From left, Beau Belga, Jewel Ponferada, Prince Rivero and Asst. coach Mike Buendia of the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters practice at Reyes Gym on Tuesday. (PBA Images) Now that PBA teams have resumed practice sessions, following strict health guidelines set up by the government, keeping every...
PSC's national training director Marc Velasco (PSA Images) Once national athletes are allowed to return to training for various Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, the Inter-Agency Task Force will implement swab testing procedures before anybody is allowed entry to the Philsports Complex in Pasig City....
The PVL awaits for the Department of Health and Inter-Agency Task Force green light to restart training. (Sports Vision Images) Alyssa Valdez and the rest of the Premier Volleyball League players would have to wait a bit longer for practices and games to resume. League organizer Ricky Palou,...
Practice under strict protocol could commence next week Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra Games and Amusement Board chairman Abraham “Baham” Mitra said he expects the official communication from the Inter-Agency Task Force giving the PBA and pro football to start practice...
Management committee to gather guidelines from other leagues for additional protocols In this file photo, the NorthPort Batang Pier practice social distancing during practice before the government implemented the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila last March. (Photo from...
Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) emphasized the need of Olympic qualifiers to resume their training during the PSC-GAB- DOH Stakeholders' Virtual Meeting hosted by...
Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo and boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) are seeking the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases...
Aguilar, Wong to undergo swab testing, 30-hour community service after participating in five-on-five pickup game Rain or Shine rookie Adrian Wong and Ginebra veteran Japeth Aguilar were fined P20K each by the PBA after participating in a five-on-five pickup game prohibited under the General...
PH kickboxers continue training amid COVID-19 pandemic Philippine kickboxing team (MB Photo / Ali Vicoy) Safety remains paramount for the Samahang Kickboxing ng Pilipinas (SKP), whose athletes have been told to strictly follow stringent government protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic. SKP...
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, TNT KaTropa’s Jayson Castro shoots over Barangay Ginebra San Miguel import Justin Brownlee during their PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinal match. (PBA Images) The incident where several pro and amateur players took part in a five-on-five game prohibited under the current...
In this file photo, Filipino boxer John Riel Casimero bangs the heavy bag during workout in Miami. (Photo courtesy of Sean Gibbons) Amid the celebration over the decision to allow basketball and football to allow their athletes to return to training mode , the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) is...