By Jerome S. Galunan Jr. Bago City-native Aston ‘Mighty’ Palicte (22 wins, 2 losses, 0 draw, 18 knockouts), who is the reigning WBO Inter-Continental and North American Boxing Federation super flyweight champion, is set to avenge his brother’s loss to former WBO Oriental super flyweight champion John Mark ‘Iceman’ Apolinario (18-8-3, 4 KOs) on June …
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AA Electrical, Capitol enter Boston Finance Cup semis
By Jerome S. Galunan Jr. AA Electrical and Capitol routed their respective opponents during the quarterfinals to earn semifinals seats in the ongoing D League-Boston Cup Basketball Tournament at the STI-West Negros University gym. AA Electrical survived FilSino-ESJ, 74-71, behind Renier Palmares’ 20 points and Dave Andog’s 11 points after leading throughout the game. FilSino …
2017 PFL Ceres meets Global today
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC will be meeting Global Cebu FC in their inaugural Philippine Football League (PFL) match today at 3:30 p.m. at the Panaad Park and Stadium. An estimated crowd of 5,000 is projected to fill the stadium, along with Stephan Schröck, Omid Nazari, and Jorrel Aristorenas expected to make appearances …
Congressman Greg Gasataya Basketball League Villamonte beats Singcang, wins title
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Barangay Villamonte narrowly defeated Barangay Singcang, 90-89, earlier this week in the deciding game of the 1st Congressman Greg Gasataya Basketball League finals at the STI-West Negros University gym. Singcang led 24-19 following the first period, however, thanks to a 30-19 run by Villamonte, the eventual champions took the reins …
2017 Negros Closed Chess Tournament Severino wins title
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) Master Sander Severino of Silay City edged out International Master (IM) Joel Pimentel of Bacolod City in extra games to win the 2017 Negros Closed Chess Tournament at the District North Point in Talisay City. Both players finished the final round with an identical 6.5 …
2017 Mansilingan Charter Day Chess Tournament Dela Peña wins open category
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Raymnd Dela Peña of Bacolod City recently won the open category of the 2017 Mansilingan Charter Day Chess Tournament at the Mansilingan Chess Society (ManChess) Club. He defeated National Master (NM) Edwin Tan, with Roming Sadia III of Escalante City taking third place. The 12-and-Under division, won by Erich Singson …
2017 KMH Inter-Squad Trios Duckpin Bowling League ASSFBI Mixed leads into the finals
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. With the finals of the 2017 KMH Inter-Squad Trios Duckpin Bowling League Season 4 about to commence at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex, ASSFBI Mixed currently holds a twice-to-beat advantage. The team currently leads with 7,494 pinfalls, followed closely by Sports Journ/JT with 7,467. Completing the …
BUS Group founder dies, burial set for tomorrow
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Founder of the Basketball Unified Sports (BUS) Group Rogelio ‘Bing’ Soyao recently passed away and will be buried tomorrow at the Greenhills Chinese Cemetery, following an 8:00 a.m. mass at the Triumph of the Holy Cross Chapel in Barangay Estefania. He was 74 years old. During his career, Soyao was …
Congressman Greg Gasataya Basketball League Finals decider tonight
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Barangays Singcang and Villamonte will face off tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the deciding game to determine the winner of the 1st Congressman Greg Gasataya Basketball League at the STI-West Negros University gym. Villamonte took Game 1, winning 110-100, but Singcang came back to win Game 2, 97-89. Following Game …
AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Six Ceres players called up for international duty
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Six Ceres-Negros FC players were called up by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) for the Philippine national football team’s upcoming AFC Asian Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan, set to take place on June 13 at the Pamir Stadium in Dushanbe. Defenders Jeffrey Christiaens and Luke Woodland; alongside midfielders Kevin Ingreso, …