By Adrian Stewart Co Filipina-Japanese golfer Yuka Saso admitted there were pressures for her to deliver a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after her championship run in the US Women’s Open. According to the 19-year-old Saso, she does not want to be carried away by the expectations of many that she will be …
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Jordi Gomez De Liaño set to join UST Growling Tigers
By ADRIAN STEWART CO University of the Philippines Integrated School gunner Jordi Gomez de Liaño will not be joining his elder brothers Juan and Javi Gomez de Liaño at the UP Fighting Maroons camp. Watchmen Daily Journal learned from a source yesterday that the 6-foot-5 sweet-shooting forward is looking to join the University of Santo …
PH Azkals bow to China in World Cup-AFC Asian Cup qualifiers
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Philippine Azkals suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of China in the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers on Monday night (Tuesday in the Philippines) at the Sharjah Stadium in United Arab Emirates. Second half goals by Chinese star Wu Lei and Wu Xinghan …
Negros, Iloilo dominate foes in PCAP
By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Kingsmen and Iloilo Kisela Knights were both on the winning track in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) GM Wesley So Cup on Saturday evening, June 5. The Kingsmen started the evening with a 12-9 victory over Palawan Queen’s Gambit before following it up with a 17-4 …
PBA thumbs down Kiefer Ravena’s Japan stint for good
By Adrian Stewart Co The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has ruled with finality on prohibiting NLEX Road Warriors star Kiefer Ravena from suiting up for the Shiga Lakestars in the Japanese B. League. PBA chairman Ricardo Vargas said the league’s board of governors were unanimous in blocking the Iloilo City-native Ravena’s Japan stint pointing to …
Filipina booters to play in Japan’s pro league
By Adrian Stewart Co Philippine women’s national football team members Quinley Quezada and Sarina Bolden are set to strut their wares in Japan with the WE (Women Empowerment) League later this year. Quezada and Bolden were nominated by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) as the country’s ASEAN player to the Japan’s first-ever women’s professional football …
NLEX: Kiefer Ravena needs to abide by PBA rules
By Adrian Stewart Co While NLEX Road Warriors has no opposition with Kiefer Ravena’s stint with the Shiga Lakestars in Japan’s B. League, it has to abide by the rules of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The Road Warriors said it supports the former Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles star’s desire to follow his …
Ilonggo cyclist Coo eyes better showing after Tokyo qualifier exit
By Adrian Stewart Co California-based Ilonggo rider Patrick Coo vows to improve his game further after falling short of clinching a 2020 Tokyo Olympics slot during the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) BMX Supercross World Cup in Bogota, Colombia. The Valeria, Iloilo City-native Coo said his performance in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament inspires him to work …
Ilonggo Kiefer Ravena leaves NLEX for Japan
By Adrian Stewart Co Ilonggo Kiefer Ravena is joining his younger brother Ferdinand “Thirdy” Ravena III in Japan after agreeing to a deal with Shiga Lakestars for the 2021-2022 B.League Season. The NLEX Road Warriors star guard is being signed by the Lakestars under the Asian Player Quotas, the team announced on its official website …
Kai Sotto iffy for Gilas in FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers
By Adrian Stewart Co Despite arriving in the country last Monday, there is no assurance that Filipino center Kai Sotto will suit up for the Gilas Pilipinas in the third and final window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers slated from June 16 to 20 in Clark, Pampanga. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) special …