Creamline Cool Smashers’ Tots Carlos in the PVL All-Filipino COnference. –PVL PHOTO Tots Carlos erased Creamline’s two-set deficit by setting a PVL-high 38 points—the most of any local player—to survive a 26-28, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 16-14 marathon match against Cignal late Tuesday night at PhilSports Arena. The Cool Smashers avoided a second loss this All-Filipino … Read more
Jau Umandal and the Cignal HD Spikers during a game against RichMarc in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference.–PVL IMAGES MANILA, Philippines — Defending champion Cignal turned to Jau Umandal anew to score its second straight win with a 25-15, 25-20, 25-16 rout of RichMarc Sports 3B in the 2024 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference on Sunday … Read more
When Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared for a late-night news conference to claim a fifth term, he looked visibly elated, as if manipulating another election to remain indefinitely in power with 87.28 percent of the vote were a triumphal victory in a real competition. The tally, virtually unimaginable in any democratic nation, suggests that the … Read more
DAKAR, Senegal — Top opposition leader Ousmane Sonko vowed Friday to help his team win Senegal’s March 24 presidential election even though he is barred from the ballot, jumping into the campaign in his first public address since being freed from prison a day earlier. Ousmane Sonko’s release late Thursday after months behind bars triggered … Read more
Vladimir Putin at a rally at Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin on March 18, 2018. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images There are no surprises over who will win Russia’s presidential election this coming weekend with incumbent, Vladimir Putin, set to win a fifth term in office, keeping him in power until at least 2030. The heavily stage-managed … Read more
Da’Vine Joy Randolph took home the Oscar for playing the Best Supporting Actress in ‘The Holdovers’ Da’Vine Joy Randolph opened up about her recent Oscar win last week. The 37-year-old actress spoke to Variety after winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing the role of Mary Lamb, a grieving cafeteria manager, in … Read more
Brooke Van Sickle and Petro Gazz Angels in the PVL All-Filipino Conference. –PVL PHTO MANILA, Philippines–Petro Gazz continued its rise through the ranks of the PVL All-Filipino Conference after halting Farm Fresh on its tracks, 25-21, 27-25, 25-19, on Thursday at PhilSports Arena. Brooke van Sickle delivered yet another emphatic performance, leading the Angels with … Read more
In a three-day election that leaves no room for doubt, Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to win a fifth term on Sunday, allowing him to stay in power until 2030 — and, should he run again, to 2036. But many analysts believe the 71-year-old autocrat will rule this nation of 146 million people for … Read more
Ateneo Blue Eagles’ Sobe Buena in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament. –UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo coach Sergio Veloso lauded Sobe Buena for displaying a “strong mind in hard moments” after putting on the finishing touches to stave off Adamson in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday at Mall … Read more
Play video content TMZ.com Diane Warren lost again at the Oscars this year — a years-long tradition that she says she’s gonna break next year with her next Best Song nomination … which makes us very curious. We ran into the legendary songwriter Monday at LAX — this after she was shut out at Sunday’s … Read more