Sports
Paalam bags silver as PH ends Tokyo Olympics campaign
August 7, 2021, 3:28 pm
MANILA – Carlo Paalam did not get the grand farewell he wanted at the Tokyo Olympics as he came up short of taking the men's flyweight boxing gold after bowing to Great Britain's Galal Yafai in the championship bout at the Kokugikan Arena in the Japanese capital on Saturday. A first-round… Read More
Air Force chief hails Marcial for Olympic bronze win
August 6, 2021, 9:46 am
MANILA – Philippine Air Force (PAF) commander Lt. Gen. Allen Paredes congratulated Airman First Class (A1C) Eumir Marcial who won the bronze medal in the men's boxing middleweight division at the Tokyo Olympics. "A1C Marcial remarkably exemplifies Diwa, Galing at Malasakit of the PAF Airmen.… Read More
Paalam, Marcial ‘inspiration’ to youth: Palace
August 5, 2021, 8:19 pm
MANILA – Malacañang praised Filipino boxers Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial for their respective feats at the Tokyo Olympics, describing them both as “inspirations” for the youth to emulate. Paalam moved to within one win from giving the Philippines its second gold after beating Japan's… Read More
Marcial settles for bronze medal in Tokyo
August 5, 2021, 4:32 pm
TOKYO – Eumir Felix Marcial lost to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak via split decision, 2-3, on Thursday to settle for a bronze medal in men’s middleweight class of boxing at the Tokyo Olympics. Marcial fought the illustrious Ukrainian punch-for-punch to get the nod of the five judges in the… Read More
Team USA through to men's basketball final
August 5, 2021, 3:53 pm
ANKARA – Team USA beat Australia in the semifinal game of men's basketball at 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. Kevin Durant led his team in coming back from a 15-point deficit to defeat Australia 97-78, advancing to their fourth consecutive gold medal match at the Olympics. Australia have never… Read More
Paalam dominates hometown foe, heads to gold medal bout
August 5, 2021, 3:09 pm
MANILA – Carlo Paalam moved to within one win from giving the Philippines its second Tokyo Olympic gold after pouncing on Japan's Ryomei Tanaka in the semifinals of the men's flyweight boxing event at the Kokugikan Arena in the Japanese capital on Thursday. Paalam turned the match into his… Read More
PH non-medalists in Tokyo Olympics to get PHP500-K reward
August 5, 2021, 11:02 am
MANILA – For being part of the Philippines' most successful Olympic campaign ever, even those who failed to land a podium finish in this year's Tokyo Olympics will still receive a monetary reward. The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) announced on Thursday that the MVP Sports Foundation will be… Read More
Roxas pulls off huge comeback to beat Zamboanga City
August 4, 2021, 9:58 pm
MANILA – Roxas came alive late in the fourth quarter and the overtime period to edge Zamboanga City, 91-84, at the start of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Mindanao Leg Semifinal Phase 2 on Wednesday night at the Pagadian City Gymnasium. Despite struggling from the free throw line, Roxas found a… Read More
Bianca Pagdanganan off to strong Olympic start
August 4, 2021, 3:13 pm
MANILA – Bianca Pagdanganan had a strong start to her stint in the Tokyo Olympics women's golf event, putting herself in a good position for a medal finish after her first round stint on Wednesday at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in the Japanese capital. Pagdanganan, among those who played early… Read More
Bago City hails boxing coach Nolito Velasco’s Olympic feat
August 4, 2021, 1:40 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Amid the country’s jubilation over the historic success of Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, victory is even sweeter for Negrenses, particularly the people of Bago City, Negros Occidental -- home of national boxing team coach Nolito Velasco. Velasco… Read More
EJ Obiena misses out Olympics podium
August 3, 2021, 9:17 pm
TOKYO – Ernest John Obiena kissed his hopes for a medal goodbye after failing to clear the bar at 5.8 meters thrice in the men’s pole vault finals at the Tokyo National Stadium here on Tuesday. Obiena’s personal best and Philippine record stands at 5.87, way above the 5.8 he was trying to… Read More
US defeats Spain 95-81 to make Tokyo 2020 basketball semis
August 3, 2021, 5:06 pm
ANKARA – The US men's national basketball team reached the Tokyo 2020 Olympics semifinals over a 95-81 win against Spain on Tuesday. American superstar Kevin Durant scored 29 points against Spain in the quarterfinal clash at the Saitama Super Arena. Jayson Tatum scored 13 points and Jrue Holiday… Read More
Carlo Paalam stuns Rio gold medalist, assured of Olympic bronze
August 3, 2021, 2:20 pm
TOKYO – Carlo Paalam guaranteed another bronze medal for the Philippines after winning on points by split decision, defeating reigning champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan in the flyweight division of the Summer Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena on Tuesday. Told by the coaching staff to… Read More
Nesthy Petecio settles for silver in women's boxing
August 3, 2021, 1:43 pm
MANILA – Nesthy Petecio formally took the silver medal in the women's featherweight boxing event of the Tokyo Olympics after bowing to Japan's Sena Irie in the championship match on Tuesday at the Kokugikan Arena. Despite Petecio's gallant stand especially in Round 2, Irie took the gold by a… Read More
Tokyo Olympics Covid-19 cases rising as 17 more reported
August 3, 2021, 9:24 am
ANKARA – A further 17 people linked to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics contracted the coronavirus, raising the total to 276, organizers said Monday. Tokyo 2020 contractors, Games-concerned personnel, a media member, and a volunteer were among Monday's positive cases. No athletes were catching the… Read More
Zamboanga City, Roxas set up VisMin Cup semis clash
August 3, 2021, 8:06 am
MANILA – Zamboanga City clinched a spot in the third round of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Mindanao Leg stepladder playoffs after eliminating Clarin from their second round meeting through a 95-93 overtime clincher on Monday night at the Pagadian City Gymnasium. Zamboanga City survived as… Read More
Yulo finishes fourth in vault finals in Tokyo
August 2, 2021, 9:42 pm
TOKYO – Carlos Yulo came tantalizingly close to a medal when he placed fourth in the men’s vault finals following a total score of 14.716 in the Summer Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre here on Monday. Yulo’s 14.866 score in his second and last vault attempt called Dragulescu, a… Read More
EJ Obiena ‘chillin’ ahead of pole vault final in Tokyo
August 2, 2021, 4:31 pm
TOKYO – EJ Obiena is out to pick up from his crucial final vault in the qualifying Saturday as he goes for Olympic glory in the men’s pole vault finals tonight (August 3, 6:20 p.m.) at the Japan National Stadium. In his third and final attempt in the qualifying, Obiena cleared 5.75m to join 11… Read More
Fil-Am Knott fails to advance in 200-m run semis in Tokyo
August 2, 2021, 3:52 pm
TOKYO – The Tokyo heat got the better of Kristina Marie Knott as she bowed out from the women’s 200-meter run in the Summer Olympic Games at the National Stadium here on Monday. The 25-year-old Knott clocked 23.80 seconds and placed last among five competitors in Heat 7 topped by American… Read More
Nesthy Petecio shoots for PH’s 2nd Olympic gold medal
August 2, 2021, 3:48 pm
TOKYO – Nesthy Petecio goes for all the marbles -- and a share of Philippine sports immortality alongside weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz -- when she shoots for the women’s featherweight gold medal against Japan’s Sena Irie at the Kokugikan Arena on Tuesday. A victory by Petecio would mean an… Read More
