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Chikkarangappa S of India [Photo credit: Paul Lakatos/ Asian Tour]

DGC Open: Chikkarangappa opens up three-shot lead

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023Comments Off

Chikkarangappa S says he is “not a fan: of Delhi Golf Club (DGC) because of its nuances and level of difficulty but that certainly did not show today as he confidently swept into the lead at The DGC Open presented by Mastercard.

D’Navigators complete Spikers’ Turf semis cast

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023Comments Off

Iloilo completed the 2023 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference semifinals cast after trumping listless Vanguard in four, 23-25, 25-12, 25-22, 25-21, on Friday, Mar. 17, at the Paco Arena in Manila.

UAAP Season 85 HS basketball: FEU snags crown, outlasts Adamson

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023Comments Off

Far Eastern University-Diliman outlasted Adamson University, 77-76, to annex the UAAP Season 85 high school boys basketball crown Friday, Mar. 17, at the Filoil EcoOil Centre.

PATRICK BREN COO warms up at the Kamol Sports Park in Bangkok.

Coo resumes Paris Olympics bid in Thailand BMX Cup 2

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023Comments Off

Patrick Bren Coo is in Bangkok hoping to accomplish what he missed doing in Jakarta a week ago as he competes in the Thailand BMX Cup 2 at the Kamol Sports Park.

MATHILDA KROG, who highlighted her performance with podium finishes in two intermediate sprints, is named Miss Beauty of Biwase 2023—a side event of the race held annually in Vietnam to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Filipina riders sharpen spurts in 10-stage Vietnam race

March 17, 2023Comments Off

Team Philippines was denied the podium in the 10th and final stage of the 13th Biwase Cup on Friday, Mar. 17, but the Filipinas riders had their spurs sharpened ahead of their campaign in the Cambodia 32nd Southeast Asian Games in May.

Vinjoel Dela Cruz (DLSU) & Emilio Bongolan (UP) [UAAP Images]

UAAP Season 85 Football: DLSU, UP battle to a draw

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023Comments Off

De La Salle University and University of the Philippines battled to a scoreless stalemate to share points Thursday night, Mar. 16, in the UAAP Season 85 men’s football tournament at the UP Football Field.

MATHILDA KROG represents Team Philippines as the No. 2 squad in Stage 9.

Krog, Team PH achieve in Stage 8 of Biwase Cup in Vietnam

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023Comments Off

Mathilda Krog got herself atop the intermediate podium and Team Philippines booked its best finish so far in the penultimate Stage 9 of the 13th Biwase Cup in Vietnam on Thursday, Mar. 16.

UAAP Season 85 football: Leo Maquiling strikes as Ateneo stuns FEU

March 16, 2023Comments Off

Ateneo dealt Far Eastern University its first loss of the UAAP Season 85 men’s football tournament with a 1-0 win Thursday, Mar. 16, at the UP Football Field.

UAAP Season 85 Volleyball: NUNS, FEU-D forge title rematch

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023Comments Off

National University Nazareth School and Far Eastern University-Diliman, both seeking to achieve a three-peat and win their first-ever UAAP championship, respectively, arranged a Finals rematch after defeating their respective opponents in the UAAP Season 85 High School Boys’ Volleyball Final Four on Thursday, Mar. 16, at Paco Arena.