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Fil-Am leaves mark in world paintball tournament

Bev Llorente, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Mar 09 05:01 PM

LAS VEGAS — In the world of paintball shooting, Ronnie Dizon is leaving a mark. His team bagged the 2018 World Cup and World Series.   Read more »

11 PH cities have cleanest air in Southeast Asia: report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 10:42 PM

Eleven cities in the Philippines were among the metros with the cleanest air in Southeast Asia, a Greenpeace report revealed Tuesday. Read more »

Billiards: Carlo Biado bows to German foe in World 9-Ball Championship

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 10:53 PM

(UPDATED) Carlo Biado lost his World 9-Ball title after bowing to German rival Joshua Filler in the finals of the 2018 World 9-Ball Championship in Doha, Qatar. Read more »

Billiards: Biado gets past American to reach world 9-ball finals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 06:17 PM

Carlo Biado dominated American pool player Shane van Boening 11-6 on Thursday to march to the finals of the World 9-Ball Championship in Doha, Qatar. Read more »

Billiards: Carlo Biado beats Chinese-Taipei opponent to reach world 9-ball semis

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 11:52 AM

Carlo Biado beat Lin Wu Kun of Chinese-Taipei 11-4 on Wednesday night to advance to the semifinals of the World 9-Ball Championship in Doha. Read more »

Gymnastics: Historic bronze for PH’s Carlos Yulo at world championships

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 09:35 AM

Carlos Yulo on Friday became the first Filipino gymnast ever to win a medal in the world championships. Read more »

Baseball: Red Sox haven't decided on White House visit, manager says

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 03:50 AM

If the World Series champion Boston Red Sox decide to visit the White House, manager Alex Cora said Thursday that he and his players will respect and honor that decision. Read more »

Red Sox celebrate World Series triumph with parade

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 04:29 AM

Players rode on duck boats, Boston's famed vehicles that serve as cars or boats, and displayed the championship trophy as they rode down the city streets. Read more »

World Series: Dodgers' marathon win over Red Sox smashes records

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 07:47 PM

It took 18 innings -- seven hours and 20 minutes -- for the Los Angeles Dodgers to claw their way back into the 2018 World Series. Read more »

World Series: Heat turned up as chilled Dodgers return home

Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 05:45 PM

The Los Angeles Dodgers returned home on Thursday feeling the heat trailing the best-of-seven World Series 2-0 to the Boston Red Sox and in need of a spark. Read more »

Four years on, another World Cup ends in agony for Neymar and Brazil

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 10:31 AM

Four years after the psychodrama of Neymar's injury and a humiliating World Cup semi-final defeat as hosts, Brazil are forced to come to terms with the crushing disappointment of a failed mission in Russia. Read more »

Football: Russia throws off isolation as it gears up for the World Cup

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 08:20 PM

Vladimir Putin has left no stone unturned making sure the biggest event Russia has seen since Moscow's 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics seduces a skeptical world. Read more »

'Growing animosity' vs journos: PH slips in 2018 world press freedom index

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 01:25 PM

The Philippines slipped 6 places in a global press freedom index this year, with a media watchdog citing a "growing animosity" towards journalists in the country. Read more »

Uratex's 'Auntie Naty' to represent PH in global gathering of entrepreneurs

SGV & Co.
Updated as of Mar 01 11:28 AM

She may be its co-founder and CEO, but to the employees of the Uratex group of companies, Natividad Cheng is simply 'Auntie Naty.' And she is set to represent the Philippines in a global gathering of fellow entrepreneurs. Read more »

World Cup draw throws up Spain, Portugal showdown

Dmitry Zaks, Alexandre Fedorets and Andy Scott, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 09:33 AM

MOSCOW, Russia – Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal will come up against Spain in the standout fixture of the 2018 World Cup group stage, while England were handed an encounter with a dangerous Belgium side in Friday's draw.   Read more »

FIFA will not tolerate racism at 2018 World Cup: Infantino

Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 10:55 AM

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said racism will not be tolerated at next year's World Cup in Russia, adding that referees will have the power to stop or even abandon matches if discriminatory incidents take place. Read more »

Messi hat-trick fires Argentina into World Cup

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 10:40 AM

Lionel Messi scored a brilliant hat-trick as Argentina sealed their place at the 2018 World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Ecuador here Tuesday. Read more »

United States miss out on World Cup after loss in Trinidad

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 11 12:34 PM

(UPDATED) The United States will be absent from the World Cup finals for the first time since 1986 next year after a humiliating 2-1 defeat at the hands of Trinidad & Tobago in Couva on Tuesday. Read more »

Putin says 2018 World Cup venues on track despite delays

Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 09:47 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that some construction work on the 2018 World Cup stadiums remained behind schedule, but he was satisfied with the overall condition of the venues. Read more »

Football: Japan secure World Cup berth with win over Australia

Michael Church, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 01 02:20 AM

The result dealt a blow to Australia's chances of being one of the two automatic qualifiers from Group B after its first loss in the final round of Asian qualifiers. Read more »