Raducanu given Wimbledon reality check by Garcia
LONDON — Emma Raducanu’s Wimbledon hopes were ruthlessly crushed on Centre Court by France’s Caroline Garcia as the golden girl of British sport suffered a 6-3 6-3 second-round loss on Wednesday.The 19-year-old, who rocketed to fame with her spellbinding US
NBA salary cap increases by $11.6M to $123.6M
THE NBA salary cap for 2022-23 is up by $11.6 million per team to $123.6 million, ESPN reported on Wednesday.The NBA league year kicks off Friday (July 1) with unrestricted free agency.In the past 10 years, the salary cap in
PSC’s “Rise Up! Shape Up!” rounds up milestones in Women in Sports development
THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), through the Women in Sports program, stays committed to women and sports development nationwide through its various programs over the last six years.To celebrate the achievements of PSC-Women in Sports, PSC’s web series “Rise Up!
James Harden
When James Harden made his way to the Sixers just before the trade deadline, he vowed to be in for the long haul. Not a few quarters thought it was simply bluster, though, and with reason. He said the same
Reminders and unwanted legacies
PIXABAYWith only three weeks in office left, National Security Council (NSC) Adviser and Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) Vice-Chair Hermogenes Esperon ordered the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on June 6 to block access to the websites of Bulatlat and Pinoy Weekly and
Credit rating says a lot
PCH.VECTOR-FREEPIKLast Wednesday, the broadsheets reported that credit rating agencies (CRAs) are optimistic about the Philippines’ debt prospects, that the level would remain manageable. On that basis, both government and the market must be firming up their prognosis that the country
How Catholicism lost political clout in the Philippines
PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALESFOUR DECADES AGO, the Catholic Church inspired the movement that helped overthrow Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. Now, as the autocrat’s son begins his own presidential term, the Church’s sway over politics doesn’t come close. Few figures can
Russia steps up attacks in Ukraine after landmark NATO summit
MADRID/KYIV — Russia pressed on with its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Thursday after NATO branded Moscow the biggest “direct threat” to Western security and agreed plans to modernize Kyiv’s beleaguered armed forces.Ukrainian authorities said they were trying to evacuate
Biden unlikely to meet bold Democrat demands after abortion ruling
WASHINGTON — The White House is unlikely to take up the bold steps to protect women’s right to have an abortion that Democratic lawmakers have called for in recent days, interviews with officials show.In a speech after the rollback of
EU nears compromise to defuse Kaliningrad standoff with Russia
VILNIUS/BRUSSELS — Trade through Lithuania to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad could return to normal within days, two sources familiar with the matter said, as European officials edge towards a compromise deal with the Baltic state to defuse a row