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San Miguel retires Arwind Santos’ No. 29 jersey

Arwind Santos (in blue suit) had his iconic number 29 jersey retired./PBA Images  MANILA, Philippines — The jersey of “The Spiderman” is now officially hanging from the rafters. Arwind Santos’ iconic No. 29 jersey has officially been retired by the San Miguel Beermen on Wednesday. The jersey ceremony was done …

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Yulo eyes redemption in Paris Olympics

CARLOS Yulo aims to channel all his frustrations from his previous Olympics stint in his revenge tour at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. The decorated gymnast is keen on avenging his previous finish in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where he came up short to be in the podium. “All of …

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Beermen close in on elims sweep

AFTER putting a lock at the No. 1 seeding, San Miguel Beer now sets its sight at completing a sweep of its elimination round assignment starting with Blackwater today, May 1, as the PBA Philippine Cup nears the homestretch at the PhilSports Arena. The Beermen improved to a tournament-best 9-0 …

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Over P50-M artificial grass football turf to rise in Victorias City

FOOTBALL PITCH. A design perspective of the artificial-grass football field that will soon rise at the Victorias National High School campus in Victorias City, Negros Occidental. It will be the first 11-a-side synthetic turf soccer pitch to rise in Western Visayas. (Screenshot from Victorias City government video) BACOLOD CITY – The City of Victorias in …

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Choco Mucho bucks Creamline curse

It was also Choco Mucho’s breakthrough triumph over its elder sister after dropping their first 12 outings, including an excruciating 25-17, 25-22, 25-19 elimination round setback on April 19 at the Big Dome./PVL Media Bureau  Games Thursday (PhilSports Arena) 4 p.m. – Petro Gazz vs Creamline 6 p.m. – Chery …

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Cebuanos rule Milo National Marathon Manila Leg

MANILA, Philippines: Cebuanos Florendo Lapiz and Lizane Abella ruled the men’s and women’s 42K categories, respectively, in the 2024 Milo National Marathon held along Roxas Boulevard on Sunday, April 28. Lapiz, who hails from Carcar, timed 2:42:33 to top the men’s side while Abella of Minglanilla clocked 3:21:05 to emerge …

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UST rolls to 5th win in UAAP girls beach volleyball

VICTORY. Khylem Progella of defending champion University of Santo Tomas (left) preparing for an attack during the UAAP Season 86 high school girls beach volleyball tournament at the Sands SM By The Bay on April 20, 2024. On April 28, UST defeated FEU-D, 21-17, 21-16, to remain unbeaten after five matches. (UAAP …

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Fencer Catantan books Olympic slot after ruling Asia-Oceania qualifier

HAPPY TEARS. Samantha Catantan breaks down after officially claiming a Paris Olympics berth via the Asia-Oceania Zonal Qualifier in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates on Saturday (April 27, 2024). She nipped Kazakhstan’s Sofia Aktayeva, 15-14, in the women’s foil final to become the 12th Filipino qualifier. (Photo courtesy of International Fencing Federation) MANILA – Samantha …

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