Pete Apolinar, left, and Christian Araneta face off during a sparring session inside the 'bubble' at the International Pharmaceutical Inc. compound in Cebu City. (Photo courtesy of Omega Boxing Promotions) Four fighters from the Omega Boxing Promotions in Cebu City are now inside a ‘bubble’...
Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) has granted the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) pro status, making it the first professional chess league in the country. GAB chairman Baham Mitra hopes the development would boost...
From left, Rain or Shine's Vince Tolentino, Ryan Arana and Prince Rivero participate in their clustered training at Reyes Gym in Mandaluyong. (PBA Image) Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra visited a workout session of a PBA team Thursday and was satisfied with what he saw, making him...
The Azkals Development Team prior to its friendly match against Army earlier this year. (Photo from Philippine Azkals) The Philippines Football League formally sent an endorsement letter to the Games and Amusements Board seeking to allow guest team Azkals Development Team to proceed with its...
Training for collegiate leagues like the NCAA and the UAAP is on standby as CHED forms a technical working group to craft guidelines before allowing student-athletes to resume practice. (MB File Photo / Jansen Romero) Collegiate athletes like the ones in the NCAA and UAAP would have to wait a...
CHED to issue show cause orders to UST, NU amid training controversies Former UST Tigers coach Aldin Ayo, who resigned amid controversies surrounding the 'Sorsogon bubble.' (UAAP) The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) will issue show cause orders to University of Santo Tomas and National...
After successful return to practice, Marcial hopes favorable response from JAO Group for scrimmages PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) PBA commissioner Willie Marcial is taking the next big step to restarting the stalled Philippine Cup two weeks after the pro league got the green light...
UST Tigers coach Aldin Ayo (UAAP) Officials of the Joint Administrative Order Group and Commission on Higher Education have agreed to submit a report to the Inter-Agency Task Force on possible sanctions of the University of Santo Tomas when its men’s basketball team reportedly conducted a...
UST Tigers coach Aldin Ayo (UAAP) Officials of the Joint Administrative Order Group are studying if University of Santo Tomas violated JAO guidelines when it reportedly conducted a training bubble in Sorsogon during quarantine. Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra, who is part of the...
After meeting with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Thursday, officials of the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) Group are set to draw guidelines for the possible resumption of training by collegiate teams. (MB Photo / Jansen Romero, File) Officials of the Joint Administrative Order (JAO)...
UST Tigers head coach Aldin Ayo (UAAP) Will the raging UAAP issue turn into a legal battle? This question arose after University of Santo Tomas, one of the schools being accused of allegedly violating government health protocols, brought in two legal counsels in Tuesday afternoon’s meeting with...
Former boxing champion turned promoter Gerry Peñalosa said that while he is grateful to the government for allowing the sport to return, he knows it is going to be hard to promote a fight during the coronavirus pandemic. Two-time world boxing champion turned promoter Gerry Peñalosa (MB File...
