Floyd Jr not on Arum’s list for Pacquiao’s next foe

Bob Arum said Floyd Mayweather Jr. is not included in the shortlist of Manny Pacquiao’s possible opponents in the Filipino boxing star’s first fight for the year 2012.

Petron bounces back, ties series with TNT

MANILA, Philippines – Petron Blaze bounced back in Game 2 of its semifinals series against Talk N’ Text with a 91-89 victory on Saturday’s PBA Philippine Cup.

Charity basketball game for Sendong victims gives fans a treat

Celebrities and cagers come together in “Fastbreak,” a charity basketball event to help Sendong victims in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.

Vogue’s vast archives make online leap from paper

WASHINGTON  - Bookshelves groaning under the weight of every issue of American Vogue ever published since December 17, 1892, and there have been about 2,800 of them, can now heave a sigh of relief.

Retooled Bulldogs stun Tigers in UAAP tennis opener

NU’s massive rebuilding program showed its early results Saturday at the start of the 74th UAAP men’s tennis tournament as the Bulldogs stunned defending champion UST Tigers, 3-2, at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.

NU stuns UST in UAAP men’s tennis

MANILA, Philippines – National University (NU) pulls off a 3-2 upset against defending champion University of Santo Tomas (UST) in UAAP Season 74 men’s tennis competitions on Saturday.

Charity basketball game for Sendong victims give fans a treat

Celebrities and cagers come together in “Fastbreak,” a charity basketball event to help Sendong victims in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.

Dion Ignacio on death of StarStruck batchmate Tyron Perez

Nalungkot si Dion Ignacio sa sinapit ng kanyang ka-batch sa Starstruck na si Tyron Perez na sinasabing winakasan ang buhay sa murang edad.

Tennis: Kvitova gives Czechs early lead in Hopman Cup final

PERTH—Petra Kvitova continued her impeccable start to the year by defeating Marion Bartoli in straight sets to give Czech Republic a 1-0 lead in the Hopman Cup final against France.

Pinay sentenced in US for killing granddaughter

VIRGINIA – A Filipina grandmother convicted of killing her granddaughter by throwing her off a 6-storey walkway was sentenced to 35 years in prison in the US.

Liv Espino says she was not able to attend her late husband Tyron Perez's funeral due to “a small disagreement between the relatives…”

The widow describes the pain of not being present at the funeral.

Rocco Nacino and Kylie Padilla tandem to be tested in new afternoon soap

Masayang-masaya si Rocco Nacino dahil nabigyan siya ng bagong ka-partner sa isang bagong afternoon TV series ng GMA-7 ngayong 2012, ang The Good Daughter.

Paint it black? No way! Fashion colors up for 2013

As the economy splutters, fashion will naturally turn to solemn greys and blacks, right? Wrong, according to fabric gurus who unveiled their top trends for spring-summer 2013 in Paris on Thursday.

The Final Score: Rain or Shine versus Powerade; all fun and gun

Sometimes, a series brings us back to basketball that’s less scientific, more frenetic. I know. It’s unfair to Rain or Shine and Powerade coaches who work tirelessly to prepare meticulous battle plans. But science relents when a series progresses at PlayStation speed. In fun and gun basketball, meticulous plans work wondrously by not looking like meticulous plans at all.

1 hurt in truck-bus collision in QC

MANILA, Philippines – One person was injured after a truck rear-ended a passenger bus along the southbound lane of Edsa in Quezon City on Saturday.

Dion Ignacio on death of StarStruck batchmate Tyron Perez: "Siguro kung nag-o-open siya sa aming mga kaibigan niya, hindi sana magkaka-ganun."

Dion, whose contract with GMA-7 ends in February, says he has no plans to move to another network.

‘The Voice’ amps up the star power for Season 2

LOS ANGELES – The stars of television singing contest ‘The Voice’ on Friday promised more celebrity and top talent in their upcoming season as they compete fiercely with rival ‘American Idol,’ the most-viewed program on TV.

B vitamins may modestly boost memory

Older adults who took vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements for two years had greater improvements on short- and long-term memory tests than adults who did not take the vitamins, according to the results of a new study from Australia.

5 Chinese in drug-bust to undergo inquest today

MANILA, Philippines – The five Chinese nationals arrested for operating a medium-scale shabu laboratory inside a posh subdivision in Ayala Alabang will undergo inquest proceedings in Muntinlupa City on Saturday.

Jail for boxer Mayweather delayed so he can fight

A judge granted a request from boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr to postpone until June his three-month jail sentence for domestic battery so the welterweight champion can compete in an upcoming bout, prosecutors said.