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Rolex & Tennis: Australian Open kicks off exciting 2024 season

With legends of the sport making their emotional return and talented future stars eager to make their mark against established champions, the 2024 tennis season is shaping up to be one of the most exciting editions of the tournament. Coco Gauff (USA) in action for her 1st round women's singles…

Alyssa Valdez: Belle of the ball

On top of being a three-time conference “Most Valuable Player” at the Philippine Volleyball League, Alyssa Valdez — known to many as “The Phenom” — continues to captivate the public, not just with her athletic prowess, but also with her compassion, humility and love for the sport she has undeniably…

Tots Carlos: Playing with purpose

On her way to becoming one of the country’s top volleyball players, Diana Mae “Tots” Carlos has had her fair share of ups and downs — and everything in between. Almost a decade into it, the three-time Premier Volleyball League MVP is still on a spike, promising that she’s yet…

Kobe Bryant’s basketball scores $20,000 at FIBA auction

Signed by the legendary cager himself, the item is only one of 10 basketballs in the world that carries his signature The late Kobe Bryant may have left the scene more than three years ago, but the revered cager's spirit continues to live on in the items he left behind,…

Alex Eala bags PH’s historic first junior Grand Slam championship title at US Open

By Ma. Angelica Demegillo Tennis wunderkind Alexandra "Alex" Eala makes history as the first Filipino to win the junior Grand Slam title at the 2022 US Open Girls Singles tournament held at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. The 17-year-old netter defeated Lucie Havlickova of…

Golden Girl Hidilyn Diaz receives P10-million cash gift from Ramon S. Ang

If San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon S. Ang would have it his way, he wants Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz to bring home more honor to the country by aiming for another gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Slated three years from now, the event will also mark…

Manny Pacquiao: Bowed but not broken

With the entire T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas chanting his name, this Filipino modern-day gladiator gallantly conceded defeat and declared, “Let’s face another tomorrow.” Losing to Cuban Yordenis Ugas for the (super) welterweight crown, Sen. Manny Pacquiao said with his head high in an interview with sports reporter Heidi Androl…

Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio punches her way to silver, makes history in Tokyo

Nesthy Petecio made history by bagging a silver medal on Tuesday, Aug. 3. She is the first Filipina to win an Olympic medal in boxing. Petecio with her Olympic silver medal The 29 year-old fighter from Davao del Sur reportedly dedicated her win in the inaugural featherweight division to her…

Hidilyn’s post-Olympic wish is granted, but it’s not what you think

The country’s first Olympic gold medalist ends her quarantine on August 6, the first day Metro Manila goes under ECQ. She wants to go home to Zamboanga, but the coming lockdown would have made it impossible. And then fate, in the person of one of the country’s most generous businessmen,…

Let the Tokyo 2020 games begin!

Over 11,000 athletes will see action in 339 events in this 16-day Olympiad delayed by almost a year because of COVID-19. The Philippines, described by one talking head of holding the “dubious record of the most Olympic medals without a gold,” hopes to change all that before the games end…