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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”

By Nick Giongco CAPAS, Tarlac—Host Philippines kept its foot on the gas pedal Tuesday even it had already ran away with the overall crown as early as three days ago in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the New Clark City Athletics Stadium. The men’s and women’s teams of Gilas Pilipinas pose after winning againstContinue reading “PH to cap SEA Games campaign in style”

By Waylon Galvez Mission accomplished for Gilas Pilipinas. The best of Philippine basketball delivered what was expected of them as the Filipinos produced a dominant performance to score a 115-81 win over Thailand in the gold medal match of men’s basketball in the 30th Southeast Asian Games Sunday night at the Mall of Asia Arena.Continue reading “SEA Games: Mission accomplished as Gilas nails 18th gold medal with rout of Thailand”