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This file handout illustration released on December 15, 2021 by Paris 2024 Olympic Committee shows Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26, 2024, that will take place on the River Seine, breaking the long-held Summer Games tradition of a stadium procession of athletes and officials. In 500 days on March …

Photo from NBA  New York, United States – Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid will undergo a left knee procedure to repair an injury and could face an extended absence, according to multiple reports on Sunday. The Athletic and ESPN, citing unnamed sources, reported that the Cameroonian star center …

Alex Formenton, a former Canadian world junior hockey player and ex-member of the Ottawa Senators who currently plays in Switzerland, is facing charges in London, Ont., his lawyer said Sunday.  5 members of 2018 Canadian team expected to face charges related to alleged sexual assault: report. Former Canadian world junior …

The Philippine boxing team showed its readiness for Olympic qualifications to Paris after scooping four gold medals in the 2024 Boxam Elite Tournament in La Nucia, Spain on Saturday, Feb. 3. Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Nesthy Petecio bannered the winners after overpowering her taller rival in Chinese Taipei’s Huang Hsiao-Wen …

CYCLISTS. Ronald Oranza (third from left) after winning the bronze medal in the men’s individual road race at the Cambodia SEA Games in 2023. Oranza with teammates (from left) Nichol Pareja, Mark Lexer Galedo, Rench Michael Bondoc, former gold medalist Mark Lexer Galedo and alternate Jonel Carcueva will join this year’s …

Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani attends a press conference on his presentation after signing a ten-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, California on December 14, 2023. Ohtani has signed a record-shattering $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the richest in North …

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday it’s not “necessary” for the NHL to suspend without pay four players who have been criminally charged with sexual assault.  Bettman confirms NHL players charged with sexual assault are continuing to receive pay. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says it’s not “necessary” for the NHL …

Al Panlilio (Jun Mendoza)  MANILA, Philippines — The numbers generated by the Philippines’ hosting of the 2023 FIBA World Cup are staggering and in his remarks during the SMC-PSA Annual Awards Night at the Manila Diamond Hotel last Monday, SBP president Al Panlilio said bringing the event back to the …

HOPEFUL. National Master Oscar Joseph Cantela shows his medals and trophy after Far Eastern University – Diliman won the University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 86 high school boys’ title in November 2023. Cantela is eyeing to become a World Chess Federation or FIDE Master. (Contributed photo) MANILA – Filipino chess player …

New Jersey Devils centre Michael McLeod faces two charges in connection with an alleged sexual assault in 2018 in London, Ont., that has also led to one charge each against four other then members of Canada’s World Junior hockey team. The five players are expected in a London court on …