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By Nick Giongco CAPAS, Tarlac—Host Philippines pulled the curtains down to the 30th Southeast Asian Games the same spectacular way it opened 12 days ago. ‘WE WIN AS ONE’- Drone show lights up the night sky during the closing ceremony of the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the New Clark City Athletics Stadium in Tarlac,Continue reading “SEA Games: PH caps hosting in style”

By WAYLON GALVEZ The beach handball men’s national team gave the Philippines its 387th medal as the Filipinos earned a bronze in the event in the 30th Southeast Asian Games yesterday at the Subic Bay Beach Handball Courts. The national beach handball team receives the bronze medal in the 30th Southeast Asian Games. Also inContinue reading “Beach handball claims bronze, closes Team PH medal tally with 387th medal”

By Waylon Galvez Sen. Bong Go, House Speaker and Phisgoc chairman Alan Peter Cayetano, POC president Rep. Bambol Tolentino and SBP president Al S. Panlilio flash the No. 1 sign with members of the victorious Gilas Pilipinas men and women basketball teams led by coaches Tim Cone and Pat Aquino Tuesday at the Mall ofContinue reading “Formation of Gilas teams for future int’l competitions up for discussions – SBP”

BY JONAS TERRADO Rubilen Amit, left, and Chezka Centeno. (Manny Llanes) Rubilen Amit and Chezka Centeno relished their tag team partnership that resulted in a gold medal in the women’s 9-ball doubles of the 30th Southeast Asian Games. Amit and Centeno blanked Indonesia’s Fathrah Masum and Nony Andilah 7-0 in Tuesday’s final at the TentContinue reading “Rubilen Amit and Chezka Centeno cement golden partnership in billiards”

By Nick Giongco Opening ceremony of the 30th SEA Games at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. (Rio Deluvio) CLARKFIELD, Pampanga — Chief of mission Butch Ramirez can now heave a sigh of relief now that the 30th Southeast Asian Games has come to an end. Ramirez, also the chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC),Continue reading “30th SEA GAmes: A December to Remember”

BY JONAS TERRADO     Gilas Pilipinas women celebrate after winning against Thailand in SEA Games final at the Mall of Asia Arena.  (Rio Leonelle Deluvio / Canon 5D Mark IV with 16-35mm f2.8 lens) The national women’s basketball team is now aiming for higher things after winning its first-ever gold in the Southeast AsianContinue reading “Gilas women: Higher goals set after victorious SEA Games”

By the Associated Press Translation problems in the doping case of Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang have delayed the expected verdict to January, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Tuesday. Gold medalist China’s Sun Yang gestures to Britain’s bronze medalist Duncan Scott, left, following the medal ceremony in the men’s 200m freestyle final atContinue reading “Translation issues delay verdict in Sun Yang doping case”

By Agence France-Presse Qatar fully opened its new metro network on Tuesday in a major infrastructure milestone ahead of the football World Cup Doha will host in 2022. Qatar’s new metro network opened just in time for the 2019 Club World Cup football tournament (AFP) The railway was opened just in time for the ClubContinue reading “Qatar hits metro milestone ahead of World Cup”

By Agence France-Presse Vietnam cruised their way to the Southeast Asian Games men’s football title on Tuesday night with a routine 3-0 win in the final over Indonesia in Manila. Vietnam’s Hung Dung Do (C) and Indonesia’s Rizki Sani Fauzi (L) fight for the ball during their men’s football final match at the SEA Games (SoutheastContinue reading “SEA Games: Vietnam beat Indonesia 3-0 to take football gold”

By the Associated Press When it comes to tickets, next year’s Tokyo Paralympics will be just like the Olympics: There’s more demand than there are tickets. Tokyo 2020 Paralympic mascot “Someity” stands at stage during their debut event in Tokyo. Ticket demand for the Tokyo Paralympics is at record levels. The unprecedented demand follows aContinue reading “Same as Olympics: Tokyo Paralympic ticket demand tops supply”