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Duterte to meet with Yulo, Petecio at Palace

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to meet with world champion gymnast Carlos Yulo and gold medalist boxer Nesthy Petecio at Malacañan Palace on Wednesday. In a press conference held Tuesday, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the two Filipino athletes would pay a courtesy call on the President, following their historic world championship feats. […]

PH Wushu teams to reunite on eve of world championships

BACK TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. Former world champion Divine Wally (right) will be in Shanghai, China on October 18 for the World Wushu Championship along with Gideon Padua and the wushu taolu teams that have three Cordillerans including veteran Daniel Parantac, Thornton Lou Sayan and Jones Inso. Photo shows Wally with two-time Southeast Asian Games […]

SMB trades Standhardinger to NorthPort for Tautuaa

MANILA — San Miguel and NorthPort stunned the Philippine Basketball Association fans on Monday after pulling off a straight-up 1-on-1 trade regarding former number one picks.  The Beermen acquired Mo Tautuaa from the Batang Pier in exchange for Chris Standhardinger. At SMB, Tautuaa will now act as a new backup center for Junemar Fajardo with […]

Yulo bags PH’s first-ever gold at world gymnastics championships

MANILA – Caloy Edriel Yulo became the first Filipino to score a gold medal in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships after ruling the men’s floor exercise final at the Hans Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, Germany late Saturday night. The 19-year-old prodigy scored a total of 15.3 points, just 0.1 point ahead of Israel’s […]

PRRD, sports leaders elated by Yulo’s historic gold-medal finish

MANILA — Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William ‘Butch’ Ramirez said no less than President Rodrigo Duterte lauded Carlos Edriel Yulo for winning the country’s first-ever gold medal in the 41st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Saturday (Oct. 12) at the Hans Schleye Halle in Stuttgart, Germany. “We are thrilled with the golden performance […]