Gunman dead, cop hurt in Sultan Kudarat shootout
KJPARGETER-FREEPIKCOTABATO CITY — A policeman killed one of two motorcycle-riding gunmen who attacked him while driving an impounded vehicle in a shootout on Saturday night.Lt. Col. Julius R. Malcontento, Isulan municipal police chief, told reporters on Sunday that Police Master
Golfer Hoey slides to 29th in Sony Open
RICO HOEY — REUTERSRICO HOEY of the Philippines failed to sustain the charge and carded an even-par 70 in the third round to fall to a share of 29th in the Sony Open in Hawaii on Saturday.After a red-hot 64 featuring
PHL women’s lacrosse team finishes on podium in Australia
WORLDLACROSSE.SPORTWHEN lacrosse was introduced to the country 12 years ago, there were high hopes the country could do well internationally in the future.That future has arrived after the national women’s team snared a bronze medal in the Asia-Pacific Women’s Lacrosse
Westbrook revival continues in Denver
Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez couldn’t help but heap praise on Russell Westbrook after the Nuggets ran roughshod over his charges the other day.Westbrook, he said, pretty much gave the hosts the victory with a 25-11-10 stat line in 36
Rachel Reeves weighs a ‘hotel tax’ as treasury battles to fill funding gap
Britons and overseas visitors may soon find themselves paying a “hotel tax” on every overnight stay, under Treasury proposals designed to shore up the public purse as borrowing costs continue to climb. The potential levy, part of “modelling exercises” carried out