JOHN Catalan birdied the second extra hole to subdue Harry Sytiongsa for the boys’ Class A (15-17) crown even as Ericka Lim completed a remarkable run in girls’ play of the Philippine Golf Foundation Junior Masters yesterday at Alabang GCC in Muntinlupa.
PRODIGIOUS karter Gabe Tayao-Cabrera competes today and tomorrow in the All-Japan Junior Championships at Suzuka International Circuit in Suzuka City, Mie prefecture.
GLOBAL and Stallion warmed up for their potential title-deciding clash by grinding out narrow victories Thursday night in the United Football League at Emperador Stadium in Taguig City.
Antonio Lascuña inched closer to his first back-to-back title romp on the ICTSI Tour yesterday, shooting a second straight 6-under-par 66 to open a four-shot lead over Angelo Que going into the final round of he Orchard Championship here.
CRISTINA Onofre of Manila and Ava Verdeflor of Texas stole the thunder in artistic gymnastics yesterday by winning the individual all-around gold medals in the seniors and juniors competitions, respectively, in the Philippine Olympic Committee-Philippine Sports Commission National Games (PNG) at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC).
Riled by talk that it would be easy picking in the finals, Ateneo dumped a surprisingly listless National University, 25-15, 25-22, 25-23, last night to move within a victory of clinching a third straight title in the Shakey’s V-League Season 10 First Conference at Mall of Asia Arena.
The Philippines has called off its international friendly match against Kyrgyzstan on June 8, citing difficulty to find convenient flights to the country’s capital, Bishkek.
Jean Caluscusin emerged as the best performer in the women’s rhythmic gymnastics competition of the POC-PSC Philippine National Games (PNG) yesterday.
Mar Villahermosa drained a pair of clutch triples as Big Chill outlasted Fruitas in overtime, 89-83, yesterday to clinch the last semifinal berth in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at Blue Eagle Gym in Loyola Heights.
Alaska coach Luigi Trillo has likened Calvin Abueva’s injured right knee to a punctured tire that’s ready to give out any moment.
Antonio Lascuña sizzled on the front nine of the Palmer course yesterday to fire a six-under-par 66 and catch Carl Santos-Ocampo at the top after two rounds of the ICTSI Orchard Championship.
Standings after Round 5: (Open) 4.5 points—GM Mark Paragua (PH); 4.0—GM Julio Catalino Sadorra (PH), GM Le Quang Liem (Viet), GM John Paul Gomez (PH), GM Richard Bitoon (PH), GM Li Chao (Chn); (Women’s) 4.0 points—IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul (Mgl), WGM Mary Ann Gomes (Ind), WGM Guo Qi (Chn), WGM Wang Jue (Chn); 3.5—WGM Huang Qian (CHn), WGM Nafisa Muminova (Uzb), IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen (Viet), WIM Ni Shiqun (Chn), WGM Tan Zhongyi (Chn), WFM Marie Antoinette San Diego (PH)
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is discouraging the inclusion of team sports in the coming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and limiting the national delegation to individual athletes with gold-medal potentials.
