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Olympic boxing champion Khelif files complaint for online harassment—lawyer

Paris, France—Paris Olympics boxing champion Imane Khelif, the Algerian at the center of a gender eligibility row, has filed a legal complaint in France...

USA escape Serbia, to face France for Olympic men’s basketball gold

Paris, France—The United States had to dig deep to erase a 17-point deficit to beat Nikola Jokic's Serbia 95-91 on Thursday to keep their bid...

Pagdanganan swings into Olympic medal contention

PARIS (Via PLDT Home) -- The Philippines’ Bianca Pagdanganan placed herself in contention for a Paris Olympics medal with a three-under par 69 on...

Petecio falls to Polish opponent, gives PH 2nd bronze in Paris games

PARIS (Via PLDT Home) -- Nesthy Petecio lost to a game Julia Szeremeta of Poland via a split 4-1 decision in their 57kg semifinal...

Olympic sponsor Coca-Cola under scrutiny for widespread plastic use 

Paris, France—The Paris Olympics organizing committee said Tuesday it would meet its target to reduce single-use plastics by half compared to the 2012 London Games...

USA crush Brazil to set Olympic basketball semifinal with Serbia 

Paris, France—The United States overwhelmed Brazil 122-87 on Tuesday to book an Olympic basketball semi-final against comeback kings Serbia as hosts France lined up a...

Villegas bows to Turkish foe, settles for Olympic bronze

By Riera U. Mallari PARIS (Via PLDT Home) – The Philippines’ Aira Villegas threw everything at Buse Naz Cakiroglu, but her famed Turkish opponent still...

Germany beat Antetokounmpo’s Greece to reach Olympic basketball semis

Paris, France—World Cup champions Germany reached the Olympic men's basketball semi-finals for the first time Tuesday, coming from behind to beat Greece 76-63 and...

Obiena falls short of pole vault podium at 4th place

PARIS – Filipino pole vault sensation Ernest John Obiena improved on his Tokyo Olympics’ finish but still fell out of the podium in the...

Record-breaker Duplantis retains Olympic pole vault title, Obiena just fell short

Paris, France—Sweden's Armand Duplantis improved his own world record en route to retaining his Olympic pole vault title in Paris on Monday. In a sensational finish...

House panel approves Yulo tax exemption

House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Chair, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, on Monday approved a substitute bill providing tax exemptions for donations...

Megaworld upgrades Yulo’s reward to P35-million condo, cash

Megaworld Corp., the property development unit of billionaire Andrew Tan, is upgrading its reward to Olympic double-gold gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo to a three-bedroom...

Romualdez: Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo is a ‘once-in-a-century athlete’

Speaker Martin Romualdez described gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo as a “once-in-a-century Filipino athlete” following his exceptional double gold victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Yulo...

500,000 turned out for Paris Olympics cycling road race—organizers

Paris, France—Around 500,000 people lined the streets of Paris during the cycling road race, organizers said Sunday, in what is seen as further evidence of...
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