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Enter Phelps: Swimming's superstar highlights Olympics Day two
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Swimming superstar Michael Phelps will launch his bid for more gold medal glory on Sunday, August 7 as the second full day of competition at the 2016 Olympics sees 14 gold...
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WATCH: PBA South and North All-Stars get down on the dance floor
MANILA, Philippines – Every year professional basketball players grant everyone the joy of seeing them show off their dance moves during the annual dance-off right before the PBA All-Star Game.This...
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Sick Calvin Abueva sits out PBA All-Star Game
MANILA, Philippines – Calvin Abueva is unable to partake in the PBA All-Star Game Sunday, August 7, after he was confined due to fever, according to deputy commissioner Rickie Santos.Abueva, who was...
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North reigns supreme in PBA All-Star Game
MANILA, Philippines – The North All-Stars continue to reign supreme over the South, winning the 2016 PBA All-Star Game, 154-151, on Sunday, August 7 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.The North continued...
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French gymnast suffers horror double leg break at Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - French gymnast Samir Ait Said underwent surgery on the gruesome double break of his leg suffered at the Rio Olympics but vowed to try to come back for Tokyo 2020.The...
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China grabs its first Rio gold in women's 10m air pistol
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Zhang Mengxue got China off the gold medal mark at the Rio Games on Sunday, August 7, the Olympic debutant winning the women's 10m air pistol title.With an assured display of...
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Russia banned from Rio Paralympics over doping
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (UPDATED) - Russia was kicked out of the Rio Paralympic Games on Sunday over "state-sponsored" doping revealed in an inquiry last month. "Their medals over morals attitude...
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Serena breezes past Australian to begin Olympic title defense
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Defending champion Serena Williams defied high winds to breeze into the Olympic tennis second round Sunday as organizers were blasted for allowing play in conditions described...
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British gymnast Elissa Downie lands on neck at Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - British gymnast Elissa Downie hurt her neck after landing badly during a floor routine during women's qualifying at the Olympic Games on Sunday, August 7.The 17-year-old was...
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WATCH: Here's how Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz earned silver in Rio
MANILA, Philippines - First Philippine Olympic medal since 1996. First Filipina to earn a medal. Third silver medal in Philippine history.Hidilyn Diaz, welcome to the record books.(PROFILE: Rio 2016:...
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IN PHOTOS: Silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz's historic Olympic moment
MANILA, Philippines – On Sunday, August 7, a rainy Monday morning in Manila, August 8, while most of the Philippines was fast asleep, Hidilyn Diaz proudly climbed up the podium to receive her shining...
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Netizens congratulate silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz for ending Olympic drought
MANILA, Philippines – At long last, the Philippines has another Olympic medalist.On Sunday, August 7 (Monday morning, August 8 in Manila), Hidilyn Diaz of Zamboanga City ended the country's 20-year...
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PH weightlifter Nestor Colonia falls short of Olympic medal
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Nestor Colonia was unable to give the Philippines a second Olympic medal after falling short in the men's 56-kg weightlifting event of the 2016 Summer Olympics on...
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Palace leads praise for Olympic medalist Hidilyn Diaz
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Malacañang on Monday, August 8, led in congratulating weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz for her silver medal victory at the 2016 Olympics – the Philippines' first Olympic medal...
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Ledecky shatters world record to give US first swimming gold in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (3rd UPDATE) – "Pure happiness" radiated from Katie Ledecky as the 19-year-old us freestyle phenom gazed at the scoreboard and contemplated her latest feat: 400m free Olympic...
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Olympics: World record as UK's Peaty wins 100m breaststroke gold
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Britain's Adam Peaty broke his own world record for the second time in two days as he blasted to Olympic gold in the men's 100m breaststroke on Sunday.The 21-year-old world...
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Olympics: Gold #19 for Phelps as records tumble in Olympic pool
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (UPDATED) – US swimming legend Michael Phelps extended his record gold medal tally on Sunday, August 7, crowning a record-breaking day of drama at the Olympic Games.Phelps, the...
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Hidilyn Diaz hoped for Olympic bronze, feels blessed by silver
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz brought joy to the entire nation Sunday (Monday morning in Manila) when she bagged the silver medal in the women’s 53 kg division and ended a 20-year...
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For PH weightlifting legends, Hidilyn Diaz's silver a proud moment
MANILA, Philippines - Former Philippine national team weightlifters were moved to tears by news that Hidilyn Diaz, a 25-year-old competing in the women’s 53-kg division, earned a silver medal in the...
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Thai Olympic medalist's grandmother dies celebrating win
The 84-year-old grandmother of a Thai Olympic bronze medal winner collapsed and died on Monday, August 8 while celebrating the weightlifter's success in Rio, police said.The octogenarian was watching a...
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