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With Jerwin Ancajas losing his chance of snatching Takuma Inoue’s WBA bantamweight title, the country continues to suffer from a prolonged misery of having no world champion in a sport that the Filipinos have reigned mightily before. Jerwin Ancajas slumps on the ropes after a ninth-round knockout loss to Japan’s …

Yuka Saso (AFP / Yoshi Iwamoto)  MANILA, Philippines — Yuka Saso’s bid for a final-round comeback fell short on the challenging surface of the Siam Country Club’s Old course, setting for a joint 16th place after a 69 in the Honda LPGA Thailand won by local ace Patty Tavatanakit in …

BULLDOGS VS. EAGLES. National University’s Angelo Nicolas Almendras tries to score off Ateneo’s Cyrus Justin De Guzman (No. 14) and Kennedy Batas during the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday (Feb. 24, 2024). The Bulldogs won, 25-22, 25-15, 25-17. (UAAP photo) …

Lauren Hoffman will most likely get a universality slot to the Paris Olympics.  The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association has entered Hoffman’s name as an official representative of the Philippines, next to the country’s top pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena. The 24-year-old Hoffman, whose entry now awaits official …

MANOLO FORTICH, Bukidnon — There’s nothing left for Del Monte to do but play its celebratory round on Sunday, Feb. 25, and make official its coming — finally — as a Championship division winner in the Philippine Airlines Seniors Interclub tournament. Romeo Jaraula  Playing with the unforgiving second round roster that again delivered the goods on Saturday, Feb. …

Adriana Leon had two goals and Cloé Lacasse scored one and set up two more as Canada cruised to a 6-0 over El Salvador at the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup on Thursday in Houston. Adriana Leon scores twice en route to 6-0 win at Houston’s Shell Energy Stadium. In …

Grace Quintanilla  Grace Quintanilla lost ground in the opening nine, but recovered beautifully in the last five holes to survive an intense finale over Laurea Duque and win by two in the 59th Philippine Ladies Open Presented by Monde Nissin held at the Manila Golf and Country Club here yesterday. …

Gilas Pilipinas applauding the Filipino crowd in Hong Kong/FIBA  MANILA, Philippines — The Filipino crowd in Hong Kong was a big boost for Gilas Pilipinas as they defeated the hometown team on Thursday night, Philippine team head coach Tim Cone said. Gilas steamrolled Hong Kong, 94-64, in the Nationals’ first …

Filipina cue artist Chezka Centeno made a huge comeback against Austria’s Jasmin Ouschan to eke out a 0-4, 4-1, 4-3 win and barge into the last 16 of the women’s 10-Ball Las Vegas Open at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino on Friday, Feb. 23 (Manila time). Chezka Centeno (File …

Angel Canino (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — Reigning champion La Salle zoomed to a second straight win in as many games with a 25-20, 25-17, 25-22 romp over Far Eastern U in the UAAP Season 86 women’s volleyball tournament yesterday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Sophomore star spiker Angel …