Pacquiao confirms working on a rematch with Mayweather
MAKATI CITY – Former eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao has confirmed his camp is working on a possible rematch with American rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an exhibition targeted for December in Japan. In an interview with Fight Hub TV and…
Asian Games medalists honored, get over P41 million in cash rewards from gov’t
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has assured Filipino athletes of his administration’s continued support for initiatives and programs aimed at developing the sports industry. Marcos made the commitment, as he led the grand welcome and awarding ceremony for 33…
Pacquiao-Mayweather rematch in Tokyo this December?
MANILA – Filipino world boxing icon Manny Pacquiao in a rematch with American boxing great Floyd Mayweather in December? Pacquiao’s camp confirmed that the highly anticipated rematch is being planned for December 31 in Tokyo, Philippine Star reported. Other reports…
EJ Obiena gets P10-M reward from school, Chinese groups; gov’t to award add’l P3-M
MANILA – World No. 2 pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena last week got a hero’s welcome and much-needed financial support totalling an unprecedented P10 million from the Chiang Kai Shek College (CKSC) where he studied from prep to high school….
MELANDREW VELASCO: SMC and Philippine Sports
The just concluded 2023 FIBA World Cup, co-hosted by the Philippines, was a much-awaited event by Filipinos especially basketball fans in the country. The hosting was the second for the country after 45 years. Despite suffering defeat in prior matches with other…
NEWSFLASH: Meggie Ochoa hands PHL 2nd gold in Asian Games
HANGZHOU, China – Margarita “Meggie” Ochoa defeated United Arab Emirates’ Balqees Abdulla, 1-0, in the women’s -48kg division finals of the jiu-jitsu competition to give the Philippines its second gold medal in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China…
FilAm gymnast Aleah Finnegan to represent PHL in Paris Olympics
BELGIUM — Filipino American gymnast Aleah Finnegan secured a spot in the 2024 Olympic Games via the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Belgium, making her the first Filipina to qualify for the Paris event. The 20-year-old gymnast earned her ticket…
Marcial clinches Paris Olympic ticket, gets silver in Asian Games
HANGZHOU – Filipino Olympian Eumir Marcial, the only Filipino boxer standing in the Asian Games, hit two birds with one stone in the 19th Asian Games on October 4. The Filipino southpaw made it to the gold medal round of the men’s 80kg class…
Obiena nails first PHL gold in Hangzhou Asiad with record-breaking leap; Mandal cops silver
HANGZHOU, China – As expected, World No. 2 pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena gave the Philippines a gold medal at the 19th Asian Games here on Saturday night, exactly a week since the meet opened. The 27-year-old Obiena cleared 5.90 meters…
Gilas Pilipinas stuns China, returns to Asian Games finals after 33 years
HANGZHOU, China – Justin Brownlee knocked down successive treys down the stretch to tow Gilas Pilipinas to a thrilling 77-76 victory over China in the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball semifinal at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center on October 4….