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Top seeds Laguna Heroes and Iloilo Kisela Knights routed their rivals to lead the semifinalists in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All Filipino Conference Wednesday, March 24, via chess.com.

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is requesting the Armed Forces of the Philippines for a renewal of detailed service to military athletes and coaches serving at the frontlines during the pandemic.

Alex Eala is expected to bring her brief experience at the 2021 Miami Open in the W60 Bellinzona tournament next month in Switzerland.

Veteran spiker Manilla Santos will not see action in the upcoming Premier Volleyball League Open Conference.

Alex Eala faltered in her first Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournament after bowing out in the first round qualifying of the 2021 Miami Open early Tuesday, March 23 (Manila time).

Top-seeded teams Laguna Heroes and Iloilo Kisela Knights banner the field when the quarterfinals of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) All-Filipino Conference fires off on Wednesday, March 24.

Grandmaster Wesley So absorbed a beating at the hands of world champion Magnus Carlsen to end up fourth in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Invitational Monday, March 22.

Junior teen sensation Alex Eala gears up for her stint at the Miami Open by practicing with no less than reigning French Open champion Iga Swiatek.

Grandmaster Eugene Torre believes having former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov visit the country would boost the sports’ popularity in the local scene as efforts are already underway to bring the Russian legend this year.

Philippine team mainstays Treat Huey and Ruben Gonzales fell short in their respective bids at the Cleveland ATP Challenger after seeing action with different partners over the weekend.

Efforts are already underway to bring former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov to Baguio City, a place where the Russian fought one of the most controversial world championship matches in his career.

Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino is confident more Filipino athletes will earn berths to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics following the recent addition of boxers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam to the Japan-bound contingent.

World champion boxer Nesthy Petecio believed that the guidance of her late best friend, Alexcel Dargantes, was instrumental in her journey of becoming the latest athlete to earn a spot in the Tokyo Olympics.

Two-time United States champion Wesley So could not find a way to break a solid-playing Anish Giri of the Netherlands to crash out in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Invitational Saturday, March 20.

The government, through the Philippine Sports Commission, is doing everything it can to provide for national athletes despite the pandemic after it released more than half a billion pesos for their campaigns in 2020 alone.

Jordan Clarkson took to social media his support against racial discrimination following the increasing hate attacks happening in the United States.

Alex Eala gears up for the prestigious Miami Open scheduled next week when she arrives in Florida Wednesday, March 17.

Former NBA star Shawn Bradley has been paralyzed after being struck from behind by a car while riding a bicycle near his home in January, he revealed Wednesday.