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Christine Sinclair, the 40-year-old Olympic champion from Burnaby, B.C., will play the final two games of her national-team career in her home province over the next week. She told CBC Sports she hopes her legacy is about team accomplishments and not personal achievements.  ‘It’s about us trying to win games, …

Kayla Sanchez  Kayla Sanchez is now eligible to compete as a Filipino in the Paris 2024 Olympics, Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino announced on Friday. “This is good news for Philippine swimming as Kayla and we won’t have to wait two more years for her to be able …

Philippine Football Federation president John Gutierrez (Photo from Philippine Football Federation)  MANILA, Philippines – New Philippine Football Federation president John Gutierrez said he’s determined to upgrade the talent development program in the country to produce more homegrown players in the national team. “By the end of my term, I wish …

BAGUIO CITY — Luisita produced another 114 points at the short but tricky Baguio Country Club course to cruise to a 19-point win and dethrone Manila Southwoods in the Fil-Championship at the close of the seniors’ competition of the 73rd Januarius Fil-Am Golf Invitational. (Top) Luisita team members Abe Rosal, …

Kevin QuiambaoTop Most Valuable Player candidate Kevin Quiambao vowed to be better in Game 2 of the 86th University Athletic Association of the Philippines Men’s Basketball Tournament Finals. The 22-year-old Quiambao promised this after the La Salle Green Archers fell to their worst setback, a 67-97 loss to the University …

The Highrisers booked their first triumph in the league after nine straight defeats. (PVL Media Bureau) Games Saturday (Iloilo) 4 p.m. – Nxled vs Farm Fresh 6 p.m. – Chery Tiggo vs Choco Mucho MANILA, Philippines – Dwarfed for so long, Galeries Tower finally rose to the occasion and claimed …

Harold Alarcon of UP goes for a wide-open layup. (STAR / Jun Mendoza)  MANILA, Philippines – When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object, something’s gotta give. The top-seeded UP Fighting Maroons drew first blood in the UAAP Season 86 Finals in dominant fashion, snapping the nine-game winning streak of …

Two brothers known for their shenanigans, and the potential for chaos with a lopsided score, led referees for Monday night’s game between the Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers to enforce a rare edict. With the Panthers leading 4-0 in the back half of the third period, a skirmish broke out …

Canoe specialist Joanna Barca scooped three gold medals to spearhead Team Philippines’ productive campaign in the recent Hong Kong Asian Cup Canoe competition held at the Shing Mun River, Shatin, Hong Kong.  The pride of Palo, Leyte topped the women’s U23 C1 500m, U23 C1 200m, and U23km Marathon as …

RONALD ROBBINS, Rep. Aniela Tolentino, Giro Tan and Aldrin Quinto led the winners of the first Philippine Olympic Committee Golf Cup held Monday for the benefit of the National Athletes’ Trust Fund at the Luisita Golf and Country in Tarlac.  The e-sports community’s Robbins scooped the Low Net and Low …