Games & Gaming

The next World Chess Championship will be held in an Asian country, President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov told TASS on Thursday. 

Filipinos Francis Casey Alcantara and Ruben Gonzales downed separate rivals on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the 2017 Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off tournament at the Zhuhai Hengqin International Tennis Center in Guangdong, China. 

By Jesse C. Ong Philippine Olympic Committee President Jose “Peping” Cojuang­co, Jr. has gained a fourth term as chief of the lo­cal Olympic body unopposed after the Pasig City Regional Trial Court denied the motion by the camp of Ricky Vargas for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on the POC elections.

The search for the best sports tourism efforts in the coun­try has culminated with the first-ever Philippine Sports Tourism Awards. Held at Re­sorts World Manila, the Awards recognized events, destinations, local government units, national sports associations, private companies, and event organiz­ers who have contributed to the growth of the local sports tourism industry.

The provincial government of Sarangani has allotted around P300 million for the develop­ment of a modern sports com­plex in Alabel starting next year.

The Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (Patafa) an­nounced Wednesday the staging of two international tournaments in Isabela province next year.

The Philippines, represented by standouts from the National Col­legiate Athletic Association (NCAA), stunned powerhouse China, 3-0, to pocket the bronze medal in the women’s team event in the just-concluded 8th Asian Soft Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan.

By Jesse C. Ong Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) president Ricky Vargas refused to throw in the “white towel of surrender” in his bid to wrest the presidency of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) from three-term prexy Jose “Peping” Cojuangco, Jr.

Sister teams San Miguel Beer and Barangay Ginebra loom as heavy favorites in the coming 42nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Defending champion Khim Iglupas of Iligan City saved the day for the Philippines when she marched into the girls’ singles quarterfinal of the Phinma-PSC International Juniors Week 1 at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.