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Yulo sets sights on vault, but chances slim

Tokyo – After falling short in his pet floor exercise event, Filipino gymnast Caloy Yulo turns his sights to the vault finals where he...

Obiena: I can jump 6 meters

Going higher and beyond the 5.8-meter range will be among the initial goals of Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, following his arrival in Tokyo last...

No way but up for rower Nievarez

Tokyo—Cris Nievarez may have finished fifth in his quarterfinal group in the men’s single sculls’ rowing competitions of the Summer Olympic Games on Sunday...

Ramirez consoles losing PH athletes

Tokyo—Losing happens even to the best of ‘em. This was the message of Philippine Sports Commission chairman William “Butch” Ramirez to Filipino athletes, who suffered...

NZ’s Olympic karateka Andrea Anacan: Her blood, roots will always be Filipino

Imagine if she never left the Philippines. She would have been the country’s 20th Olympian in the Summer Olympic Games, a “Philippine” karateka halfway...

Obiena’s laser-sharp focus

TOKYO—A few days before the biggest fight of his sporting life, Ernest John Obiena is relaxed and with a laser-sharp focus that may well...

Tokyo Games had to be held, Macron says in Japan

TOKYO—French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday backed Japan’s decision to host the delayed Olympics despite the pandemic, as he attended the opening ceremony in...

Topless Tongan faces ripped rival at Olympic opener

Tonga’s Pita Taufatofua was feeling the love on Saturday after oiling up to cause an online sensation at a third straight Olympic opening ceremony,...

Sokor TV network apologizes for offensive broadcast

A major South Korean broadcaster apologized Saturday for using offensive images and captions to describe participating countries during the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony on...

Nievarez catapults rowing to big stage

Tokyo—His final three words before boarding his boat were “Para sa bayan.”  Left without one of his coaches, who had to fight his own battle...

Swimmer Rule, taekwondo jin Barbosa plunge into action

Tokyo—Remedy Rule competes in the women’s 100 meters butterfly heats on Saturday night in a field of 34 where the top 16 will advance...

Boxing fights for reputation at Tokyo Games after Rio controversies

Boxing's credibility is on the line at the Tokyo Olympics after a series of scandals saw its governing body given the boot and judging...

Troubled Tokyo Olympics set to open under Covid cloud

The most troubled Olympics in modern history finally get under way in Tokyo on Friday, struggling to emerge from the clutches of Covid-19 after...

Games’ ceremony director fired over ‘joke’

The show director for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has been fired on the eve of the event over a decades-old skit referencing the...
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