3 Dagupeño karatekas to compete in SEA Games
DAGUPAN CITY— Three Dagupeño karatekas made it to the Philippine team and will compete in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), which will formally open on Nov. 30. The three karate athletes are part of Filipinas Wado Ryu Karatedo Renmei that is based here. They are Jason Ramil Macaalay, who won silver in the […]
Palace ‘strongly’ suggests students’ free access to SEA Games
MANILA —Malacañang on Thursday “strongly” urged the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) to allow students watch the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games for free. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the call to attract more crowds who will cheer for all Filipino athletes competing in this year’s SEA Games. Panelo said it would also […]
Malditas, Myanmar battle to draw in SEA Games women’s football
BINAN — The Philippine women’s football team held Myanmar to a goalless draw at the start of their campaign in the Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday night at the Biñan Football Stadium. While failing to convert all of their six shots on target — the Malditas kept Myanmar at bay to score a stalemate against […]
PH water polo team forces draw
MANILA — Host Philippines showed incredible grit as it escaped with a shock 6-6 draw with a tough Indonesia side Tuesday to open its campaign in men’s water polo of the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac. The Filipinos trailed, 4-5 and 5-6, in the fourth and […]
PH Azkals fall to Myanmar in SEA Games men’s football
MANILA — The substitute magic worked again in a Southeast Asian Games men’s football match involving the Philippine team. However, it was Myanmar which got lucky this time. Substitute Win Naing Tun made wonders off the bench for the Burmese team as it turned back the under-22 Azkals, 2-1, at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on […]
PH’s hosting of SEA Games is better: Sotto
MANILA — Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday said the country’s preparations for the SEA Games are way better and more intensive than the ones undertaken by other countries in the past. Sotto, a former athlete, made the comment as he reiterated that glitches like the issue of food should have not been blown […]
Rizal Memorial Complex, PhilSports facilities ready for SEA Games
MANILA — As promised, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on Wednesday made sure that the newly-restored Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) and PhilSports Complex in Pasig City will be part of this year’s historic event in Philippine Sports. Seven out of 56 sports for the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games will be […]
Vietnam football coach commends improved Malditas
SILANG, Cavite — Vietnam women’s football head coach, Mai Duc Chung, could not help but express his rave for the Philippine women’s football team for its sudden rise into Southeast Asia’s football elites. “You have a lot of improvement especially after the recent events,” Mai told Let Dimzon, the head coach of the team known […]
Late U22 Azkals goal forces draw vs. Cambodia
MANILA — The Philippine men’s under-22 football team escaped with a 1-1 draw against Cambodia in Day 1 of the Southeast Asian Games men’s football tournament at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila on Monday night. Dennis Chung, who came in as a late substitute for Dylan De Bruycker, broke the heart of the Cambodian […]
Ex-athletes urge public to unite, support Team PH
MANILA – Former athletes rallied behind the Team Philippines, urging the public to unite and support the Filipino athletes who will compete in the 30th Southeast Asian Games from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11. Former Philippine Azkals U22 member Alejandro Baldo Jr., former Gilas Pilipinas team captain Chris Tiu and Philippine badminton team member Anton […]
