Photo from championschesstour.com 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. Playing white and needing just a draw to win the title following a 1-0 lead in the...
Kai Sotto (SBP Images) Kai Sotto is set to arrive in Manila this Monday night in hopes of joining Gilas Pilipinas in the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers on June 16 to 20 in a bubble setup in Clark, Pampanga. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), led by its president Al Panlilio,...
9312 Grandmaster Wesley So settled for a 2-2 draw with world classical champion Magnus Carlsen in the first of their two-set finale in the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Monday, May 31. So stumbled in their first game that ended his 29-game winning streak before recovering his...
Photo from Blacklist International Blacklist International broke the code to emerge as the new champion in the MPL Philippines Season 7. Blacklist unleashed Danerie James "Wise" Del Rosario's Aldous backed by its signature "healing galing" meta in the winner-take-all Game 7 to complete a miraculous...
Banjo Barcenilla Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla destroyed World Cup-bound International Master Paolo Bersamina in their rapid duel to power defending champion Laguna to a 13.5-7.5 thrashing of Caloocan in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Wesley So Cup Saturday, May 29....
Magnus Carlsen, left, and Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So eliminated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia to arrange a title showdown with world classical champion Magnus Carlsen in the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Sunday, May 30. So won the first set, 2.5-1.5, Saturday and took the...
Photo from Blacklist International Blacklist International clinched the first spot in the grand finals of the MPL Philippines Season 7 along with a ticket to the Mobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup (MSC) 2021 after dousing Aura PH, 3-1, in the playoffs upper bracket finals on Saturday, May 29. With...
Photo from Fulham FC website Neil Etheridge and eight others have been ruled out of next week’s resumption of the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers for various reasons. The Azkals said through their social media accounts that Etheridge, coming off a stint with English Football Championship side...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So turned back Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, 2.5-1.5, in the first of their two-game semifinal showdown in the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Saturday, May 29. After drawing the first three games, the world Fischer-Random titlist and two-time...
The Philippine Azkals The Philippine Azkals won’t be playing India in a friendly match prior to the resumption of their campaign in the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers next week. Plans were for the Azkals and India to play in a closed-door friendly as part of both sides’ training camp in Doha,...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So completed a two-game sweep of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to advance to the semifinals of the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Friday, May 28. The reigning Fischer-Random king and two-time United States champion drew their first two games...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) assured that strict health protocols will be implemented to ensure the safety of over 600 local and foreign players, coaches, and staff during the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup Qualifiers Bubble in Clark on June 13. File...
