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A 75-year-old Frenchman attempting to row across the Atlantic “to laugh at old age” was found dead in his cabin at sea Saturday, his support team said.

Journal Group of Publications publisher and editor-in-chief Augusto “Gus” Villanueva, considered the doyen of local sportswriters and a pillar in Philippine journalism, passed away at home early yesterday morning. He was 83.

Philippine Postal Corp. unveiled its “SALAMAT – Pagpupugay sa mga Alamat” series: the ROBERT JAWORSKI – LIVING LEGEND commemorative stamps to honor the basketball legend in a ceremony held at the Philippine Post Office on Saturday, October 16.

Football great Pele said on Thursday he is feeling "better" and joked that he can't wait to get back to playing the beautiful game, just two weeks after leaving hospital following surgery on a colon tumor.

After an explosive September for ONE Championship’s mixed martial artists, The Home Of Martial Arts now turns their focus to the kickboxers.  

The Philippines’ largest sports retailer DECATHLON and the Philippines’ largest mall developer SM SUPERMALLS forge on with 2021 store openings at SM City North Edsa and SM Mall of Asia. Further expansion is planned as multiple stores are expected in the next two years.

Senators expressed their support for the 2022 budget allocation of the Philippine Sports Commission and called for higher allotment for the agency.

From swimming to soccer, running to horse riding, Afghanistan's new sports chief said Tuesday that the Taliban will allow 400 sports -- but declined to confirm if women can play a single one.

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez and the commissioners thanked all of the six Filipino Paralympians, coaches, officials, and support staff after the delegation wrapped up its Tokyo Paralympic Games campaign Sunday

Deputy House Speaker Eric Martinez expounds on the latest bill he filed in Congress pertaining to Philippine sports in the online session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum this Tuesday (August 31).

Diaz's monumental accomplishment gave the other Filipino athletes in the Tokyo Games a much needed inspiration to compete and complete the country’s best finish ever in the Olympics.

Paralympic sport got under way in Tokyo on Wednesday, after a high-energy and poignant opening ceremony, with the first golds up for grabs in cycling, wheelchair fencing and swimming.

As the Paralympic Games begin, Japan's efforts to improve accessibility and inclusion are in the spotlight, with many arguing there is still plenty of work to do.

The Tokyo Paralympics open Tuesday after a year-long pandemic delay and with the virus continuing to cast a long shadow as Japan battles a record surge in cases.

House Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero (1-Pacman Partylist) on Saturday, August 21, delivered his promise to the Tokyo Olympics boxing medalists while making an appeal to one of them.

A first coronavirus case has been detected in the Paralympic Village, days before the Games open, organisers said Thursday as Japan battles a record wave of infections.

The country’s six Paralympians will be feted on Thursday, August 19, in a virtual send-off ceremony arranged by the Philippine Sports Commission.

Leopoldo Serantes, who won bronze in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, will receive P100,000 per month for life for his service to the country.