By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Three footballers from Negros Occidental were recently called up to join the Philippine women’s national football team, the Malditas, for the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualification round in Tajikistan. Alesa Dai Dolino, a defender for OutKast FC, alongside De La Salle University defender Mary Cristine Duran and midfielder Irish …
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2017 AFC Cup Ceres-Negros FC arrives in Malaysia
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC arrived in Malaysia over the weekend, set to take on Felda United FC tomorrow at the Shah Alam Stadium for the return leg of the ongoing 2017 AFC Cup group stage. The two last met on March 15, where they played to a scoreless draw at the Panaad …
BVR team wins Montilla-Lizares volleyball tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Amanda Villanueva and Bea Tan of Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR) captured the 1st Montilla-Lizares Invitational Beach Volleyball Tournament over the weekend in Sipalay City, defeating the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) team, comprised of Erjane Magdato and Alexa Polidario. BVR defeated UNO-R in straight sets, 22-20, 21-17, winning P10,000. The …
Foreign teams arrive in Cebu for tchoukball tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Teams from Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia are currently in Cebu City, set to take part in the 2017 Philippine Open Tchoukball Invitational at the City Sports Club in the Ayala Business Park, which runs from April 5 to 7. Taiwan currently tops the world rankings for both men and women’s …
2017 Palarong Pambansa Iloilo shells out over P10 million for delegation
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Iloilo provincial government allotted P10.5 million for its 2017 Palarong Pambansa delegation. “We are just waiting for the authority from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in order to sign a memorandum of agreement between the province and the Department of Education Division of Iloilo,” said Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. P6.6 …
Ceres FC acquires new midfielder, fitness coach
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC team manager James Dinsay confirmed, yesterday, the club signed midfielder Omid Nazari and fitness coach Jose Augusto Losada. Nazari previously played for United Football League (UFL) club Global FC, now Global Cebu FC in the Philippines Football League (PFL). However, he got his start with his hometown club …
Inaugural PFL season to begin later this month
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The first season of the Philippines Football League (PFL) will kick off later this month, featuring local club Ceres-Negros FC, alongside seven other football clubs from across the country. The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has confirmed the eight teams in the competition are Ceres, Loyola-Meralco Taguig, Japan-Philippine Voltes Marikina, Ilocos …
International tchoukball tournament begins next week in Cebu
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Tchoukball teams from Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines will compete in the 2017 Philippine Open Tchoukball Invitational at the City Sports Club in Ayala Business Park, Cebu City from April 5 to 7. Comprising the Philippine delegation are Big City’s Manila Crickets, the Philippine Christian School of Tomorrow (PCST) …
2017 Philippine Series Participants begin arriving in Dumaguete City this weekend
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Participants of the 2017 Philippine Series will begin arriving in Dumaguete City this weekend for the event set to take place from April 4 to 12. A managers and coaches meeting will take place on April 4, while the opening ceremonies take place the following day at 5:30 p.m. The …
2017 KMH Inter-Squad Trios Duckpin Bowling League Sports Journ leads Season 3
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Following the second day of competition, Sports Journ took the lead in the 2017 KMH Inter-Squad Trios Duckpin Bowling League Season 3 at the Negros Super Lanes in the Goldenfield Commercial Complex. Bowling the highest team triple of the season so far, with 344, 290, and 303, they accumulated a …