Olympic hopefuls wait for IATF nod to resume training

MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) remains keen on having the national athletes resume their training for the Tokyo Olympic qualifiers amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19)...

40-year-old player returns to NBA with Brooklyn Nets

ANKARA – Jamal Crawford, an experienced basketball player, agreed with the Brooklyn Nets to play the game, an NBA insider said on Thursday. “Jamal Crawford has agreed...

Tokyo 2020 welcomes UN’s Olympic truce change

TOKYO – The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee has welcomed the UN General Assembly’s decision to move the previously agreed Olympic truce to 2021 due to the postponement...

SBP awaits approved basketball practice protocols

MANILA – The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is waiting for a copy of the approved guidelines for the resumption of basketball team practices at the professional...

IATF okays resumption of basketball, football training

MANILA – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has allowed basketball and football players to resume their training, Malacañang said on...

We must pay attention to Canada’s #MeToo moment in sports

Something is rotten in the state of track and field at local athletics clubs and Canadian Universities. The Globe and Mail sent shock waves through the...

NBA: Los Angeles Lakers acquire JR Smith

NBA: 2 Brooklyn Nets players test positive for Covid-19

ANKARA – Two Brooklyn Nets players DeAndre Jordan and Spencer Dinwiddie have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), according to an NBA insider late Monday....

Jump in coronavirus cases jolts NBA

  ANKARA – News of multiple coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the Sacramento Kings are jolting the NBA, but the US basketball league is still set to...

New York City Marathon canceled due to virus pandemic

  ANKARA – This year’s New York City Marathon has been canceled due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, organizers announced on Wednesday. The race scheduled...