“The Smasher” aims for IBF title in London
All eyes are at Jayson “Smasher” Mama as he is on the mission to clinch the IBF world flyweight title, currently held by Sunny “Showtime” Edwards in their 12-round encounter set on September 11 at the Copper Box Arena of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England. During his appearance in the weekly TOPS Usapang […]
All systems go for Sept. 1 PBA PH Cup reopening
PBA fans cannot wait any longer to see their favorite cage superstars back in action as the league will formally resume its Philippine Cup action, 6 days from now in a semi-bubble setup in Pampanga. League commissioner Willie Marcial, in his second appearance on TOPS Usapang Sports On Air virtual forum, organized by the Tabloid […]
SEA Games gold medalist Jermyn Prado trains hard for SEA Games comeback
SEA Games gold medalist and one of the country’s top female cyclists Jermyn Prado began her long preparation for the 2022 Vietnam Southeast Asian Games. This is her assurance during the Go For Gold podcast yesterday evening. Prado is currently doing hard training and conditioning in Nueva Ecija, considered as one of the top training […]
PH Paralympians in high spirits despite losing Guion due to COVID-19
Action at the pandemic-delayed kick off Tokyo Paralympics earlier tonight. At the opening ceremonies at the Japan National Stadium, the Philippine delegation became the 115th country to arrive in the Parade of Nations with para wheelchair racer Jerrold Pete Mangliwan taking over the flag bearer duties. PH Paralympic Team remains optimistic in their chances to […]
Paolo Tancontian elected as new president of PH Sambo Federation
Former 8-time national judo champion and Pilipinas Sambo Federation founder Paolo Tancontian will take over his new leadership role as the newly-installed president of the federation. The Davao City-raised Tancontian, who created the federation in 2015, was elected as the president of the sambo’s national governing body until 2025, in a virtual election held yesterday. […]
Three PH Skaters to compete in ’22 Winter Olympics qualifiers
Three Pinoy skaters will vie for the qualifying berths in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics as they are set to compete in 2 major skating competitions at the start of the competition season. Philippine Skating Union (PHSU) announced Friday night that figure skaters, Fil-Am young prospect Sofia Frank and Fil-Canadian standout Edrian Paul Celestino and […]
Pauline Lopez learns valuable lessons from her Olympic qualifiers journey
For the second time in a row, Pauline Lopez fall short from her bid to qualify in what could be her debuting Olympics participation, but Lopez assured her following that she would be bounce back and be motivated to improve on her performance and agility in upcoming tournaments. Lopez, who celebrated her birthday today (August […]
PH Powerlifter Joyce Reboton holds fundraising for World Champs campaign
In the midst of Team Pilipinas’ triumph in the Tokyo Olympics, Pinay classic powerlifter Joyce Gail Reboton organized her own fundraising drive for the upcoming campaign at the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Sweden next month. Reboton, who is currently Ranked #1 among all the Filipino powerlifters and #4 in the women’s -76 kg in […]
PH Weightlifter Elreen Ando sets sights on qualifying for Paris 2024 after her Tokyo stint
As one of 18 debutants of Team Pilipinas in the recent 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Elreen Ann Ando saw her glimpse of her strong performance in the weightlifting platform. In the Women’s 64 kg event of the weightlifting festivities, Ando placed 7th among 14 competitors last July 27 at the Tokyo International Forum. While the 2019 […]
PSC Comm. Maxey’s take on Pinoy Olympians’ performance
For the past three weeks, while the country is experiencing the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Filipinos tuned in to cheer and support the 19 Pinoy Olympians compete in the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics from July 23 to August 8. And after the momentus sporting activities, 4 out of 19 emerged as the medal […]