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PH golfer Tabuena, 10 shots off lead, vows not to give up
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines couldn’t sustain a hot start Thursday, August 11 and wound up tied for 42nd place after the first day of golf action in the 2016 Rio Olympics...
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Chinese swimmer tests positive for banned substance at Olympics
BEIJING, China - Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi has failed a doping test at the Rio Olympics, the official Xinhua news agency reported Friday, August 12 citing the Chinese Swimming Association (CSA).She...
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The selfie between North and South Korean Olympians which melted hearts in Rio
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean gymnast Lee Eun-Ju, who found herself in the international spotlight after taking a selfie with a North Korean competitor in Rio, said Friday, August 12 she was...
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Hidilyn Diaz receives P500K incentive from Zamboanga City - report
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Olympian Hidilyn Diaz received a P500,000 bonus from the city of Zamboanga to add to the P7 million she’s already attained from winning silver in the women’s 53kg...
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Jimmy Yabo happy to compete alongside Team Lakay in Macau
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino fighter Jimmy Yabo sees it as a privilege to be fighting side-by-side with Team Lakay stalwarts at ONE Championship’s “Heroes of the World” event in Macau, China on...
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IN PHOTOS: Medalist Hidilyn Diaz meets President Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – After winning silver in the women’s 53kg division in weightlifting of the 2016 Rio Olympics this past week, Hidilyn Diaz arrived back in Manila on Thursday, August 11, and flew to...
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ITF recognizes Villanueva as PHILTA acting president
MANILA, Philippines - The International Tennis Federation has acknowledged Randy Villanueva as acting president of the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta), according to a press release. Villanueva...
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Baguio, Phelps shine as Phoenix deals Mahindra its first loss
MANILA, Philippines – Big-time performances by veteran Cyrus Baguio and import Eugene Phelps lifted the Phoenix Fuel Masters past the Mahindra Enforcers, 100-94, on Friday, August 12, at the...
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West dominates East in NCAA All-Star Game; Haruna wins dunk crown
MANILA, Philippines – The West all-stars easily defeated their counterparts from the East team during the 2016 NCAA All-Star Game, 111-77, held at the San Juan Arena on Friday, August 12.The West raced...
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NLEX escapes Star as Barroca misses buzzer beater
MANILA, Philippines – The NLEX Road Warriors attained their second win of the PBA Governors’ Cup following a 88-85 victory over the struggling Star Hotshots on Friday, August 12 at the Smart-Araneta...
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WATCH: British boxer scores most vicious knockout of Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Britain's Joshua Buatsi said he had surprised even himself as he thundered his way into the quarter-finals of the Rio Olympic boxing with a brutal knockout to enhance his...
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Kenyan coach dismissed from Rio after trying to take drug test for runner
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana launched the Rio Olympics athletics on Friday, August 12 by smashing the women's 10,000m world record as the Games reeled from doping scandals.Chinese...
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Michael Phelps sets the stage for Olympic finale
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Record-breaker Michael Phelps takes the plunge for the final race of his astonishing Olympic career on Saturday, August 13 after proving once again in Rio that nobody does it...
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Jesus is my doping says record-breaking runner Ayana
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana brushed off doping suspicions about her astonishing world record-breaking Olympic 10,000m victory here Friday, August 12, attributing her performance to...
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Woes continue for PH golfer Tabuena after hurting shoulder
MANILA, Philippines - The second round of golf in Rio wasn't kind to Filipino golfer Miguel Tabuena as he finished at 4-over 75 on Friday, August 12 (Saturday Manila time) as concerns over his right...
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Schooling stuns Phelps for Singapore's 1st Olympic gold
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (7th UPDATE) – In a stunning Olympic upset, Joseph Schooling of Singapore won the gold medal of the men’s 100m butterfly division in the swimming event on Friday, August 12...
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LOOK: Joseph Schooling met Michael Phelps 8 years before beating him
MANILA, Philippines – Talk about a twist of fate.On Friday, August 12 (Saturday, Manila time), 21-year-old Joseph Schooling won the first-ever gold medal for Singapore at the Olympic Games when he...
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USA basketball stars survive Serbian scare
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The vaunted USA basketball squad survived a last-second scare from Serbia on Friday, August 12, to win, 94-91, in a Rio Olympics contest that exposed the Americans' potential...
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ONE Championship bans use of soccer kick in fights
MANILA, Philippines – After 5 years of allowing its fighters to use soccer kicks, ONE Championship will no longer permit its competitors to use the move in future matches.Company chairman Chatri...
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Rio 2016: Slew of surprises in record-breaking day
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Singaporean outsider Joseph Schooling stunned the great Michael Phelps and Almaz Ayana obliterated the long-standing women's 10,000m record on a day of surprises at the Rio...
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