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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian football star Neymar is willing to pay a fine of $2.5 million to settle tax evasion allegations in his country, his lawyer said Friday. The 25-year-old wants to leave the fight with Brazilian authorities behind him as he prepares for a new professional life with Paris Saint-Germain after his record $261 million (222 million euro) transfer buyout from FC Barcelona, Neymar’s lawyer Marcos Neder told a press conference. “This […]
(Agence France Presse) — The Philippines is targeting 50 gold medals at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia, one of their biggest tallies on foreign soil, the head of the country’s delegation said Friday. Chef de mission Cynthia Carrion-Norton said 50 was a “reasonable” target based on estimates by the national commissions of each sport which will compete from next week in Kuala Lumpur. “The president of each sports commission promised me and it […]
(Eagle News) – Gilas Pilipinas won over defending champion China in the 2017 FIBA-Asia Cup on Wednesday, August 9, in Lebanon. With a 96-87 win, Philippines scored big over China which beat the Philippines two years ago, in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship with a score of 78-67. It was also a vindication for the Philippines which had also experienced successive defeats from China in the Asian Games of 2014, and the FIBA Asia […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s sports minister has urged fans not to boo Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling at the Southeast Asian Games, after the Singaporean sparked a furor by vowing to “teach (Malaysians) a thing or two.” Schooling, who won Singapore’s first gold medal at last year’s Rio Olympics, caused controversy with his remarks last week, before insisting he meant no offense and that his comments were taken out of context. Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin […]
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna (Eagle News) – Players from countries in this side of the world are now gearing up for the 19th SMM Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship, which was inaugurated to a cheering crowd in Laguna on Wednesday night. Mayor Arman Dimaguila, Jr. and Vice Mayor Gel Alonte led the ceremonial toss before avid volleyball fans and athletes, who had flocked to the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan to witness the occasion. Ramon Suzara, president of […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Boston Celtics will meet the Philadelphia 76ers at the O2 Arena in London in January for a regular NBA game, league officials announced Thursday. The game, to be played January 11, will be the Celtics’ second trip to London, having played Minnesota there in a 2007 pre-season contest, and the first for the 76ers, whose prior British experience was a 2013 pre-season game at Manchester against Oklahoma City. The league announced […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP ) — Fueled by a historically lavish spending spree, the Premier League returns on Friday when Arsenal host Leicester in the opening game of the hotly-anticipated new season. Taking advantage of astronomical broadcast contracts and lucrative sponsorship deals, England’s superpowers have been splashing the cash at an unprecedented rate. Since the end of last season, transfer records have been shattered across the country as over one billion pounds has changed hands in a frenzy […]
MONREAL, Canada (AFP) — Roger Federer maintained his career-long winning streak over David Ferrer to advance to the quarter-finals of the ATP Montreal Masters on Thursday after a three-set battle with the veteran Spaniard. Federer, 36, had never lost in 16 previous meetings with the 35-year-old Ferrer, who he first defeated 14 years ago at the Vienna Indoor tournament. But while Ferrer managed to take the opening set — ending Federer 32-set streak — the Swiss ace raised his […]
By Jaina Pallasigui EBC Los Angeles Bureau LOS ANGELES (Eagle News) – Los Angeles officials announced a deal with the International Olympics Committee to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, paving the way for Paris to claim the 2024 bid. Having hosted previously in 1932 and 1984, this would be the third time Los Angeles would host the Olympics, where the city’s mayor, Eric Garcetti, wants to “reimagine the games for a new generation.” The agreement […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico and former FC Barcelona star Rafael Marquez is dubbed “The Boss” for his leadership of the national football team — but now the United States has branded him a drug criminal. No other Mexican player has won more titles and he is widely considered second only to Hugo Sanchez as the country’s best player ever. Now 38 and still scoring goals, “Rafa,” as he is known to fans, was […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s sports minister has urged Indonesia to ensure that haze from raging forest fires does not affect the Southeast Asian Games this month, a report said Wednesday. Malaysia will host the major multi-sport event from August 19-30, with thousands of athletes from across the region descending on the capital Kuala Lumpur to take part. However there have been fears that choking smog from the fires in neighboring Indonesia could float over Malaysia […]
MONREAL, Canada (AFP) — Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman saved four match points to shock third-seeded Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-7 (7/9), 7-5 on Tuesday in the second round of the ATP Montreal Masters. World number 36 Schwartzman seized the initiative against the seventh-ranked Austrian, who fell at the first hurdle after enjoying a first-round bye. On the defensive early, Thiem held on to level the match at a set apiece on his fifth set point of the […]
