Games & Gaming

THE Philippine National Shooting Association is taking its best shot in the remaining qualifying tournaments for the Paris Olympics. PNSA secretary-general Iryne Garcia made the assurance Tuesday during the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. Garcia said the PSNA is trying to send the top Filipino shooters to each of the qualifying tournaments lined up for the …

ZOOS Tokyo proved that it is cut above the rest, reigning supreme at the Manila Hustle 3×3 Season 2 on Sunday at SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. Leaning on the one-two punch of Aoi Katsura and Yuuna Onodera, the Japanese side ran away with the championship to take the 21-13 victory over Titans in the finals. Katsura, the MVP …

TNT star Almond Vosotros is back in his old ways and led all scorers in Leg 5 of the PBA 3×3 Season 3 Third Conference. As he sparked the Triple Giga to their first leg win of the season-ending conference, Vosotros gunned down 57 total points spiked by 17 makes from beyond the arc en route to a leg-best 9.5-point …

Four former world judo champions from Japan are scheduled to conduct a two-give training program for local athletes and coaches in the Judo Coach Dispatch Project over the weekend at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is launching the program in partnership with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine Judo Federation, Inc. (PJFI) …

GILAS Pilipinas Women and Army Altama open their respective campaigns against each other at Manila Hustle 3×3 Season 2 this weekend at SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. The two teams, which figured in last year’s championship, were slotted in a loaded Pool C as the Philippine women’s 3×3 international invitational, presented by Uratex and Smart, tips off at 10 …

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Philippines, in partnership with Xiaomi Philippines has officially launched the MLBB Community Cup, a campus tour that aims to promote healthy gaming and camaraderie among students through popular mobile game MLBB.  The MLBB Community Cup is set to mount interactive activities such as MLBB Quiz Game and Pinoy Henyo, a popular Filipino word and mind game, …

LONG-TIME  sports patron Ramon S. Ang believes the country is geared to win more golds in the coming Paris Olympics as he paid tribute to all Filipino athletes, particularly those who were honored during the recent Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Awards. Ang, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) President and Chief Executive Officer, received his second PSA Executive of the Year award …

ACE pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena aims to leverage his outstanding athletic exploits of the past year to inspire the next generation and create positive change. “I see my role as a means to an end, a means to inspire the next generation of our youth, to illustrate the ability and talent of our country, and, of course, as a means …

AOI Katsura savored her time in the Philippines so much last year that she wants a second serving. And the world no. 25 and Japan’s top-ranked player will get a chance to do just that as she returns for Manila Hustle 3×3 Season 2 on Feb. 3 and 4 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. Katsura will spearhead …

A two-time Olympian, a former PBA Rookie of the Year, one of the most accomplished collegiate coaches in the country, a one-time college star who surprisingly never got to play in the PBA, and a cage icon who’s well-loved by Filipino basketball fans. They are some of the great names who will be remembered posthumously during the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine …