With Bennie Boatwright nearing his Filipino citizenship to become a Gilas Pilipinas player, excitement has begun to build up not only for the fans but for the San Miguel import as well. The 6-foot-10 center, who is expected to provide the size, shooting and versatility to the national team, is now...
BALI, INDONESIA—Southeast Asia is taking bold steps to professionalize its sporting landscape, with regional leaders affirming the Bali Declaration on Youth and Sports and unveiling plans to elevate the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) to global standards. The initiative includes the creation of...
As the Tour of Luzon fever spreads like wildfire in this already sweltering summer, a one-legged rider caught the attention of cycling fans with his unwavering determination that matches the grit of other athletes. Earlier this year, Grygo Angelito Bolinas bannered the Philippine para cycling team...
SANYA, China — The 6th Asian Beach Games ended the same way it started — in a true Chinese fashion: grand, dazzling and colorful —at the Yasha Park here on Thursday, April 30. But the curtain closing on the successful return of the Beach Games after 10 years marks the start of the...
SANYA, China — The Gilas Pilipinas women’s team copped a silver medal after absorbing a tough 21-13 defeat at the hands of China in the 3x3 basketball final in the 6th Asian Beach Games at the Sanya Gymnasium on Wednesday, April 29. The Nationals simply had no answer to the towering 6-foot-5...
Adamson athlete Mark Dave Nicolas, one of the country’s rising stars in track and field, passed away Wednesday, April 29. He was 18. The cause of his death is yet to be disclosed. “The UAAP family is deeply saddened by the passing of Mark Dave Nicolas of the Adamson Boys’ Athletics Team. We...
SANYA, China — The Philippine athletics team is just coming off an impressive medal haul in the 6th Asian Beach Games and it’s already looking for ways to further improve its standings especially that the next edition will be held in Cebu in 2028. The Philippine Athletics Track and Field...
The Philippine Para Athletes team got its well-deserved cash incentives following its massive medal haul at 13th ASEAN Para Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand last January. In an awarding ceremony held at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila on Tuesday, April 28, the 211-strong Filipino para...
SANYA, China — The Gilas Pilipinas teams sustained their hot runs as they dispatched their respective foes to advance to the semifinals of the 3x3 basketball tournament in the 6th Asian Beach Games at the Sanya Gymnasium on Tuesday, April 28. The men’s team overcame a tough challenge from...
SANYA, China — From China’s southernmost haven to the Philippines’ Queen City of the South. There are still a few days left before the 6th Asian Beach Games come to a close here but the excitement for the next one is already palpable, especially for the Philippine delegation. That, after...
SANYA, China — Dhenver Castillo sailed away with a silver medal for Team Philippines in the boys’ foil windsurfing in the 6th Asian Beach Games here on Tuesday, April 28. The Southeast Asian Games gold medalist was actually tied with Thai opponent Wachirawit Thonup with similar 39 net points...
SANYA, China — In an alternate universe, Kaila Napolis could have been tossing pans and calling orders in a busy hot kitchen. The same steady hands that now fight for grips and positioning on the jiu-jitsu mat could have been delicately plating meals. But fate — or perhaps something deeper —...
