When tennis and soccer collide: Wimbledon players, crowd eye Euro 2024

Associated Press 07/09/2024

LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz is slightly worried about a possible scheduling conflict for his Wimbledon quarterfinal on Tuesday. If the defending champion’s match against Tommy Paul is played in the evening, there’s a good chance he won’t…

MFC Cebu-Makati FC young booters dominate Asia’s biggest youth football tilt

Glendale G. Rosal 04/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The combined teams of Makati Football Club Cebu and Makati FC (MFC) dominated the recently concluded Junior Soccer School and League (JSSL) over the weekend in Singapore. MFC sent 14 teams to Singapore’s…

Fifa Women’s World Cup: Spain defeats England in final of record-breaking tournament

Reuters 08/21/2023

SYDNEY— Spain defeated England 1-0 in the Fifa Women’s World Cup final on Sunday, August 20, 2023, capping off a tournament that has broken attendance and TV records and raised hopes of a surge in interest for…

Messi confirms move to MLS: ‘I’m going to Miami’  

06/09/2023

LOS ANGELES—Lionel Messi on Wednesday announced that he intends to join Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as a free agent after parting ways with French champions Paris St Germain and snubbing a lucrative contract offer in…

Azkals lineup for two friendlies revealed

Dale Rosal 06/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine National Men’s Football Team, or the Philippine Azkals, revealed its official line-up for the back-to-back friendlies the team will be playing at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.  The Azkals will play against Nepal on…

Minglanilla town to have soccer field, rubberized track oval soon

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Minglanilla town in southern Cebu will soon have its own soccer field and a rubberized track oval. Mayor Rajiv Enad said they hope to finish these two projects before the year ends. “Atoang…

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi roll back the years in nine-goal thriller

Reuters 01/20/2023

RIYADH-Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi transported fans back in time to the heyday of their storied rivalry, as both forwards got on the scoresheet in an exhibition match on Thursday before Hugo Ekitike earned 10-man PSG a…

Mandaue to build P81M world-class sports center in Paknaan

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/21/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A world-class sports center will soon rise in Mandaue City. The sports center will feature an Olympic size track and field oval, Olympic size swimming pool, high capacity grandstand, basketball courts and tennis…

Pele mourns Maradona: ‘I hope we’ll play together in the sky’

Agence France Presse 11/26/2020

SAO PAULO, Brazil  – Brazilian football great Pele mourned his fellow legend Diego Maradona after the Argentine died Wednesday, saying he hoped they would “play together in the sky” one day. “Sad news today. I have lost…

Brazil’s president wants soccer to return amid pandemic

05/01/2020

SAO PAULO  — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro wants to see soccer competitions start back up again soon despite the country’s high number of coronavirus cases, arguing Thursday that players are less likely to die from COVID-19 because…

Cebuano booter also making waves in practical shooting

Immae Lachica 02/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Remember Roygbiv Barro? He is  the former football player of Don Bosco and Ateneo de Cebu who is also making waves in his other sport, practical shooting. Read: From shooting soccer balls, Roygbiv Gutierrez…

World Cup Qualifying: PH holds higher-ranked China to goalless draw

Cedelf P. Tupas 10/16/2019

BACOLOD CITY -Disciplined in defense, the Philippines put together a performance to remember to hold China to a goalless draw for a precious point Tuesday night in Fifa World Cup Qualifying at Panaad Stadium here. Neil Etheridge…

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