Games & Gaming

By Jesse C. Ong  Top Rank Promotions chief Bob Arum recently put an abrupt end to talks about the rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn happening in the Philippines, saying that the fight cannot be done anywhere but Australia. 

Kaitlin Cera Lianne de Guzman has never imagined she would win three medals in her first stint in the Southeast Asian Games, first with a gold by topping the uneven bars on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur. 

Davao City—Daredevil Kimboy Pineda of Tagum City used his Suzuki RMZ450 to rule the Pro Open and Expert Open divisions in the 32nd Kadayawan sa Dabaw Cyclomax Motocross held recently at the MotoX race track in Barangay Langub. 

General Santos City will host the 16th Yellow Fin Tuna Mountain Bike Challenge in September at the Market 4 of the Fishport Complex in Tambler. 

Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano announced Thursday that the Philippines will be hosting the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in 2019. 

Sportsman and philantrophist, Alvin Tan Lian, has lifted the spirit of the Filipino athletes joining the 29th edition of the Summer Universiade in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei. 

Sprinter Mary Joy Tabal won the first gold medal for the Philippines in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) after dominating the women’s marathon competition on Saturday morning in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

Kazakhstan beat the Philippines, 25-20, 25-16, 21-25, 21-25, 15-3, to grab seventh place in the 19th AVC Asian Women’s Senior Championship recently at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan City, Laguna. 

Micaela Jasmine Mojdeh of Immaculate Heart of Mary College-Paranaque broke two records on her way to winning two gold medals at the start of the 2017 Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) Invitational Swimming Championship recently. 

Philippine team TNC Pro failed to ad­vance further in the International Dota 2 tournament at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington recently, but still went home with a whopping cash prize of $360,000, or about P18 million.