2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification round By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Philippine U-19 national football team meets China today in the ongoing 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification round at the Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium in Cambodia. The Philippines lost to Myanmar in their first group match, 6-0; while China beat Cambodia, 1-0. Several Negrense …
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2017 UniGames: UNO-R loses to Silliman in men’s volleyball
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) men’s volleyball team recently lost to Silliman University, 25-22, 25-22, 25-22, in the ongoing 2017 University Games (UniGames) in Dumaguete City. In other games, De La Salle University beat both Arellano University, 25-19, 25-19, 25-20, and the University of Mindanao, 25-20, 25-19, 28-26; …
Altruists Cup 2017 Table Tennis Championship: Competition begins Friday
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Over 120 table tennis players are expected for the 1st Altruists Cup 2017 Table Tennis Championship, set to begin on Friday, October 27, and run until October 29 at CityMall Mandalagan. The event will be divided into different divisions including 6-year-olds, 8-year-olds, 10-year-olds, 12-year-olds, 14-year-olds, 16-year-olds, 18-year-olds; along with team events for 25-35 …
Bago City boxer to fight in Mexico next month
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia-Pacific bantamweight champion ‘King’ Arthur Villanueva of Bago City is scheduled to take on undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) world bantamweight titlist Luis Nery next month, November 4, in Tijuana, Mexico. “I’m very much ready for the November face-off with Nery,” Villanueva told Watchmen Daily Journal. …
‘Hot and Spicy’ Filipino boxer knocks out opponent in Singapore
By Paulo Loreto Lim Michael ‘Hot & Spicy’ Dasmarinas knocked out Phupha Por Nobnom of Thailand in the second round of their undercard fight during the Roar of Singapore III event at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre last weekend. The face-off was an International Boxing Organization (IBO) bantamweight division fight. “I am …
Triple ‘D’-Davao, Blue Eagles Ladies-Zamboanga win
National MassKara Open Trio and Singles Duckpin Bowling Championship 2017 By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Triple “D”-Davao and Blue Eagles Ladies-Zamboanga recently won the men’s and women’s divisions, respectively, of the National MassKara Open Trio and Singles Duckpin Bowling Championship 2017 at the Goldenfields Commercial Complex in Bacolod City. Triple “D”-Davao beat BCY La Filipina-Bacolod …
2017 UniGames: STI-WNU leads men’s chess event
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. STI-West Negros University (STI-WNU) currently leads the men’s chess event of the ongoing 2017 University Games (UniGames) at the Negros Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City. The STI-WNU team, comprised of Joshua Panes, Zillard Eslabra, Ace Robert Cabras, and Ryan Dale Ong beat both Holy Angel University and Saint Louis …
2017 UniGames: USLS beats Foundation University in football competition opener
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The University of St. La Salle (USLS) beat Foundation University, 5-1, yesterday at the Gov. Mariano Perdices Memorial Stadium in Dumaguete City to open the football competition of the 2017 University Games (UniGames). KJ Gedor opened scoring for the Bacolod City school in the second minute, however, their opponents equalized …
English Grand Master wins tournament
2017 Negros International Open Chess Championship By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Grand Master (GM) Nigel Short of England recently won the 2017 Negros International Open Chess Championship, defeating GM Srinath Narayanan of India in the final round. “The international chess community, including our top foreign players, noted that Negros is indeed a breeding ground for …
Negrense boxers Sabillo, Raquinel take title fights
Fist of Glory: Double Championship-Road to Glory By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Toboso-born Merlito ‘Tiger’ Sabillo successfully defended his Asian Boxing Federation (ABF) lightweight title during “Fist of Glory: Double Championship-Road to Glory” at the Barangay Granada gym last week, defeating Crimson Omayao of Valencia City, Bukidnon via unanimous decision. Meanwhile, in one of the …