By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Former IBF junior bantamweight champion Zolani Tete of South Africa defeated WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight champion and Bago City-native ‘King’ Arthur Villanueva via unanimous decision over the weekend in a title eliminator bout at the Manchester Arena in England. Following the fight, Villanueva thanked his supporters and said, “I tried …
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2017 Palarong Pambansa BTTHS gymnast wins all-around gold in gymnastics
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Negros Island Region (NIR) earned its first gold medal in the 2017 Palarong Pambansa, currently taking place in Antique, through 13-year-old Kiana Marie Alagaban of Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS), who won the elementary division all-around gold medal in gymnastics. All 16 competing regions each sent three athletes …
Panaad sa Negros Sportsfest begins this weekend
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Athletes from across Negros Occidental are set to compete in the Panaad sa Negros Sportsfest 2017, which begins today, April 22, and runs until April 30 at the Panaad Park and Stadium. Among the events set to take place include taekwondo, football, boxing, chess, athletics, karatedo, and arnis. Special events …
2017 Palarong Pambansa Opening ceremonies to take place on Sunday
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Around 12,000 student-athletes, coaches, and officials are expected to take part in the 2017 Palarong Pambansa, set to open on Sunday in San Jose, Antique. Expected to lead the opening rites are Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao, along with other provincial officials, Senator Loren Legarda, Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones, …
Elite 60 basketball camp tryouts take place today in Cebu
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Young basketball players will have the opportunity to join national youth teams with the Elite 60 Development Camp regional tryouts for the Visayas taking place at Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu, today. The program will be divided into two phases, the regional development camp, which runs for two days and …
Villanueva takes on Tete tonight in Manchester
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight champion and Bago City-native ‘King’ Arthur Villanueva is set to take on former IBF junior bantamweight champion Zolani Tete of South Africa in a title eliminator bout today, April 22, at the Manchester Arena in England. If Villanueva is successful, he next faces Filipino WBO bantamweight …
NOHSAAI Unity Cup Classes of 1985, 1999, 1970 lead respective groups into finals
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Classes of 1985, 1999, and 1970, who won Brackets A, B, and C, respectively, will be entering the NOHS@115 Negros Occidental High School Alumni Association, Inc. (NOHSAAI) “Unity Cup” Bowling Fellowship finals with twice-to-beat advantages, which begins on April 22 at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial …
Ceres Team Manager hopes Schröck returns to the club
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Following the contract dissolution between midfielder Stephan Schröck and second division Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth, who had previously loaned him out of Ceres-Negros FC, Ceres team manager James Dinsay hopes to have him back with the Negrense club. “We are hoping to have him back,” he said. “It all …
The power of 12th man
Ceres-Negros FC is now on top of Group G in the ongoing AFC Cup after a stunning 6-2 win over then-group leader Hà Nội FC of Vietnam last Wednesday night at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City. It was their second best performance, following their 5-nil blast against Singapore’s Tampines Rovers last March …
PFL launches today
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) officially launches the Philippines Football League (PFL) today, with eight clubs set to compete. The clubs include Ceres Negros FC, Davao Aguilas FC, Global Cebu FC, Ilocos United FC, JPV Marikina FC, Kaya FC-Makati, Stallion Laguna FC, and Loyola Meralco Sparks FC. “The success of …