Filipino Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) champions from Team Lakay and Catalan Fighting System are headlining the ONE Championship Thrilla in Manila today at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Four Filipino champions – Joshua “The Passion” Pacio, Rene “The Challenger” Catalan, Eduard “The Landslide” Folayang, and Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio – will see action […]
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Margielyn Didal wins 2 Skateboarding Championships in Los Angeles
Filipino skate champion Margielyn Didal boosted her Olympics hope after winning in two skateboarding championships on the same day in Los Angeles, California. The 2018 Asian Games gold medalist for the Philippines topped two events – the 15+ Women’s Street and the Best Trick Street – at the 8th Annual Exposure Skate held at Huntington […]
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Cavite’s Wesley So checkmates World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen to rule 1st World Fischer Random Chess Championship
Cavite-born Filipino-American Chess Grand Master (GM) Wesley So has beaten champion GM Magnus Carlsen to become the First Champion of the first official World Fischer Random Chess Championship (FR Chess) held in Norway. GM Wesley So, who surpassed Magnus Carlsen’s record as the youngest player in the history of the game to break the 2600 […]
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Philippines nabs spot in FIBA 3×3 Men’s Basketball Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Team Philippines moved up on the ladder towards the Olympics after being named as one of the 20 nations that earned a spot to continue in the Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) 3×3 Men’s Basketball Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT). The Men’s Philippine National 3×3 Basketball Team was identified by FIBA on November 1 as one […]
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Bohol’s Vanessa Sarno bags 2 Golds to lead 8-medal haul for PHL at Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in North Korea
Bohol’s teen weightlifter Vanessa Sarno raised the Philippine flag in North Korea as the 16-year-old bagged 2 gold medals and a silver at the 2019 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships. The Filipino champion weightlifter dominated her 71-kilogram youth women division, finishing with a gold as first rank in the Overall Youth with a score […]
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UE’s Samantha Catantan captures 1st Gold at Asian Fencing Championship in Thailand
Samantha Kyle Catantan has given the country another history-making victory for Philippine sports as she captured the country’s first Women’s Individual gold medal in the Asian Under-23 Fencing Championship in Thailand. The 17-year-old Filipina fencer secured her first place finish in the Women’s Individual Foil competition held on October 24 in Bangkok. The University of […]
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Alex Eala surges to Top 13 World Junior Tennis Ranking
Teen tennis sensation Alexandra “Alex” Eala has surged to the Top 13 of the World Junior Rankings of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after her stellar performance over the weekend at the Osaka Mayor’s Cup in Japan. The Filipino international junior tennis star jumped 14 notches in the latest ITF rankings after securing a silver […]
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Leo Avenido, Jerick Cañada, Bobby Ray Parks Jr. in ASEAN Basketball League All-time Top 10 players list
Three basketball legends from the Philippines, Leo Avenido, Jerick Cañada, and Bobby Ray Parks Jr., were named to the 2019 ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) All-time Top 10 players list. The Filipino ball players were announced among the professional league’s Top 10 Players of All-Time during the 2019-2020 ABL Season launch on October 10 at the […]
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Diego Lozano, Jennald Pareja named to Asian All-Star Baseball Team
Two Filipino batters have been picked among the best baseball players in Asia. Best First Baseman Diego Lozano and Best Second Baseman Jennald Pareja were named to a 10-man mythical first team at the recently concluded Asian Baseball Championships in Taichung, Taiwan. Lozano, 22, is a product of the International Little League Association of Manila […]
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Eljay Pamisa strikes SILVER at Asian Juniors Boxing Championships in United Arab Emirates
Filipino junior boxer Eljay Pamisa finished Top 2 with a silver medal at the 2019 Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Asian Men and Juniors Boxing Championships in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Pamisa, who studied in Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan, emerged as the Top 2 among 15 boxers in his division at the ASBC Juniors. […]
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Alex Eala takes home runner-up honors at the World Super Junior Tennis tourney in Osaka
Filipino teen champion Alexandra “Alex” Eala brought pride to the Philippines as the Top 2 finisher at the 2019 World Super Junior Tennis Championships held in Osaka, Japan. Alex Eala played excellent games on her way up to the finals match to go up against France’s Dianne Parry in the Girl’s Singles Finals of the […]
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5 World-Class Filipino athletes raising the flag in SEA Games and Tokyo Olympics
Five world-class Filipino athletes got together this week and pledged to fight for the Philippines at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The champions – Pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, gymnast Carlos “Caloy” Yulo, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, boxers Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial – were seen together in a video […]
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