A "proud" Jannik Sinner beat world number one Novak Djokovic twice in one day to send Italy into the Davis Cup final with a 2-1 win over Serbia on Saturday in Malaga.

Italy, who won the trophy for the first and only time in 1976, will face 28-ti...

Michelle Dee is overwhelmed with joy and gratitude after coming home to a hero's welcome in the Philippines last Saturday, Nov. 25, a week after representing the country in Miss Universe 2023.

Dee thanked her supporters for "making [her] feel li...

Anjo Yllana revealed that he's still not on speaking terms with his brother Jomari Yllana, although he clarified that he's happy for the latter's marriage to Abby Viduya in Las Vegas.

During an interview with ex sister-in-law Aiko Melendez on Yo...

Max Verstappen made light of earlier set-up problems on Saturday by blitzing to pole position for Red Bull in an eventful qualifying session for this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The three-time world champion clocked a best lap in one minute ...

MANILA, Philippines--Meralco played with sustained brilliance on Sunday afternoon to pound TNT, 109-95, in the PBA Commissioner's Cup at Philsports Arena in Pasig City.

The Bolts drew 35 points from import Suleiman Braimoh Jr., 18 from the retur...

Gelienor "Jimmy" Pacheco (center) greets Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen (right) on Sunday, November 26, 2023. Jimmy was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 and was released on Saturday. (Photo from Philippine Embassy in Israel).







MANILA, Phi...

DUBLIN --- Katie Taylor avenged her only professional loss by beating Chantelle Cameron in a majority decision on Saturday night to become a two-weight undisputed champion.

The Irishwoman improved to 23-1 after the judges scored the bout 98-92, ...

LAS VEGAS --- David Benavidez retained the interim world super middleweight belt by stopping Demetrius Andrade after the sixth round Saturday night.

In what was billed as clash of styles that could go the distance between unbeaten 168-pounders, ...

 

ROME -- Pope Francis will recite his weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday from the chapel of his Vatican residence instead of the usual venue overlooking St. Peter's Square, the Vatican said in a statement.

Francis went to a hospital in Rom...

 



JENIN, West Bank -- Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians, including two minors and at least one gunman, in the occupied West Bank late on Saturday and early Sunday, medics and local sources said.

Five of the deaths occurred in the ...

MANILA, Philippines --- House Speaker Martin Romualdez has commended his fellow parliamentarians for achieving their "primary objective" to implement initiatives to attain peace and support sustainable economic growth during the Asia-Pacific Parlia...

 



BEIJING -- China's health ministry on Sunday urged local authorities to increase the number of fever clinics as the country grapples with a surge in respiratory illnesses in its first full winter since easing COVID-19 restrictions.

The...

MANILA, Philippines -- There were 724 motorists apprehended for violating different traffic laws in recent operations conducted from November 8 to 17, the Land Transportation Office-National Capital Region (LTO-NCR) reported on Sunday.

LTO Regio...

 



 

GAZA -- After seven weeks of bombardment stopped in Gaza for a truce, Tahani al-Najjar used the calm on Saturday to return to the ruins of her home, smashed by an Israeli air strike that she said killed seven of her family and f...

 



MOGADISHU -- The number of people killed by floods from heavy rains in Somalia has climbed to 96, state news agency SONNA said on Saturday.

"Somalia's flood death toll climbs to 96," SONNA said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, adding ...

SALT LAKE CITY --- Collin Sexton and a ragtag group for the Utah Jazz turned it on down the stretch.

Sexton scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter in Utah's 105-100 comeback victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.

T...

NEW YORK --- Mikal Bridges scored 24 points, Cam Johnson added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets routed the short-handed Miami Heat 112-97 on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

Brooklyn got double-figure scoring fr...

MANILA, Philippines --- Chinese jets shadowed an aircraft used during the joint patrol of Australia and the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea on Sunday, according to Armed Forces ofthe Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Romeo Brawner Jr....