Duterte to Diaz: Let bygones be bygones; ‘Ako naman ang mag-saludo sayo’
By Waylon Galvez After 18 months, weightlifting superstar Hidilyn Diaz is finally home. And she returned in a blaze of glory as she finally quenched the nation’s thirst by winning…
Team USA vents ire on Iran five; Djokovic triumphs
SAITAMA (AFP) – The USA easily beat Iran, 120-66, in the Olympic men's basketball tournament on Wednesday to bounce back from their shock opening defeat – and players and coaches…
Horrors of child trafficking tackled in ‘Pugon’
By NEIL RAMOS Sonia is just like any other 14-year-old: Happy, full of dreams. It will all change with her poor parents sending her off to work in a factory…
Gao Kaiwen, the Chinese coach behind Hidilyn’s historic gold
By TITO S. TALAO TOKYO — It will be a soul-searching week for Tokyo Olympiad gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz when she flies home with her team, including Chinese coach Gao…
HIDILYN MODEL WORKS – PSC CHIEF
By WAYLON GALVEZ Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez said the trial system the government sports agency adopted indeed worked wonders. Prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Ramirez…
Petecio assured of bronze medal after vengeful win over Columbian foe
By TITO S. TALAO TOKYO — Vengeance was served in the XXXII Olympiad as Nesthy Petecio exacted payback against an old nemesis from Columbia in the bronze medal bout of…
GMA’s ‘Nagbabagang Luha’ to heat up afternoon TV
Many still remember the 1988 blockbuster film "Nagbabagang Luha." Most of them deem the film canonical. Not because it made huge mark at the box-office. Or that involved some of the…
Wow! Team PH assured of multiple medal winners in Tokyo Games
By JONAS TERRADO The Philippines is assured of having multiple medal winners in the Olympic Games for the first time since 1932 following boxer Nesthy Petecio’s victory in the women’s…
Biles withdrawal stuns Olympics; Osaka crashes out
TOKYO (AFP) ‒ US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles sent shockwaves through the Olympics on Tuesday, tearfully citing concerns for her mental health after a dramatic withdrawal mid-competition during the women's…
PH-born Wesley So named US Grandmaster of the Year
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The United States Chess Federation recently bestowed Wesley So as its “Grandmaster of the Year” award in the 2021 US Chess Annual Awards. The Cavite-born So joined…
Choco Mucho ties Creamline for PVL lead; Petro Gazz sizzles
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Choco Mucho hammered down Cignal HD, 26-24, 25-12, 25-17, to keep its record pristine in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference Tuesday at the PVC Socio-Civic &…
Ando places 7th on her first Olympic stint
By TITO S. TALAO TOKYO — The sheer weight of competing on such a grand scale for the first time at 22, and being on the same stage where barely…
Rule enters semifinals, but Gebbie fails to advance
By JEREMIAH SEVILLA Remedy Rule made it to the semifinals of the women's 200-meter butterfly event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday night, July 27. Winner of two silver and…
NY Times, other media outlets laud Diaz’s historic Olympic gold medal win
By JONAS TERRADO Hidilyn Diaz’s gold medal triumph in the Tokyo Olympics was not lost on foreign media outlets which dedicated space and time in reporting her breakthrough win. The…
PSC set to give Hidilyn Diaz Olympic Gold Medal of Valor
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will be awarding a Olympic Gold Medal of Valor to Hidilyn Diaz for winning an Olympic gold. According to Republic Act 10699 or the expanded…
