Games & Gaming

TWO entries emerged victorious in the second edition of this year’s World Slasher Cup 9-Cock Invitational Derby at the historic Smart Araneta Coliseum recently. Pablito Gregore and Dennis Lumpay’s 22GF/Ormoc Joe entry and Jose Panganiban Jr.’s Infiniti Gold 6-Cock Derby June 21 Manila Arena-2 shared the coveted WSC title after scoring 7.5 points at the end of this year’s prestigious derby. Right behind them are …

The Philippines scooped up six gold medals in chess in the 12th ASEAN Para Games at the Royal University here that carved the Filipinos’ historic performance in the biennial competition. Darry Bernardo led the way by grabbing the men’s individual and team B2B3 gold with Arman Subaste and Menandro Redor to end up with a spectacular six-gold haul—the most by any Filipino here. Cheyzer …

By Robert Andaya There are now new officials for Philippine swimming. Michael Vargas, son of former Philippine Olympic Committee president Ricky Vargas, was elected as president during the Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) elections at the East Ocean Seafood Restaurant in Parañaque City last thursday. Vargas Is a long-time supporter of swimming Joining Vargas is two-time Olympian Rep. Eric Buhain, who was was named as …

By Robert Andaya Ready to rumble. That’s  how undefeated super flyweight sensation Jade Bornea described himself more than two weeks before his scheduled title fight against IBF super flyweight world champion Fernando Martinez  inMinnesota, United States on June 24. Bornea, one of Sanman Promotions’ leading boxing contenders, holds an impressive record of 18 wins, including 12 by knockouts, and no …

By Robert Andaya Games Saturday:2 p.m. – NU-NS vs Bacolod Tay Tung High School (bronze medal match)4 p.m. – California Academy vs Naga College Foundation (finals) It will be California Academy  versus Naga College Foundation in the final of the  2023 Shakey’s Girls Volleyball Invitational League (GVIL) at the San Andres gym in Malate, Manila. It will be underdog versus …

Andrew Kevin Arandia wasn’t expecting a podium finish when he debuted at the 2022 Asean Para Games held in Surakarta, Indonesia. But he did, winning the men’s singles Class 9 silver medal that proved he has a bright future in table tennis. “I was so happy when I got the silver medal in Indonesia. It inspired me to do better …

Breanna Labadan advanced to the finals of two events – the individual all-around and ball – after the end of the qualifying rounds of the 14th Senior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday. Based in Hungary in training, Labadan, 16, finished sixth overall in the individual all-around qualifiers with a total score of 107.90 points, counting …

Asia’s first GM Eugene Torre urged the youth to continue to get involved in sports, especially chess, and stay away from drugs and other vices to become better citizens. In his speech before student- participants in the “Isulong Mo with GM Eugene Torre and IM Angelo Young” simultaneous chess exhibition matches, Torre said playing chess will also provide the youth …

Bacoor and General Santos City asserted their superiority over separate rivals on Monday and keep their drive in the OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Fifth Season going at the Baliwag Star Arena in Bulacan. The Bacoor City Strikers posted a wire-to-wire 86-69 victory over the Rizal XnetroMall Golden Coolers, while the GenSan Warriors kept on pounding till the end to …

By Robert Andaya As far as Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino is concerned, finishing a fighting fifth overall  in the recently- concluded Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. Is enough reason to celebrate. That’s because the  840-strong Filipino delegation could have finished even better than its fifth-place finish. “To me  our fifth-place finish was already a strong performance,” said …