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Pacquiao impressed with former PBA team Mahindra
MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao watched the Mahindra Enforcer live for the first time since letting go of his position as the team's playing coach and he liked what he saw.The Filipino boxing icon...
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Champion vs champion match headlines PWR Live: The ShawDown
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Wrestling Revolution will hold its first show at the 500 Shaw Events Pavilion with a champion vs champion main event on Saturday, July 30.“The Senyorito” Jake De...
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China's 2008 Olympic mascots: where are they now?
BEIJING, China – Face down in the dirt with an iron post impaling his rump, Chinese Olympic mascot Huanhuan has seen better days.Once a proud talisman of the 2008 Beijing games, the character - a...
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North Korea's 'guerrilla' campaign for Olympic gold
PYONGYANG, North Korea – For isolated North Korea, the Olympic Games offer a rare opportunity to take to the global stage and compete for applause and prestige rather than censure and condemnation.A...
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Olympics chief brushes off athletes' Village worries
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The head of the International Olympics Committee on Wednesday, July 27 played down worries about the state of the athletes' Village 9 days before the start of the Rio...
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Rio drug dealers push Olympic highs
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Rio de Janeiro drug dealers are joining the Olympic party by stamping the iconic logo of the Games on their wares.Rio police said Tuesday, July 26 they had confiscated 93...
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WATCH: Dirk Nowitzki trolls Italy with missed penalty kick
MANILA, Philippines – Dirk Nowitzki made sure to leave a lasting impression during his “Champions for Charity” soccer match on Wednesday, July 27 (Thursday, Manila time) in Mainz, Germany.The Dallas...
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Jones Cup: Philippines-Mighty Sports smokes India to stay unscathed
MANILA, Philippines – Mighty Sports continued to remain hot in the 36th William Jones Cup with a 101-81 blowout win over India on Thursday, July 28, in Taiwan.The win improved the record of Mighty...
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LOOK: Big Show hangs with jeepneys, eats Filipino food
MANILA, Philippines - WWE star Big Show left his mark on the country after visiting the Philippines on Tuesday, July 26 to promote WWE Live Manila, which takes place on September 9 at Mall of Asia...
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PH Olympians go about their business amid security concerns
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – As the 2016 Rio Olympics draws closer, security gets tighter at the different venues, and around the thousands of delegates, including the lean Philippine team that’s here to...
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Protesters interrupt Olympic torch relay, attempt to extinguish flame
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A riot during the Olympic torch relay cast a shadow over the Rio Games starting in just over a week Thursday, July 28 marking a new low in a ritual that had been meant to unite...
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Neymar fan caught in laundry room of Olympic team hotel
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A fan of Brazilian football star Neymar was arrested on Thursday, July 28 after being discovered in the laundry room of the team's hotel in Goiania ahead of Saturday's friendly...
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Pacers, Nuggets to play regular season NBA game in London
NEW YORK, USA – The NBA will bring a seventh regular-season game to London next January when the Denver Nuggets meet the Indiana Pacers at the O2 Arena, league officials announced Thursday, July 28.US...
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Drug-tainted US sprinters try to upstage Bolt at Rio Olympics
LOS ANGELES, USA – Justin Gatlin will spearhead a trio of drug-tainted US sprinters aiming to spoil Usain Bolt's Olympic swansong as athletics stumbles through the moral maze created by the Russia...
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Usain Bolt eyes Olympic 'triple triple' as athletics emerges from darkest hour
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Usain Bolt will launch an audacious bid for 3 Olympic sprint gold medals for an unprecendented third time as the perfect antidote to a year of turmoil in his drug-tainted...
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Pinoy boxers Suarez, Ladon now in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, Philippines – Two Filipino boxers with equal chances of winning a medal in the Rio Olympics arrived Thursday afternoon, July 28 from a one-month training camp in the United States and...
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Bucks guard Michael Carter-Williams to visit PH for NBA3X
MANILA, Philippines – The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced through a press release on Friday, July 29, that Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael Carter-Williams will visit Manila from August...
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FIBA Asia U18: Batang Gilas stumbles late as Korea advances
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine national team had a meltdown late in the fourth quarter and wound up losing to Korea, 93-85, on Friday, July 29, in the quarterfinals of the 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18...
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Jones Cup: Philippines-Mighty Sports out-powers Iran to remain undefeated
MANILA, Philippines – Philippines-Mighty Sports kept its undefeated record in the 36th William Jones Cup with a tightly-fought, 80-73, victory over Iran on Friday, July 29, at the Xinzhuang Stadium in...
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Quinahan, Cruz lift Rain or Shine late past Blackwater
MANILA, Philippines – Big free throws by JR Quinahan and an easy layup by Jericho Cruz in the final minute sealed the win for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters over the Blackwater Elite, 98-92, on...
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