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Former San Sebastian College-Recoletos varsity chess player Louie Salvador topped the FIDE-rated rapid chess tournament held in celebration of the 46th birthday of National Master Marlon Bernardino on Saturday, August 5, at the Open Kitchen Food Hall, Rockwell Business Center, Sheridan Street, Mandaluyong City. Bayanihan Chess Club legal counsel head …

The Philippines blanked Milford, Connecticut, 3-0, to win the title in the Junior League Softball World Series on Saturday (Sunday morning Manila time) in Kirkland, Washington. The Philippine team celebrates after winning the Junior League Softball World Series on Saturday (Sunday morning Manila time) in Kirkland, Washington. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO  This …

With less than three weeks left before Gilas Pilipinas’ 2023 FIBA World Cup debut game, national coach Chot Reyes faces the challenging task of trimming the current 20-man pool to the final 12 soon. And admittedly, that would be one difficult job to do, considering the effort and work the …

In the few times Kai Sotto was able to watch Gilas Pilipinas scrimmage twice and train, the youthful Filipino giant is very optimistic that the latest batch of players in the national players are up to the task for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. For one, compared to the 2014 …

GILAS Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes pointed out that the players and the coaching staff need to immediately address the team’s “slow starts” in the game if the Filipinos want to stand toe to toe against tough squads in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, which the Philippines is co-hosting with Japan …

VETERAN TNT shooter Roger Pogoy thought he would not be able to rejoin the Gilas Pilipinas training pool after fracturing his right pinky in Game 3 of the 2022-23 PBA Governors’ Cup Finals versus Barangay Ginebra last April. The Cebuano hotshot failed to join the national team in its 16-day …

IN what could be the first time in the history of the Palarong Pambansa, a student athlete was treated to a coming-of-age celebration on Wednesday, August 2, at the San Roque Elementary School in Marikina City. Meet Jacqueline Castro, a para swimmer from Pangalangan National High School in San Carlos …

At a Glance Gilas Pilipinas began its campaign in the Heyuan WUS International Basketball Tournament in style, taking down Iran, 76-65, even in the absence of a naturalized player in the lineup on Thursday, Aug. 3, in Guangdong, China. Gilas Pilipinas began its campaign in the Heyuan WUS International Basketball Tournament in …

NAINA Dominique Tagle of Region 7 (Central Visayas) posted a new 60-meter (m) record in secondary girls archery in the 2023 Palarong Pambansa at the STI Gold Toe Archery Center in Barangay Barangka, Marikina City on Thursday, August 3. Despite the intermittent rain and the muddy ground, Tagle scored 327 …

LOUIE Ramirez, the reigning National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Philippines men’s volleyball Most Valuable Player, has been invited to train in Japan. This was confirmed by the Perpetual Help Altas spiker on Thursday, August 3, who added that he will be in Japan for two to three weeks to increase …