Eala reaches new career-high world ranking at 157th
MANILA, Philippines – Unstoppable Alex Eala is closing in on the titans of the tennis world.
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Asian markets, dollar drop ahead of US inflation data
HONG KONG, China — Asian markets dipped Tuesday as investors took a breather after the previous day's rally and as they gear up for the release of key US inflation data later in the week.
Rivers docks to hasten delivery of fishes from Ligawasan Delta to markets up soon
COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro government has embarked on two costly river dock projects to boost the connectivity of thousands of former Moro guerillas fishing in the 220,000-hectare Ligawasan Delta to markets in Cotabato City and in provinces around.
Philippines deploys river rangers in battle against plastic
MANILA: Using a long-handled net, Ronnel Narvas scoops up discarded plastic soft drink bottles, shopping bags and palm-sized sachets as he wades through a foul-smelling tributary in the Philippine capital Manila.Narvas, 30, is one of more than a thousand rangers employed by the government to clean up the city's waterways, where tonnes of rubbish end up every year."It's disappointing, because no matter how diligent we are at cleaning up, the garbage does not run out," Narvas told AFP of the never-ending battle against trash."But we need to persevere... at least we are managing to reduce it instead of letting it pile up more."
An impossible dream?
Gilas is hoping against hope to make what appears to be an impossible dream come true in seeking a ticket to Paris at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga, Latvia, on July 2-7. The Philippines is in a tough conclave with Georgia, Latvia, Brazil, Cameroon and Montenegro in the blitz competition where only one Olympic slot is up for grabs. In the prelims, the Philippines will play host Latvia on July 3 and Georgia on July 4. If Gilas finishes first or second, it advances to face the top two finishers from the other group in the knockout semis. Then, the winners slug it out for passage to Paris.
Meralco coach: We’ll bounce back
MANILA, Philippines — Down but not out, Meralco is psyched up for its survival mission in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series against Barangay Ginebra.
Dallas star pair runs show at home
LOS ANGELES – Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 66 points and Dallas surged home in a 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday that gave the Mavericks a 3-0 stranglehold on their NBA Western Conference final.
Alcaraz, Osaka in French Open winning start
PARIS – Naomi Osaka swept to her first victory at the French Open in three years on Sunday, setting up a potential showdown with Iga Swiatek, as Carlos Alcaraz maintained his record of never losing in the first round of a Grand Slam.