Games & Gaming

WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero is facing a controversy while preparing for a title defense – a sexual abuse complaint. Casimero was accused of acts of lasciviousness in violation of R.A. 7610 or Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act. A complaint was filed Feb. 11 through the Women and Children Protection Desk in Taguig City …

Just like other Filipino sporting greats, Yuka Saso will also have her own commemorative stamp as a fitting tribute to her achievement as the first Filipino and youngest player to win the prestigious Women’s US Open golf. The Philippine Postal Office (PhilPost) began the release of the stamps featuring the 20-year-old Filipina-Japanese golf sensation, who was the youngest player ever …

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) will start searching for Filipino athletes who could qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano and Cortina in Italy, according to POC President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino. The POC will encourage the Philippine Ski and Snowboard Federation (PSSF) and Philippine Skating Union (PSU) to immediately start their campaign for the 2026 Winter Games. …

Following his award-winning performance at the Orlen Cup in Poland (a season-best 5.81 meters jump for the gold), pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena finished 10th place out of 12 competitors at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais in Lievin, France. Obiena, who owns the Asian pole vault record of 5.93 meters (m), could only muster 5.61m, even needing three attempts to clear the …

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) board will award P1,250,000 worth of special incentives for the Philippine Women’s Football Team for qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women World Cup. The PSC board approved the incentive in recognition of “the significance of their breakthrough performance during the Asian Cup and the qualification to the 2023 World Cup,” said PSC chairman William “Butch” …

Manny Pacquiao was ranked ninth place in Ring Magazine top 100 boxers of all time list – enshrining the presidential hopeful as one of the greatest boxers of all time, capturing 14 world titles in eight weight classes including three Ring Magazine championships. Pacquiao held the Ring’s featherweight title from 2003 to 2005, the junior lightweight championship in 2008, and …

The ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) has approved the city of Solo, Indonesia to host the 11th ASEAN Para Games scheduled on July 23 to 30. This was announced during the Board of Governors meeting attended virtually by 10 member nations, replacing Hanoi, Vietnam after it withdrew from hosting last year due to pandemic concerns. This would be the second …

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said it was “chilling” to see how distraught Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was treated by her coach after falling several times in the Beijing Olympics final. Bach said he was “very disturbed” to see 15-year-old Valieva’s performance, having been controversially cleared to compete despite failing a drugs test in December. “I was …

EJ Obiena ruled the Orlen Cup in Poland February 12, 2022 by clearing 5.81 meters on his first try to win the tournament after coming off an eighth-place finish two days ago at the Beijer Stavhoppsgala Uppsala in Sweden. Brazil’s Thiago Braz, former Olympic champion, and home bet Piotr Lisek finished second and third, respectively with similar 5.71m clearance. Obiena, 26-year-old, …

Yuka Saso, US Women’s Open champion at 19, achieved a new milestone — a spot in the roster of sport’s greats in the USGA Golf Museum’s Hall of Champions. “A new star in the women’s game” was how Saso was described during the announcement rites at the US Golf Association Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History in New …