Ricky Vargas was named chef de mission to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and Al Panlilio will handle the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games as the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) made key appointments during its first General Assembly for the year on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the East Ocean Seafood...
Ricky Vargas has been named as one of the members of the interim Executive Board of the recently-formed Asian Boxing, an organization affiliated with World Boxing that is moving heaven and earth to retain the sport in the Olympics. Ricky Vargas. (File Photo) Vargas, chairman of the Association of...
Ricky Vargas stressed his solid support for the reelection of Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino as president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). And Vargas, Tolentino’s predecessor at the top POC post, couldn’t help but describe politics in the POC as “painful.” “I’m solidly for the...
PARIS – Ricky Vargas, chairman of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP), is hopeful that boxing would be staged in the Los Angeles Games four years from now. Nesthy Petecio, right, delivers bronze medal for the Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (AP) Gaining the...
TNT governor Ricky Vargas was re-elected as chairman of the PBA Board of Governors for the seventh time but this time, he will have a new partner in taking the lead with new vice chairman Alfrancis Chua of Barangay Ginebra. Ricky Vargas is re-elected as chairman of the PBA Board of Governors....
The four-point shot is no longer just an attraction during an all-star game or exhibitions. It is now set to be a staple in PBA games as the Board of Governors has given the green light for its implementation for the upcoming Season 49 during the league annual planning at the Swissotel Nankai in...
By MARK REY MONTEJO PBA Chairman Ricky Vargas revealed that two players who were initially considered to take part in the Gilas Pilipinas training pool dangled a hefty price tag before they could join the Asian Games buildup. PBA Chairman Ricky Vargas (Arnold Quizol) Vargas minced no...
The PBA is now ready to open its doors to at least two new teams as part of the league’s long-term plans. PBA chairman Ricky Vargas made the marching orders to commissioner Willie Marcial during its annual meeting in Paris and was announced during the Season 48 press conference at the Diamond...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Gilas Pilipinas has always been pushed to the edge with a constrained time to prepare for every tournament it is set to join. (From left to right) PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial, Gilas Team Manager Alfrancis Chua, PBA Chairman Ricky Vargas and PBA Vice Chairman...
PARIS, France – PBA Chairman Ricky Vargas is hoping to resolve the ‘governorship’ issue of Converge in a cordial manner the soonest possible as the league prepares for its coming season. *PBA chairman Ricky Vargas (PBA Images/File Photo) * If and when it happens, the amiable TNT governor...
Screenshot from PSA Forum The PBA has scheduled a board meeting next week to decide the fate of the season-ending Governors’ Cup which is currently on hold due to the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the meeting which was called by chairman Ricky Vargas will...
Andray Blatche (FIBA image) PBA chairman Ricky Vargas believes that naturalized players should be given the opportunity to play as locals. Vargas made this sentiment weeks after former Gilas Pilipinas mainstays Andray Blatche and Marcus Douthit expressed their desire to play in the league. Though...
