The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) has fielded in Al-basher Buto, Christian Gian Arca, April Joy Claros and Oshrie Jhames Reyes to the national team it is sending to the World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships on Nov. 27 to Dec. 23. The four placed second in their...
Woman Grandmaster candidate Kylen Joy Mordido blew away the field in leading the march to the grand finals while International Master Daniel Quizon and Jerlyn Mae San Diego faced rough sailing in the local qualifying tournament for the FIDE Online World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships...
Spanish tennis champion Rafael Nadal takes part in the Balearic Golf Championship in Llucmajor on the Spanish island of Mallorca on October 24, 2020. (Photo by JAIME REINA / AFP) Two weeks after his 13th French Open title, Rafael Nadal proved his prowess in another sporting arena when he finished...
There is no doubt that NRX Jeremiah 29:11 is the best Call of Duty Mobile (CODM) team in Southeast Asia. The Filipino squad secured its spot in the first-ever CODM World Championship 2020 after taking down Daivo.FreeSlot of Thailand, 3-2, in the nerve-racking grand finals of the Garena...
World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo (MB File Photo) Olympic-bound Carlos Yulo clinched a bronze medal in vault in the recent 2020 All-Japan Senior Gymnastics Championships in Takasaki, Japan. The 20-year-old world champion shared identical 14.733 points for third place with Kenzo Shirai to settle...
The 2019 Tempo Inter-schools Rapid Chess Championships. (MB Photo) The Endgame Sports Multi-Events, Inc. and National Chess Federation of the Philippines are teaming up in staging the 2020 National Youth Online Chess Championships and Masters Challenge set Sept. 29 to Oct. 10. A guaranteed cash pot...
Mary Ashley Entrina (Instagram) A 16-year-old Filipina and aspiring artist named Mary Ashley Entrina is this year's Grand Champion Vocalist in the World for Senior division at the recently concluded Olympic-style talent event, World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA). In an...
The Brightlights (Facebook) A group composed of four-Filipino teens living in Ireland are competing at the 24th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Anaheim, California. The Brightlights are composed of Joshua Regala, Marby Arriola, Fiona Cassandra Vargas, and Gwenaelle Noval....
Philippine canoe team coach Len Escollante, left, with Hermie Macaranas at the 2015 Singapore Southeast Asian Games. Macaranas also won the gold at the 2019 Manila edition. (Photo from Len Escollante's Facebook) The Philippine Canoe Kayak Federation hopes its athletes will be allowed to train in...
In this file photo, Filipina jin Pauline Lopez banners the Philippine flag after defeating Cambodia’s Aliza Chhoueng to bag the gold medal in women's taekwondo featherweight finals at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium last December. (MB File Photo) The Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) is hosting a...
