Games & Gaming

Taekwondo fans will have another chance to see the world’s top jins showcase their skills anew should the Philippines gets to host the Olympics qualifying event for the second time since 2000.

Sebastian Santiago Not a few may have considered as ill-advised Wesley So’s decision to drop out of school and go full-time professional. But only a year after making that controversial choice, the Filipino chess prodigy has shown that it made sense after all.

A Kawhi Leonard play-alike gets to strut his wares tomorrow as the bigger, power playing reinforcements return to the local hardcourt at the start of the Philippine Basketball Association’s Commissioners Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena.

While Manny Pacquiao’s former strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza is painting a grim scenario of the ongoing Mayweather-Pacquiao talks, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum believes the contract will be signed this week.

LAS VEGAS—Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants a fight with Manny Pacquiao more than ever, a top Showtime executive said Thursday, and negotiations continue to make the long anticipated bout a reality on May 2.

(Editor’s Note: Excerpted from the sports book “Years of Glory,” a history of Philippine basketball, and the National Five’s seven Olympic stints between 1936 and 1972, written by veteran sportswriters Noel Albano and Ignacio Dee. It will be released in June this year.) (Last of two parts)

“We learn much about life by winning and striving to win, but we also learn much by losing according to the rules…” Aside from being known as the “People’s Pope,” the visiting Vicar of Christ could very well be called Captain Francis. Here’s why:

(Editor’s Note: Excerpted from the sports book “Years of Glory,” a history of Philippine basketball, and the National Five’s seven Olympic stints between 1936 and 1972, written by veteran sportswriters Noel Albano and Ignacio Dee. It will be released in June this year.)

Stephen Curry, who has sparked the Golden State Warriors to the NBA’s top record, has closed the gap on LeBron James in fan balloting for next month’s NBA All-Star Game.

Talks of a possible superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have been revived and talked about after the Filipino boxer’s shellacking of Chris Algieri nearly two weeks ago.