No-fly zone over Paris skies
PARIS—Skies over the Paris region will be closed for six hours as part of the massive security operation for the July 26 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Paris airports operator said Wednesday.
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PARIS—Skies over the Paris region will be closed for six hours as part of the massive security operation for the July 26 opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Paris airports operator said Wednesday.
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST), National University (NU), Angatleta-Orion (Bataan) and Umingan (Pangasinan) loom as the heavy favorites with their unblemished records that they will stake against separate opponents in the knockout semifinals of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Under-18 boys and girls championships on Friday (April 26) at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
MADRID—Rafael Nadal will play in the Madrid Open despite not being fully fit and didn’t seem too optimistic about his chances of being ready for the French Open next month.
SEVENTY players are seeing action in the Philippine Padel Open Championships that kicked off on Thursday at Play Padel in Mandaluyong and no less than Padel Pilipinas president Pia Cayetano is so happy over the sport’s potential in the country.
PK KONGKRAPHAN extended her dominance on foreign soil by capturing the International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Luisita Ladies International 2024 championship despite a 74 on Thursday.
GOVERNOR Hermogenes Ebdane welcomes the country’s elite and up-and-coming riders to the second edition of the Lumba Tamo Zambales 2024 on May 7—one of the highlights of the province’s world-famous celebration of the Dinamulag Mango Festival 2024.
DEFENDING champion Cignal sets out for an elimination-round sweep as it tackles Maverick on Friday as the 2024 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference holds a rare triple-header at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.
UNBEATEN San Miguel Beer aims for one of the two twice-to-beat bonuses in the quarterfinals of Season 48 Philippine Basketball Association Philippines Cup when it squares off with Magnolia on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
BUSAN KCC Egis and Suwon KT Sonicboom have reached the Korean Basketball League finals and earned the right to play in the East Asia Super League.
THE Philippines and Lithuania, both flanked by the ongoing geopolitical crises in the Indo-Pacific and Europe regions, jointly rallied Wednesday for countries to behave and follow agreed rules such as international law in relations with other countries.
THE higher Armand Duplantis soars over the bar, the better for the sport.
LIKE many little girls, a young KristiYamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.”
REIGNING Asian Games gold medalist PK Kongkraphan delivered a stellar performance under sweltering conditions with a six-under 66 to wrest control from Hsuan Chen after 36 holes of the $100,000 International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Luisita Ladies International 2024 in Tarlac on Wednesday.
FORMER Pampanga Representative Juan Miguel Arroyo and businessman Rodolfo Soriano Jr. filed a case with the Pasig City Regional Trial Court to invalidate the results of the April 5 election of the board of trustees of the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) due to alleged violations of the association’s bylaws.
THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the French Embassy in Manila and the Volontaires-Philippines will hold a training course for nine Filipino volunteers to Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games.
IT’S that time of year again when Pinoy fans are willing to forego sleep to watch National Basketball Association (NBA) games playing at ungodly hours and when those who can afford to do so report late for work so they can finish the game. (Thank God for work-from-home set-ups.) When dopamine and adrenaline abound in bet-happy odds-watchers who think the NBA Playoffs are the happiest season of all.
TOP ROOKIE Stephen Holt provided an instant offense when it mattered most in the dying seconds as Terrafirma bested NorthPort for the first time in almost four years in Season 48 Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup.
D’NAVIGATORS snapped its two-match slide, dispatching also-ran RichMarc Sports 3B, 25-19, 25-20, 25-18, on Wednesday to gain a share of third spot in the 2024 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference at the Paco Arena.
FOUR-peat-seeking National University scored a repeat victory over Far Eastern University, pulling off a 25-22, 25-21, 25-20 win on Wednesday to clinch at least a playoff for a twice-to-beat incentive in the UAAP Season 86 Men’s Volleyballball semifinals at the Araneta Coliseum.
Despite the loss, the Tamaraws wrapped up the eliminations with the best record at 12-2 for the No. 1 spot.
CHERY Tiggo enters its match against Galeries Tower on Thursday with one goal in mind – securing a swift, decisive victory to clinch the last spot in the semifinals of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Philsports Arena in Pasig.
ECOOIL-La Salle is the heavy favorite against Go Torakku-St. Clare in Game One of the PBA D League Aspirants’ Cup semifinals series on Thursday at the Ynares Arena in Pasig City.
DOHA, Qatar — Indonesia heads into its quarterfinal match against South Korea at the Under-23 Asian Cup with a chance to move a step closer to its first-ever Olympic appearance.
COLLEGE of St. Benilde kept its streak going, beating Arellano University, 25-16, 25-20, 25-14, on Wednesday in the NCAA Season 99 women’s volleyball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan.
IVY LACSINA pulled off a standout performance as Nxled overcame Capital1, 25-13, 25-23, 25-22, in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City Tuesday.
IN the two years before the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) signed off on clearing 23 Chinese swimmers of intentionally taking performance enhancers, that country’s government contributed nearly $2 million above its yearly requirements to WADA programs, including one designed to strengthen the agency’s investigations and intelligence unit.
BERLIN—Rafael Nadal said Monday he will play at the Laver Cup in Berlin in September in what may be one of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s last tournaments.
MARINERONG Pilipino-San Beda clobbered Keanzel Basketball, 127-67 and Go Torakku-St. Clare dispatched CCI-Yengskivel, 114-106, in the quarterfinals Monday night to advance to the semifinals of the Philippine Basketball Association D League Aspirants’ Cup at the Filoil EcoOil Center in San Juan City.
ANTHONY CASTIGADOR and Alexandra Onte flaunted their prowess in the Governor Fredenil Castro Cup National Junior Championships by securing twin victories for Iloilo City at the Villareal Stadium hard courts in Roxas City, Capiz over the weekend.
CHINESE-TAIPEI’S Hsuan Chen came charging in the backside for a four-under 68 in scorching conditions and a one-stroke lead over Thailand’s Queen Meesom-us in the first round of the $100,000 International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Luisita Ladies International 2024 in Tarlac on Tuesday.
ONE of the country’s most eagerly awaited club-level tournaments is none other than the Mango Tee. The premiere Alabang Country Club fare boasts yearly of a bonanza of perks and prizes accorded hundreds of participants since its inception more than three decades ago.
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