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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines’ professional basketball league has banned former NBA player Ivan Johnson for life after he cursed at its commissioner during a game, a spokesman said Sunday. Johnson, who plays with local team Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters, was banned mid-game after he used “the F-word” in an argument with Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) commissioner Chito Narvasa, said PBA media officer Willie Marcial. Talk ‘N Text were playing the Meralco Bolts […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has sparked a firestorm of criticism in the Philippines after describing gay couples as “worse than animals”. Nearing the end of a glorious decades-long boxing career, the 37-year-old is reinventing himself as a conservative bible-bearing politician ahead of the country’s May elections, when he is running for a senate seat. Gay marriage is outlawed in the Philippines due to strong opposition from the Catholic […]
Pinarangalan ng Philippine Sports Association (PSA) ang mga natatanging atleta. Samantala, Gilas, nagsimula nang mag-ensayo mula sa 2 buwang pagpapahinga. https://youtu.be/6Or-KSqvUDA
TOKYO, JAPAN (Reuters) — Japan’s female synchronized swimming team is determined to restore their nation’s dominance in the sport as they practiced on Thursday (February 12) in preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Japan won bronze when the team event was added to the program at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and took silver in Sydney and in Athens four years later. They also won duet bronze from 1984 to 1992 and […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — The 65th NBA All-Star Game was a love-fest for Kobe Bryant, who teamed with the Western Conference’s best in a record-shattering 196-173 victory over the Eastern Conference in the annual mid-season exhibition in Toronto. In a free-wheeling offensive showcase, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Bryant scored a modest 10 points in his 18th and final turn as an All-Star before he retires at the end of the season. Oklahoma City Thunder guard […]
LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — The United States Olympic Committee on Monday refuted an “inaccurate” report that it had advised American athletes to reconsider competing in the Rio Games because of Zika virus fears. “The reports that the USOC has advised US athletes to reconsider competing in Rio due to the Zika virus are 100 percent inaccurate,” USOC spokesperson Patrick Sandusky said in a statement. “Team USA looks forward to the Games and we […]
by Stephanie Findlay NIGERIA (AFP) — The infamously congested, concrete jungle of Lagos is far from a runners’ paradise, but with the launch of a new annual marathon on Saturday organizers hope to show that the city’s bad reputation is undeserved. Over 20,000 participants turned out before dawn on a typically muggy morning in Lagos to compete in the biggest marathon the city has seen in thirty years. The streets of sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest metropolis, […]
PEYTON Manning crowned a brilliant NFL career on Sunday as he helped steer the Denver Broncos to a Super Bowl victory but put his retirement decision on hold. The 39-year-old Manning, who revolutionized the the position while winning a record five NFL most valuable player awards, said he wanted a little time to reflect after playing in what many expect to be the final game of his storied career. But Manning was in no mood […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Coach Freddie Roach will arrive in the Philippines on February 14 to start the intensive training of Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao for his last match against Timothy Bradley. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno/Aniway Acosta and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
Mainit na sinalubong ng mga taga San Fernando, La Union ang mga tinaguriang Philippine Basketball Association Legends para sa kanilang exhibition games. Nakalaban naman nila ang mga estudyante mula sa La Finn’s Scholastica University. (Agila Probinsya Correspondent Weng Guerrero)
Despite the Zika virus outbreak, the 2016 Rio Olympics is still a go, with the city implementing several precautions to ensure the safety of the athletes like daily inspections that will guarantee the cleanliness of the venues. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/oWOvNCsZJfI
Carlos “The Big Difference” Loyzaga, the two-time Olympian who led the Philippines to third place at the 1954 FIBA World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, has passed away at the age of 85, according to reports. Chito Loyzaga, who along with his brother Joey followed his father footsteps, confirmed the death of his father in a radio dzBB interview on Wednesday. Few years after leading a Philippine team to a bronze medal finish in 1954, […]
