second-year big man JBoy Gob to an injury, the team is set to line up reigning UAAP junior’s MVP Justine Baltazar from NU high school in the...
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John Cena added to WWE Live Manila card
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Prepare for an "Attitude Adjustment," Philippines.World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) icon John Cena has been added to the WWE Live Manila event which takes place...
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