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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine national football team, Philippine Azkals rose up by four places in the world rankings, from being at the 139th and now at the 135th. Said rise in position was recorded in the latest world rankings released by FIFA. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
A suspended Guatemalan judge who was arrested last month as part of a U.S. investigation into corruption in soccer’s world governing body FIFA won the right to be released from jail on Thursday (January 07) on a $4 million (USD) bond. Héctor Trujillo, 62, was secretary general of the Guatemalan soccer federation and a Constitutional Court judge until his Dec. 4 arrest while aboard a Disney cruise ship docked in Florida. With Trujillo’s wife and […]
Paraguayan state prosecutors on Thursday (January 7) raided the headquarters of South American soccer confederation CONMEBOL after a request for cooperation from U.S. justice officials probing corruption inside world soccer, the prosecution office said. CONMEBOL lawyer Cristóbal Cáceres said the raid was linked to the case pending in the United States against former long-time confederation chief Nicolás Leoz, who was indicted for corruption and is facing extradition. Caceres said CONMEBOL was cooperating. “We are following […]
Philippine Countdown Challenge is a fun-filled activity held at the Philippine Arena and was participated by SCAN (Society of Communicators and Networkers) International members. Report from Ben Bernaldez:
The Philippine Basketball Association Technical Committee suspended two referees. After the deliberation by said committee, the two referees received a maximum of 21-day suspension after it was found out that the two failed to call out violations during the overtime game last Sunday. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Under-fire manager Louis van Gaal said he would not quit after Manchester United extended their run without a victory to eight games in all competitions with a 0-0 draw with champions Chelsea in the Premier League on Monday (December 28). Sixth-placed United produced an improved display at Old Trafford, having limped to a 2-0 defeat at Stoke City on Saturday, enjoying two-thirds of the possession without being able to break down Chelsea’s defense. Interim manager […]
Ken Read, the American skipper of super-maxi Comanche, said the yacht was “nothing shy of spectacular” after it took line honours in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on Monday (December 28). Comanche crossed the finishing line in Hobart’s Derwent River estuary late on Monday night, clocking an unofficial time of two days, eight hours, 58 minutes, over 50 nautical miles ahead of compatriot Rambler 88, vindicating Read’s decision to make running repairs in winds […]
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was named the best player of the year at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai on Sunday (December 27). The 28-year-old Argentine international, who is a four-times world player of the year and has been shortlisted for the 2015 Ballon d’Or, helped to inspire his team to the Champions League, La Liga and King’s Cup treble despite losing two months to injury. “It’s always beautiful receiving this recognition. Even though the […]
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning denied an Al-Jazeera report that he took human growth hormone (HGH) following neck surgery in 2011, but on Sunday (December 27) acknowledged he visited a clinic that allegedly supplied the banned substance. Meanwhile, the source of the Al-Jazeera report that the anti-aging clinic in Indianapolis provided HGH to Manning recanted his allegations in a video statement. Manning, who missed the entire 2011 National Football League season with a serious neck […]
According to the statistics of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Junemar Fajardo and Greg Slaughter are the top contenders for the PBA “Best Player of the Conference” with Fajardo at the top with 45.6 points followed by Slaughter with 45.3. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Due to back injury resulting from lifting weights, PBA player Ranidel De Ocampo can no longer play for the Talk N’ Text Tropang Texters in the coming quarter final round of the PBA Philippine Cup. He also will no longer be joining the Gilas-Pilipinas line-up for the world qualifying round of the 2016 Olympics. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Germany’s Heidi Zacher profited from a collision between her three competitors to take a win and maximum points in the Ski Cross World Cup in Innichen, Italy last Saturday. World cup overall leader Anna Holmlund of Sweden took an early lead, however a three-way collision between her, Sandra Naeslund of Sweden and Alizee Baron of France allowed Zacher a clear run to the finish line as the course neared its conclusion. The win moved Zacher […]
