Gilas Women during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (MB File Photo) Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio has disclosed that programs have been lined up for Gilas Pilipinas women’s basketball team in an effort to continue its progress in the country despite the coronavirus pandemic....
18-year-old viral sensation Kean Ramos becomes first recipient of Ho's program 18-year-old Kean Ramos, a food delivery driver who went viral recently for using rollerblades to work, becomes the first recipient of Gretchen Ho’s “Donate A Bike, Save A Job” program. (Photo from Gretchen Ho's...
The 2020 CrossFit Games are at risk of cancellation due to the surging cases of coronavirus cases. (CrossFit Games Images) CrossFit athletes who recovered from COVID-19 shared their personal battles against the coronavirus and their road to recovery. A potentially extended recovery can be...
(Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) NFL playoff teams could compete for a championship next January in a playoff bubble to better protect players from COVID-19, NFL vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said Wednesday. Vincent said on a conference call that New Orleans Saints coach Sean...
Two players within the US Open bubble have been dropped from the ATP and WTA Western and Southern Open and sent into quarantine after contact with a COVID-19 positive individual. Tournament officials announced the move Wednesday, a day after learning that a non-player within the controlled...
ONE strawweight champion Joshua Pacio of Team Lakay finds solace in mountain biking amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo from Joshua Pacio's Instagram @joshuapacio) It took two years for Team Lakay’s Joshua Pacio, the reigning ONE mixed martial arts strawweight champion, to buy his own mountain...
The Nationals commissioner Ren Vitug (The Nationals) Despite the challenges it faces, The Nationals will launch the second season this September. Originally slated to start last March, the league has made necessary adjustments after the coronavirus pandemic relegated sports to the backseat. Among...
Return to practice next for these 3 teams Members of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel await their turn to get tested Wednesday at the SMC complex in Ortigas, Pasig. (SMC Images) San Miguel Corporation sports director Alfrancis Chua bared Wednesday that two of the three PBA ballclubs under the SMC banner...
'Not a player and asymptomatic,' says USTA medical officer In a statement, the USTA revealed that the person who has contracted the virus "is not a player" and is asymptomatic. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) A positive test for coronavirus has been found in the New York tennis bubble where the US Open is...
Novak Djokovic of Serbia (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP) US Open organizers said Tuesday that the number of players willing to compete in the Grand Slam had exceeded their expectations despite several high-profile withdrawals over coronavirus fears. Defending champion Rafael Nadal, top-ranked...
Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors (Photo by EZRA SHAW / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) The eight teams that were not part of the NBA's restart at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida will resume workouts next month. The league and the National Basketball Players Association...
Rain or Shine's Rey Nambatac wears his 'Cherry Ion gadget whenever he is out for extra protection. (Photo from Rey Nambatac) Rain or Shine center Beau Belga doesn’t believe in amulets or charm, popularized by the outlaw Nardong Putik during the 60s and 70s. But when it comes to having protection...
