Games & Gaming

By Robert Andaya ARQ Builders-Far Eastern University outclassed Wingbe Apartelle & Adbio Medica OPC-Immaculada Concepcion College, 86-65, to retain the title of the Mayor Kirk A. Asis Open invitational basketball tournament at the Lope A. Asis Memorial gymnasium. Xyrus Torres led the charge for the Tamaraws with 20 points, including four triples. Patrick Sleat and Janrey Pasaol contributed 16 and 12 points, respectively, for coach …

The winning teams in the first Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Inter-School chess championships starting July 8 will not only  get valuable experience, but juicy cash prizes as well. PCAP president-commissioner Atty. Paul Elauria said cash prizes await the winners in the unique, four-day competition for top student-players, with the champion  getting the lion’s share of P30,000. The runner-up will bring home P20,000, …

Philippine Rugby welcomed the election of Ada Milby to World Rugby’s Executive Board. Milby’s appointment marks a historic moment for the global organization as she becomes the first representative from Asia to join the esteemed board. Milby, a respected leader and advocate for the global rugby community, brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her new role on the Executive Board. With an extensive …

By Robert Andaya BAYUGAN City, Agusan del Sur – ARQ Builders-Far Eastern University Tamaraws flaunted their skills as they emerged victorious over the Bustamante Construction-Adamson University Soaring Falcons, 65-58, in the 2023 Mayor Kirk Asis Open Basketball Tournament at the Lope Asis Memorial Gymnasium here Wednesday. Xyrus Torres, who was named as the “Best Player of the Game”, finished with …

MILO Sports is walking the extra mile to make sure that its programs involving close to 20 sports will continue to reach, accommodate and benefit as many athletes, particularly the young ones. “Our approach is that we are moving with the times,” said MILO Sports head Carlo Sampan during the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex …

THREE new teams are ready to challenge the order while new players are ready for their next journey. Definitely, the game has changed. “We can safely say that this upcoming Invitational Conference of the Premier Volleyball League is the biggest local volleyball tournament the country will ever see for now. Safe to say, the best of the best in Philippine volleyball is now …

The ERJHS Alumni Sports Club will hold the “Learn & Play Chess” with International Master Idel Datu, FIDE Instructor Chiara Reina Lim-Datu and FIDE Arbiter Rudy Ibañez on Friday,  June 30 at the ERJHS along Mayon Ave., Quezon City. The two-part activity will include a chess clinic for students from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m with Datu, also a certified …

First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos will make the ceremonial first serve to open the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Men’s Week 3 Pasay City leg on July 4 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Mrs. Marcos will make the serve before the 7 p.m. match between world No. 7 Japan and No. 25 China on opening day at the SM …

By Robert Andaya Games Tuesday:4 p.m. – All-Star Coaches vs LGU Bayugan6:30 p.m. – Bustamante Construction – Adamson vs Wingbe Apartelle & Adbio Medica OPC All-star8 p.m. – ARQ Builders-FEU vs Vincare Pharma-Lyceum  Defending champion ARQ Builders-Far Eastern University opens its title-retention bid against Vincare Pharma-Lyceum of the Philippines University at the start of the Mayor Kirk Asis Open Invitational …

The country’s 840-strong contingent to the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia made it a bountiful month of May for Philippine sports. The SEAG bets collared 58 golds, 85 silvers and 117 bronzes – with meet records to boot – in the 12-day joust in Phnom Penh to earn the Philippine Sportswriters Association’s nod as the top achievers for the fifth …