BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong has urged the city council to initiate a third-party investigation on the P110-million Baguio tennis court to clear lingering questions surrounding the project. Magalong said an impartial review is necessary to shed light on concerns raised particularly on...
Olympia Ducanes and Joshua Banas reigned supreme in the U15 mixed doubles of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Youth Contender Puerto Princesa 2025 recently. Olympia Ducanes and Joshua Banas Ducanes and Banas defeated compatriot Chloe Silva and Rald Tanghal, 11-2, 11-7, 11-7, in the final to lead the...
Top Filipino doubles player Francis Casey Alcantara is scheduled to compete in a string of high-profile Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger events in the coming months, including the ongoing Bangkok Open 2 in Nonthaburi, Thailand. File Photo (Francis Casey Alcantara Facebook)...
Alex Eala remained on track of claiming her fifth pro title after marching into the semifinal round of the 2024 W50 Indore with a 7-5, 6-2 victory against her Romanian counterpart Anca Alexia Rodoni in India on Friday, Feb. 2. Alex Eala (AFP) Eala broke out of a 5-all deadlock in the...
Alex Eala's bid for a fifth pro title was cut short after suffering a quarterfinal exit in the 2024 W50 Pune women’s singles tournament in India on Thursday, Jan. 26. The Filipina tennis ace went blank in the second set against her Latvian partner turned foe Darja Semenistaja of Hungary,...
Alex Eala marched into the quarterfinals of the 2024 W50 Pune women’s singles tournament in India on Thursday, Jan. 25. The Filipina tennis ace defeated Zeel Desai of Indian in dominant style, 6-1, 6-2, and boosted her bid for a potential fifth pro title two weeks after suffering an early exit in...
Alex Eala couldn’t sustain her impressive form and ran out of steam, ultimately surrendering a 6-2, 3-6, 1-6 loss to Czech Gabriela Andrea Knutson in the semifinal round of the W60 Nantes singles tournament on Friday, Nov. 3, in France. The Filipina tennis star looked primed in qualifying...
Alex Eala reached the second round of the W60 Nantes singles tournament in France after making quick work of local bet Amandine Hesse, 6-3, 6-2, on Tuesday, Oct. 31 (Manila time). Alex Eala (Instagram) The Filipina tennis star found her winning form following back-to-back early exits in her...
LONDON (AFP) -- US tennis player Jenson Brooksby has been banned for 18 months after missing three drug tests in a 12-month window, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said in a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 24. US tennis player Jenson Brooksby (AFP) The 22-year-old from California, who reached...
Alex Eala is back on her quest for a fifth pro title after dominating local bet Natsumi Kawaguchi, 6-3, 6-4, in the first round of the W100 Tokyo International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Alex Eala. (File Photo/Alex Eala's Facebook page) Interestingly, the four-time ITF champion...
The fatigue has finally caught up to Alex Eala as she suffered a 6-3, 4-6, 1-6 finals defeat at the hands of familiar foe Destanee Aiava of Australia in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) W25 Aldershot GB Pro Series on Sunday night, Aug. 20 (Manila time) in Great Britain. After two...
Alex Eala coped brilliantly to emerge victorious against local bet Katy Dunne and advance to the finals of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) W25 Aldershot GB Pro Series, 1-6, 7 (7)-6 (4), 6-3, on Saturday night, Aug. 19 (Manila time) in Great Britain. It will be the Filipina tennis...
