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Paris: The clay courts of Paris were a world away from where Coco Gauff won the 2023 US Open aged 19, but the sentiment was the same as the world No. 2 collapsed to the ground upon seizing the 2025 French Open. Gauff came from behind to defeat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 in the Roland-Garros women’s singles final on Saturday, marking her second singles Grand Slam title. According to Philippines News Agency, the USA tennis star celebrated another trophy at Stade Roland-Garros, having won the women’s doubles title in 2024, while also enjoying her first singles

Cagayan de Oro: A top leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) was arrested on June 5 in Cagayan de Oro City, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said in a belated report Sunday. According to Philippines News Agency, the 50-year-old insurgent, who serves as the secretary of the CPP-NPA’s Far South Mindanao Region, was captured in Barangay Indahag following verified intelligence reports. The arrest marks a significant development in the ongoing efforts to curb insurgency in the region. CIDG officer-in-charge Col. Ranie Hachuela reported that the suspect, listed as the fifth most wanted person

Seoul: Four members of the K-pop supergroup BTS — RM, V, Jimin, and Jungkook — will be discharged from their mandatory 18-month military service next week, the boy band’s agency said Saturday. According to Philippines News Agency, RM, the leader of the group, and V will complete their military service on Tuesday, followed by Jimin and Jungkook the next day, as stated by BigHit Music. For safety reasons, there will be no public event to mark their military discharge, and the agency has requested that BTS fans refrain from visiting the locations where they will be released. The agency expressed,

Manila: Headline inflation further slowed to 1.3 percent in May, down from 1.4 percent in April, marking the lowest recorded rate since November 2019’s 1.2 percent, as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). According to Philippines News Agency, National Statistician Dennis Mapa stated that this brought the year-to-date average inflation to 1.9 percent, aligning with the lower end of the government’s target range of 2 to 4 percent. The reduction was primarily attributed to a slower increase in the index of housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels, which decreased to 2.3 percent from 2.9 percent in April. Additionally,

Manila: For successfully defending his International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight title, the Philippine Sportswriters Association on Thursday named Pedro Taduran as top achiever for May. The native of Libon, Albay delivered power punches to Ginjiro Shigeoka, winning via a split decision in their rematch in Osaka, Japan on May 23. He wrested the crown from the Japanese in July 2024. According to Philippines News Agency, the 28-year-old southpaw (18-4-1, 13 KOs) is now one of only two Filipino world champions – the other being WBC counterpart Melvin Jerusalem. Other Filipino athletes also made the country proud with their accomplishments abroad.