New Zealand PM contracts COVID-19 during election campaign
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Sunday that he had contracted COVID-19, testing positive at a key point in his flailing campaign for re-election.
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UP cagebelles blow out Lady Falcons
MANILA, Philippines — The UP Fighting Maroons put the league on notice in the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament as they opened their campaign with a 31-point rout of Adamson, 92-61, at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday.
Lady Tams shock foul-prone Lady Archers in UAAP opener
MANILA, Philippines — The FEU Lady Tamaraws had a perfect start to their UAAP Season 86 campaign after a 75-68 shocker over the DLSU Lady Archers at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday.
Iti Mapukpukaw team ‘honored, overwhelmed’ after animated film named PHL’s Oscars entry
No Filipino film has ever been nominated at the Oscars, but hopes remain as Iti Mapukpukaw (The Missing) makes history as the first animated entry the Philippines is submitting to the 96th Academy Awards.
DQ cases could surpass 1,000 – Comelec
MANILA, Philippines — Disqualification cases against candidates in the Oct. 30 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) could reach more than 1,000, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
JPGT national finals tee off Tuesday
MANILA, Philippines — Levonne Talion and Patrick Tambalque hope to ride the momentum of their respective flourishing elims campaign and push forward in pursuit of the coveted championship in the national finals of the ICTSI Junior PGT Series set Tuesday at The Country Club in Laguna.
Japan humbles Filipinas with 8-1 rout in Asiad KO quarters
MANILA, Philippines — A goal by Sarina Bolden softened the blow for the Filipinas as they kissed goodbye their medal hopes in the 19th Asian Games after a humbling 1-8 loss to Japan in the quarterfinals of the women’s football tournament in China on Saturday.
Malixi, Mondilla fail to mount big charge, stay way off Asiad medal race
HANGZHOU, China – Rianne Malixi continued to lose grip of her game that took off in inspiring fashion as she faltered with her first over-par round in three days — a 73 that all but dashed her hopes for medal in women’s individual golf in the 19th Asian Games here Saturday.