Sports
Colonia wins 2 golds in Asian Youth weightlifting
July 18, 2022, 6:05 am
MANILA – Angeline Colonia kicked off the Philippine campaign in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships on a high note following her title victory in the Youth women's 40kg category on Sunday night in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Playing in her first international tournament, Colonia… Read More
Filipinas shock Thais to win 1st ever AFF Women's Championship
July 17, 2022, 10:00 pm
MANILA – Make way for the new queens of Southeast Asian football! The Philippine women's football team won the AFF Women's Championship after beating Thailand, 3-0, in the Sunday night final at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. In front of 8,257 fans, the Filipinas won their first ever championship in… Read More
Son, daughter, father rule BMX freestyle nationals
July 17, 2022, 4:51 pm
MANILA – A family of park riders—father Armand, son Guetler and daughter Asianity Mariano—lured the spotlight in Sunday’s PhilCycling National Championships for BMX Freestyle that started with a heated competition at mid-morning but wound up wet and cold—no thanks to a heavy early… Read More
PH's SEAG duathlon duo rules New Clark City race
July 17, 2022, 2:30 pm
CAPAS, Tarlac – Raymund Torio and Rambo Chicano, the Philippines' representatives to the Southeast Asian Games men's duathlon event last May in Hanoi, headlined the top finishers in the New Clark City Duathlon Race on Sunday at the said complex here, once again stomping their class as the… Read More
Filipinas book place in AFF Women's Championship finals
July 16, 2022, 8:15 am
MANILA – The Philippine women's football team clinched a historic spot in the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Women's Championship final after blasting past champion Vietnam, 4-0, in their semifinal showdown at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on Friday night. In front of 3,233 fans, with a section… Read More
Olympic great Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to UK
July 14, 2022, 9:09 pm
ANKARA – Britain's Olympic long-distance runner Sir Mo Farah has revealed that he was trafficked to the United Kingdom from Djibouti as a child. In a new documentary, the winner of four gold medals said on Tuesday that he was flown over from the East African country when he was eight or nine… Read More
SMB seals top seed in PBA quarterfinals
July 14, 2022, 8:51 pm
MANILA – San Miguel evaded what could have been the biggest upset so far in the PBA Philippine Cup after subduing Terrafirma by just one point in overtime, 109-108, on Thursday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. June Mar Fajardo scored the game-winner for San Miguel as he did… Read More
PH to host SEA Games in 2033: Tolentino
July 14, 2022, 3:20 pm
MANILA – The Philippines will again host the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2033, Philippine Olympic Committee president, Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, said Thursday. The country’s fifth hosting of the biennial regional games is set half a generation after its most successful hosting in… Read More
Vietnam sets semis date with Filipinas after rout of Myanmar
July 14, 2022, 9:08 am
MANILA – Vietnam sealed a showdown with the Philippines in the semifinals of the AFF Women's Championship after drubbing Myanmar, 4-0, on the final night of the group stages on Wednesday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium here. Huynh Nhu's brace highlighted Vietnam's blowout that secured the team the… Read More
ROS pips Blackwater for 2nd straight win
July 13, 2022, 8:25 pm
MANILA – Rain Or Shine scored its second straight win after a sluggish start in the PBA Philippine Cup through a 107-90 rout of suddenly reeling Blackwater on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Elasto Painters quickly recovered after the Bossing slowed them down in the… Read More
PBA to look at physical abuse accusations vs. Paul Desiderio
July 13, 2022, 4:04 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will take a look at the allegations made by Agatha Uvero against her former fiance, Blackwater's Paul Desiderio. According to the league, it will probe Uvero's accusations that Desiderio was physically abusing her during their relationship.… Read More
Filipinas settle for 2nd seed in AFF semis after bowing to Thais
July 13, 2022, 7:54 am
MANILA – The Philippine women's football team had to settle for the second seed in the AFF Women's Championship after Thailand sneaked in a 1-0 win at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on Tuesday night. Kanyanat Chetthabutr scored the marginal goal for the Thais in the 75th minute after a defensive… Read More
POC incentive trust fund gains full support
July 12, 2022, 12:26 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) special incentive trust fund for medalist athletes has started to take shape quickly after the POC’s principal partners pledged their full support especially ahead of 2023 when two major regional games are to be staged. POC president Rep.… Read More
New CDO boxers charge up for 'Palaro' VisMin tourney
July 12, 2022, 1:40 am
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Ten amateur boxers here are expected to show their mettle in the ring as they prepare to represent the city in the Palarong Pambansa Visayas-Mindanao Boxing tournament from July 12 to 15 in Cebu City.Head trainer and coach Elmer Pamisa, in a radio interview Monday, said he… Read More
Djokovic beats Kyrgios to win 7th Wimbledon title
July 11, 2022, 8:59 pm
ANKARA – Novak Djokovic claimed his seventh Wimbledon title in the men's singles on Sunday after he defeated Nick Kyrgios in four sets. The Serbian top seed came from a set down to defeat his Australian opponent 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 on Center Court. Djokovic won his 21st Grand Slam and clinched… Read More
Dwight Ramos to sit out FIBA Asia Cup
July 10, 2022, 2:58 pm
MANILA – The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) announced on Sunday that Dwight Ramos will be missing Gilas Pilipinas' campaign for the FIBA Asia Cup after he was diagnosed with a medial tibial stress syndrome. According to the SBP in a statement, "Ramos has been dealing with pain in his left… Read More
Mark Magsayo loses WBC featherweight title to Mexican foe
July 10, 2022, 2:24 pm
MANILA – Mark Magsayo fell in his first defense of the WBC featherweight title, losing a split decision to Mexican opponent Rey Vargas on Sunday (Philippine Time) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Despite scoring a knockdown in the ninth round, Magsayo did not have enough firepower to… Read More
Elena Rybakina becomes 1st Kazakh player to win Grand Slam
July 10, 2022, 1:52 pm
ANKARA – Elena Rybakina defeated Ons Jabeur to secure the 2022 Wimbledon women's singles title on Saturday. The 17th seed came from a set down to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 for her first ever Grand Slam title in under two hours on Center Court. The 23-year-old player became the first Kazakh player to… Read More
Tsukii captures World Games gold medal in karate
July 9, 2022, 5:12 pm
MANILA – Filipino-Japanese Junna Tsukii ruled the women's kumite -50kg category in the World Games karate competition at the Birmingham Southern College in Alabama, the United States on Friday (Saturday in Manila). Tsukii pulled off a 2-0 upset win over world No. 2 Yorgelis Salazar of Venezuela… Read More
Fil-Am TUF champ Turcios makes UFC return
July 8, 2022, 4:36 pm
MANILA – Filipino-American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Ricky Turcios is making his way back to the UFC Octagon as he battles promotion veteran Aiemann Zahabi at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on Sunday (Philippine time) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Turcios is fighting for the first… Read More
