By Robert Andaya ATENEO hardly worked out a sweat in beating Uratex, 96-63, to open its title campaign on a high note in the 2023 Bola.TV AsiaBasket Las Piñas Championship at the Villar Coliseum in Las Piñas City. Kainoa Ballungay, Mason Amos, Jason Credo and Joseph Obasa carried the fight for the Eagles, who pulled away with strong offensive game …
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For the love of the beautiful game and spending on her own, former national player Miriam Merlin endured a taxing 23-hour plane journey just to show her support for the Filipinas making their debutin the FIFA Women’s World Cup here. “I am here because sobrang history, eh. Something na hindi dapat i-miss ng mga sports fans,” Merlin, who once played …
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Sinag Liga Asya, the newest competitive basketball league, will open its doors starting July 24 to provide more opportunities for homegrown basketball players across the Philippines. Spearheaded by chairman Rocky Chan, head of basketball operations for Visayas and Mindanao Paul Joven, chief operating officer Leo Isaac, and commissioner Salvador Cortez Jr., the Sinag Liga Asya aims to give more pathways …
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By Robert Andaya A whooping cash prize of US$100,000 will be at stake in the Sharks International 9-Ball Open, according to event organizer Hadley Mariano. The prestigious competition is scheduled on July 24-29 at the Sharks Arena along Tomas Morato in Quezon City with a total of 128 players, including 64 foreigners, seeing action. But the bigger picture is that organizers led by Hadley …
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DE LA Salle-College of St. Benilde made chess history by becoming the first-ever PCAP Inter-school champion over the weekend. Bannered by FM Narquingden Reyes and Jerich Cajeras, St. Benilde brought down Dasmariñas Integrated High School, 10.5-4.5, to capture the championship and the top prize of P30,000. Dasmariñas Integrated High School settled for runner-up honors and P20,000, while Ateneo de Manila University clinched third place and …
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TOP favorite Jaguar cruised home to victory in taking the Third Leg of the P3.5-million 2023 Philracom Triple Crown Series at the Metro Manila Turf Club in Malvar, Batangas. Amid the cheers of the crowd who flocked to the track braving the rains last Sunday, the Dance City out of Delta Gold progeny owned by Cong. Juan Miguel “Mikey” Macapagal …
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The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), through the office of Commissioner Olivia “Bong” Coo, formally opened the Women’s Indoor & Para Games Festival on Sunday, as part of the agency’s early preparations for the 2024 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG). With a slogan “123 Dash to the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games,” the ten-day, all-female sports event, gathered …
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By Robert Andaya The Philippines is bringing world-class cycling in 2025. Philippine Olympic Committee president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said the country is bidding to host both the Asian BMX Championships again and the International Cycling Union-BMX World Cup in Tagaytay City in 2025. “With the success of this year’s Asian BMX championships, Tagaytay City is declaring its bid not …
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By Robert Andaya The Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA), the country’s oldest media organization, unanimously picked pole vault champion EJ Obiena and gymnastics hero Carlos Edriel Yulo as its leading honorees for the month of June. Obiena continued to make the country proud as he captured the gold medal in the Sparebanken Vest Bergen Jump Challenge in Bergen, Norway last month. …
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Tagaytay City rolls out the red carpet for athletes and officials from eight countries who are seeing action in the 2023 Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) BMX Racing and Freestyle Championships set this Saturday and Sunday at the Tagaytay City BMX Park and the newly-refurbished and multi-purpose Tagaytay City Combat Center. “Our warmest welcome to the athletes, coaches and officials for …
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