HANGZHOU, China -- The 12-man Philippine taekwondo team is hoping to conjure the magic of 2006 when the ultra-modern city raises the curtain for the 19th edition of the Asian Games this Saturday, Sept. 23. Jocel Lyn Ninobla. (MB File Photo) Philippine Taekwondo Association Secretary-General Rocky...
JINHUA (AFP) -- North Korea returned to major international competition for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic with a 2-0 win over Taiwan in men's football at the Asian Games on Tuesday, Sept. 19. North Korea’s Ri Jo Guk (center) celebrates his goal with teammates during the football...
Air Force cadet Glyzzel Anne Monsanto ruled the women’s 100-meter dash in breakaway fashion on Tuesday, Sept. 19, to cap a fruitful campaign and become the first triple gold medalist in the ROTC Games Luzon leg at the Cavite State University track oval in Indang. Air Force cadet Glyzzel Anne...
Philippine women’s national football team captain Hali Long and World Cup history maker Sarina Bolden banner the 21-member roster for Asian Games this September in Hangzhou, China. The world No. 44 Filipinas flew to China a day prior ahead of the Asiad, where they were tangled with South...
Gilas Pilipinas is bracing for all the possibilities involving the team’s final composition for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Arvin Tolentino, Kevin Alas, Chris Ross and CJ Perez get Gilas callups The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and the PBA, in a joint press conference...
The Philippine golf team hit a snag on Tuesday, Sept. 19, after the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (HAGOC) denied the country’s request of a change in lineup for the 19 th Asian Games set to start this weekend. The PH golf team's gold-medal campaign rests on the heavy shoulders of...
The Philippine men’s and women’s beach volleyball team posted contrasting results on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the start of the preliminaries in the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The little-known pair of Khylem Progella and Grydelle Matibag made their ambitious campaigns felt with a...
Army cadets Jaymark Balicha and Jesamae Licup beat their rivals in contrasting fashion in ruling the men’s and women’s 200-meter runs, respectively, Monday at the start of the Reserve Officer Training Corps Games Luzon leg at the Cavite State University track oval in Indang on Monday,...
Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena and skateboarder Margielyn Didal will serve as the country's flag bearers in the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China scheduled on Sept. 23. EJ Obiena, left, and Margielyn Didal will carry the country's colors in the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) promised an additional P1 million cash incentive for every gold medal that will be won in the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China slated on Sept. 23. POC President Bambol Tolentino announced during the send-off ceremony for the Asiad-bound athletes that gold...
With the right blend of smarts and personality, Bicolana morena beauty Angel Brahms Malavega Bernarldez topped other entries to emerge as the Miss Reserved Officer Training Corps Luzon champion in the pageant held last Saturday night, Sept. 16, at the Cavite State University International...
Gilas Pilipinas has shifted its preparation to a higher gear as it entered its closed-door training camp at the Inspire Sports Academy in Laguna on Sunday, Sept. 17, with only a week left before the Asian Games. Gilas Pilipinas during its first day of training at the Inspire Sports Academy...
