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Team USA players think they’re going to a spa, end up in brothel instead
MANILA, Philippines – It’s easy to get lost when you’re trying to discover foreign lands, and where you end up may sometimes get you into trouble - like ending up on TMZ.According to a report by the...
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Olympic joy dampened by boos for Brazil's president
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - The Maracana stadium erupted in jeers as Brazil's unpopular interim president Michel Temer opened the Rio Olympics on Friday, August 5 (Saturday Manila time) - and the...
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Duterte to Filipino Olympic athletes: 'Give 100%'
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte urged Filipino athletes to give their best in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Philippine Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said Saturday, August 6....
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Pinoy boxers skip Olympic opening to prepare for battle
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Pinoy boxer Charly Suarez relied on Youtube to get to know more of his opponent on opening day of the boxing competitions in the 2016 Rio Olympics.The Filipino lightweight,...
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PH hurdler Eric Cray aims to replicate SEAG success on world stage
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Fil-American Eric Cray vowed to put on a good show in Rio and hoped to make it to the finals of the men’s 400m hurdles in his first Olympics.Cray arrived from El Paso, Texas...
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Table tennis, boxing and swimming kick-off Philippine action at Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The Philippines kicks off its campaign in the Rio Olympics on 3 fronts Saturday with a young table tennis player, a dedicated swimmer and a seasoned boxer hoping to provide the...
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Women ballers cherish PBA All-Star shot: ‘We can do what men do’
MANILA, Philippines – When the PBA formally launched this year’s All-Star Weekend festivities with a press conference Thursday, August 4, men occupied long tables at the dais, chatting, laughing, and...
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Ian Lariba falls to Xing Han of Congo in Rio Olympics
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Philippine table tennis Olympian Ian Lariba lost to Xing Han of Congo, 11-7, 13-11, 11-9, 11-7, on opening day of the 2016 Rio Olympics on Saturday, August, 6 at the...
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Upbeat Lariba looks at early Olympics loss as learning experience
MANILA, Philippines – Filipina Olympian Ian Lariba’s dream of winning a medal in the women’s singles competition of the table tennis event at the 2016 Rio Games came to an end following a quick defeat...
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American gunslinger Virginia Thrasher wins first gold at Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - US teenager Virginia Thrasher claimed the first Rio Olympics gold medal with her final shot in the shooting on Saturday, August 6.The 19-year-old won the women's 10m air rifle...
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PH swimmer Jessie Lacuna bows out of Rio Olympics
MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – Jessie Lacuna bowed out of contention in the 2016 Summer Olympics after he finished second to last in his heat of the men's 400m freestyle competition on Saturday,...
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PH boxer Suarez loses split decision to Britain's Cordina in Rio
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - Filipino lightweight boxer Charly Suarez dropped a split decision to Great Britain's Joe Cordina on Sunday, August 7, ending his medal hopes and continuing the country's...
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Olympics: USA sends message in China hoops rout
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Kevin Durant scored 25 points as the USA's NBA stars routed China 119-62 on Saturday, August 6, to launch their bid for a third consecutive Olympic basketball gold.The former...
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Olympics: Records fall as Games start with a bang
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Record-breaking Australia -- inspired by Mack Horton and Cate Campbell -- put their stamp on the Rio Olympics and moved top of the medals table after an intense first day of...
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Shooting: Modest Vinh makes history for Vietnam
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Hoang Xuan Vinh may have just ended Vietnam's 6-decade wait for a first Olympic gold medal on Saturday, August 6, but he wasn't about to make a song and dance about his...
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Reed, Steffen repeat as Cobra Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific champs
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – Australia’s Tim Reed and Switzerland’s Caroline Steffen made a repeat of their performance here last year by clinching the male and female pro titles of the Cobra Energy...
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Philippines looks to bounce back from sour Olympic start
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Three Filipino athletes, including one potential medal hopeful, fell out of contention one after the other Saturday as action in the 2016 Rio Olympics went full blast in...
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Thai weightlifter dedicates Olympic gold to ailing king
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Thailand's Sopita Tanasan grabbed the first gold medal of the weightlifting competition at the Rio Games on Saturday, August 6 and promptly dedicated it to ailing Thai King...
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China's Zhou Qi has work to follow in Yao's NBA footsteps
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Zhou Qi has been touted as possibly the next Yao Ming since the Houston Rockets drafted the 20-year-old Chinese center with the 43rd overall pick in June's NBA Draft.But the...
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$100K bonus, national pride awaits Vietnam's first gold medalist
HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese rejoiced Sunday, August 7 after their country won its first ever Olympic gold medal, a victory made all the more sweeter by the fact that regional rival China was beaten...
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