EJ on Mondo’s record: It’s good for pole vault
THE higher Armand Duplantis soars over the bar, the better for the sport.
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THE higher Armand Duplantis soars over the bar, the better for the sport.
LIKE many little girls, a young KristiYamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.”
REIGNING Asian Games gold medalist PK Kongkraphan delivered a stellar performance under sweltering conditions with a six-under 66 to wrest control from Hsuan Chen after 36 holes of the $100,000 International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Luisita Ladies International 2024 in Tarlac on Wednesday.
FORMER Pampanga Representative Juan Miguel Arroyo and businessman Rodolfo Soriano Jr. filed a case with the Pasig City Regional Trial Court to invalidate the results of the April 5 election of the board of trustees of the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) due to alleged violations of the association’s bylaws.
THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the French Embassy in Manila and the Volontaires-Philippines will hold a training course for nine Filipino volunteers to Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games.
IT’S that time of year again when Pinoy fans are willing to forego sleep to watch National Basketball Association (NBA) games playing at ungodly hours and when those who can afford to do so report late for work so they can finish the game. (Thank God for work-from-home set-ups.) When dopamine and adrenaline abound in bet-happy odds-watchers who think the NBA Playoffs are the happiest season of all.
IVY LACSINA pulled off a standout performance as Nxled overcame Capital1, 25-13, 25-23, 25-22, in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City Tuesday.
IN the two years before the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) signed off on clearing 23 Chinese swimmers of intentionally taking performance enhancers, that country’s government contributed nearly $2 million above its yearly requirements to WADA programs, including one designed to strengthen the agency’s investigations and intelligence unit.
BERLIN—Rafael Nadal said Monday he will play at the Laver Cup in Berlin in September in what may be one of the 22-time Grand Slam champion’s last tournaments.
MARINERONG Pilipino-San Beda clobbered Keanzel Basketball, 127-67 and Go Torakku-St. Clare dispatched CCI-Yengskivel, 114-106, in the quarterfinals Monday night to advance to the semifinals of the Philippine Basketball Association D League Aspirants’ Cup at the Filoil EcoOil Center in San Juan City.
ANTHONY CASTIGADOR and Alexandra Onte flaunted their prowess in the Governor Fredenil Castro Cup National Junior Championships by securing twin victories for Iloilo City at the Villareal Stadium hard courts in Roxas City, Capiz over the weekend.
CHINESE-TAIPEI’S Hsuan Chen came charging in the backside for a four-under 68 in scorching conditions and a one-stroke lead over Thailand’s Queen Meesom-us in the first round of the $100,000 International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Luisita Ladies International 2024 in Tarlac on Tuesday.
ONE of the country’s most eagerly awaited club-level tournaments is none other than the Mango Tee. The premiere Alabang Country Club fare boasts yearly of a bonanza of perks and prizes accorded hundreds of participants since its inception more than three decades ago.
MARCIO LASSITER is back to his lethal form that contributed to San Miguel Beer’s excellent run in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup.
HAGEN Topacio finished well short of the qualifying spots for the Paris Olympics, scoring 116 out of 125 after five rounds in the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Final Olympic Trap Qualification in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday.
THE Phoenix Fuel Masters desperately need another win coach Jamike Jarin says the pressure is on TNT Tropang Giga when they clash on Wednesday in the Season 48 Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
LA Salle’s ace spikers Shevana Laput and Vince Maglinao were voted UAAP Players of the Week by the Collegiate Press Corps for their fine performances in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball tournaments.
NATIONAL University (NU) guns for a twice-to-beat slot in the Final Four as it tangles with Far Eastern University (FEU) on Wednesday in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
UNIVERSITY of Perpetual Help turned back San Beda, 20-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-17, 15-6, on Tuesday in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 99 women’s volleyball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan.
CIGNAL take on VNS-Nasty while the D’Navigators take on Richard Sports on Wednesday in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference at the Paco Arena in Manila.
CHOCO MUCHO adopts a cautious approach against Farm Fresh in Tuesday’s Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference match at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig, aiming to balance preserving energy and maintaining competitive form ahead of the demanding semifinals.
JAU UMANDAL was again a man on a mission as he steered Cignal to its second straight five-set victory in the 2024 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference.
BIANCA PAGDANGANAN didn’t make the weekend at the Chevron Championship in The Woodlands in Texas but could still be inside the top 60 of the eligibility list for the Paris Olympics.
THE International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) Luisita Ladies International 2024 blasts off at the Luisita Golf and Country Club off Tuesday in an electrifying showdown among stalwarts from the Taiwan and Thailand tours and local aces.
LIEGE, Belgium—Tadej Pogačar proved too strong for Mathieu Van der Poel as he won the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycling classic with a solo breakaway on Sunday.
SENATOR Christopher “Bong” Go praised the success of various sports festivals staged recently in Bulacan, Cebu and Makati saying they are a deterrent to vices especially illegal drugs.
NEW YORK—A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess nonstop for 60 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon.
LYCEUM and Arellano are on a roll in Season 99 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) volleyball tournament, thanks to two rising stars.
THE TNT Tropang Giga took a quick break from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup to spend a few hours with their fans and supporters recently at the headquarters of Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) in Makati City.
MILO kicked off the latest season of its beloved sports programs that aim to build champions in life as the sports drink celebrates its 60th year in the Philippines.
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