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by Alastair HIMMER Michael Phelps captured his 20th Olympic gold medal in dramatic fashion Tuesday, sealing victory with a kiss from baby son Boomer, before adding a staggering 21st before the night was over. The American crushed fierce rival Chad le Clos to regain his 200 metres butterfly title in a dust-up bristling with tension, celebrating by pointing to the sky and gesturing to the Rio crowd to “bring the noise” — an order […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao confirmed on Wednesday that he is coming out of retirement to fight World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Jessie Vargas in November. The 37-year-old Filipino, who has won world titles in eight weight divisions, made the announcement after meeting with legendary fight promoter Bob Arum in Manila on Tuesday. “Yes, the fight is on. I have agreed to a November 5 fight with reigning WBO welterweight champion […]
OAK BLUFFS, Massachusets, United States (Reuters) — Vacationing U.S. president Barack Obama hit the golf course again Monday (August 8), this time with NBA star Steph Curry and his father Dell Curry. The foursome of Obama, Steph and Dell, as well as lawyer Cy Walker, teed it up at Farm Neck Golf Course in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. The U.S. president also played a round of golf with Golden State Warriors point guard Curry last summer while […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) – Rio Olympics organisers said they would replace the Games’ official Chinese flags on Monday after the discovery of a design flaw which caused fury in China. A spokesman insisted the design had been approved by Chinese officials but he said their Brazilian manufacturer was now rushing to produce correct flags. The realisation that the four small, golden stars on the Chinese emblem are pointing upwards rather than towards the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte congratulated Filipina silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz in weight-lifting. Diaz is the first Mindanaoan and the first Filipino non-boxing athlete to win a medal in the Olympics since 1936. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
(MANILA, Philippines) – Following his historic win at the first-ever King of the Rock national finals last March 19, 2016 in Manila, Filipino-American Robbie Herndon has decided to step down as the Philippines’ first representative to the world finals to be held later this year in Serbia. King of the Rock is the world’s largest and most prestigious 1-on-1 street basketball tournament held every year. In its debut season in the country, King of the […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Hidilyn Diaz sprung a major surprise in the Philippines by winning a weightlifting silver medal in Rio — the country’s first Olympic medal for 20 years, officials said Monday. Sports analysts in the Philippines had not expected the 1.54-metre (5ft 1/2in) tall Diaz to bag a medal at the 2016 Games after coming up empty in 2008 and 2012 games. “We had high hopes with other sports. So (Cruz’s medal) is […]
by Peter HUTCHISON RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil (AFP) — Taiwanese weightlifter Hsu Shu-ching sensationally grabbed gold at Rio Sunday and then immediately called on Olympic chiefs to hurry up and upgrade her silver medal from the London 2012 Games. Hsu pipped Chinese favourite Li Yajun to first place in the women’s 53kg class, four years after she was undone by Kazakh lifter Zulfiya Chinshanlo who later failed a doping test. Chinshanlo was provisionally suspended by […]
Spectators and delegates file out of Rio’s Maracana stadium after colorful fireworks closed down the Summer Olympics opening ceremony under the watchful eye of the military. (video courtesy AFP)
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to set aside political differences and unite to support the US athletes at the Summer Olympics under way in Rio de Janeiro. Obama, in his weekly Saturday morning radio and online address, praised Team USA’s diversity and urged Americans to appreciate “the peaceful competition and sportsmanship” of the event. “Team USA reminds the world why America always sets the gold standard: We’re a […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The Maracana stadium erupted in jeers as Brazil’s unpopular interim president Michel Temer opened the Rio Olympics on Friday — and the hostility spread far beyond the sports venue. The colorful opening ceremony in the famous football stadium was meant to be Brazil’s moment of coming together as first host of the Olympics in South America. The booing in response to Temer’s less than 15 second statement put an […]
