“Game of Thrones” stars Rose Leslie and Kit Harington are expecting their first child together. Leslie revealed the news in a cover story and photo shoot for the recent issue of UK’s Make Magazine. In an Instagram post on Saturday, UK’s Make Magazine fashion director Ursula Lake has shared...
Japan is "determined" to host the postponed Olympic Games in 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic, the country's newly elected prime minister Yoshihide Suga told the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2020. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) Japan is "determined" to host the...
Global FC before one of its matches during the 2019 Philippines Football League season. (PFL photo) Global FC, once the golden standard of Philippine football but has fallen on hard times, suffered another blow after being blacklisted by the Games and Amusements Board. GAB came up with the decision...
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) Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Abraham “Baham” Mitra sees the boxing event in...
POC President Bambol Tolentino said the leaner number of sports in Vietnam's hosting of SEA Games could mean a tougher mission for the Filipino athletes. (MB Photo / Alvin Kasiban) Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino said it would be a tough mission for the Filipino athletes to...
Mat Fraser during the Nasty Nancy event. (CrossFit) Reigning champions Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey continued to dominate the first leg of the CrossFit Games 2020 and punched their tickets to a finals berth in California next month. Fraser of the United States and Toomey of Australia ruled Day 1...
Mat Fraser during the Damn Diane event in Day 1 first leg of the CrossFit Games 2020. (CrossFit) Reigning champions Mat Fraser and Tia-Clair Toomey displayed dominance after topping Day 1 of the first leg in the CrossFit Games 2020. Held remotely at their respective gyms Friday, Toomey and Fraser...
PCAP commissioner Paul Elauria, second from right, receives the certificate that formalizes their pro league from GAB Commissioner Mar Masanguid. Also in photo are GAB Chairman Baham Mitra, right, and Commissioner Ed Trinidad, left. Filipino titled players headed by Grandmasters Eugene Torre and...
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...
