IT'S THE SMALL THINGS It is no surprise that Mother’s Day which we celebrated last Sunday falls in the month of May. After all, if you are Catholic, May is the month the church has set aside to honor Mama Mary. Although no words would suffice or do justice in truly giving her the honor that she...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS For some reason, this Mother’s Day hits differently from the rest. Having my own now, the definition of the word, and the role has most certainly transformed right before my very eyes, and continues to evolve everyday. Three months later, and suffice to...
Alex Eala achieved another milestone after reaching a career-high singles ranking of 162 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) this week. Alex Eala continues to improve her singles ranking in the Women's Tennis Association. (File Photo/Alex Eala Facebook) Eala, who will turn 19 in two weeks,...
Alex Eala came up short against world No. 30 Sorana Cirstea, absorbing a 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-4 loss on Thursday, April 25, in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain. Alex Eala The 18-year-old Eala put up a gallant stand against her 27 th -seeded Romanian rival by claiming the second set,...
Alex Eala claimed the scalp of world No. 41 Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, to advance to the second round of the prestigious Mutua Madrid Open in Spain on Tuesday, April 23. Alex Eala advances to the second round of the Madrid Open. (File Photo/Alex Eala Facebook) The 18-year-old Eala...
Alex Eala has risen anew to a career-high singles ranking in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), jumping three notches from No. 172 to No. 169 this week. Alex Eala continues her campaign in the international scene with a new career-high WTA singles ranking. (File Photo) The development came...
Melvin Jerusalem pumped life back into Philippine boxing with his Easter Sunday feat in Nagoya, Japan. Melvin Jerusalem (Arnold Quizol) While the country was observing Lent, the pride of Bukidnon went about business on enemy territory and successfully wrested the WBC minimumweight belt from...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS There has been an unexplained and abrupt silence in this space since January, and I heavily apologize for that. My last piece was a welcome to the new year and ended with the desire to share my goals and set my intentions for the new year (as I always do) but alas, that never...
Alex Eala and French partner Estelle Cascino dug deep into their bag of tricks to stun their top-seeded rivals and capture the doubles title in the W75 Croissy-Beaubourg International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in France on Saturday, March 30. Alex Eala claims her second ITF doubles title...
Alex Eala and French partner Estelle Cascino routed their rivals to advance to the doubles final of the W75 Croissy-Beaubourg International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in France on Friday, March 29. The unseeded pair clipped the hard-serving duo of Kira Pavlova and Luxembourg’s Marie...
Alex Eala returned to action with a bang after advancing to the second round of the W75 Croissy-Beaubourg International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in France on Tuesday, March 26. Alex Eala books a second round berth after beating her French rival. (File Photo/Alex Eala Facebook) The...
Alex Eala vowed to come back stronger in future tournaments after falling short of qualifying to the main draw round of the prestigious Miami Open 2024 in Florida on Tuesday, March 19. Alex Eala almost made it to the main draw round of the WTA1000 Miami Open event. (Alex Eala Facebook) The...