The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) has rescheduled its planned training bubble for national athletes and the annual National Open from late this year to early 2021. PATAFA chief Philip Juico said their request to hold the two programs are still pending the approval of the...
Enthusiasts and professional athletes like Kim Remolino will benefit if the proposal of a "triathlon bubble" gets an approval from the IATF. (Photo from Kim Remolino’s Facebook account) The Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) plans to hold a sprint race event with hopes of slowly...
CLINT Aranas, one of two candidates vying for the presidency of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), will be the lone special guest in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) webcast Forum on Tuesday (Nov.3). The president of the World Archery Philippines is expected to talk about his...
NBA revenues fell 10% to $8.3 billion for the 2019-20 season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, ESPN reported Wednesday, saying the league lost $800 million in ticket income alone. Citing financial numbers shared with league clubs and obtained by ESPN, the report said the NBA lost $400 million in...
The Premier Volleyball League will discuss to the league members the details of the joint resolution between the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) which sets the parameters of identifying the professional and amateur ranks. Sports Vision president Ricky...
On its 29th year, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines, together with the United Korean Community Association in the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, will be bringing the 2020 Philippines-Korea Cultural Exchange...
GAMES and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Abraham "Baham" Mitra goes on board as the lone special guest in the webcast edition of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum on Tuesday. Foremost to be discussed by Mitra is the recent resolution jointly issued by GAB and the Philippine...
The credit card industry, like many other sectors, is no stranger to the adverse effects of the country’s widespread lockdown. As different types of businesses were forced to stop operations, credit card usage also slumped this year. As economic challenges continue to pile up, unemployment rates...
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (Photo by Stacy Revere / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) The NBA is looking at starting a 72-game 2020-21 season in December and finishing in time for players to compete at the Tokyo Olympics according to multiple reports Friday. The Athletic and ESPN, citing unnamed...
Despite the pandemic, the Philippines, the world’s top nickel producer and one of the most highly mineralized countries globally, may still end up with the same output of 40 million to 45 million wet metric tons (WMT) of nickel ore this year. Moreover, nickel mining firms may even book...
Local food producers across all agricultural sectors – palay, corn, hogs, poultry, and fishery – have complained about a sector-wide crisis being experienced now in agriculture, which they said was triggered by low farm-gate prices, falling production, and lack of government support. In a...
ONE Championship Images Filipino-American fighter Mark Striegl is not looking far away when it comes to the Philippines' competitiveness in combat sports. Striegl, who grew up in the mountains of Baguio, lauded the famed Benguet-based stable Team Lakay for making a name in mixed martial arts...
