Los Angeles: NBA superstar Stephen Curry made a hole-in-one on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in the second round of a celebrity golf tournament and ran to the green in celebration of the feat. Curry, a four-time NBA champion guard for the Golden State Warriors, is known as an avid golfer, …
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Unseeded Vondrousova stuns Jabeur to win Wimbledon
London: Marketa Vondrousova admitted even she was stunned by her historic Wimbledon triumph as the injury-plagued Czech became the first unseeded woman to win the tournament in the Open era. Vondrousova upset the odds in Saturday's (Sunday in Manila) final on Centre Court as she powered to a 6-4, 6-4 …
Read More »‘My most painful loss’: Tearful Jabeur vows to end Grand Slam misery
London: Tearful Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur described her third defeat in a Grand Slam final as the “most painful” of her career as she vowed to learn from the tennis greats who were also jinxed at the majors. World number six Jabeur was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by unseeded Czech Marketa …
Read More »World watching as Djokovic, Alcaraz clash for Wimbledon men’s title
London: Novak Djokovic says the “world of sport” will be watching on Sunday (early Monday in Manila) when he faces Carlos Alcaraz in a Wimbledon final where history and potentially a generational shift are on the line. Djokovic is attempting to equal Roger Federer's record of eight titles at the …
Read More »Sotto suffers back injury, held scoreless in final Summer League game
Filipino prospect Kai Sotto was held scoreless in the final NBA Summer League game of the Orlando Magic which fell to the Boston Celtics, 77-94, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday morning, July 16 (Manila time). Sotto, 21, played a little more than eight …
Read More »CCP celebrates 40th National Children’s Book Day on July 18
CAINTA, Philippines — This coming Tuesday, July 18, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), through its Intertextual Division and in partnership with the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY), celebrates National Children’s Book Day. The whole day celebration is marked with a series of book activities taking …
Read More »Oh sweet: Honey’s wonderful applications from food to beauty
MANILA, Philippines — No, this is not about your honey, as in honeybunch, love, partner in life. This is about honey, as in that sweet and viscous, syrupy golden liquid made by bees and is very good for human health when used as sweetener instead of sugar and consumed regularly. …
Read More »Men, women and multivitamins
MANILA, Philippines — The fast pace of modern life can often take its toll on our bodies, and we need a daily intake of nutrients to keep up. Thus, the big role multivitamins play in helping people stay healthy. But do men and women benefit from the same nutrients, or …
Read More »‘Dodong’ out but another LPA likely – Pagasa
Cloud clusters forming outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) could develop into another low pressure area (LPA), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Sunday, hours after Tropical Depression “Dodong” blew out. Weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said they are closely monitoring the cloud formations in …
Read More »How sisters grew Thai shake business from borrowed blender
MANILA, Philippines — For sisters Kimberly Baquiano-Hita and Jashmine Baquiano-Rufo, their main concern back in 2017 was to be able to pay back the blender they bought via credit card. They did not anticipate that their Thai shake business would grow into eight dine-in restaurants that serve popular Thai dishes …
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