SPORTS
Trillanes wants Senate to scrutinize PHL performance in London Olympics
August 16, 2012
MANILA – Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV is urging the Senate to look into the state of Philippine sports following the lackluster performance of the country’s 11-man delegation to the recent London Summer Olympics and the last Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Continue reading
Barriga wins 1st boxing bout, bouys up Philippines’ Olympic medal hope
August 1, 2012
LONDON – The Philippines’ lone boxing campaigner in the London Olympics, Mark Anthony Barriga, hurdled his first bout Tuesday night with an impressive score of 17-7 over Italy’s Manuel Cappai in the 49 kilogram division (light flyweight). Continue reading
Pacquiao should stay more focused in next fight – Roach
July 16, 2012
LOS ANGELES, California – Whoever dethroned WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao fights next, his chief trainer Freddie Roach wants his Filipino pupil to stay 100 percent focused in training. Continue reading
FilAm coach Erik Spoelstra makes history in NBA, vows to bring trophy to Manila
July 1, 2012
MIAMI/MANILA – Filipino American coach Erik Spoesltra has made history becoming the first FilAm and Asian American to coach a champion team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) games. Continue reading
Pacquiao named Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter of the Decade
June 16, 2012
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao has been accorded yet another honor – that of being the World Boxing Organization’s “Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter of the Decade.”
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New martial arts game gaining popularity in Philippine National Games
June 1, 2012
DUMAGUETE CITY – Pencak Silat, considered by its framers as the mother of all martial arts and a mass base sports, is gaining headway with more than 170 participants in this year’s Philippine National Games (PNG) held in Dumaguete and Negros Oriental. Continue reading
Viloria wins trilogy via TKO of Mexico’s Romero
May 16, 2012
PASIG CITY – Reigning WBO flyweight champion Brian ‘The Hawaiian Punch’ Viloria scored a technical knockout victory in the ninth round against Mexican rival Omar Nino Romero in their trilogy, dubbed “Island Assault IV” at the Ynares Arena in Pasig City last Sunday. Continue reading
Pacquiao named by Forbes mag one of America’s most influential athletes
May 1, 2012
BAGUIO CITY – The respected Forbes Magazine has named world boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao in its list of America’s Most Influential Athletes for 2012. Continue reading
Freddie Roach: Pacquiao to win by knockout vs Bradley
April 16, 2011
MANILA – “I want Manny to win by a knockout and that’s what we will be preparing for. How to win by KO.” Thus said award-winning American trainer Freddie Roach of his ward, the world boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, as they gird for a serious training in Baguio City Continue reading
Pacquiao still hopeful on fight vs Mayweather
April 1, 2012
World boxing icon Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao is not giving up on the possibility of facing American champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a title fight.
Even his youngest boy said he wants his father to retire only after defeating Mayweather. Continue reading