Wesley So Defending champion Wesley So clung to the lead with two others after drawing his ninth-round match Saturday in the 2021 US Chess Championships at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri. So halved the point with Daniel Naroditsky in 31 moves of a Bishop’s Opening to hike his tally to 5.5...
38880 Grandmaster Wesley So drew with Sam Shankland to stay at the helm with two others after eight rounds of the 2021 US Chess Championships Thursday. The defending champion So split the point after 42 moves of a Ruy Lopez duel to slightly hike his tally to 5 points with three rounds left in the...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So overpowered former child prodigy John Burke to seize a share of the lead after seven rounds in the 2021 US Chess Championships at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri Wednesday. Playing black, the Cavite-born So outplayed the 20-year-old Burke in 34 moves of a Ruy...
Two young Filipina weightlifters brought honor to the Philippines after bagging medals in the recently concluded 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. PH PRIDE--Philippine Consul General to Jeddah Edgar Tomas Q. Auxilian (rightmost)...
Wesley So Defending champion Wesley So drew with Leiner Dominguez Perez for a share of third place after six rounds in the 2021 US Chess Championships at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri Tuesday. The 27-year-old So split the point in 37 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Accepted to slightly improve...
Rose Jean Ramos Rose Jean Ramos made heads turn Wednesday after reaping two gold and one silver medal in the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Ramos ruled in snatch and total by lifting 67 and 147kilograms, respectively, while...
By REYNALD MAGALLON Team Secret’s all-Filipino team officially qualified for the first-ever Horizon Cup following its 3-2 reverse sweep of Buriram United Esports in the lower bracket finals of the Wild Rift SEA Championships 2021 on Saturday, October 2. Down by two games, Team Secret played with...
Photo from Powerlifting Association of the Philippines Filipina athletes Veronica Ompod and Jane Erasmo gave honor to the Philippines as they earned medals in the recent World Classic Powerlifting Championships held in Halmstad, Sweden. Ompod bagged four gold medals as she dominated the 43kg...
Photo from PNVF Players from Team Rebisco and Team Choco Mucho are eager to strut their stuff on the international stage for the first time in two years when they battle in the 2021 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship starting Friday in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. This would be the first...
Yuka Saso (AFP/File photo) Filipino-Japanese golfer Yuka Saso punctuated her return to action with a pair of eagles that highlighted her six-under par 65 final round performance in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Sunday (Monday in Manila) at the Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Northwest...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Tokyo Olympics veteran Yuka Saso displayed her old deadly form as she fired a bogey-free performance of six-under par 65 in the second round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Northwest Arkansas. The...
Photo by Munehiro Kugimiya Carlos Yulo returned to competition after his Tokyo Olympics campaign by capturing one gold and one bronze medal in the 2021 All-Japan Senior and Masters Gymnastics Championships in Yamagata Thursday. Yulo ruled the floor exercise where he is the reigning world champion...
