Games & Gaming

By Robert Andaya Ilagan City—Filipino-American Natalie Uy shone in women’s pole vault, Lauren Hoffman triumphed in women’s 400-meter hurdles and Aira Teodosio ruled the women’s hammer throw on another hot but exciting day in the ICTSI – Philippine Athletics Championships at the Ilagan Sports Complex here Saturday.  Uy, looking fit as a fiddle in her return to competition after four …

Expect another action-packed competition when the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines (JGFP) holds the Philippine qualifying meet of the IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships at Eagle Ridge in Cavite.  JGFP president Oliver Gan said a total of 140 participants are expected to see action in the event that will determine the country’s representatives to the prestigious golf competition …

 Defending champion Davao Occidental-Cocolife brought down hard-fighting Pampanga Royce Hotel 88-80 last Friday night in the deciding Game 3 of their best-of-three semifinals showdown in the Manila Bankers Life-Pilipinas Super League Pro Division Second Conference Dumper Cup at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.  The Tigers rode the hot hands of former PBA player John Wilson, who fired 22 …

Standings North – San Juan 18-1, Laguna 18-1; Pasig 15-4; Mandaluyong 11-8, Manila 11-8; Cavite 10-9; Cagayan 8-11; Rizal 6-13; Isabela 5-14; Quezon City 4-15. South – Negros 18-1; Toledo 13-6; Davao 12-7; Iloilo 11-8; Camarines-Iriga 9- 10; Zamboanga 7-12; Surigao 7-12; Tacloban 4-15; Cebu 2-17; Mindoro 1-18. Northern Division teams asserted their supremacy over their Southern counterparts as they …

By Robert Andaya Lewis Alfred Tenorio of Barangay Ginebra, is hoping to play basketball again.’ Tenorio, nicknamed “Iron Man” of the PBA, announced that he has been diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer three weeks ago and that he will undergo treatment under the best doctors in the Philippines and Singapore in the next few months. The 38-year-old guard from …

The much-awaited 5Throws-For-All Philippine Masters Athletics Championship 2023 gets underway on April 14-16 at the Philsports Track and Field Oval in Pasig City. The three-day competition hosted by the National Masters and Seniors Athletics Association of the Philippines (NMSAAP) and presented by 5Throws-For-All  was formally launched during a media briefing at the To Ho Panciteria Antigua in Binondo, Manila recently. …

Ilagan City bet Aira Teodisio captures the gold medal in the recently-concluded ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships after ruling the open women’s discus throw event at the Ilagan City Sports Complex. REYMUNDO G. NILLAMA

Antonio Joseph Javines, the “Wonder Boy” from Ateneo de Manila, did it again. Javines continued his impressive performance in the 2023 Philippine National Shooting Association (PNSA) Trap and Skeet shooting competition at PNSA-PSC Firing Rnage in BuCor Muntinlupa City recently. The 13-year-old Javines, who just came from the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Olympic Trap Training Camp in Kuwait, finished …

Defending champion San Juan Predators subdued Camarines-Iriga Eagles, 12-9, and Tacloban Vikings, 17.5-3.5, while Negros Kingsmen overwhelmed Quezon City Simba’s Tribe, 18-3, and Rizal Towers, 15-6, to keep the lead in their respective divisions in the 2023 PCAP All-Filipino Conference chess team championships recently. IM Paulo Bersamina, IM Jan Emmanuel Garcia, WIM Jan Jodilyn Fronda and IM Ricardo de Guzman …

Phnom Penh,  – International gaming developer and publisher, MOONTON Games and the Esports Federation Cambodia (EFC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-promote the growth of the local esports industry and enhance the competitive gaming landscape of the country. Held at the Preah Vihear Hall for the Ministry of Information, the signing aims to create the foundation for …