Sports
‘Hidilyn model’ in full display
July 28, 2021, 2:02 pm
MANILA – The Hidilyn model works. It is not the first time that Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Butch Ramirez mentions a trial system they adopted in the sports agency to make every effort to produce an Olympic gold. They have called it the “Hidilyn model,” long before Hidilyn Diaz… Read More
Boxer tried to bite off ear of opponent during Olympics bout
July 28, 2021, 12:54 pm
ANKARA – Moroccan boxer Youness Baalla attempted to bite off the ear of David Nyika from New Zealand during a match Tuesday at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Baalla attempted to bite Nyika's in the third and final round of the bout. Nyika said after the match that it was unfortunate that the referee… Read More
Petecio assured of Olympic medal, Rule bows out
July 28, 2021, 12:21 pm
MANILA – Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio is now assured of at least an Olympic bronze medal after beating Yeni Arias of Colombia in the women's featherweight quarterfinals at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on Wednesday. Despite an aggressive stance from Arias, Petecio landed the more accurate shots… Read More
Pinay swimmer qualifies for semis in Tokyo
July 27, 2021, 9:03 pm
TOKYO – Filipino swimmer Remedy Rule qualified for the semifinals of the women’s 200-meter butterfly after she placed 15th overall in the heats at the Tokyo Aquatics Center Tuesday. The 24-year-old Southeast Asian Games silver medalist clocked in at 2:12.23 in Heat 3. She finished last but… Read More
‘I could hardly believe that I won gold’: Hidilyn Diaz
July 27, 2021, 8:47 pm
TOKYO – Hidilyn Diaz slept no more than two hours after winning the country’s first Olympic gold medal in women’s -55 kgs class of weightlifting on Monday night. “I slept at 5:30 a.m., woke up at 7 a.m. and I still couldn’t believe that I won a gold medal,” Diaz told a virtual press… Read More
World no. 2 tennister Osaka eliminated from Tokyo Olympics
July 27, 2021, 8:14 pm
ANKARA – Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka was eliminated from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics over a loss to her Czech opponent Marketa Vondrousova on Tuesday. Second-seeded Osaka, who is a four-time Grand Slam winner, lost against Vondrousova 2-0 with the sets of 6-1, 6-4 in the third round match of… Read More
TNT returns to action vs. ROS
July 27, 2021, 8:07 pm
MANILA – After being placed in isolation due to positive coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, TNT will return to action on Friday. The Philippine Basketball Association announced on Tuesday that the Tropang Giga will face the Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters in their comeback game. The game,… Read More
Undefeated Pinoy to challenge UK champion for IBF crown
July 27, 2021, 6:03 pm
DAVAO CITY – Undefeated Jayson “Smasher” Mama of General Santos City will challenge reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) world flyweight champion Sunny "Showtime" Edwards of the United Kingdom at the Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Hackney Wick, London, UK on… Read More
PSC prepares hero’s welcome for Hidilyn Diaz under IATF protocols
July 27, 2021, 2:39 pm
TOKYO – It won’t be long before the entire Philippines welcomes its first Olympic gold medalist, Hidilyn Diaz. Diaz, who won the women’s 55 kilograms weightlifting competition in Olympic record fashion at the Tokyo International Forum on Monday night, will be flying back home on Wednesday on… Read More
Judoka Kiyomi Watanabe gets early exit from Tokyo Olympics
July 27, 2021, 1:28 pm
LOS BAÑOS – Kiyomi Watanabe's bid for Tokyo Olympics glory came to an abrupt end on Tuesday after bowing to Spain's Cristina Cabana in the first round of the women's under-63-kilogram judo event at the Nippon Budokan Center. In a shocker of a result, Cabana only needed 38 seconds to force an… Read More
Hidilyn Diaz wins PH’s first-ever Olympic gold
July 26, 2021, 10:12 pm
MANILA – After 97 years, the elusive Olympic gold has finally been taken by the Philippines. Hidilyn Diaz became the first Filipino athlete to win it all in an Olympic event after winning the women's 55-kg. weightlifting competition at the Tokyo International Forum in Japan on Monday night.… Read More
Cebuana weightlifter ‘good’ for Paris Olympics
July 26, 2021, 8:41 pm
TOKYO – Elreen Ando is so young and so good that she cracked the Tokyo Games when she’s actually being groomed for the Paris Olympics in 2024. And now that she’s here, the 22-year-old Cebuana vows to give what she’s got as she vies for the women’s 64kg category of the 32nd Olympics… Read More
Doncic's 48 points lead Slovenia over Argentina in Olympic debut
July 26, 2021, 6:16 pm
TOKYO – Luka Doncic tied for the second-most points scored in an Olympics game with 48 points to lead Slovenia to a 118-100 win over Argentina in the men's basketball competition here Sunday. Doncic grabbed 31 points in the first half. It was Slovenia's first-ever Olympic game and now they have… Read More
Nesthy Petecio beats top seed boxer in Tokyo Olympics
July 26, 2021, 2:10 pm
MANILA – Nesthy Petecio pulled off possibly her biggest win so far in the Tokyo Olympics women's featherweight boxing event after eliminating top seed Lin Yu-Ting of Chinese Taipei in their second round meeting on Wednesday at the Kokugikan Arena in the Japanese capital. Petecio surged ahead in… Read More
Margielyn Didal finishes 7th in women's skateboarding
July 26, 2021, 2:04 pm
MANILA – Margielyn Didal fought through an apparent injury and took the seventh spot at the end of the Tokyo Olympics women's street skateboarding event on Monday at the Ariake Skating Park. Didal hurt herself after failing to land her first trick, which somehow slowed her down the rest of the… Read More
France beats Team USA 83-76 in Olympics basketball opener
July 26, 2021, 1:48 pm
ANKARA – Team USA, the US men's basketball team, kicked off their 2020 Olympics journey with a shocking 83-76 loss to France on Sunday. Evan Fournier led France with 28 points, while Rudy Gobert added 14 and Nando de Colo 13 in their Group A clash. Jrue Holiday played with 18 points for the US… Read More
Tokyo Olympics: Carlo Paalam takes down Irish foe
July 26, 2021, 12:34 pm
MANILA – Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam opened his bid for the Tokyo Olympic gold on a good note after beating Irish opponent Brendan Irvine in the first phase of the men's flyweight event at the Kokugikan Arena in the Japanese capital on Monday. Paalam dominated Irvine in the first round, gaining… Read More
Hidilyn Diaz, Margielyn Didal open Olympics medal campaign
July 25, 2021, 7:48 pm
TOKYO – Irish Magno let her fists do the talking against an outclassed opponent from Kenya in the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, the day after Carlos Yulo couldn’t get his act together in men’s gymnastics. Cris Nievarez was fifth—and out of the semifinals race—in his quarterfinals stint in… Read More
Losing happens even to the best of ‘em, Ramirez tells athletes
July 25, 2021, 5:37 pm
TOKYO – Losing happens even to the best of ‘em. This was the message of Philippine Sports Commission chairman William “Butch” Ramirez to Filipino athletes, who suffered heartbreaking setbacks during the first day of competitions at the Summer Olympic Games here. Taekwondo jin Kurt Barbosa… Read More
Valdez settles for 44th place in Olympics air rifle event
July 25, 2021, 4:11 pm
MANILA – Filipino Jayson Valdez came up way short of making the finals of the Tokyo Olympics men's 10-meter air rifle event after the preliminary round on Sunday at the Asaka Shooting Range in the Japanese capital. Valdez finished 44th out of 47 participants with 612.6 points after six rounds of… Read More
