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Banario ready to face top lightweights in ONE Championship
MANILA, Philippines – After picking up his second-straight victory as a lightweight competitor, homegrown talent Honorio Banario claims he is more than willing to dance with the division’s notable...
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Ian Lariba learned valuable life lessons in 'priceless' Olympic experience
MANILA, Philippines - Ian Lariba carried the Philippine flag at the opening of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and was also the first Fiipino athlete to see competition. The 23-year-old table...
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BJ Penn vs Ricardo Lamas confirmed for UFC Manila 2 main event
MANILA, Philippines - It's official: BJ Penn and Ricardo Lamas will meet in the 5-round featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night Manila 2 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on October...
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Britain's Justin Rose captures first Olympic golf gold in 112 years
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Britain's Justin Rose was listening to "God Save The Queen" and watching the Union Jack rise into the sky Sunday, August 15 while still trying to fully appreciate the historic...
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PH Olympic bet Eric Cray advances to 400m hurdles semifinals
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Filipino-American trackster Eric Cray qualified for the semifinals of the men's 400m hurdles in the 2016 Summer Olympics on Monday, August 15 in Rio de Janeiro...
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Ex-Premier League star dies after being tasered by police
LONDON, England - Dalian Atkinson, the former English Premier League football star who played for Aston Villa and Spanish club Real Sociedad, died on Monday, August 15 after being Tasered by English...
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WATCH: PH Olympian Eric Cray speeds to 3rd place finish in hurdles heat
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino-American trackster Eric Cray figured he'd need to match or get close to his personal best time of 48.98s to advance to the men's 400m hurdles semifinals. He got pretty...
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Russian boxer booed after controversial heavyweight gold win
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Olympic boxing was at the center of a judging controversy after Russian Evgeny Tishchenko added Rio heavyweight gold to his world and European titles on Monday, August 15 at...
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Spain beats Argentina to rescue Rio basketball hopes
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Needing a win to stay in the Rio Olympics, two-time silver medallists Spain beat Argentina 92-73 on Monday, August 15 in a battle of veteran basketball squads now headed for...
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Biles loses balance as Olympic gold record eludes American gymnast
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Gymnastics sensation Simone Biles lost her balance and the chance for a record 5 gold medals on Monday, August 15 as David Rudisha and Allyson Felix prepared to light up Rio's...
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Dominant US women's hoops team has yet to show its best
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - With a 46-game Olympic win streak and 5 consecutive gold medals, the US women's basketball team will be a prohibitive favorite when medal-round knockout matches start Tuesday,...
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German Olympic canoe coach dies in Rio after taxi crash
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A German canoe slalom coach died on Monday, August 15 after he suffered serious head injuries in a taxi accident at the Rio Olympics, team officials said.Stefan Henze, 35, a...
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Egyptian judoka sent home from Rio after refusing to shake hands with Israeli
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby was sent home from the Olympics on Monday, August 15 after refusing to shake hands with an Israeli opponent, sports officials said.El Shehaby...
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Eric Cray's next mission: make the Olympic finals
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Filipino-American Eric Cray made it to the semis of the men’s 400m hurdles but will have to run faster Tuesday evening (8:35 am Wednesday morning in Manila) for him to reach...
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The time is now for long jumper Marestella Torres-Sunang
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Marestella Torres-Sunang, in her third and last Olympics, is even more determined to reach the finals of the women’s long jump in this 2016 Summer Games.Now 35, married and...
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Michael Phelps proud to inspire his own defeat in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Michael Phelps has acknowledged a "small part" in his own dramatic Olympic defeat by Singapore hero Joseph Schooling but bears no grudge.Phelps spent most of the Olympic...
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USA faces Argentina, Spain vs France as Rio hoops hits knockout phase
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - The USA's NBA stars will face Argentina's aging but still scrappy "golden generation" in a compelling grudge match in the Rio Games basketball knockout phase.Spain will play...
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WATCH: Japanese pole vaulter's Olympic hopes foiled by his own penis
MANILA, Philippines - He missed his mark by just a head.Hiroki Ogita's dream of Olympic glory was sidelined on Monday, August 15 when the Japanese pole vaulter failed to clear the 5.45m bar. Video from...
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Pacquiao tells PSC Chairman Ramirez: Clean up corruption in sports
MANILA, Philippines – In his first hearing as chairman of the committee on sports, Senator Manny Pacquiao gave a clear and blunt instruction to new Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch...
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CESAFI: UC Junior Webmasters avenge finals loss to Magis Eagles
CEBU CITY, Philippines - The University of Cebu (UC) Junior Webmasters avenged last year’s loss in the juniors championship finals to the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles with...
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