Yuka Saso of the Philippines tees off on the second hole during round three of the ANA Inspiration at the Dinah Shore course at Mission Hills Country Club on April 03, 2021 in Rancho Mirage, California. (Photo by Michael Owens / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Third round woes...
Yuka Saso of the Philippines tees off on the 11th hole during round one of the ANA Inspiration at the Dinah Shore course at Mission Hills Country Club on April 01, 2021 in Rancho Mirage, California. (Photo by JED JACOBSOHN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Yuka Saso slipped to a...
By REY LACHICA Yuka Saso of the Philippines tees off on the 11th hole during round one of the ANA Inspiration at the Dinah Shore course at Mission Hills Country Club on April 01, 2021 in Rancho Mirage, California. (Photo by JED JACOBSOHN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Yuka...
Photo from AFP Golfer Yuka Saso kept it short and simple, while Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino encouraged everyone to “live the moment” during the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Awards Night...
Philippine Football Federation president Nonong Araneta (Photo by Jonas Terrado) Nonong Araneta hopes the quality of Olympic qualifiers and aspirants would translate to a podium finish in the 2021 Tokyo Games scheduled July 23 to Aug. 8. Araneta, the country’s chief of mission to the Games, is...
Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino (Photo from PSA) Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino is confident more Filipino athletes will earn berths to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics following the recent addition of boxers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam to the...
Photo from AFP Even during the most challenging period in Philippine sports history, young golfer Yuka Saso still found a way to stand up and deliver. The 19-year-old Saso was a bundle of hope and inspiration for the more than 100 million Filipinos at a time when local sports took a severe beating...
Yuka Saso of Japan plays her shot from the 12th tee during the second round of the 75th U.S. Women's Open Championship at Champions Golf Club Jackrabbit Course on December 11, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images/AFP Yuka Saso missed the cut of the first LPGA of Japan Tour event this...
This is part of a series of profiles on a new generation of leaders, thinkers, creators, innovators, and trailblazers across many fields in the country. The list is drawn under the theme “What’s Now, What’s New, What’s Next” in celebration of Manila Bulletin’s 121st anniversary as an...
ABOVE THE CLOUDS Philippines' Ernest John Obiena competes in the men’s Pole Vault during the IAAF Diamond League competition on September 17, 2020 at the Olympic stadium in Rome (Andreas Solaro) Sports all over the world drew into a standstill for most parts of 2020 due to the pandemic, but it...
Bianca Pagdanganan of the Phillipines hits a tee shot on the third hole during the third round of the Marathon LPGA Classic at Highland Meadows Golf Club on August 08, 2020 in Sylvania, Ohio. (Andy Lyons / Getty Images / AFP ) Bianca Pagdanganan is aiming for bigger things after making a good...
The sporting world is just one of the victims that had to be put on hold for the sake of safety against the coronavirus pandemic. The efforts of doctors, scientists, frontliners and global leaders served as glimmer of hope. Eventually, people were able to adapt to the "new normal" despite the...
