Sports NEWS

The facility of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) at the Teacher’s Camp in Baguio City is almost ready to host the bubble training of combat sport teams set to compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam later this year.

South Korean mixed martial arts veteran Seo Hee Ham is looking to knock out No. 1 women’s atomweight contender Denice Zamboanga when they clash in the Circle for the first round of the division’s inaugural grand prix.

Filipina skateboarding sensation Margielyn Didal is looking to secure a podium finish in the Street Skateboarding World Championships in Rome, Italy.

Bienvenido Marañon could soon become a Filipino citizen after the Spanish-born footballer’s naturalization bill was transmitted to Malacanang for President Duterte’s signature.

Roberto Gomez and Jeff de Luna aim to add their names into the list of Filipino winners when they compete in the World Pool Championship which starts Sunday, June 6 in Milton Keynes, England.

Teen sensation Alex Eala guns for her first Grand Slam singles title when she competes in the French Open Juniors Championships starting on June 6.

Pole vaulter EJ Obiena toughened up his Tokyo Olympics preparations after capturing the gold medal in the Gothenburg Athletics Grand Prix in Gothenburg, Sweden Wednesday (early Thursday in Manila).

Newly-crowned MPL Philippines Season 7 champion Blacklist International and runner-up Execration battle separate foes in the group stage of the Mobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup (MSC) 2021 slated to kick off on June 7.

Kiel “OHEB” Soriano couldn’t be more grateful to Blacklist International and the whole Tier One Entertainment organization for molding him into a championship-caliber player right in his first season in the MPL Philippines.

Filipino team Execration is set to slug it out against tough oppositions in the wildcard stage of the WePlay AniMajor in Kiev, Ukraine starting on Wednesday night, June 2 (PH time).

Pole vaulter EJ Obiena intensifies his Tokyo Olympics preparations when he competes in the Gothenburg Athletics Grand Prix in Gothenburg, Sweden Wednesday (early Thursday in Manila).

National athletes bound for the 31st Southeast Asian Games late this year can now hold their respective bubble trainings following the latest guidelines issued by the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) group.

One of Team Lakay’s new breeds has joined ONE Championship.

The Philippine Azkals will play their Group A matches in the joint qualifiers of the World Cup and Asian Cup in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates instead of Suzhou, China.

Officials of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) have expressed confidence that basketball and volleyball would be played in Season 96 that is set to start on June 13.

Longtime sports patron MILO has partnered with the Philippine Jump Rope Association (PJRA) and the Department of Education in promoting the sport of jump rope to the grassroots level through the “10 million skips challenge.”

Grandmaster Wesley So failed to cash in on his chances and succumbed to Magnus Carlsen in the finals of the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Tuesday, June 1.

Fil-American Patrick Coo missed a berth in the Tokyo Olympics after yielding to veteran rivals in the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Bogota, Colombia over the weekend.