INQUIRER Sports

Solar airs Winter games

SOLAR SPORTS will be bringing to the living rooms of Filipinos the coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics straight from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The country?s no. 1 sports channel is setting aside 200 hours of live coverage for the Feb. 12 to 28 event, giving viewers fresh updates and roundups of the various sports competitions.

This marks the second time in two years Solar Sports is doing a comprehensive coverage of the Olympics after the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.

Around 5,000 athletes from 80 countries will see action in the event. Some of the events will be held in the resort town of Whistler nearby Vancouver.

Inter-Collegiate golf today

ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY AND College of St. Benilde will face-off for the Inter-Collegiate Golf Championship starting Sunday with the Blazers hosting the Blue Eagles in the two-round finals at the Canlubang Golf and Country Club.

Ateneo and CSB finished the double-round elimination on top of the standings in this tournament backed by the Philippine Golf Foundation (PGF). The final round of the championship will be played at the Eagles? home course in Splendido, Tagaytay City.

CSB actually finished tied for second with erstwhile champion De La Salle University, but the Blazers were 3-1 in their head-to-head against the Green Archers in the eliminations.