Games & Gaming

Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and other star US gymnasts filed a $1 billion claim against the FBI for mishandling the investigation into sexual abuse by former team doctor Larry Nassar. Nassar, 58, is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty in late 2017 and early 2018 to sexually assaulting athletes while working as a sports medicine doctor at USA Gymnastics …

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) gave out additional cash bonuses – totaling more than P11 million – to Filipino athletes who won medal in the Vietnam 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. POC President Abraham Tolentino said, “The POC will always recognize the efforts of the athletes who trained, prepared and fought hard in Vietnam despite the circumstances.” Tolentino said the …

President Rodrigo Duterte personally awarded the 227 Filipino athletes who won medals at the recent Vietnam 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games with mandated financial incentives. The winning Filipino athletes were received by the President at Malacanang exactly a month before he steps down. “I’m so proud of you. You did a good job,” President Duterte told the medalists who were …

President Duterte doubled the incentives received by Filipino athletes who won medals at the Vietnam Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to express his gratitude for their efforts. “President Duterte was very pleased by the performance of our athletes in the last Vietnam SEA Games and doubling their incentives is his way of recognizing and showing his appreciation for their efforts,” said Philippine Sports …

The country’s lone Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz must decide what weight category she will enter as she bids for a slot at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Diaz, who recently kept the -55kg weightlifting title in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, must decide if she will go up in weight or go down, to meet the standards set …

Wesley So is now the world’s fifth highest rated chess player and he continues to rise. So, who was born in the Philippines but represents the US, bested Anish Giri of the Netherlands to stay in the Norway Chess tournament title hunt while climbing up to World No. 5 in the live ratings. The world Fischer-Random king fought Giri to …

Filipino boxing star Donnie Nietes will face Japanese Kazuto Ioka in a rematch for the World Boxing Organization junior bantamweight title on July 13 in Tokyo, Japan. Probellum announced the renewal of rivalry as the Filipino fighter seeks to reclaim the belt he earned in 2018 that he relinquished soon after the fight. The former four-weight champion, who won world …

OKBet, a company and one of the rising sports betting gaming platforms, recently announced its partnership as a title sponsor with the leading regional basketball league in the country, Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) for its fourth regular season league. As the company that aims to promote aspiring Filipino athletes, OKBet supports the whole season of MPBL by being the …

Micaela Jasmine Mojdeh – who holds the Philippine national junior record – and Julia Ysabelle Basa gave sizzling performances that catapulted the Philippines BEST-Swim League Philippines to podium finishes at the 10th Circle of Swimmers of Melun Val de Seine held at the Piscine de Melun swimming pool in Melun, France. Mojdeh, from Brent International School, dominated the women’s 16-17 100m …

Kim Mangrobang, SEA Games double gold medalist, and triathlon champion Fernando Casares will compete in the 11th World Games duathlon on July 15 and 16 in Birmingham, Alabama. Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) President Tom Carrasco announced that Mangrobang, Casares and John “Rambo” Chicano qualified for the World Games in Alabama even before the Vietnam 31st SEA Games. “I’ll …