World boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is gearing up for his World Boxing Association (WBA) Welterweight Super World Championship title fight in the United States. The 8-Division World Champion and currently Senator of the Philippines is scheduled to leave the country today to continue his training camp in Los Angeles. The 40-year-old Manny Pacquiao battles […]
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Filipino-Ecuadorian Leylah Annie Fernandez captures French Open Junior Singles title
Filipino-Ecuadorian Leylah Annie Fernandez emerged victorious at the French Open Junior Girls Championship in Paris, France. The 16-year-old tennis player of Filipino descent playing for Canada brought down her opponents one after the other in the tournament held at the Roland Garros clay courts. With her victory on June 8, the Filipino-Ecuadorian tennis champion became […]
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Top Filipino racers showcase Toyota Vios One-Make Race edition
Top Filipino racers showcased their skills as they drove the Toyota Vios One-Make Race edition at the tracks of the Clark International Speedway. Racers from the sporting, celebrity, and media motoring industries raced alongside Toyota car owners with the Toyota-provided race cars at the Vios Racing Festival held on June 8 in Pampanga. The Filipino […]
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Team Philippines are champions of Beijing International Dragon Boat Tournament
Team Philippines emerged as champions in the 2019 Beijing International Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament held during China’s Dragon Boat Festival. Philippine Canoe Kayak Dragon Boat Federation announced the gold medal win for the Philippines’ Dragon Boat team. Team Philippines won in the Open Category in the 500 meters and 250 meters competitions held on June […]
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Josie Gabuco leads Pinoy boxers medal haul in India tournament
Asia’s boxing champion Josie Gabuco won another bout, this time from the India Open International Boxing Tournament. The world boxing champion from Puerto Princesa, Palawan led Team Philippines’ boxing medal haul of 2 golds and 1 bronze. The 4-time Southeast Asian Games gold medallist bagged gold in in the Women’s Light Flyweight category in the […]
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Jiu-Jitsu Meggie Ochoa snags bronze at world championships in California
Filipina Jiu-Jitsu fighter Margarita “Meggie” Ochoa bagged the bronze medal at the 2019 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship held at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, USA from May 30 to June 2. The first Asian Jui-Jitsu gold medalist aimed to repeat the same gold finish she had in the 2018 JJIF Championships held November […]
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Celebrity racers topbill Toyota Vios Circuit Championship at Clark Speedway
Celebrity racers are topbilling the return of the Toyota Vios Circuit Championship at the Clark International Speedway this weekend. The popular personalities will lead the Vios Racing Festival’s waku-doki cast of sport racers, motoring media, car clubs, and Toyota owners in two race formats: Autocross Challenge and Circuit Championship. Toyota car owners — regardless of […]
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Philippine Volcanoes soars 11 places in World Rugby Rankings, its best ever
The Philippine Volcanoes went up 11 places in the World Rugby Rankings – its best record as the national team. The Men’s Rugby Team standing soared to the 42nd spot after it successfully defended its Asia Rugby Division 1 title in a thrilling match against Singapore on June 1. The back-to-back Asia Rugby Division 1 […]
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang holds South-East Asia Cup in the Philippines
Gamers rejoice! Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is set to hold its South-East Asia Cup (MSC) here in the Philippines on June 21 to 23 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. This is unprecedented since this is the first time the Philippines will host MSC and the prize money is staggering! Twelve teams from 9 South East […]
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Ilonggo mountain biker Ariana Dormitorio wins gold in Japan race
Filipino mountain biker Ariana Dormitorio emerged champion at the 2019 Yawatahama International Cross Country race in Japan. The Ilongga cyclist bagged the gold medal for completing the 21.50-kilometer race with the record of one hour, 18 minutes and 18.22 seconds. Dormitorio bested Ya Yu Tsai of Chinese Taipei and Miho Imai of Japan in the […]
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Azkals’ goalie Neil Etheridge awarded Cardiff City’s best player
Former Philippine Azkals’ goalie Neil Etheridge was named Cardiff City’s Best Player of the Season. The Filipino-British goalkeeper of the Cardiff City Football Club’s Bluebird was honored in ceremonies held on May 5 at Cardiff City Hall. In October 2018 Etheridge led Cardiff City to winning their first game in its first English Premier League […]
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Filipino Jiu-Jitsu athletes bag gold medals at Abu Dhabi World Professional Championship
Filipino Jiu-Jitsu athletes Annie Ramirez and Gian Dee took home gold medals after being declared world champions at the Abu Dhabi World Masters Jiu-Jitsu Championship (ADWMJJC) 2019. The Filipino champion athletes bested competitors at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in late April. Ramirez won against Sophia Dalpra to earn her first […]
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