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Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna lifted the Philippines to a shock 2.5-1.5 win over fancied Slovenia Saturday to barge back into the top 20 in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.

Pole vaulter EJ Obiena resumed his winning ways and snagged another bronze medal in the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzow, Poland Saturday.

The Philippines rode on Grandmaster Mark Paragua’s giant-sized victory over world chess heavyweight Jan-Krzysztof Duda to lift the Philippines to a gutsy 2-2 draw with fifth seed Poland in the seventh round Friday in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.

Alex Eala lost steam in the W100 Grodzisk Mazowiecki International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament Wednesday after bowing to her German foe in Poland.

The Philippine men’s team held higher-ranked Israel to an upset 2-2 draw Wednesday night after six rounds in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.

The Philippine men’s team banked on Grandmaster Mark Paragua as it stunned higher-ranked Sweden, 2.5-1.5, in the fifth round of the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India Tuesday night.

A horse owner with a big heart has lent a helping hand to track legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado, who is battling Stage 4 breast cancer.

The Philippines is sending four teams to compete in the Asian Junior Tenpin Bowling Championships scheduled on Aug. 14 to 20 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Philippine men’s and women’s teams overpowered Monaco and Angola with similar 3.5-0.5 scores in the fourth round of the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India Monday night.

The Philippine men’s team bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Cyprus while its women’s counterpart yielded to Serbia, 2.5-1.5, after three rounds in the 44th world Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India Sunday night.

The Philippines survived Nicaragua, 2.5-1.5, to stay unscathed in the women’s division even as the men’s team sustained a 3-1 loss to fancied Azerbaijan after two rounds of the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India Saturday night.

PLDT survived a gallant stand put up by an undermanned Cignal and fashioned out a 25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22 victory Saturday to claim a semifinal spot in the Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference at The Arena in San Juan City.

The Philippines blanked their respective men’s and women’s rivals Friday night to jumpstart its 44th World Chess Olympiad campaign in Chennai, India.

Alex Eala fell short on her bid at the W25 El Espinar/Segovia International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament after yielding in the semifinals to hometown bet Eva Guerrero Alvarez, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, Friday in Spain.

EJ Obiena has pledged to give his incentives to track legend Lydia de Vega who is currently battling breast cancer.

Choco Mucho woke up from a long stupor as it eked out a 25-21, 25-17, 22-25, 10-25, 16-14 victory over PLDT Thursday to remain in the semifinal race in the Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference at The Arena in San Juan City.

EJ Obiena propelled to a career-high No. 3 in the pole vault world rankings this week following his historic showing at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon over the weekend.

Alex Eala trounced American Amy Zhu, 6-4, 6-3, to barge into the quarterfinals of the W25 El Espinar/Segovia International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Spain Wednesday.