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Crowded PPS Aqua Verde jr tennis tourney under way
The PPS-PEPP national junior tennis circuit got under way Monday in Bangkal, Davao City with over 300 entries disputing top...
Russian player changes nationality to avoid Wimby ban
London—A Russian tennis player has avoided a Wimbledon ban on all competitors from her country by changing her nationality to...
Japan judo hits crisis point as bullied, burnt-out children quit
By Andrew McKirdy Japan is the home of judo but a brutal win-at-all-costs mentality, corporal punishment and pressure to lose...
Swimming to set up ‘open category’ for transgender athletes
By Peter Berlin Swimming will set up an 'open category' to allow transgender athletes to compete as part of a...
Verstappen wins Canadian Grand Prix to tighten grip on title race
World champion Max Verstappen increased his lead in this year’s Formula One title race on Sunday when he drove his...
Zalatoris, Fitzpatrick share US Open lead as The County Club bares teeth
Brookline—England’s Matt Fitzpatrick and American Will Zalatoris, each chasing his first major title, shared the lead after Saturday’s third round...
Avalanche bury Lightning to take 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Final
Los Angeles—Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar scored two goals apiece as the Colorado Avalanche thrashed the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-0...
British racing battles to get new spectators to saddle up
Paris—The packed stands at Epsom and Royal Ascot are just the images a sport wants beamed worldwide but away from...
Hamilton all smiles after qualifying fourth
Twenty-four hours after lambasting his car as "un-driveable" and the worst of his Formula One career, Lewis Hamilton smiled with...
Duterte leads groundbreaking of PH training center in Bataan
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday led the groundbreaking of the modern Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC) in Bataan. The Bataan...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.