Sports

Double mission for Cone, Gilas at Asiad

September 25, 2023
By REY C. LACHICA   Game Tuesday 1:30 p.m. – Philippines vs Bahrain     HANGZHOU, China – Forget about the mishandling of the Gilas Pilipinas’ lineup back home, it’s now time to get real. The Nationals arrived in this modern city on Sund...

Tondo kids honored during SMC-FIBA event

September 25, 2023
Hundreds of students from Tondo, Manila who served as mascots or player escorts during the FIBA World Cup were honored during a ceremony that also marked the 4th year of San Miguel Corporation’s Better World Community Center, a food bank and learning i...

It’s Inso’s day to shine

September 25, 2023
By REY C. LACHICA   HANGZHOU, China – Wushu ace Jones Llabres Inso emerged as the saving grace for Team Philippines on Monday, Sept. 25, after winning the bronze medal in the men’s Taijiquan & Taijijian All-Round category even as top medal pro...

China rowers win first gold of Asian Games

September 24, 2023
 AFP
Host nation China won the first gold medal of the Asian Games on Sunday, when Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping dominated the women’s lightweight double sculls rowing final. The Chinese pair finished in 7min 6.78sec, with Uzbekistan’s Luizakhon Islamova and Malika Tagmativa taking silver, almost 10 seconds behind. Indonesia’s Chelsea Corputty and Rahma Mutiara Putri won […]
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