Leonard Grospe made his title campaign felt at the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships on Saturday, Feb. 11, after a record-breaking performance in men’s high jump qualifications in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. Leonard Grospe in action. (Screenshot from tournament livestream) The Mapua...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes is planning with caution when it comes to the formation of the national team for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in September. Chot Reyes (FIBA photo) The veteran mentor said that nothing’s cast in stone when it comes to the composition of Gilas for...
A six-player Philippine athletics team left for Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to compete in the prestigious Asian Indoor Athletics Championships happening on Feb. 10 to 12. Fil-American Olympian Eric Cray hopes to eclipse his bronze-medal finish in the 2016 edition of this meet. (AFP...
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) announced on Sunday, Feb. 5, the members of the national men’s pool from which the national team to the Cambodia 32nd Southeast Games in May will be culled out. The pool buckled down to Day 1 of practice at the University of Santo Tomas...
The Philippine Obstacle Sports Federation (POSF) guns to sweep anew all events with the return of the sport in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. POSF President Atty. Alberto Agra said they have already identified six male and six female athletes who will compete in four events...
World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo will skip the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China due to a conflict of schedule with one of the qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Carlos Yulo will skip the 19th Asian Games as its schedule runs smack with the World Championships. (File Photo) Gymnastics...
The Asian Social Institute (ASI) in Manila celebrates the 60th Rose Diamond Jubilee and its foundation, happening until October 2023 with the theme “ASI @60, Celebrating Integrity of Creation.” ASI was founded by the late Rev. Fr. Dr. Francis Senden, CICM (1916 to 1973) with the blessings of...
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) has released a 19-player list for the men’s team that will see action in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia in May. The PH men's volleyball team hopes to avenge its fifth-place finish at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam last...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan that aims to help the government expand economic opportunities in agriculture. In a statement on Friday, Jan. 27, the Manila-based multilateral institution said the bank approved a $500 million policy-based loan to the Philippines that seeks to...
Aaron Jude Bado banked on his fluidity in the last two rounds to stun World Championship bronze medalist Thanarat Saengphet of Thailand to capture the men’s flyweight (51kg) gold medal in the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Jan. 26. Aaron Jude Bado, center, is...
BANGKOK (AFP) -- Thailand will boycott a kickboxing event at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, officials confirmed Tuesday, Jan. 24, in a bitter row with the hosts over what to call the sport: Muay Thai or Kun Khmer. MB File Photo Thai officials are angry at plans by Cambodia to refer...
Aaron Jude Bado and Flint Jara scored contrasting victories Monday, Jan. 23, to barge into the gold-medal round of their respective weight categories in the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Aaron Jude Bado, left, advances to the gold-medal round of the men's flyweight...
