China’s growing embrace of snow and ice sports helping drive bid for 2022 Winter Olympics

CHONGLI, China—Clad in neon-green from head to toe, Chinese snowboarder He Qiang is part of a growing cohort of middle-class enthusiasts in a country with little...

Pacquio, Mayweather met at a basketball match

MANILA – Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and undefeated American fighter and rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. had the chance to finally see each other – at...

Globalport earns first win against Kia

MANILA – Despite being selected third, Globalport import CJ Leslie proved he can help the team by showing an impressive performance against Kia’s 7’3” import PJ...

Alapag named to FIBA Players’ Commission

MANILA — Jimmy Alapag isn’t exactly suiting up for Vlade Divac, but the recently retired Talk ‘N Text star is now on the FIBA team headed...

Azarenka’s fun-filled Australian Open comes to an end

MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria Azarenka is packing her bags and leaving the Australian Open far earlier than years past, but the two-time former champion sure had...

Three time world champion Patrick Chan says he’d love to do another Olympics

KINGSTON, Ontario — Patrick Chan was a spectator at the Canadian championships this past week for the first time in his career, and noticed something funny...

ADMU, DLSU still on top of volleyball tourney

MANILA – Ateneo and La Salle held on their top spots after surviving tough games yesterday during the UAAP women’s volleyball tournament held at Filoil Flying...

Klay’s record, Kobe hurt, All-Stars … and now an encore

MIAMI — Not much happened in the NBA this week. Klay Thompson scored an NBA-record 37 points in a perfect quarter that defied even video-game logic,...

Pacquaio dined with Prince Harry

Pacquiao wows Men in Blazers hosts with his Scottish accent

@emmanuelpacquiao stopped by the Panic Room last week to talk football, boxing, and his upcoming film. And, in a surprise development, he revealed what he and...