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South Pacific to host PGT Q-School

The Philippine Golf Tour Qualifying School is venturing south for the first time, promising a spirited battle for spots in this year’s circuit, which includes 10 legs and a coveted berth in the season-ending Match Play Championship......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 21st, 2024

Non-profit peace-advocacy swimming training facility up

There is a big peace-advocacy group that had set up in a hinterland town a swimming pool for honing potential young swimmers from the Muslim, Christian and indigenous communities into athletes as a showcase of religious and cultural solidarity in sports......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 14th, 2024

Unity League esports grassroots tourney announced

The state-run People’s Television Network (PTV) has launched the Unity League, a grassroots tournament for esports that aims to produce potential national esports athletes under Team Sibol......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

Paris 2024 medalists to take piece of Eiffel Tower home

‘It's the opportunity for the athletes to bring back a piece of Paris with them,’ organizers say of the Olympic medals forged out of scrap metal from the Eiffel Tower.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

6 Ateneo schools compete in annual Ateneo Invitational Games

Over 260 athletes from six different Jesuit schools across the country will converge at the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) for the annual Ateneo Invitational Games, scheduled to run from January 13-15, 2024, in Mandaue City. The basketball and volleyball meet features six Jesuit member schools, including SHS-AdC. The visiting schools include two from.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 12th, 2024

Olympic qualifying tougher than usual

Only four athletes are so far guaranteed to compete for the Philippines in the Paris Olympics this year but POC president Bambol Tolentino is hopeful more will qualify despite the challenges alog the way......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 11th, 2024

Battle for crown jewel

It’s known as the PBA’s most prestigious championship and what makes this conference even more significant is the Philippine Cup stands as the last battleground of the season with the Governors’ Cup taking a break to leave the just-concluded Commissioner’s Cup the only other theater of basketball hostilities......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

Former champs, rising aces rumble in TCC Invitational

The set is stage for a compelling clash of will and character as The Country Club Invitational reels off today, where former champions, emerging stars and the Top 30 players from last year’s Philippine Golf Tour Order of Merit battle in a survival of the fittest at the TCC course here......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 23rd, 2024

Cong. Duke Frasco Cup fires off in Liloan

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cong. Duke Frasco Cup, one of northern Cebu’s biggest sports events, officially kicked off on Saturday, May 18, at the Liloan Sports Complex. More than a hundred athletes from the municipalities of Borbon, Carmen, Catmon, Compostela, Liloan, Pilar, Poro, San Francisco, Sogod, and Tudela and Danao City paraded during the.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated News12 hr. 33 min. ago

Smart backs Paris-bound Philippines athletes

Smart Communications, Inc. has signed a partnership agreement with the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to strengthen the telco’s support for the Philippine delegation to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 17th, 2024

House panel considering monthly pension for retired Olympians

The House youth and sports committee on Wednesday considered a legislation that would provide retired Filipino olympians with a lifetime monthly pension of at least P15,000 — an amount that a lawmaker said would honor the athletes’ lifetime of “perseverance and sacrifice.”.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Fajardo, Jerusalem lead 38th SAC-SMB major awardees

CEBU CITY, Philippines — This group of elite athletes raised their game to another level, and the Sportswriters Association of Cebu (SAC) made sure that their excellent showings would not go unnoticed. SAC announced the so-called “Elite 19” who will be the major awardees for the highly anticipated 38th SAC-San Miguel Beer (SMB) Cebu Sports.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Tracksters in hot pursuit of Paris tickets

If plans don’t miscarry, the country will have a couple of more athletes, possibly hurdlers John Cabang Tolentino and Lauren Hoffman, claiming spots to the Paris Olympics this July......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Tolentino, Hoffman close in on Olympic athletics berths

If plans don’t miscarry, the country will have a couple of more athletes, possibly hurdlers John Cabang Tolentino and Lauren Hoffman, claiming spots in the Paris Olympics this July......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

Fil-Ams hope to hit Olympic standards in Philippines athletics championships

Victoria Bossong sang the national anthem with fervor along with a group of Fil-heritage athletes competing in the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships when dared during a media briefing at the PhilSports Arena if she could speak Filipino......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

POC targets 25 for Paris

POC president Mayor Bambol Tolentino said yesterday he expects a delegation of about 25 athletes to represent the country at the coming Paris Olympics with more qualifiers from boxing, golf, judo, cycling, swimming, athletics, skateboarding, gymnastics and weightlifting tipped to bolster the current pool of 12......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

All Nippon Airways becomes official partner of Smokey Mountain Baseball Project in the Philippines

SMBP is a project that aims to support the young athletes in the local communities, including the Tondo area, through baseball coaching clinics where the coaches are former professional baseball players of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

CVIRAA delegates treated to “Sinulog-themed” opening ceremony

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 20 schools divisions and visiting delegates of the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA) received a warm Cebu welcome in its opening ceremony on Saturday, May 4, at the Festival Grounds of the South Road Properties (SRP). Over 12, 000 delegates comprised of student-athletes, coaches, and Department of Education (DepEd).....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

Bashers and haters, beware

The proliferation of irreverent comments, bashing and hating in social media has led IOC to build a protective wall around 15,000 athletes and 2,000 coaches expected to gather for the coming Paris Olympics with an AI platform called Threat Matrix......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Milo Marathon Manila leg off the wraps

The much-awaited Manila leg of the 2024 National Milo Marathon will welcome families, aspiring runners and professional athletes when it unfolds today at the SM Mall of Asia Grounds in Pasay City......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024