Sports
World Team Tennis plans to play 2020 season with fans
May 27, 2020, 3:08 pm
WASHINGTON – World Team Tennis (WTT) on Tuesday announced that it will play its 2020 season in front of fans at a resort in West Virginia this summer. Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak, WTT is bringing all of its nine teams to one site — The Greenbrier resort of West… Read More
Olympic qualifier Marcial belies rift with ABAP
May 26, 2020, 2:20 pm
MANILA – Middleweight boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, who booked a ticket to the Olympics earlier this year in Amman, Jordan, belied persistent reports that a rift had developed between him and the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP). Marcial said he has the highest regard for… Read More
EuroLeague basketball season canceled over coronavirus pandemic
May 25, 2020, 9:30 pm
ANKARA – The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and EuroCup basketball tournaments Monday have become the latest major sports events canceled due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. “Due to reasons beyond our control, we have been forced to cut short the most successful and exciting… Read More
IATF allows non-contact sports for GCQ; events may resume in MGCQ
May 24, 2020, 7:10 pm
MANILA – The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF) has given the green light for the resumption of non-contact sporting activities in areas under a general community quarantine (GCQ) due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In the IATF Resolution… Read More
NBA legend Ewing contracts coronavirus
May 24, 2020, 1:41 pm
ANKARA – NBA's legendary player Patrick Ewing has tested positive for the new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "I want to share that I have tested positive for Covid-19. This virus is serious and should not be taken lightly. I want to encourage everyone to stay safe and take care of… Read More
IM Miciano, family hoping for return to Davao amid pandemic
May 24, 2020, 12:01 pm
MANILA – The family of International Master John Marvin Miciano looks forward to going back home to Davao City amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. This after his father, Johnny, shared to the Philippine News Agency on Saturday their struggles at their rented place in the… Read More
FIDE Master Severino takes silver in online chess tourney for PWD
May 23, 2020, 8:22 am
MANILA – FIDE Master Sander Severino gave the Philippine chess community something to cheer about during these trying times as he placed second in the 1st FIDE Online Cup for People with Disabilities (PWD) on Friday. Severino was solid throughout the tournament, scoring four straight victories… Read More
Tokyo Olympics to be scrapped if not held in 2021: IOC
May 21, 2020, 3:44 pm
ANKARA – After being postponed for a year due to coronavirus, the 2020 Tokyo Games, will have to be canceled if not held next summer, according to the head of the International Olympic Committee. "You cannot forever employ 3,000 or 5,000 people in an organizing committee," Kyodo News quoted… Read More
ONE Championship tops UFC in online viewership in 2019
May 20, 2020, 3:44 pm
BAGUIO CITY – ONE Championship where Team Lakay is one of its most popular squads is among the most followed sports media properties in the world, bigger even than its American counterpart Ultimate Fighting Championship or UFC. The Singapore-based ONE Championship is fourth in the list of 5,000… Read More
Paragua wins Curly King Shark online chess tourney
May 20, 2020, 12:21 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Former top Filipino woodpusher Grand Master (GM) Mark Paragua won the Curly King Shark online chess tournament on Monday. Paragua, RitzyBlitz on Lichess, finished with 70 points in 30 games for a win rate of 73 percent and performance rating of 2774 to win the event that drew… Read More
Baguio bowlers hope for alley opening amid GCQ
May 19, 2020, 6:06 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Baguio’s top bowler who was supposed to host last March’s PHP500,000 national event here is hoping the city will include the opening of bowling alleys as there is no contact among players in said sport. Jayson Nikko Go, president of the Summer Capital Ten Pin Bowling… Read More
Michael Jordan game-worn sneakers set record at auction
May 18, 2020, 1:43 pm
ANKARA – NBA legend Michael Jordan's game-worn Nike Air Jordan 1s from 1985 was sold for USD560,000 (PHP28 million) on Sunday, setting a new world auction record for a pair of sneakers. The sneakers, designed by Peter Moore, were sold by London-based auctioneers Sotheby’s. Jordan wore the Air… Read More
IOC, WHO sign deal to promote health through sport
May 17, 2020, 12:54 pm
LAUSANNE – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday signed a new cooperation agreement to promote a healthy society through sport in the midst of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic that continues to affect people's lives around the… Read More
US forensics unveil NBA legend Bryant's autopsy report
May 17, 2020, 11:15 am
ANKARA – US coroner's office in Los Angeles on Friday released Kobe Bryant helicopter crash autopsy reports as all the victims on board including the NBA legend were killed by "blunt trauma". "On Jan. 28, the cause of death for all nine decedents was certified as blunt trauma. The manner of… Read More
IM Miciano to play in Asian online rapid chess tourney
May 16, 2020, 10:55 am
MANILA – International Master (IM) John Marvin Miciano will be among the Philippine representatives to the Zone 3.3 qualifiers for the Asian Junior Online Chess Championship. The 20-year-old woodpusher booked one of the three tickets by ruling the National Juniors Rapid Online Chess Championship… Read More
CARAA fund eyed to help Baguio sports sector
May 14, 2020, 5:39 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The unused funds from the canceled hosting of the Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association (CARAA) could be used to jump-start the assistance for those in the sports sector who lost their jobs due to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) amid the coronavirus disease… Read More
Non-contact sports allowed under GCQ
May 13, 2020, 8:16 pm
MANILA – Non-contact sports such as tennis, golf, and biking are allowed in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), a top government official said on Wednesday. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, head of the national task force on the government’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19)… Read More
Covid-19 forces 2nd Junior Fil-Am golf cancelation
May 13, 2020, 2:10 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Even with the expected opening of the city’s golf courses at the end of the month, the second staging of the Junior Fil-Am Golf Tournament has already been canceled due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. “It’s already canceled,” said Andrew Pinero of the Baguio… Read More
PSC forms health panel amidst coronavirus pandemic
May 12, 2020, 10:05 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on Tuesday created a health and safety committee amid the country’s fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The creation of the new committee, which will be activated by May 22, was one of the resolutions made in an online meeting… Read More
PH sports academy ratification 'welcome development': PSC
May 12, 2020, 7:09 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) expressed excitement after Congress ratified the establishment of the National Academy for Sports (NAS). "The board is unanimous in saying that this is a welcome development,” PSC chairman William “Butch” Ramirez said in a statement on… Read More
