Creamline posts 3rd straight win, but Chery Tiggo falls in PVL
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Creamline stayed unbeaten with a five-set win while Balipure pulled off a stunning win over Chery Tiggo in the in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference Thursday…
Super Cup: Basilan stretches win run to 5; Kapatagan ends skid
PAGADIAN, Zamboanga del ‒ Jumbo Plastic-Basilan stamped its class against Pagadian, 94-70, and stayed undefeated in the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Thursday at the City Gymnasium here. Leading…
Puregold Channel scores major hit with ‘GVBoys’
Laughter is indeed the best medicine and Puregold Channel proved this recently with the landslide success of "GVBoys" – its first-ever digital series. Directed by veteran TV and film director…
Ramirez: PH Olympic dream on brink of reality
TOKYO – Philippine Sports Commission chairman William “Butch” Ramirez and Chief of Staff Marc Velasco arrived here on Thursday and expressed their readiness to cheer the country’s 19 Filipino athletes…
For gymnast Yulo, Russian rival is one to beat for gold medal
By TITO S. TALAO TOKYO — Acrobatic wonder Carlos Yulo may have to dispense with his most potent weapon — the triple back double front move — when he takes…
3 PH athletes picked by wire services to win Olympic medals
By JONAS TERRADO Two of the world’s top wire services have listed weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and boxers Eumir Marcial and Nesthy Petecio as among the athletes to watch in the…
Tokyo Games: All set for strangest Olympics in history
TOKYO (AFP) – One of the strangest Olympics in history will get off to an equally unusual start when the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony takes place in front of thousands…
Good luck Team PH; foreign coach sent home for suspected COVID
By TITO S. TALAO TOKYO — The coronavirus health scare, which has reportedly affected more than 70 individuals so far inside the Olympic Village, has caught up with Team Philippines, forcing…
Olympics VP faces backlash over ‘mansplaining, bullying’
BRISBANE (AFP) – International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates has sparked a backlash in Australia for "bullying" a female politician to attend the Tokyo Games opening ceremony, with some labelling…
Competitions under way at Tokyo Olympics as Brisbane gets 2032 Games
TOKYO (AFP) – The sports programs at the Tokyo Olympics finally got under way on Wednesday, without spectators and a year late after the coronavirus pandemic forced the Games to…
Clarin stays perfect in Chooks Super Cup Mindanao leg
PAGADIAN, Zamboanga del Sur ‒ Clarin defeated short-handed Kapatagan, 76-65, and stayed undefeated in the 2021 Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Wednesday at the Pagadian City Gymnasium here. Carlo Lastimosa…
PBA: Thrilling win for Magnolia, breezy for NorthPort
By Waylon Galvez Games Friday (Ynares Arena Pasig) 3 p.m. – Ginebra vs Blackwater 6 p.m. – San Miguel vs NLEX Ian Sangalang converted a layup off a feed by…
Choco Mucho nails first PVL win; Cignal triumphs
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Choco Mucho turned back a stubborn PLDT Home Fibr, 28-26, 10-25, 27-25, 25-11, Wednesday night for its first win in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at…
POC chief sees multi-medal finish for Team Philippines
BY TITO S. TALAO TOKYO — Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino arrived here Wednesday afternoon, two days before the opening of the 2020 Olympic Games, and spoke of…
Tokyo Olympic opening ‘palabas’ remains a top secret
TOKYO — Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics kept the lid fully sealed on how Friday’s opening ceremony would be like but one thing’s for sure—a lean Philippine crew would be…
