SEA Games host under fire
By Manolo R. IñigoThe scrapping of important Olympic events in the Southeast Asian Games this year by host country Myanmar does not sit well with several members of the SEA Games Federation.
The scrapping of important Olympic events in the Southeast Asian Games this year by host country Myanmar does not sit well with several members of the SEA Games Federation.
THE PHILIPPINES gets the golden chance to host once again on Aug. 1 to 11 the Fiba Asia basketball tournament, the qualifier for the World Championship next year in Madrid. The top three teams will qualify to the world championship from a field of 15 teams which are the best and toughest in Asia.
PBA commissioner Chito Salud turned around the sagging fortunes of the Philippine Basketball Association within two years, which only deepens my respect for the man’s management and marketing expertise.
SAYING he is ready and fit to fight two more times in 2013, boxing hero Manny Pacquiao has ignored suggestions and calls for him to retire from well-known medical specialists upon his return from a vacation in Israel and Hong Kong.
I VIVIDLY remember the late Arsenio “Dodjie” Laurel not only because he gave me the chance to embark on my first trip abroad but because of his obsession with motorsports, a virtually unknown sport here back then.
I VIVIDLY remember the late Arsenio “Dodjie” Laurel not only because he gave me the chance to embark on my first trip abroad but because of his obsession with motorsports, a virtually unknown sport back in the ’60s.
PLAYING in the shadows of their more popular and experienced elders, three San Beda age-group basketball teams get their chance to grab the spotlight by playing in goodwill games in Guam.
HUMBLE and down-to-earth Nathaniel “Tac” Padilla belongs to a family of shooters. His past and present records will speak for themselves.
Jose “Peping” Cojuangco Jr. the 78-year-old president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, is a formidable candidate in the coming POC elections on Nov. 30 because he enjoys much clout and influence in both the private and government sectors.
I AM disturbed by reports that brothers Phil and James Younghusband have been removed from the Azkals football team over conflicts in their various commitments.
THE MUCH-IMPROVED Smart Gilas-Pilipinas team is bent on regaining the country’s past glory in international basketball.
THE WHOLE of Brazil and not just 2016 Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro are in a race against the clock to build the required Olympic infrastructure for the quadrennial Games.
FOLLOWING the successful staging of the London 2012 Olympics, another sporting spectacle, the Paralympic Games, takes center stage Wednesday with 20 sports on tap in the British capital.
