Barring any hitch surrounding the recent change in ownership, United City FC will play its remaining group stage matches in the AFC Cup in Vietnam this September. The Asian Football Confederation made the announcement Thursday with Vietnam set to host Group F in Ho Chi Minh City and Group G in...
‘We regret that it was scrapped but we have to move forward' -- Cojuangco-Jaworski Equestrian Association of the Philippines president Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski (Photo from Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski's Instagram account) As much as she loves the sport dearly, Equestrian Association of the...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Presidential Photo) Sports shared a brief spotlight in President Duterte’s 5th State of the Nation Address on Monday, highlighting the creation of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) and the success of the country’s Southeast Asian Games hosting last year. The...
Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / Alvin Kasiban) Host Vietnam is keeping its hosting of the 2021 Southeast Asian Games limited almost exclusively to the staging of Olympic and Asian Games events. Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino, who...
Grandmaster Joey Antonio captures the 1st Asian Seniors Online Chess Championship Grandmaster Joey Antonio smashed Indian Nassir Wajih to capture the 1 st Asian Seniors Online Chess Championship crown. The 58-year-old Antonio, seeded fifth and the lowest ranked among the five GMs who made it...
Filipino-American Natalie Uy shatters the Philippine-record and Southeast Asian Games mark of 4.25 meters after tying her personal best of 4.30 meters and placing sixth at the Acadia Invitational in Greenville, South Carolina. (YouTube screengrab / ESPN) Filipino-American pole vaulter Natalie Uy...
National wrestler Jason Balabal, center, is flanked by world boxing champion Jerwin Ancajas, left, and actor Rocco Nacino. National wrestler Jason Balabal is more than halfway from earning the coveted SEAL badge from the Philippine Navy. Just last week, Balabal, a former Southeast Asian Games...
Three more members of the Philippine water polo team are expected to join the frontline from the Philippine Air Force in the battle against COVID-19. (MB File Photo / Mark Balmores) Three more water polo national team members are expected to join the COVID-19 frontline from the Philippine Air...
In this file photo, the Esports Philippine Team Sibol took home the gold after defeating Thailand in the DOTA 2 championship match during the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City last December. (MB File Photo / Alvin Kasiban) The Philippine Olympic Committee...
In this file photo, the Philippine water polo team celebrates after a draw with Singapore to earn a sure silver medal finish in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games at the New Clark City Aquatic Center in Tarlac. (MB File Photo / Mark Balmores) The water polo community in the Southeast Asian region will...
Ada Milby of the Philippine women's rugby team Following her contribution to promote the sport, the international community recognized the efforts of Ada Milby when she was included to the list of 50 Most Influential People in Rugby. Milby is a member of the PH women’s national team that won the...
Medal-rich events for PH scrapped Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino (PSA Images) The country will appeal for the inclusion of arnis, triathlon and obstacle course in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games after they were scrapped in the proposed sports lineup. Philippine Olympic...
