Casimero retains WBO title, blasts Micah in 3 rounds
John Riel Casimero of the Philippines made a successful first defense of his WBO bantamweight crown on Sunday (Manila time), knocking out Ghana’s Duke Micah in the third round of their title fight in Connecticut. The 30-year-old from Leyte dominated Micah throughout with a series of punishing body blows, setting a frenetic pace from the […] The post Casimero retains WBO title, blasts Micah in 3 rounds appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Thirdy Ravena stars as San-En blasts Ray Parks, Nagoya; Kai Sotto efficient in Yokohama win
Thirdy Ravena highlights a stellar performance with a thunderous poster dunk for the San-En NeoPhoenix, while Kai Sotto turns in a perfect shooting performance for the Yokohama B-Corsairs.....»»
Guiao blasts Rondae Hollis-Jefferson after confrontation during TNT-RoS game
Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao slammed as "disrespectful" the move of former TNT Tropang Giga import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to approach the Elasto Painters bench during Friday's PBA Commissioner's Cup clash......»»
Blasts kill nearly 100 at slain commander Soleimani’s memorial; Iran vows revenge
(1st UPDATE) Iran's foreign ministry says it will use all international means to identify and bring to justice those involved in the attacks and their supporters.....»»
Iran : 103 people killed by twin bomb blasts
Twin bomb blasts killed at least 103 people in Iran on Wednesday, ripping through a crowd commemorating Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani four years after his death in a US strike, state media reported. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed “evil and criminal enemies” of the country for the attack and vowed a “harsh.....»»
Casimero vs. Inoue posible pa
Casimero vs. Inoue posible pa.....»»
China blasts Philippines plan to build Ayungin facilities
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning hit back at the Philippine armed forces over a plan to build a permanent structure at Ayungin Shoal in a bid to protect the country’s sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea......»»
China blasts proposed permanent Filipino structures in Ayungin, calls it illegal
Beijing's Foreign Ministry vehemently opposed plans by Manila's government to construct a permanent structure within the West Philippine Sea to shelter Filipino fisherfolk, calling the move as "inconsistent with international law.".....»»
Converge s Ayo hopes to build momentum with 1st win, blasts tanking allegations
Despite finally getting their first win in the PBA Season 48 Commissioner's Cup, the Converge FiberXers still have a thorn in their side, head coach Aldin Ayo said......»»
Guatemala’s president-elect Arevalo slams attempt to scrap election results
President-elect Bernardo Arevalo blasts the allegations as 'absurd, ridiculous, and perverse,' and vowed to take office as scheduled on January 14, 2024.....»»
Ginebra blasts Terrafirma in LA Tenorio’s return; Chris Banchero saves day for Meralco
LA Tenorio shows no signs of rust in his first game back from a bout with colon cancer as he helps Barangay Ginebra notch its third straight win in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.....»»
UP Fighting Maroons blasts La Salle Green Archers in Game 1 of UAAP Finals
UP Fighting Maroons blasts La Salle Green Archers in Game 1 of UAAP Finals.....»»
Ateneo s Baldwin blasts recent negative statements vs officiating from people in UAAP family
Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach Tab Baldwin slammed the “lot of nonsense” being brought up in the media that “certainly affected and distracted the referees” in the ongoing UAAP Season 86 men's basketball tournament......»»
Maiden Speedo National Inter-school swim tilt blasts off
Swimming is back in the mainstream!.....»»
Uy banners LPGT bets in Taiwan tilt
All but one of the seven winners in this year’s 10-leg Ladies Philippine Golf Tour gear up for a highly charged duel with the best of the LPGA of Taiwan in the Party Golfers Ladies Open, which blasts off on Nov. 8 at the Lily Golf and Country Club in Guanxi Township in Hsinchu, Taiwan......»»
Top Filipina golfers test mettle in Taiwan LPGA
All but one of the seven winners in this year’s 10-leg Ladies Philippine Golf Tour gear up for a highly charged duel with the best of the LPGA of Taiwan in the Party Golfers Ladies Open, which blasts off on November 8 at the Lily Golf and Country Club in Guanxi Township in Hsinchu, Taiwan......»»
EASL season blasts off
Reigning PBA Governors’ Cup champion TNT takes on Japanese B-League runner-up Chiba Jets to open EASL’s inaugural home-and-away season at the Funabashi Arena, about an hour’s drive from Tokyo, tonight. Coach Jojo Lastimosa brought the Tropa to Tokyo last Monday excluding import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson who took off from Manila yesterday......»»
More than 50 killed, dozens wounded in Pakistan blasts
More than 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday by a suicide bomber targeting a procession marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammed, officials said. A second suicide attack by two men at a mosque hundreds of kilometers north in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province led to a roof collapse that killed four people, officials said. While the celebration of the Prophet's birthday is accepted by the majority of Islamic sects in Pakistan and elsewhere in the Muslim world, certain denominations view it as an unwarranted innovation. In southwestern Balochistan, officials said a suicide bomber detonated a device as rallies from neighborhood mosques converged on a meeting point in Mastung, around 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of the provincial capital, Quetta. "My feet trembled and I was thrown to the ground," said 49-year-old Hazoor Bakhsh. "As the dust settled, I saw people scattered in all directions, some screaming while others called out for help." Local hospitals were overwhelmed by the number of wounded, and provincial authorities used social media platforms to appeal for blood donors. The death toll kept climbing throughout the day. "I can confirm that the death toll has increased to 52, with over 70 individuals injured," Munir Ahmed Shaikh, the deputy inspector-general of Balochistan's police force, told AFP. Every year, mosques and government buildings are elaborately illuminated with strings of lights, and people march in processions to mark the Prophet's birthday. On the same occasion in April 2006, a suicide bomber killed at least 50 people in the port city of Karachi after detonating a device at a gathering of Sunni Muslims. Surge in violence Friday's blast comes as Pakistan prepares for an election due in January next year -- while grappling with a political crisis, a crippled economy, and a surge in militant violence inspired by the return to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2021. Jan Achakzai, Balochistan's minister for information, announced a three-day mourning period. Balochistan, Pakistan's least populous province, is also home to several militant groups fighting for independence or a greater share of the region's mineral resources. Hundreds of kilometres north in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, four people were killed after the roof of a mosque collapsed following a suicide attack. "Two militants, armed with automatic firearms, hand grenades, and suicide vests attempted to breach the mosque's security," senior district police officer Nisar Ahmad told AFP. "They were intercepted at the main entrance leading to an exchange of gunfire. One of them detonated his vest, while the other managed to enter the mosque's hall through a window." Ahmad said most of those inside had managed to escape as the shooting started, but the detonation of the second bomber's vest brought the roof down, killing four people. In July, more than 40 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at a religious political party's gathering. Pakistan's Taliban have stepped up attacks against military and government targets since the return to power of the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan. But the group said it had nothing to do with the Balochistan attack. The regional chapter of the Islamic State group, known as Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K), has also carried out attacks in the area in the past. "The attack on innocent people who came to participate in the procession... is a very heinous act," the interior ministry said in a statement. Separately, Pakistan's military said Friday four soldiers had been killed as they fought an attempt by TTP militants to infiltrate Balochistan from Afghanistan. The post More than 50 killed, dozens wounded in Pakistan blasts appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Nine killed in Taiwan golf ball factory fire
At least nine people were killed in a fire at a golf ball factory in southern Taiwan over the weekend, including four firefighters who died in an explosion, officials said Monday. The fire, which began Friday evening and raged all night, also injured more than 100 people, mostly workers in the factory in Pingtung county, according to the local government. One person was still listed as missing as further testing was required to verify the identity of somebody fragments found at the scene, a county official told AFP. President Tsai Ing-wen and other top officials visited the scene Saturday to express condolences to the victims' families and vowed to investigate the cause of the fire. An official with the Pingtung Fire Department told local media that chemical peroxide stored inside the factory could have been the cause of the one large and several smaller explosions. Several people were trapped inside due to the blasts, which caused a section of the factory roof to collapse. The post Nine killed in Taiwan golf ball factory fire appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
DND chief blasts China insincerity, hypocrisy
China’s blaming the grounded BRP Sierre Madre for damage to marine environment is “hypocritical,” Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said yesterday, as he lambasted Beijing for issuing “disingenuous propaganda lines” that have only exposed its insincerity......»»
Myanmar hub bomb attack kills 5
Yangon, Myanmar (AFP) — A bomb attack on a government compound in the Myanmar border hub of Myawady killed five government and security officials and wounded 11 policemen, sources told AFP on Monday. The town on the border with Thailand has seen sporadic clashes between the military and anti-junta fighters since a coup in 2021 plunged the country into turmoil. Early Sunday evening two “drop bombs” fell into a compound containing the district police office and general administration office, a military source told AFP. As officials took “security measures” after the blasts, another two bombs were dropped, killing five and wounding 11, they said, requesting anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to the media. The dead included a military officer, two police officers and two officials from the administration department, they said. Eleven “junior and senior” police officers were wounded, five critically, they added. A local police source who also requested anonymity confirmed the incident and casualty figures. Neither source said who was responsible for the attack. The junta said “some security members and government staff” were wounded in the attack, without giving a figure. It blamed anti-coup “People’s Defense Forces” and the Karen National Liberation Army, an established ethnic rebel group that has fought the military for decades. Anti-junta fighters battling to overturn the coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s government have used commercial drones for surveillance and also as crude bomb-dropping devices. A Myawady resident who did not want to be named told AFP they heard two blasts in the town, which abuts the Thai province of Tak, on Sunday evening. Since the coup, the KNLA and PDF groups have clashed sporadically with the military in Myawady town and its surrounds in Karen state, sending tens of thousands fleeing into Thailand. The post Myanmar hub bomb attack kills 5 appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»