By Adrian Stewart Co Team Phikoma Cadiz of Dexter Ramas Chavez made their presence felt with medal hauls in two separate virtual taekwondo tournaments held recently. The Cadiz City, Negros Occidental-based squad bagged two gold, two silver and three bronze medals in the 2021 SMART/MVP Sports Foundation National Age Group Online Taekwondo Championships last October …
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6 WV-based cagers to play in Filbasket
By Adrian Stewart Co Six Western Visayas (WV)-based basketball players will suit up in the inaugural edition of the Filbasket tournament, which will open today at Subic Bay Gymnasium. Burlington EOG Sports will have two Negros Occidental-based cagers in its lineup in Silay City-native John Byron Villarias and Kabankalan City-native Jhan Nermal. Davao Occidental Tigers, …
TNT’s Rosario likely out for the rest of PBA finals
By Adrian Stewart Co TNT Tropang Giga forward Jeth Troy Rosario is likely to be out for the remainder of their 2021 PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven championship series with Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots. Tropang Giga team manager Gabby Cui said that the former National University Bulldogs forward is not only nursing a dislocated finger on …
Negrense Pons, Rondina clinch BVR on Tour crown
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense Bernadeth Pons and Cherry Rondina of Creamline 1 showed that they are still the queen of sand court after ruling the Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR) on Tour first leg on Monday in Santa Ana, Cagayan. Pons and Rondina clinched the women’s division crown after a dominant 21-10, 21-16 victory over …
Iloilo splits matches, Negros falters in PCAP
By Adrian Stewart Co Iloilo Kisela Knights settled for another split result in their double-header schedule on Saturday night at the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) San Miguel Corporation-Ayala Land Cup. The Kisela Knights finished the evening with 7-4 win-loss slate after scoring a 12.5-8.5 triumph over Laguna Heroes and suffering a 13-8 …
Magnolia survives TNT in vGame 3, trims PBA finals to 1-2
By Adrian Stewart Co Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots survived an endgame rally by TNT Tropang Giga for a 106-98 win in Game 3 of the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup Finals on Sunday night at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. Comfortably ahead at 95-80, the Hotshots were stunned by a huge …
Carlos Yulo is world champion in vault
By Adrian Stewart Co Filipino gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo is back as a world champion after capturing a gold medal in the men’s vault final of the 2021 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships yesterday in Kitakyushu, Japan. It was a sweet redemption for the 2020 Tokyo Games campaigner after failing to defend the men’s floor exercise …
2021-2022 JAPAN B.LEAGUE Ilonggo Thirdy Ravena, San-En snap skid
By Adrian Stewart Co Ilonggo Ferdinand “Thirdy” Ravena and San-En NeoPhoenix halted their losing run in the 2021-2022 Japan B.League after an 83-66 domination over Ibaraki Robots yesterday at the Kamisu Disaster Prevention Arena in Japan. The former Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles star tallied seven points, seven rebounds, six assists, and a block …
Abanse Negrense Badminton tourney opens in San Carlos City
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson led the opening of the two-day Abanse Negrense Badminton Tournament held in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, October 23, participated in by players from the different local government units (LGUs) of the province. The activity was spearheaded by the Provincial Sports Office led by Executive Assistant to the Governor …
Negros, Iloilo split matches in PCAP
By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Kingsmen and Iloilo Kisela Knights split their scheduled matches in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) San Miguel Corporation-Ayala Land Cup the other night. The Kingsmen kicked off their double-header games with a 15.5-5.5 defeat at the hands of Caloocan Loadmanna Knights before bouncing back with a 12-9 …