Chieffy Caligdong leads PH past Vietnam
By Cedelf P. Tupas
A Filipino football hero returned to the fore Tuesday night. And his resurfacing couldn’t have come at a better time.
A Filipino football hero returned to the fore Tuesday night. And his resurfacing couldn’t have come at a better time.
Chieffy Caligdong struck a goal late to push the Philippines past Vietnam 1-0 Tuesday in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok.
Armed with more experience and more games together, the Philippine Azkals leave for Bangkok Tuesday with high hopes that they can put up a strong showing in the AFF Suzuki Cup, the same tournament that served as launching pad to the renaissance of football in the country two years ago.
The Philippines found Southeast Asian rival Vietnam hard to crack Friday and settled for a 2-2 standoff in the 40th Chess Olympiad here.
A series of friendly matches against powerhouse sides in the Southeast Asian region in June will be the next assignment for the Philippine Azkals, who are coming off a third place finish in the AFC Challenge Cup in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa defeated compatriot and fellow GM John Paul Gomez to become the top Filipino finisher in the 2nd HD Bank Cup International Open Chess tournament 2012 at the HD Bank Head office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam late Wednesday.
Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa and International Master Jan Emmanuel Garcia lead five other Filipinos in the 2nd HD Bank Cup International Open Chess tournament 2012 scheduled on March 2 to 7 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
It took someone just over half John Baylon’s age to end the Filipino’s unparalleled Southeast Asian Games run—and make him retire.
The Philippines limited Vietnam to four points in the first quarter on the way to a 107-53 victory Tuesday for its second straight lopsided basketball win in the 26th Southeast Asian Games.
PALEMBANG, Indonesia—Team Philippines found an unexpected savior in wall climber Ina Flores Sunday night at the 26th Southeast Asian Games here.
Flores scooped the gold medal in women’s boulder competition of wall climbing at the Jakabaring Sport City, preventing a winless spell for Filipino bets.
The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has picked Vietnam to dominate the track and field competitions of the Southeast Asian Games starting Thursday in Indonesia.
Vietnam scouted the Philippines well and knew exactly what the Azkals’ biggest weakness was.
Under enormous second-half pressure, the Philippine Azkals crumbled and fell, 1-3, to Vietnam Wednesday night in a disappointing start to the country’s campaign at the 26th Southeast Asian Games here. After forging ahead with a late first-half goal from Manny Ott, the Azkals spent the better part of the second half defending and would have been dealt a ghastlier rout had it not been for the brilliant work of goalkeeper Roland Muller.
