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By Waylon Galvez Alumni of Xavier School have combined efforts to raise P1 million that will be donated to hospital needs and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health workers fighting COVID-19. Kyles Lao (PBA Images) NLEX guard Kyles Lao, who belongs to the 2013 batch of Xavier School that joined hands for a cause, saidContinue reading “Xavier’s batch ’13 gathers P1 million for respiratory machines and PPEs”

By Agence France-Presse The Tour de France will be raced from August 29 to September 20, organizers announced on Wednesday, postponing cycling’s flagship event originally slated to start on June 27 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. In this file photo taken on July 14, 2019, France’s Julian Alaphilippe, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jerseyContinue reading “Tour de France postponed to August 29-September 20”

By Maxine Louise Lagman A group of athletes from University of the Philippines organized an online training program for the benefit of frontline workers. Dubbed as “Frontline Fitness,” the Sports Science and Physical Education students of UP College of Human Kinetics invite everyone to join and enroll in the online classes that aim to buildContinue reading “UP athletes initiate online training program to help fund PPEs for frontliners”

By Field Level Media-Reuters Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert downplayed that he and teammate Donovan Mitchell are feuding after a report last week that said the relationship between the two All-Stars was not “salvageable.” Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) and center Rudy Gobert (27) talk as forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) prepares to shoot foulContinue reading “NBA: Jazz center Rudy Gobert discounts rumored rift with teammate Donovan Mitchell”

By Jonas Terrado The recently-retired Ranidel de Ocampo is one of the living proofs that a PBA player can still have a great career despite not being a product of a UAAP or NCAA school. Ranidel De Ocampo guarded by Marc Pingris (PBA Images) De Ocampo used his stint at St. Francis of Assisi CollegeContinue reading “PBA: Coming from leagues of their own”

By Nick Giongco Manny Pacquiao is dangling a mouth-watering offer to Filipino middleweight Eumir Felix Marcial, who has been besieged with feelers from overseas for him to turn professional. Olympic-bound boxer Eumir Felix Marcial and Sen. Manny Pacquiao. “I can give him a world title shot after just three (pro) fights,” Pacquiao, the World BoxingContinue reading “Post-Olympics, Manny Pacquiao says he can set up title shot for Eumir Marcial after 3 pro fights”

By Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is hankering for a return of live sports action, but US league supremos are taking a cautious approach to competition amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We have to get our sports back,” Trump said Tuesday. “I’m tired of watching baseball games that are 14 years old.” US PresidentContinue reading “US President Trump eager to ‘get sports back’ as league chiefs remain wary”

By Waylon Galvez Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz said her team is weighing all options as to when they will return to the country if and when the lockdown in the Philippines and Malaysia is lifted by the end of April. Hidilyn Diaz (MB File Photo) Diaz and her team composed of Chinese mentorContinue reading “Weighlifter Hidilyn Diaz unsure of return by end of April”

By Kristel Satumbaga Power couple Kiefer Ravena and Alyssa Valdez joined the drive to raise funds for the frontliners battling the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by raffling off shoes along with several athletes. NLEX Road Warriors’ Kiefer Ravena and Creamline Cool Smashers’ Alyssa Valdez. (Photo from Kiefer Ravena’s Instagram account @kieferravena15) Ravena and Valdez recently announcedContinue reading “Kiefer Ravena, Alyssa Valdez raffle off shoes to raise funds for COVID-19 frontliners”

By Agence France-Presse Tour de France organizers are working to find a new start date for cycling’s biggest race after large public gatherings were banned until mid-July in the latest extension of the French coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. Egan Bernal (left), wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, is congratulated by teammate Geraint Thomas as he crossesContinue reading “Tour de France organizers scramble to save cycling’s crown jewel”