Games & Gaming

University of Santo Tomas and National University reigned supreme in the UAAP chess competitions recently at the FEU Engineering Building Auditorium.  The Tiger Woodpushers clinched their eighth championship with 28 points, winning in the last round over La Salle, 2.5-1.5 to reclaim the men’s crown for the first time after a decade of waiting.  “Ako kasi I can say na …

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit for his successful tenure as chief of the Philippine government’s sports arm.  No less than President Rodrigo Duterte gave the award to Ramirez during a simple ceremony at the Malacanang Palace on Thursday.  “I did not expect this,” said Ramirez, who bared that he …

Senators Christopher Lawrence Go and Pia Cayetano said they are eager for the National Academy of Sports (NAS) in New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac to receive its pioneer batch of student-athletes after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte did his final inspection on the world-class sports complex recently.  Cayetano said the country’s first sports academy lays the foundation for building a …

Property giant’s 30-hectare The Mactan Newtown township in Cebu to host the world’s best endurance athletes in premier endurance event The IRONMAN 70.3 Philippines marks its return to Cebu in post-pandemic times in grand fashion with a new title sponsor, Megaworld’s The Mactan Newtown, as the race gets ready to welcome thousands of athletes from various parts of the world …

Looking for something exciting to do this weekend? Head to SM Southmall and prepare to witness an avalanche of action from the region’s most promising amateur boxers and mixed martial arts fighters!  The UFC Gym, in partnership with SM Supermalls and SM Game Park, will be showcasing the country’s up-and-coming fighters at Musclecontest Philippines’ ‘King of the Fight 9,’ an …

A possible successor to the country’s first Olympics gold medalist, Hidilyn Diaz – hailed as queen of Philippine weightlifting, is 17-year-old Rose Jean Ramos, who also hails from Zamboanga, after capturing a pair of gold medals and a silver in the recent World Youth Championships in Guanajuato, Mexico. Ramos won the gold in the clean and jerk with a lift …

Maxine Esteban emerged as the top Filipino performer in the recent 2022 Seoul Asian Fencing Championships in Seoul, South Korea, placing 11th in the women’s individual foil. The 21-year-old Filipina bounced back from a failed bid to win a medal in 31st SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Another Filipina fencer, Samantha Catantan, settled for 13th spot. Both Filipinas were eliminated …

Japan beat the Philippines, with the visitors showing local spikers their world-class form at the Philippine National Volleyball Federation International Challenge held at the Filoil Flying V Centre. Mayu Ishikawa scored 22 points, including three service aces, and made 19 of 37 spikes. Airi Miyabe added 19 points and team captain Sarina Koga was the other Japanese player in double …

Thailand has been making waves in the Volleyball Nations League after it stunned China, ranked world no. 2, for a 3-1 start in Week 1 in Turkey. Before the start of Week 2 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the Thais dominated the Philippine women’s volleyball team, in their international friendly game at San Juan Arena. The Philippine women’s volleyball team …

Alex Eala will seek a third pro title when she competes in the W60 Madrid International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Spain. The 17-year-old Eala hopes to follow up her second pro title victory last April in the W25 Chiang Rai in Thailand when she goes up against a strong field composed of world No. 99 and top seed Lin …