Games & Gaming

The Unified Tennis Group expressed its disappointment at the recent Philta elections.

By Jesse C. Ong  A Philippine national men’s basketball team loaded with tall and promising players is likely to carry the country’s flag in several major tournaments this year as certain young talents, led by Kobe Paras, were recently invited to join the training pool. 

As an avid PBA follower growing up in the late 1980s, I recall developing an aversion toward the Alaska team. 

No less than the Office of the President has taken notice of the recent developments in tennis. 

Four-time wushu world champion Rene Catalan recently won the gold medal in the sambo competition of the Philippine Pre-Aimag at the Harrison Plaza and gained a shot at a berth for the national team seeing action in the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (Aimag) in Turkmenistan. 

Former world champion Rey “Hitman” Loreto of the Philippines will fight again for the world title on July 15 in Chonburi, Thailand. 

By Peter Paul Patrick Lucas The Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (Patafa) will set up a training camp in Nagasaki, Japan, at least three months before the Summer Games in Tokyo in 2020 in a bid to capture the country’s first Olympic gold medal. 

The official draw of the 2017 Asia Cup was released by Fiba on its official website on Tuesday, which will see Asian basketball giants China and the Philippines face each other at the group stage. 

Philippine Davis Cupper Francis Casey Alcantara marched into the quarterfinal round of the $15,000 Singapore Open men’s singles competition at the Kallang Tennis Center on Thursday. 

The Philippine-Turbo team proved its mastery over the Philippine-Envirotech with a convincing 13-6 win in the final to retain the title in the 2nd Pilipinas International Beach Sports Festival last Tuesday at the Baywalk Park in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.