New songs from sophomore acts and newly sprung record labels are this week’s feature. Ethan Loukas We first heard singer-songwriter Ethan Loukas last year when we reviewed that wonderful, easy listening tune he did with Leanne & Naara, “Meant To Be.”We thought then Ethan was a regional...
Sangiao remembers departed 'Master Felix' Felix Agayas, the first kickboxing mentor of Team Lakay coach Mark Sangiao, passed away Friday midnight. He was 70. Felix Agayas, left, first kickboxing mentor of Team Lakay coach Mark Sangiao has passed away at 70. (Photo from Mark Sangiao's Facebook page)...
A close up shot of the Official NBA Spalding basketball with the 2020 logo on it during practice as part of the NBA Restart 2020 on July 16, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. (Bill Baptist / NBAE via Getty Images / AFP) The National Basketball Association has severed ties to a training center in China's...
(Clockwise from left) Ben&Ben, DAY6’s Young K and NCT’s Mark (Twitter/Instagram) Award-winning Pinoy band Ben&Ben and their song “Leaves” entered South Korean music chart Melon’s real-time search, apparently after getting shout-outs from members of K-pop idol groups. Fan...
The Toronto Blue Jays play an intrasquad game at Rogers Centre on July 9, 2020 in Toronto, Canada. (Mark Blinch / Getty Images / AFP) The Toronto Blue Jays will not play their 2020 Major League Baseball home games in their own ballpark after the Canadian government refused to give them...
Team Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao (ONE Championship Images) The Benguet warriors of Team Lakay are just waiting for match offers from ONE Championship after announcing the return of its flagship event on July 31. Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao said the announcement is good news for the team since...
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank continues to enlist the services of Filipino fighters in his twice-weekly shows in Las Vegas. Filipino boxer Mark John Yap, former Orient-Pacific Boxing Federation bantamweight champion, is set to face Colombian Miguel "Escorpion" Marriaga at The Bubble...
Grandmaster Joey Antonio is set to spearhead a slew of Filipino masters in the Asian Seniors Online Chess Championship next week. Grandmaster Joey Antonio will spearhead a slew of Filipino masters when they plunge into action in the Asian Seniors Online Chess Championship on July 13 to 21. Antonio,...
Genaro Gamez, right, towers over Filipino Reymond Yanong after a knockout win in the first round of their eight-round welterweight bout. (Top Rank Images) Reymond Yanong of the Philippines suffered a first-round knockout to American rival Genaro Gamez in their scheduled eight-round welterweight...
Mark Magsayo checks in at the Wild Card in Hollywood. (Team Magsayo Images) The process of whipping Mark Magsayo into shape has kicked in after Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, conditioning coach Justin Fortune and the top Filipino featherweight finally joined hands together in Los Angeles. Less...
Darwin Laylo The National Chess Federation of the Philippines will hold a two-day tryout this weekend for the team it will field to the first FIDE Online Olympiad 2020 slated July 22 to August 30. NCFP executive director Cliburn Orbe announced in the group’s official Facebook page that...
Team Lakay coach Mark Sangiao, center, wants to leave the decision to stablemates Joshua Pacio, left, and Lito Adiwang, right, if the two strawweight fighters should meet in the Circle. (ONE Championship Images) Team Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao has added his voice to the possible scenario of...
