By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA         Determined to return to the podium, the Petro Gazz management has signed Japanese tactician Koji Tsuzurabara to handle the Angels for the upcoming 2024 Premier Volleyball League season. The announcement ...

The Philippine aquatics community warmly welcomed the support of Malacanang in ensuring the success of the country’s hosting of the Asian Age Group Championships slated Feb. 26 to March 9 at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas City, Tarlac. The...

BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE   MELBOURNE (AFP) — Daniil Medvedev stayed on track for a third Australian Open final in four years on Monday, Jan. 22, as Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska upset former champion Victoria Azarenka to surge into th...

Joshua “The Passion” Pacio has no other plan for the holidays aside from training his hardest in his bid to reclaim his ONE Strawweight MMA World Championship. “There will be no Christmas or New Year for me. I want to make sure that I come into camp la...

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA     Jallen Herzchelle Agra of Claveria, Cagayan and Precious Eve Ferrer of Lingayen, Pangasinan toppled their respective rivals and kept their share of the lead after five rounds in the Queen of the North Chess Championsh...

The second Simone Asia Pacific Cup unfolds Thursday (Dec. 21) in Indonesia with defending champion Princess Superal expecting a heightened level of competition despite the absence of major champions with world No. 9 Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand and Jap...

Davao City’s Lyka Labrica Catubig easily walked away with the first gold medal while national swimmer Miguel Barreto of Bulacan scored a golden double to highlight first full day of action in the Philippine National Games at the Philsports Complex in P...

Twelve-year-old Aristen Aricela Ardice Dormitorio became an instant star, winning a gold after ruling the Girls-13-Under Criterium cycling event in the 2023 Batang Pinoy at the Tagaytay City Centrum on Monday morning. Dormitorio, the younger sibling of...

By MARK REY MONTEJO       Marlon Tapales knows he carries a big mission when he goes up against Japanese Naoya Inoue for the undisputed junior featherweight crown on Dec. 26 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. He’s also fully aware of t...

There he was, surrounded by his players amid a victorious atmosphere that enveloped the room, a radiant smile gracing his face as he spoke to the press, the echo of success reverberating in his words. “Sa lahat ng interview ko masaya, ngayon sobrang sa...

The centerpiece sports of athletics and swimming hog the spotlight Monday as hostilities in the simultaneous Philippine National Games and Batang Pinoy National Championships go full throttle in the various venues in Metro Manila. Both top projects of ...

By REYNALD MAGALLON Filipino rising star Carl Jammes Martin signed with the MP Promotions of boxing legend Manny Pacquiao in his bid to challenge in a world fight next year. The undefeated pride of Ifugao was welcomed by no less than Pacquiao as he als...

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA     Wesley So saw his sensational run come to a crashing halt as he fell to Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov, 2.5-1.5, in the first set of their best-of-three semifinal duel in the Champions Chess Tour Finals in Toronto...

Eric Jed Olivarez faces a formidable challenge in pursuit of back-to-back men’s singles crown, top-billing the Dagitab Festival National Open, which unwraps today (Friday, Dec. 15) at the City of Naga courts in Cebu. Coming off a dominant performance i...

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA     The Akari Chargers have parted ways with Brazilian head coach Jorge Souza de Brito, the team announced on Thursday, Dec. 14. In a statement posted on social media, the team management said it has accepted the resignat...

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) awarded a total of P10.6 million to medal winners in the Hangzhou 19th Asian Games during Tuesday’s General Assembly at the East Ocean Palace Restaurant in Parañaque City. “It was a General Assembly where the POC ...

The Manila Southwoods Chairman’s Charity Cup gears up for another fun but competitive edition when it is held Dec. 15 and 16 with a full-packed field all primed for battle at the Legends and Masters courses in Carmona, Cavite. To accommodate the huge f...

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA     Wesley So delivered a performance to remember, stunning World No. 1 and former world champion Magnus Carlsen, 2-1, in their Armageddon duel in the fifth round of the Champions Chess Tour Finals in Toronto, Canada on T...