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...

While Choco Mucho and Cignal were duking it out for the other championship berth in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at posting time, first finalist Creamline was deep in training to refine its offensive strategies and defensive st...

Wushu aces Mark Ragay, Mark Polo, and Vincent Ventura and other topnotch martial artists struck hard for the Philippines in the global stage in November. Ragay, Polo and Ventura captured the gold in taolu men’s duallian in the 16th World Wushu Champion...

Top seed Eric Jed Olivarez and No. 4 Fritz Verdad stayed on track for another potential finals showdown as they demolished their respective rivals in the Rep. Edwin Olivarez Cup at the Olivarez Sports Center in Sucat, Parañaque Thursday. Olivarez dispa...

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Creamline overcame an erratic second set to turn back a fiesty Chery Tiggo side, 25-18, 27-25, 25-22, in Game 1 of their semifinal series in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Philsports Arena in Pasig Cit...

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA       Woman International Master (WIM) Jan Jodilyn Fronda banners an elite cast that will see action in the Queen of the North chess tournament from Dec. 17 to 23 at the Ilocos Norte National High School gymnasium in...

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA       AJ Lim overpowered Andre Ilagan, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, and captured the men’s singles title in the 40th Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open at the PCA clay courts in Plaza Dilao, Manila recently. The 24-year-o...

Two more Filipino fighters will look to end the year with a bang when they step inside the ring at ONE Friday Fights 44 on Dec. 8 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Fritz “Kid Tornado” Biagtan will collide with Afghan stud Babar Ali while...