South East Asia

MANILA, Philippines--Being in the Australian Open is nothing new to Alex Eala."Of course, I have fond memories of Melbourne and the Australian Open as this is where I won my first Junior Grand Slam title---in the girls' doubles alongside Priska Nu...

Retired former world number one Ashleigh Barty announced Friday she was expecting a baby, almost a year after the Australian's shock retirement from the sport.The popular three-time Grand Slam champion stunned the tennis world in March last year by qu...

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A freelance music producer and 3D artist, Raven Carlisle Tabanera made sure to make Cebu City shine in his new animation masterpiece. Tabanera who hails from Consolacion, Cebu, wanted to make Cebunaos proud and get giddier fo...

MANILA, Philippines---College of St. Benilde coach Charles Tiu expressed his interest to win the Allen Liwag sweepstakes after the big man left Emilio Aguinaldo College.Tiu revealed to Inquirer via text message that he has already spoken to former standou...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There are no prominent personalities who confirmed their visit for the Sinulog festival 2023 yet. Police Colonel Ireneo Dalogdog, chief of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), confirmed this adding that they were still expect...

CEBU CITY, Philippines Michael Domingo is now a certified multiple world boxing champion trainer after his ward Melvin "Gringo" Jerusalem captured the WBO world minimumweight title on Friday evening, in Edion Arena, Osaka, Japan. Domingo who was k...

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — With just a few more days left, the venue of the Sinulog grand parade at the South Road Properties (SRP) is not yet ready to accommodate the big event on January 15. Ricky Ballestoros, former executive director of the Sinulog Fo...

MANILA, Philippines --- Melvin Jerusalem stopped Japanese foe Masataka Taniguchi in the second round to become the WBO world minimumweight champion on Friday at Edion Stadium in Osaka, Japan.He brought back a world championship to the Philippines after se...

Julius Randle had 32 points and 11 rebounds and the visiting New York Knicks held off the Toronto Raptors' rally for a 112-108 victory Friday night.Jalen Brunson added 26 points and eight assists for the Knicks, who have won four straight.Quentin Grim...

Victor Oladipo scored a season-high 26 points off the bench to help the Miami Heat notch a 104-96 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Friday night.Bam Adebayo recorded 21 points and 11 rebounds and Jimmy Butler added 20 points and six assists for the He...

MANILA, Philippines---Incoming junior Allen Liwag shockingly left Emilio Aguinaldo College on Friday night.Liwag's sports agency, EOG Sports Management, announced the news on their Facebook page.After a promising rookie year in Season 97, the big man ...

LeBron James returned from an illness to put up a team-high 25 points, four teammates joined him in double figures in the first half alone and the Los Angeles Lakers ran away from the visiting Atlanta Hawks early for a 130-114 triumph Friday night.Kendric...

Kevin Durant had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the visiting Brooklyn Nets held off the New Orleans Pelicans 108-102 on Friday night.Kyrie Irving added 19 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, T.J. Warren scored 15 and Royce O'Neale had 14 for th...

Rookie Bennedict Mathurin scored 19 points and Tyrese Haliburton collected 15 points and 12 assists to fuel the host Indiana Pacers to a 108-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday at Indianapolis.Myles Turner recorded 17 points and seven reb...

Zach LaVine hit 11 of 13 shots from 3-point territory and scored 41 points to lift the Chicago Bulls past the host Philadelphia 76ers 126-112 on Friday.It was the third time that LaVine made at least 10 treys in a game in his career.Nikola Vucevic added 1...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The contingent from the municipality of Barili in southwestern Cebu will no longer proceed on joining the Sinulog Festival this year. Barili Mayor John John Garcia confirmed on Saturday, Jan. 7 that they decided to back out ...

MANILA, Philippines — The trough or extension of a low -pressure area (LPA) and the shear line will trigger rainfall in the entire Visayas and Mindanao, as well as Palawan province on Saturday, according to the state weather bureau. As of 3:00 am, t...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Several officials of the Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) were called for their first command conference for 2023 on Saturday, January 7. While the event was ongoing in a hotel in Cebu City, an announcement was made on t...

WASHINGTON A six-year-old boy opened fire in an elementary school classroom in the eastern US state of Virginia on Friday, seriously injuring a teacher, police said. No students were hurt in the incident at Richneck Elementary School in the coastal city o...