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By: EBC Sports International, New York Bureau Tennie Sumague Joanne Blanco Soriano (LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM) Eleven Finals. Eight Championship Titles. Roger Federer is crowned the King of Wimbledon. Federer proved to the world why he is the greatest tennis player of all time, making history by winning his eighth Wimbledon title – his 19th overall Grand Slam with a straight-set win over Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 at the All-England Club Sunday afternoon. Federer became […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas throttled to victory in their second game in the Jones Cup tournament on Friday, after losing to the Canadians a day before. Kiefer Ravena, Matthew Wright and Christian Standhardinger led the national contingent’s offensive against Chinese Taipei, who until then had had no loss in the tournament. The white shirts led Chinese Taipei at the end of all three quarters, but not without their worthy opponents putting up a fight. […]
EBC Sports International Joshua Cruz, Los Angeles Bureau Rodney Delapaz, New York Bureau Tennie Sumague, New York Bureau INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – Filipino boxer Mercito Gesta dominated against Mexico’s Martin Honorito with an eighth round knockout in their lightweight bout last Saturday night at the Forum. Here are some thoughts on each round of the fight. Round 1 The fight starts in a chess match, with both fighters looking to establish his jab. Body shots […]
(Agence France Presse) — Three inmates were killed Sunday and another was wounded after escaping from a jail in Jolo, Sulu, a stronghold of Islamist militants, police said. The casualties were among 14 prisoners who escaped from a police station in the war-torn municipality, authorities said. Jolo is a base of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group and some of the inmates were linked to the militants, according to provincial police chief Senior Superintendent Mario Buyuccan. […]
(Eagle News) — Expect a substantive State of the Nation Address from President Rodrigo Duterte next week. “Abangan niyo po ang SONA ng Pangulo dahil ito ay magiging malaman, lalo’t batid naman natin na marami siyang naaccomplish,” Presidential Communications Operations Office head Martin Andanar said in a radio interview. Andanar did not say what exactly the President would say, however, only noting that it was the chief executive’s “discretion” to say what he wanted to say. […]
“He is liable for several reasons,” militant group says (Eagle News) — The militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan welcomed on Saturday the Ombudsman’s order to file criminal charges against former President Benigno Aquino III over the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015 that saw 44 members of the police’s elite Special Action Force killed, among others, saying he was indeed “liable” for several reasons. In a statement, Bayan said Aquino, for one, “violated the (then-)suspension order […]
By Alfred Acenas and Ron Hamilton EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU, Hawaii (Eagle News) —At least three people were killed after a massive fire hit a high-rise in Honolulu on Friday, July 14. Honolulu Fire Department Chief Manuel P. Neves confirmed that three individuals were found on the 26th floor of the Marco Polo, one of Honolulu’s largest condominium buildings, also a familiar landmark just outside Waikiki. This was after the structure was hit by a […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Wall Street stocks finished at fresh records Friday following solid bank earnings, while the dollar retreated after lackluster US data raised questions about additional Federal Reserve rate hikes. The Dow and S&P 500 ended at fresh records in anticipation that teh positive bank results foreshadow a generally strong earnings period. The records, the third in a row for the Dow, capped a strong week for US stocks that some […]
by Allison JACKSON Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s economy lost momentum in the second quarter, a survey shows, as Beijing’s efforts to curb risky lending and investment took a toll on the Asian powerhouse. The world’s second-largest economy expanded by 6.8 percent in the April-June period, compared with a year ago, according to the median forecast of 12 analysts polled by AFP. That follows a better-than-expected increase of 6.9 percent in the […]
by Catherine BOITARD Agence France Presse ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — More than 2,500 years ago, an Athenian nobleman named Cylon — the first recorded Olympic champion — tried to take over the city of Athens and install himself as its sole ruler. According to Thucydides and Herodotus, Athenian and Greek historians who wrote about the coup, Cylon enticed an army of followers to enter the city and lay siege to the Acropolis. They were defeated, […]
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney staged the largest gathering of its princesses in history on Friday as it delighted thousands of fans with a star-studded preview of its forthcoming animation slate. The spectacular moment came as John Lasseter, Pixar and Walt Disney animation studios chief, was introducing his filmmakers at the biennial D23 Expo to reveal new details, footage and images from a host of upcoming films. […]
