Sports
Bicol aims for 20 gold medals at 2024 Palarong Pambansa
July 4, 2024, 10:00 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Some 749 athletes, coaches, and other delegates from the Department of Education (DepEd) in Bicol Region are now ready for the 2024 Palarong Pambansa to be hosted by Cebu City from July 9 to 16. In a press conference here, DepEd Bicol Regional Director Gilbert Sadsad said they… Read More
PBBM to PH kendo team: Bring ‘winning spirit’ that defines nation
July 4, 2024, 4:27 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wished the Philippine delegation good luck as it competed in the 19th World Kendo Championships from July 4 to 7 in Milan Italy. “As you wield the shinai with the vigorous character required for it, may you also keep brandishing the staunch Filipino… Read More
PH upsets world No. 6 Latvia in FIBA Olympic qualifying tourney
July 4, 2024, 9:53 am
MANILA – Gilas Pilipinas stunned the partisan crowd as the Filipinos scored huge upset against world no. 6 and host Latvia, 89-80, in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 in Riga, Latvia early Thursday (Manila time). The Filipinos, ranked 37th in the world, started the game with a… Read More
Kemba Walker retires after 12 NBA seasons
July 3, 2024, 9:22 pm
ISTANBUL – Kemba Walker, a four-time All-Star, has retired as a professional basketball player after a 12-year NBA career. "Basketball will forever be a part of my life so this isn't goodbye. I'm excited for what's next," Walker said in a post on X on Tuesday. "This has all been a dream. When I… Read More
PVL Reinforced Conference set to open on July 16
July 3, 2024, 8:41 pm
MANILA – The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference will have a new format when it kicks off on July 16 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. The 12 participating teams will be divided into two pools based on their rankings in the All-Filipino Conference, which was held from… Read More
Cebuana golfer wins Visayas Series, advances to national finals
July 3, 2024, 7:56 pm
MANILA – Stacy Rane Chiu came up with an impressive performance on Wednesday to rule the girls' 13-15 category in the ICTSI JPGT Visayas Series 3 at the Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club. The Cebuana earned 15 points from the victory to join Tiffany Bernardino in the Match Play… Read More
FIVB Challenger Cup kicks off July 4 at Ninoy Aquino Stadium
July 3, 2024, 7:46 pm
MANILA – The 2024 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Challenger Cup will kick off on Thursday with two exciting matches at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium inside the historic Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. European Golden League champion Sweden, bannered by opposite Isabelle Haak, will face Belgium at 5 p.m.… Read More
Reigning champ Alcaraz advances to Wimbledon 2nd round
July 2, 2024, 9:08 pm
ANKARA – Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the second round of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships on Monday. The World No. 3 Spanish player beat Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal in straight sets of 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 6-2 to progress in the major tennis competition in London. The Italian top seed… Read More
Aguilar, 7 others secure junior PGT finals slot
July 2, 2024, 7:58 pm
MANILA – Ana Marie Aguilar topped the girls' 8-9 category of the ICTSI Junior Philippine Golf Tour (PGT) Visayas Series 3 at Negros Occidental Golf and Country Club on Tuesday to qualify for the Philippine Junior Match Play Championship in October. “I’m very happy that I’ll be going to… Read More
Gilas Pilipinas women's team gears up for Jones Cup
July 2, 2024, 7:41 pm
MANILA – After winning the FIBA U18 Asia Cup Division B title in Shenzhen, China last week, the Philippines will be setting its sights on the Jones Cup this month and the qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup in August. The Gilas women’s senior team will see action in the Jones Cup set… Read More
FIVB looks forward to 'exciting' PH hosting of men's worlds 2025
July 2, 2024, 6:24 pm
MANILA – The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is looking forward to the country's first and solo hosting of the FIVB Men's World Championship next year. The world's top 32 teams, including host Philippines, are competing in the men’s world championship scheduled Sept. 12 to 28,… Read More
Chinese shuttler dies after collapsing on court in Asian Jr. tourney
July 1, 2024, 6:50 pm
BEIJING – The Asian and Chinese governing bodies of badminton mourned the passing of Chinese teenage shuttler Zhang Zhijie who collapsed on the court at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2024 held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia late Sunday. Badminton Asia on Monday said in a statement: "China's… Read More
Blu Girls join Canada Cup
July 1, 2024, 6:05 pm
MANILA – The Philippine women's soft ball team, known as the Blu Girls, is in high spirits ahead of the Canada Cup International Softball Championship on July 1 to 7 in Surrey, British Columbia. The Blu Girls, coached by Ana Santiago, will battle New Zealand on July 2 at 12:30 p.m. (PH time) at… Read More
Wimbledon tennis tournament kicks off in London
July 1, 2024, 4:35 pm
LONDON – The third Grand Slam tennis tournament this season, Wimbledon, kicks off in London on Monday. Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Czechia’s Marketa Vondrousova will defend their winning titles. The prize fund stands at $63 million this year. Russian players will compete in neutral status. In… Read More
FM Elorta rules Zamboanga del Norte chess tourney
July 1, 2024, 2:58 pm
MANILA – FIDE Master (FM) David Elorta garnered 9.0 points to win the Mayor Seth Frederick "Bullet" Jalosjos Open rapid chess tournament at the Dapitan Sports and Cultural Complex in Zamboanga del Norte last Sunday. Using his mastery of the London System Opening and Caro-Kann Defense, Elorta… Read More
France claims men's Volleyball Nations League title
July 1, 2024, 2:32 pm
WARSAW – France's men's volleyball team triumphed over Japan 3-1 (25-23, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23) in the final of the 2024 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Lodz, Poland, on Sunday night. Returning to the top of the podium after their 2022 victory, France was led by opposite Jean Patry, who scored… Read More
Team PH captures 2 silver medals in Asia-Oceania Sambo C'ships
June 30, 2024, 11:18 pm
MANILA – The Philippines bagged two silver medals in the Asia & Oceania Sambo Championships at the Forum de Macau Stadium on Sunday. Feruza Khurozova of Uzbekistan beat Davao City native Sydney Sy-Tancontian, a two-time Asian champion, 6-1, in the women's +80kg final. Sy-Tancontian defeated… Read More
Davao City gears up for Ironman 70.3 hosting
June 30, 2024, 7:44 pm
MANILA – Davao City is providing full support to Ironman 70.3 Davao, expected to be more challenging this year as it introduces a new course. Triathletes will swim 1.9 kilometers (km) along the Davao City Coastal, cycle 90km toward MacArthur Highway and return to the coastal road for a 21.1km… Read More
PH tops FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup Division B
June 30, 2024, 5:43 pm
MANILA – Gilas Pilipinas secured its promotion to the top flight of the FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup after beating Lebanon, 95-64, in the Division B final at Futian Sports Park in Shenzhen, China on Sunday.Gilas made it rain from beyond 22 feet as its superb three-point shooting decided the… Read More
2024 Olympics host France looking forward to medals boost
June 30, 2024, 10:24 am
PARIS – A top-five finish in the medal table. The ambitious target announced by President Emmanuel Macron for France's delegation at the 2024 Paris Olympics appears within reach due to the host nation's advantage and its recent investment in elite athlete development. Historically, France, one… Read More
