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PARIS OLYMPIC STAMP. Chief Executive Officer of La Poste Group Philippe Wahl (from left), French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, and President of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee Tony Estanguet unveil the official stamp for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games during a presentation at the French Postal Museum in …

PARIS (AFP) — Debt-ridden French IT group Atos, the cybersecurity and data provider for the Paris Olympics, posted a huge annual loss on Tuesday, March 26, but vowed that its troubles would not disrupt the Games. The firm will transmit Olympic and Paralympic game results nearly instantaneously to broadcasters and …

ISTANBUL – A court in China’s Hubei province sentenced on Tuesday former head of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) Chen Xuyuan to life imprisonment for accepting bribes, state news agency Xinhua reported. The Huangshi Intermediate People’s Court said Chen, 67, took advantage of his various posts from 2010 to 2023 to …

From left: Sen. Allan Peter Cayetano, chairperson of the Local Organizing Committee; Roberto Alabado III, director of the Office of Film and Sports of the Department of Tourism; Cignal TV president Jane Basas; and PNVF president Ramon Suzara PNVF. (STAR / Russell Palma)  MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines assured to …

The Cool Smashers routed the Capital1 Solar Spikers, 25-18, 25-14, 25-15, Thursday to share the lead./PVL Media Bureau Games Tuesday (PhilSports Arena) 2 p.m. – Petro Gazz vs Capital1 Solar 4 p.m. – Chery Tiggo vs Nxled 6 p.m. – Cignal vs Creamline MANILA, Philippines – Creamline guns for the …

Eumir Felix Marcial is shifting his focus to the Paris Olympics after knocking out Thailand’s Thoedsak Sinam during his homecoming fight as a professional boxer at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Saturday night.  Marcial finished off the Thai at the 1:33 mark of the fourth roundwith a vicious left uppercut …

Wunderkind Ruelle Canino confirmed her new status as the next big thing in women’s chess after capturing the Philippine National Women’s Chess Championship dubbed “Battle of Women Masters” in Malolos, Bulacan over the weekend. Ruelle Canino, left, with Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna.  The 16-year-old prodigy capped her giant-slaying ways …

Francis Saura stepped up in the clutch, delivering three pivotal points to spearhead Iloilo’s fightback in the fourth set as the D’Navigators edged past the Savouge Aesthetics Spin Doctors, 25-17, 25-17, 18-25, 25-23, in the 2024 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference at the Paco Arena Sunday, March 24. Francis Saura steers …

Robert Bolick (left) and Japeth Aguilar (right) were named co-MVPs of the 2024 PBA All-Star /PBA Images  MANILA, Philippines — The 2024 PBA All-Star ended in a draw as Team Mark came from behind against Team Japeth, 140-140, Sunday night at the University of St. La Salle gymnasium in Bacolod. …

PARIS – The uniforms for the volunteers of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games were officially unveiled on Saturday, while the organizers also announced that 20 percent of the approximately 45,000 volunteers hail from overseas, representing around 150 countries and regions. The uniforms made their appearances at the Volunteer Convention …