Sports
Flag-bearer Guion gets break in 11th Asean Para Games
July 28, 2022, 2:19 pm
SURAKARTA, Indonesia – Flag-bearer Achelle “Jinky” Guion got a timely break when her event in the women’s powerlifting competition was reset to two days after the formal opening of the 11th Asean Para Games on Saturday at the Manahan Stadium here. “Malaking tuwa ko po nang malaman ko na… Read More
SMB, TNT barge into PBA PH Cup semifinals
July 27, 2022, 7:04 pm
MANILA – TNT booked the first seat in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals after clobbering Converge, 116-95, in their quarterfinal game on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Only needing to win once to qualify, the Tropang Giga were almost unstoppable in the first half, going… Read More
EJ Obiena 'ecstatic' after clinching World Athletics bronze
July 26, 2022, 9:02 pm
MANILA -- Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena posted his most significant win yet after clinching the bronze medal for men's pole vault in the World Athletics Championships (WAC) at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on Monday (Philippine Time). Obiena became the first Filipino to make the WAC podium,… Read More
PSC-backed PH team starts Asean Para Games mission
July 26, 2022, 4:15 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-backed Team Philippines left for Solo, Indonesia Tuesday morning on a chartered flight to start their 11th Asean Para Games (APG) campaign, four days before the opening ceremony. The Games officially start on July 30 and will run until August 6. The… Read More
Paris 2024 Olympic games ceremony to be held on River Seine
July 26, 2022, 3:49 pm
PARIS -- The organizing committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games on Monday unveiled “Games Wide Open” as the slogan for the upcoming sporting event to be hosted by Paris. The video announcement of the slogan was accompanied by the visuals of French monuments, history and culture… Read More
College basketball preseason game ends in brawl
July 26, 2022, 2:41 pm
MANILA – A college basketball preseason game on Tuesday ended up in an unpleasant manner as one player each from the competing teams engaged in a punching incident. Jose Rizal University's John Amores was seen throwing a haymaker at University of the Philippines' Mark Belmonte with 2:11 left in… Read More
Robles wins 2 golds in 3rd leg of Philippine Archery Cup
July 26, 2022, 10:43 am
MANILA – Andrea Robles bagged two gold medals in the women's compound at the 16th Philippine Archery Cup Leg 3 which was co-hosted by the cities of Mandaue and Cebu from July 22-24. Robles, 24, topped the qualifying round, beating 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) mixed team gold medalist… Read More
PBBM hails EJ Obiena, Vanessa Sarno for sporting triumphs
July 25, 2022, 6:21 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday extended congratulations to Filipino athletes Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and Vanessa Sarno for triumphs in their respective sporting events. Obiena, a pole vaulter, made history on Monday (Manila time) after capturing a bronze… Read More
PH lifters win 15 golds in Asian Youth and Junior Championship
July 23, 2022, 8:47 am
MANILA – Vanessa Sarno of Bohol bagged three gold medals to cap the Philippines' campaign in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships at the Uzbekistan Sports Complex in Tashkent City on Friday night. Considered as heir apparent to Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, the… Read More
World chess body looks to capture attention of young people
July 21, 2022, 6:58 pm
ISTANBUL – One of the priorities of the world's top chess body is to spread the game among children and young people, the director-general of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) said on Wednesday. "Various educational programs, agreements with governments and ministries to introduce chess… Read More
5-time world champ Magnus Carlsen decides not to defend title
July 21, 2022, 3:16 pm
MOSCOW – Norwegian Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen decided against defending his world champion title in a match for the world chess crown against Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi, the chess24.com web portal announced on Wednesday. “I am not motivated to play another match," Carlsen said. "I… Read More
PH 144-man athletic roster finalized for 11th Asean Para Games
July 21, 2022, 3:13 pm
MANILA – Raring and eager to spring into action, 144 athletes in 11 sports aim to make the flag and country proud in the 11th Asean Para Games scheduled from July 30 to Aug. 6 in Surakarta, Indonesia. The list of the national squad bound for Indonesia was finalized last weekend, Philippine… Read More
PH bowlers to compete in Asian Junior Championships
July 21, 2022, 11:30 am
MANILA – The Philippines will send 16 athletes to the 21st Asian Junior Tenpin Bowling Championships scheduled from Aug. 14 to 20 at the Blu-O Rhythm and Bowl Ratchayothin in Bangkok, Thailand. Stephen Luke Diwa, who won the doubles bronze medal with Marc Dylan Custodio at the IBF Under-21 World… Read More
PH wins 6 more gold medals in Asian Weightlifting Championships
July 20, 2022, 9:13 am
MANILA – Zamboanga City's Rosalinda Faustino and Rosegie Ramos ruled their respective divisions on Tuesday night, adding six golds to the Philippines' medal haul in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships at the Uzbekistan Sports Complex in Tashkent City. Faustino, who hails from… Read More
Gilas eliminated from FIBA Asia Cup
July 20, 2022, 8:23 am
MANILA – Gilas Pilipinas' stint in the FIBA Asia Cup came to an end Tuesday night after Japan knocked them out with a 102-81 win in their playoff first-round encounter at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta. Even with National Basketball Association player Yuta Watanabe exiting the game in the third… Read More
OCA announces new dates for 19th Asian Games
July 19, 2022, 8:52 pm
BEIJING – The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Tuesday announced the new dates for the 19th Asian Games which will be held in Hangzhou, China from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8, 2023. The 19th Asian Games were originally planned to be held from Sept. 10 to 25, 2022, but was postponed by the OCA Executive… Read More
PSC congratulates Filipino women in sports
July 19, 2022, 2:42 pm
MANILA – The Philippine government, through the Philippine Sports Commission, has lauded the winning performances of the national women athletes in the sports of karate, weightlifting, and football, which raised the Philippine flag in different sports stages around the globe. “For July, we… Read More
Zamboanga, Nueva Ecija stay unbeaten after winning OT thrillers
July 19, 2022, 7:00 am
MANILA – The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards denied the All-Star Bacolod Ballers a giant slaying to begin their two-game home stand as the former prevailed, 81-74, in a Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League triple-overtime thriller that ended just past midnight on Tuesday at the University of St. La… Read More
Ramos bags 4 golds in Asian Weightlifting Championships
July 19, 2022, 6:00 am
MANILA – Rose Jean Ramos came up with a sterling performance in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships on Monday night by collecting four gold, one silver and one bronze medals in the women's 45kg category at the Uzbekistan Sports Complex in Tashkent City. The 17-year-old athlete… Read More
Nat'l age group chess championship unfolds Monday
July 18, 2022, 5:00 pm
MANILA -- The country’s top young players headed by Mhagie Gerriahlou Sebastian, Ruelle Canino and Antonelle Berte Racasa will figure in the battle of wits as the National Age Group Chess Championships presented by Malolos Mayor Christian “Agila” Natividad unfolds Tuesday at the Robinsons… Read More
