Sarina Bolden’s opening goal was entirely negated as the Philippine women’s national football team suffered a 5-1 loss at the hands of world No. 20 South Korea on Monday, Sept. 25, at the Wenzhou Sports Centre Stadium in China. Filipinas' Sarina Bolden. (PWNFT) The world No. 44 Filipinas...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- She probably ought to have been in primary school, but instead Mazel Paris Alegado -- aged nine -- competed in skateboarding at the Asian Games on Monday, Sept. 25. Filipina skateboarder Mazel Paris Alegado (PSC-POC Media Pool) Alegado, thought to be the youngest athlete at the...
Gilas Pilipinas was off to a winning start in the men’s 3x3 basketball event, taking down Jordan, 13-8, in the 19th Asian Games at the Deqing Geographic Information Par Basketball Court in Hangzhou, China. Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 team John Bryan Sajonia led the way for the Filipinos as he...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- India claimed the first world record of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday, Sept. 25, as hosts China snapped up more gold medals and 15-year-old skateboarder Hinano Kusaki triumphed for Japan. Gold medallist Japan's Hinano Kusaki poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for...
HANGZHOU, China – What’s happening to the people of Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas? Gilas Pilipinas (PBA Images) With the backing of Smart and PLDT top honcho Manny V. Pangilinan, SBP executives should be on top of situation in all matters pertaining to basketball because it is closest to the...
HANGZHOU, China – Tokyo Games bronze medalist Eumir Marcial knows the perils of fighting in a heavier weight division for the first time. Eumir Marcial wins over Mongolia's Dalai Ganzorig. (PSC-POC Media Pool) That’s why one can’t blame him when he just played hard enough in the...
HANGZHOU, China – Forget about the mishandling of the Gilas Pilipinas’ lineup back home, it’s now time to get real. Gilas Pilipinas (PBA Images) The Nationals arrived in this modern city on Sunday, Sept. 24, in high spirits despite the difficulty of coach Tim Cone to assemble a...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- Olympic champions Zhang Yufei and Wang Shun powered to gold on Sunday, Sept. 24, as hosts China won all seven races on the opening night of swimming at the Asian Games, smashing a slew of Asian records. China's Zhang Yufei celebrates winning gold during the medals ceremony for the...
The Gilas Pilipinas women's team is pulling out of the 3x3 basketball event in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China following the denial of the appeal for the two replacement players. Gilas Women program director Pat Aquino said the team had no other choice but to withdraw from the...
HANGZHOU, China – What good about Fil-Canadian swimmer Kayla Sanchez is that she’s humble and forthright. No alibis whatsoever. Kayla Sanchez (File photo) So when she failed in her first test after the Philippine 4x100m freestyle relay team finished a far fifth in the contest...
For the longest time, the traditional barong tagalog has been reimagined to new styles, whether to suit contemporary demands, break gender lines in fashion, or bring to light the wonders of the Philippines' local textiles. All of that centers on one goal, which is to champion the heritage and...
HANGZHOU, China – Tokyo Olympic veteran Eumir Marcial gave Mongolia’s Dalai Ganzorig a neat lesson in boxing while two-time Olympic swimming medalist Kayla Sanchez failed in her first test in the Asian Games here. Eumir Marcial is too classy for his Mongolian opponent....
