Games & Gaming

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. …

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 …

THE Philippine men’s team quietly but strongly pulled off a major accomplishment by leapfrogging 111 notches from No. 167 down in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) world rankings to No. 56 following two victories at the ongoing Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup for Men in Taipei. “This is one big, major achievement for our men’s indoor volleyball team,” Philippine …

Pampanga Pradera Theme Park moved on the verge of completing an 11-game sweep of the 2023 Manila Bankers Life-Pilipinas Super League 18-Under Luzon Leg after taking an 85-72 victory over Quezon in the best-of-three finals on Sunday at San Andres Sports Complex  in Manila. Meanwhile, Farm Fresh-Letran flexed its might on EZ Jersey-Doc Boleros, 93-77, to also move to just …

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., will personally present the cash incentives to more than 500 medalled national athletes on July 20 at the Malacañang Palace, recognizing their outstanding achievements at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) and 12th ASEAN Para Games (APG) in Cambodia. “We are grateful for President Marcos’ decision to personally award the incentives to Team Philippines, an …

By Robert Andaya The Metro Manila Turf Club (MMTCI) reaffirms its commitment to uphold the highest standards in the horseracing  industry and maintain a strong relationship with all stakeholders. The assurance came as the MMTCI continues to address the issue surrounding the collection of Documentary Stamp Taxes (DST) and shed light on the recent complaint made by “other stakeholders” in …

THE Philippine Esports Organization furthered its commitment to uplifting the esports industry in the country by opening its new headquarters at the LaunchPad in Mandaluyong City. PeSO, joined by Jane J. Basas, President, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Media Guest Holdings, raised the curtains on its new headquarters at the TV5 Media Center recently. It was a momentous event, …

There’s now a one-stop sports shop at the Clark Freeport Zone. Asiatraders Corporation, a leading distributor and retailer of multi-brand sports equipment, apparel, gear and accessories in the Philippines, opened the Icon Golf and Sports store at the Clark Cityfront Mall in Clark Freeport Zone, Angeles City, Pampanga on June 30, 2023. The store carries premium international brands such as …

International master Idel Datu underscored the need to provide good scientific training and regular exposure to student-players “ while they are still young and interested to learn and play.” In a speech before participants of the “Learn and Play Chess with IM Idel Datu ” program at the E. Rodriguez, Jr. High School along Mayon Ave., Quezon City, Datu stressed the importance of giving …

Swimming’s international federation approved Kayla Sanchez’s change of nationality from Canada to the Philippines effective Thursday (July 6). “The World Aquatics has approved the request for the sport nationality’s change of the Athlete [Sanchez], born on 7 April 2001, in the Aquatics sports of Swimming, from Canada (CAN) to Philippines (PHI),” said World Aquatics Legal Counsel Loic Loutan in a …