Jirah Floravie Cutiyog ruled the girls’ Under-16 blitz and rapid to complete a triple crown in the National Age Group Chess Championships Eliminations Wednesday night, June 5, at the Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City.
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The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons got more support from Converge ICT Solutions, a solid supporter of the UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT). This was after two shuttles were turned over to the Fighting Maroons for their mobility needs.
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THE news of Yuka Saso winning the US Open for the second time was heard round the sporting world.
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Kaya FC-Iloilo proved they were still the country’s best women’s football team on Sunday, June 2, defeating Manila Nomads, 4-1, in the women’s final of the AIA 7’s Football League Season 9 at the Atleta 63 Football Field inside the Bridgetowne Complex.
Legendary great Arnold (Red) Auerbach, who piloted the Boston Celtics to nine NBA championships in 10 trips to the NBA Finals from 1957-66, once named his 12 players he had most wanted for his team in the playoffs in an interview with prominent Sports Illustrated reporter Jack McCallum.
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When we were young and careless (progressives is a better description), Erwin Tulfo, now one of the country’s leading public servants, told me that he would not let me down.
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McCullough will don the jersey of Strong Group for the 43rd William Jones Cup, scheduled to take place from July 13 to 21, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan.
The Liaoning Flying Leopards have secured their spot at Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia) 2024 after winning the 2023-24 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Finals.
The Yco-Ysmael Steel rivalry was the fiercest rivalry in the commercial leagues from 1958 to 1967.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves have reached the Western Conference Finals, the second time they have done so in franchise history.