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Philippines joins African, Asian powerhouses in men’s volleyball world tilt group
MANILA, Philippines – Host Philippines has been grouped with African and Asian powerhouses in Pool A of the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championships after the official draw attended by international officials, coaches and players on Saturday at the Solaire Resort in Parañaque City.
Name it, she had it: Villegas shakes off various injuries en route to Olympic bronze
MANILA, Philippines – Aira Villegas had to box through injuries and pain on her way to bagging the bronze medal in the women’s flyweight class of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Don’t spoil the party
Now that the competitions in the Paris Olympics are over, social media has refocused its attention from the battlefield to the popular trending practice of bashing. It’s a pity that this has to happen. The Olympics brought together over 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries and for two weeks, the topic was sporting excellence. The action was fierce in the race for medals but there was no talk of war, no bragging of ethnic supremacy.
Holcim PH's new CEO in vital market
BUILDING solutions provider Holcim Philippines appointed Nicolas George as its new president and CEO effective this month.
Taiwan gender-row boxer Lin seals emphatic Paris Olympics gold
PARIS, France — Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting won her Paris Olympics women's boxing final on Saturday (Sunday, Manila time) in style, ensuring that the two fighters at the centre of a major gender controversy both take home gold.
Olympic boxing can be saved – Vargas
PARIS — An Olympic Games without boxing would be a big blow to the Philippines. It’s like a cake without icing or kare-kare without bagoong.
Algerian boxer in gender row goes for Olympic gold
PARIS – Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, at the center of an Olympic gender eligibility row, goes for gold in Paris on Friday as Thierry Henry bids to lead France's footballers to glory.