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Ex-Olympic swimmer lauds PH hosting of SEA Games

DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan — A former Olympic swimmer has lauded the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) and the athletes’ performances, particularly the swimming team, during the competitions. “The hosting of the SEA Games is something all Filipinos should be proud of,” Ryan Arabejo said in an interview Wednesday. Arabejo represented […]

Paulino to fight Handig for vacant PH super flyweight title

DAVAO CITY — Southpaw Cris “The King” Paulino of Manila will face Mateo “Waray Warrior” Handig of Northern Samar for the vacant Philippine super flyweight crown on Dec. 14 at the Elorde Sports Complex in Paranaque City. The 26-year-old Paulino (20W-4L-0D, 8KO) recently beat by a unanimous decision Junjie Lauza of General Santos City on […]

Hotel Bahia wrests lead in Seniors Fil A of Fil-Am golf

BAGUIO CITY– Hotel Bahia Subic struck gold Friday to break out of a three-way log jam at the second spot for the sole leadership in Seniors Fil A in the 70th Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament at the Baguio Country Club (BCC) golf course. Danny Morales struck the hardest on a cool as he dug deep […]

Gymnastics: Malaysia’s Koi, Amzan share gold medal in ribbon event

December 7, 2019 – The ribbon event of rythmic gymnastics sees a rare feat as two Malaysian bets share the gold medal in the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Koi Sie Yan and Izzah Amzan were both conferred the honors as both gymnasts garnered 15.2 points in their respective performances. It was Koi who has a better […]

Football: Vietnam wins 1st men’s gold as unified country vs. Indonesia

December 10, 2019 – The Rizal Memorial Football Stadium goes loud as Vietnam gets the first men’s football gold medal as a unified country on Tuesday. It was a rematch of the group stage game between the two, with the Vietnamese side coming back from a 0-1 deficit to win 2-1. The finals match was […]

Ex-OPBF champ Dacquel to fight Dec. 14

DAVAO CITY — Former Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super flyweight champion Rene “Commander” Dacquel of Abra will fight Jeo “Santino” Santisima of Masbate on Dec. 14 at Bogo City Sports & Cultural Complex in Bogo, Cebu. The 28-year-old Dacquel (20W-9L-1D, 6KO) won his third OPBF title last 2017 over Hayato Kimura of Japan. […]