Philippines eyes podium finish in Para Chess Olympiad
THE Philippines will have a shot at replicating, if not eclipsing, its impressive bronze medal effort in the inaugural Chess Olympiad for People with...
Teener Ivan Travis Cu closes in on GM title
FILIPINO teenage chess sensation Ivan Travis Cu is slowly but surely realizing his Grandmaster (GM) potential.
The 16-year-old FIDE Master (FM) gave a glimpse of...
Suzuki’s HOF induction
By Anthony L. Cuaycong
Of all the moments in Ichiro Suzuki’s Hall of Fame (HOF) induction the other day, it was the soft jab that stuck. In a...
UP routs NU for a three-peat in collegiate pre-season tourney
REIGNING champion University of the Philippines (UP) clobbered National University (NU) in a lopsided finale, 79-65, to clinch its third straight title in the...
Arca, Mendoza strike gold in Eastern Asia youth chessfest
CHRISTIAN GIAN KARLO ARCA accomplished what he had failed to accomplish in the ASEAN Age Group Chess Championships in Penang, Malaysia a few weeks...
Eala gets early door in Montreal National Bank Open
ALEXANDRA “ALEX” EALA fell to former Grand Slam champion Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in Round 1, 6-3, 1-6, 2-6, for a quick...
Chery Tiggo eyes outright quarterfinal berth against ZUS Coffee in Ilocos Sur
CHERY TIGGO shoots for an outright quarterfinal berth while ZUS Coffee plays the spoiler’s role as the two collide on Tuesday in the final pool stage play date of the Premier Volleyball League on Tour at the Candon City Arena in Ilocos Sur.
English grit beats Spanish skill to secure Euro glory
BASEL, Switzerland — England were on the ropes often at the Women’s Euro, and they always found a knockout blow, before beating Spain in...
Fernandez cruises past Kalinskaya to claim Washington Open title
LEYLAH FERNANDEZ earned the biggest win of her career as she beat Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2, in the Washington Open final on Sunday.
After a...
De Minaur saves three match points to lift Washington Open title
ALEX DE MINAUR rallied from a set down and saved three match points to claim the Washington Open title with a 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(3),...
Biado becomes PHL’s first 2-time 9-ball world champ
WHEN Efren “Bata” Reyes emerged as the country’s first World Pool champion around three decades ago, it served as a catalyst for a new...
Eala faces Vondrousova in Montreal first round
ALEXANDRA “ALEX” EALA faces Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in Round 1 of her hardcourt transition in the 2025 National Bank Open today...