Games & Gaming

By Jesse C. Ong His heads-up plays and awesome rebounding might were such a revelation in Ginebra’s triumphant campaign in the recent PBA (Philippine Basketball Association) Governors’ Cup that not a few see great promise in rookie sensation Scottie Thompson early in his cage career. 

Eighty-nine years since legendary football superstar Paulinho Alcantara retired from FC Barcelona, homegrown Filipino booters will once again step on the popular Premiere League team’s pitch, but this time for an advanced training and schooling with some of the Spanish club’s most revered coaches and trainers. 

An up-and-coming bowling prodigy and a top bowler from Quezon City bested rivals in separate categories en route to ruling the SM Bowling Millionaires Cup Year 3 Grand Finals held recently at the SM Megamall Mega Fashion Hall in Mandaluyong City.

The Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) launched its Balik Subit campaign as it looks to bring together both elite and age-group triathletes who previously raced in Subic by inviting their participation in the Subic Bay International Triathlon (Subit), set for April 29 and 30, 2017. 

Brisbane, Australia—Roger Federer and Milos Raonic will meet again in the Brisbane International final in a reprise of the 2015 decider at the Australian Open warm-up tournament.

By John Leicester / The Associated Press Paris—Underdogs had their days, plenty of them, in 2015: Leicester City snapping at the heels of England’s Premier League giants, Japan beating South Africa at the rugby World Cup, Roberta Vinci derailing Serena Williams’s drive for a calendar-year Grand Slam. 

  Oakland, Calif. —Stephen Curry’s greatness as a basketball player can be measured by his record-setting shooting numbers that are changing the game. 

Las Vegas—Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring April 9 for the first time since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr., and it will be against a familiar foe. 

Oakland, California—The Golden State Warriors relied on their defense, rather than their trademark sharp-shooting, in beating the Cleveland Cavaliers, 89-83, on Friday (Saturday in Manila) in a Christmas Day reprise of last season’s National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals. 

By Doug Ferguson / The Associated Press Jason Day’s drive. Jordan Spieth’s flop shot. Zach Johnson’s putt.