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Asian Games years could be moved in shake-up

HONG KONG (AFP) -- The Asian Games could be moved to odd-numbered years starting in 2031 so the event takes place in the 12...

New NAS chief looks up to Rafa Academy

THE National Academy for Sports is eyeing to do the same for promising young Filipino athletes what the Rafael Nadal Sports Academy did for...

LA28 organizers promise ‘affordable’ Olympics tickets

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles 2028 Olympics chiefs promised an “affordable and inclusive” Games on Tuesday as they prepared to open registration for a lottery to...

Fil-Italian alpine skier Ceccarelli setto fly PH flag at Milano–Cortina 2026

With the countdown to the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games well underway, Filipino-Italian alpine skier Francis Ceccarelli is poised to make history as he...

2 major international events up for PH hosting

ONLY on the second day into the new year and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has lined up two major international events up for...

USA Basketball names Heat’s Spoelstra as coach through 2028

Miami, United States—Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was named head coach of the US men's team through the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Tuesday...

Evangelista dreams of producing more Olympians from Manila

For Manila Sports Council (MASCO) chief Dale Evangelista, the dream is crystal clear—he wants to see more Batang Maynila march proudly in the Olympics...

Eliasch offers hope, revenue growth for IOC

PARIS—Johan Eliasch has told AFP that if elected Olympics chief he would offer an essential quality in a “divisive world”—that of “hope”—and also the...

5 events to look out for in 2025

PARIS—There may be no Olympics or Paralympics in 2025 but the sporting calendar is still steeped in high quality tournaments. AFP Sport looks at five...

LeBron James ‘given life’ by playing with son, Olympic gold

LeBron James said Monday the historic prospect of playing alongside eldest son Bronny for the Los Angeles Lakers has given him a new lease...

EJ Obiena to student athletes: Studies first, sports later

The world's number-3 pole vaulter, Filipino athlete Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, delivered a message to student athletes in the country through a Department of...

Russian athlete Tomashova loses 2012 Olympic medal for doping

Former Russian athlete Tatyana Tomashova has been stripped of her 2012 Olympic 1500m silver medal for doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced...

ArenaPlus concludes its Olympic campaign with an ace 

ArenaPlus, your 24/7 sports betting app, has maintained its support for the nation’s athletes as they competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, one of...

Pole vault king Duplantis continues winning ways post-Olympics

Armand Duplantis picked up from where he left off at his world record-setting, gold medal-winning showing at the Paris Olympics by dominating the men's...
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