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• Coseteng files charges against Genuino

  Created: Saturday, 02 July 2011 08:01

  Staunch sports advocate and former Senator Nikki Coseteng will file charges against the former chair of the Philippine Amuse­ment and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Ephraim Genuino at the Office of the Ombudsman.Coseteng is filing the case against Genuino, ...

• Lance and Oscar: biggest 'falling stars'

  Created: Friday, 27 May 2011 21:27

  NEWPORT BEACH, California -- Hardly had the sex scandal in­volving Dominique Strauss-Khan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Cath­olic priests (the latest report) and Sugar Ray Leonard simmered down, two more prominent char­acters in sports fell in disgrace o...

• Vancouver teener shines in 2011 US Open Karate tilt

  Created: Thursday, 12 May 2011 22:48

  Filipino Canadian Shalene Lee made Canada proud once more after securing two medals in the recently concluded 2011 US Open Karate Championship in Las Vegas. Lee, who also displayed im­ pressive performance in last year’s edition of this tournament took...

• PALARONG PAMBANSA: WV trio rules athletics; NCR tanker shines

  Created: Thursday, 12 May 2011 22:45

  Western Visayas’ wonder boys struck with their second gold medal each in athletics, but Na­tional Capital Region found a golden star of its own in swim­ming as action in the 2010 Pal­arong Pambansa shifted to high gear yesterday in the two trea­sure...

• Knockdown was a mistake, admits Bayless

  Created: Thursday, 12 May 2011 22:38

  LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- It was the way he saw it but Kenny Bay­less admitted he made a mistake when he credited Sugar Shane Mosley with a knockdown in the 10th round during the WBO wel­terweight fight May 7 at the MGM Grand. “It was a call I missed,” B...

• ‘Counter punchers can beat Pacquiao’

  Created: Friday, 29 April 2011 12:24

  LOS ANGELES, California – In order to confuse Manny Pacquiao, his opponent must adopt a coun­ter-punching style and avoid ag­gression in the early rounds, sug­gested the former strategist and buddy of the late Agapito Sanchez (36-11-3, 18 KOs), who e...

• Participants upbeat in Bosch Cordless Race Championships

  Created: Friday, 29 April 2011 12:22

  Students from the country’s top engineering schools are excited to put their creations to a test in the Philippine leg of the Bosch Cordless Race Championships next month. Participants from eight colleges and universities across the country were tasked ...

• After‘Azkals’ we now have the ‘Razcals’; shall we have the ‘Butakals’ Next?

  Created: Friday, 29 April 2011 12:19

  If they did not swallow whole Vietnam, 2-0, in a startling up­set and salvaging draws against Myanmar and Palestine in the AFF Suzuki Cup last year and chang­ing their moniker from mere RP XI to “Azkals”, their conquests would have remained buried d...

• Lining is world’s no. 1 player

  Created: Sunday, 17 April 2011 16:54

  Antonio Lining of the Philippines is now the world’s No.1 player. The grizzled veteran attained this status following his solid showing in the just-concluded Philippine Open Pool Championship at the SM Megamall. Lining’s ascension to No.1 was confirme...

• 2011 FILCANSA Spring League unfolds on April 16

  Created: Sunday, 17 April 2011 16:53

  The annual basketball spectacle featuring kids and teens will gather again to test their skills as the official season of 2011 FILCANSA Boys and Girls Spring League unwraps this coming Saturday (April 16) at the Notre Dame Secondary School in Vancouver Te...

• Canphil Golf Association holds a fundraising event for Multicultural Helping House Society (MHHS)

  Created: Thursday, 31 March 2011 23:30

  Vancouver, March 16, 2011. Canphil Golf, a non-profit group composed of golf enthusiasts, mostly Filipino Canadians, an­nounces today they are holding their 1st ever golf tournament for the benefit of the Newcomer Re­source Center Building of MHHS. In a...

• 30 countries, over 200 players to join PHL Pool Open

  Created: Thursday, 31 March 2011 23:28

  Over 200 players from 30 coun­tries have already confirmed par­ticipation in the Philippine Open Pool Championships in Manila. The Philippine Open will have two stages — the Stage 1 quali­fying event to be held at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon ...

• Ex-PBA chief Salud dies at 72

  Created: Thursday, 10 March 2011 21:36

  PNS — Lawyer Rodrigo L. Salud, who was at the helm of the Philippine Basketball Association during its precarious existence and also on top during its glorious recovery, died Monday following complications from surgery. Salud died at the Medical City Ho...

• PGA-BC bags the 64th PAL Inter-Club Friendship Division title

  Created: Thursday, 10 March 2011 21:34

  Pilipino Golf Association of British Columbia bested 12 other teams to capture the Friendship Division of the 64th PAL Inter-Club held at Cagayan de Oro golf and country club. The Vancouver-based golfers fired a total of 359 points after netting, 94, 82, ...

• Cebu upstages favorites in Men’s Interclub opener

  Created: Thursday, 24 February 2011 21:05

  Bukidnon – Cebu Country Club jumped out of the gates hard on Wednesday as Carl Alma­rio fired a two-under-par 70 worth 38 points to lead the Cebuanos to a three-point advantage over Del Monte after the first round of the 64th PAL Interclub Men’s cham...

• 64th PAL Interclub opens Feb. 16 in Cagayan de Oro

  Created: Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:56

  The Philippine Airlines (PAL) Interclub, the country’s longest running and most prestigious amateur golf tournament, goes to Northern Mindanao for just the fourth time in its 64-year history when Cagayan de Oro hosts the annual event from Feb. 16 to 26....

• Strong start for PHL chessers

  Created: Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:34

  GM Wesley So agreed to a quick draw with GM Alexander Fier of Brazil at the start of the 2011 Aeroflot Open chess cham­pionships at the Hotel Gamma-Delta here Tuesday. But four of his compatriots scored victories in this strong tournament. ...

• All set for Palaro Games in Zamboanga

  Created: Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:30

  Preparations for the 2011 Palar­ong Pambansa in Dapitan City in Zamboanga del Norte are now in full swing. This was bared by Rose Do­mingo, the Department of Educa­tion (DepEd) Task Force for School Sports officer in charge, squelch­ing reports that t...

• Fil-Am no. 1 tennis player

  Created: Friday, 28 January 2011 11:28

  CLAREMONT,    California - When Gabrielle Andrew first picked up a tennis racket at age five, she didn’t like the sport. But after falling in love with it, she is now ranked number one in the United States Tennis Association’s 18-and-under division...

• Lim calls for revival of baseball

  Created: Friday, 28 January 2011 11:14

  MANILA Mayor Alfredo Lim has called on various sectors to join hands in reviving and making baseball a “big thing” again in the country even as he lauded the ef­forts of Harbour Centre in playing the role of “baseball ambassador” in the country. ...