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Filipino bantamweight champions Nonito Donaire (who holds the WBC belt) and John Riel Casimero (WBO belt) are set to face off for an all-Filipino mega unification bout on August 14 with the venue still to be determined. The 38-year-old Donaire said they already started a training camp in preparation for ‘Belt #2’. Donaire took the WBC bantamweight belt last May …

Practical shooter Jayson Valdez has claimed an Olympic slot, becoming the 12th Filipino athlete to go to Tokyo next month.

Gilas Pilipinas wrapped up the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers with a perfect record after beating arch nemesis South Korea twice.

After Filipina tennis prodigy Alex Eala reached halfway through the rare feat of winning all four juniors Grand Slams, Alex is setting her sights at making waves at the Wimbledon Championships in London next month.

Filipino-Japanese karateka Junna Tsukii will not be going to the Olympics after failing to be included in the official list of complete participants that was recently released.

World Skate confirmed that Margielyn Didal has qualified in the skateboarding street event at the Olympics, making her the 10th Filipino to earn slots to Tokyo.

The fighting senator Manny Pacquiao, former stalwart of Top Rank promotions, appears to be a massive underdog against Errol Spence in their August 21 welterweight bout, but Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum insists he simply cannot be ruled out.

The Philippine Azkals blasted its way to the next round of the Asian Cup Qualifiers after blanking Guam, 3-0, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Filipino cue artist Roberto Gomez was defeated by American Skyler Woodward, 7-11, in the round-of-16 at the 2021 World Pool Championship in Milton Keynes, England.

Weightlifter Elreen Ando is now the 11th Filipino athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, earning the slot through the continental quota for the women’s minus-64 kg division.