Bianca Pagdanangan (AFP) Tokyo Olympics veteran Bianca Pagdanganan is set to compete in her 10th LPGA tournament as she begins her bid in the Cambia Portland Classic scheduled Sept. 16 to 19 at The Oregon Golf Club. This is the first tournament for the 23-year-old Pagdanganan after she made her...
Patrick Cantlay of the United States celebrates with the FedEx Cup after winning during the final round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on September 05, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Patrick Cantlay held off...
2021 FIBA 3X3 Montreal WT - Prep - Zach Huang vs Mac Tallo Manila Chooks TM is embracing the underdog tag when it competes in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Montreal Masters which starts on Sunday, Sept. 5 at Place des Festivals. Mark Yee, Mac Tallo, Zach Huang and Dennis Santos are scheduled to face...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So succumbed to Alireza Firouzja of France in the two-game blitz tiebreaker, 1.5-0.5, to crash out of the quarterfinals of the Aimchess US Rapid Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Thursday, Sept. 2. The 27-year-old So, born in Cavite but is now an American, drew the first...
Grandmaster Wesley So fell prey to Alireza Firouzja of France, 2.5-0.5, in the first of their two-day quarterfinal showdown in the Aimchess US Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Wednesday. So lost the first game in 52 moves of a Nimzo-Indian as well as the second in 70 moves of a Queen’s...
MB File Photo Grandmaster Wesley So dismantled Netherlands’ Jorden van Foreest to barge into the quarterfinals of the Aimchess US Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Tuesday, August 31. So prevailed after 35 moves of a Nimzo-Indian Defense in the 15 th and last round to finish the...
Grandmaster Wesley So bounced back from a first-round loss to Magnus Carlsen to stay in the magic eight of the online $100,000 Aimchess US Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Saturday. Photo from tournament website The Cavite-born, 27-year-old So yielded to Carlsen in a Gruenfeld duel in...
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States plays a shot on the 16th hole during the third round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 28, 2021 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (AFP) Bryson DeChambeau's bid to run away with the BMW Championship came undone on the back nine on...
Photo from tournament website Grandmaster Wesley So halved the point with fellow American Leinier Dominguez Perez to finish third in the Sinquefield Cup of the Grand Chess Tour in Saint Louis, Missouri Thursday (Friday in Manila). So agreed to a draw after 35 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Accepted to...
Photo from Grand Chess Tour Facebook page Grandmaster Wesley So drew with France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the eighth and penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup to virtually clinch the overall Grand Chess Tour (GCT) title Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). So battled Vachier-Lagrave in a Ruy...
Wesley So, left, battles Sam Shankland (Photo courtesy of Saint Louis Chess Club, Austin Fuller) Grandmaster Wesley So drew with fellow American Sam Shankland that sent him down to a three-way tie for second after seven rounds in the Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, Missouri...
Grandmaster Wesley So fought fellow American Jeffery Xiong to a draw to stay at the helm after six rounds in the Sinquefield Cup of the Grand Chess Tour Monday. Coming off a one-day tournament break, So remained solid with the black pieces to split the point with Xiong after 54 moves of a Semi-Slav...