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Coach Tim Cone wants a long-term Gilas squad  Coach Tim Cone’s aspiration of keeping the members of the Gilas Pilipinas national men’s basketball team together for the next four years is a key focus as the team gears up for the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. Cone is aiming for continuity …

Karl Eldrew Yulo  Carlos Yulo’s younger brother Karl Eldrew has been in Japan over the last two weeks with Southeast Asian Games gold medallist John Ivan Cruz and are in a training camp with Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimiya. The 15-year-old Yulo is now in the same facility that his elder …

Former junior hockey player Noah Corson has been found guilty of sexual assault. The verdict was handed down Friday morning at the Drummondville courthouse following Corson’s trial, which took place in November. The victim’s identity is subject to a publication ban. She was 15 at the time of the assault …

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s football federation said Saturday it has asked world football’s governing body, FIFA, to suspend Israel’s football federation over the country’s war in Gaza. In an announcement posted on the Iranian football federation’s website, Iran asked FIFA to “completely suspend” the Israeli federation “from all activities related …

Filipino marathoner Arlan Abois Jr. (Photo courtesy of PATAFA Facebook) MANILA – Arlan Abois Jr. may not be among the favorites to win the 2024 Tokyo Marathon on March 3, but he is raring to compete for the first time in the prestigious event alongside the world’s bests, including two-time Olympic champion …

CJ Perez wins his first Best Player of the Conference award. (Philippine STAR / Jun Mendoza)  MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel guard CJ Perez has won his first Best Player of the Conference plum. Perez, one of the main cogs of the Beermen, who are currently leading the Magnolia Hotshots …

BEIJING (AFP) — Lionel Messi’s no-show at a match in Hong Kong has triggered a surge of online outrage in the city and in mainland China, with the football superstar accused of seeking to embarrass Beijing — or even engaging in a sinister foreign plot. Inter Miami’s Argentine forward Lionel …

WORLD JUNIORS SQUAD. The members of the team participating in the ITF World Juniors pre-qualifying to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from Feb. 12 to 17, 2024. Lucas Sebastian Go (from left), Lexious Gabriel Cruz, and Ace Bandala, all flag bearers, are with coach Roland Kraut. (Contributed photo) MANILA – The …

(FILES) French President of the Paris Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Tony Estanguet poses in front of the Olympic rings on display over the facade of the Paris City Hall during a photo session on March 13, 2023. French investigators have opened a legal probe into …

Chery Tiggo, which acquired former F2 Logistics players Galang and Maraño in the offseason, will face the No. 3 team in the knockout semifinals. MANILA, Philippines – Chery Tiggo secured the second spot and eliminated the Philippine Army in the process with a 25-16, 25-14, 26-28, 25-15 win at the …