PSC online summit tackles public and private partnership in sports

THE online summit of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) holds its 16th session on June 2 which will center on the collaboration of public and private institutions in sports.

Gilas women’s coach looks to shore up program with Fil-Am prospects

THE country’s women’s basketball team seeks to shore up its program with the possible inclusion of Filipino-American prospects to the team.

BMX racer Patrick Coo falls short in Tokyo Olympic push

FILIPINO-American Patrick Coo will not make the trip to Tokyo for the Olympic Games after falling short at the recent Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) BMX Supercross World Cup in Colombia.

China to transfer hosting of World Cup qualifiers to Dubai

HONG KONG — China will transfer its hosting of the remaining Asia group A soccer World Cup qualifying matches to Dubai due to COVID-19 controls, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) said on Monday.

Zinedine Zidane: Left Real Madrid over lack of trust

ZINEDINE Zidane took aim at his former club Real Madrid and team president Florentino Perez in an open letter, refuting claims that he was tired of coaching and citing a lack of trust for his decision to resign as head coach.

Jason Kokrak outduels Jordan Spieth to win at Colonial

JASON Kokrak shot even-par 70 on Sunday to outduel Jordan Spieth and notch a two-stroke victory at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.

Serena survives scare in French Open’s first night match

PARIS — American Serena Williams survived a scare in the first ever night session match at the French Open as she edged out Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu (7-6(6), 6-2) in the first round on Monday.

Grand Slams vs Osaka

By Anthony L. Cuaycong
Naomi Osaka would be the first to tell you she isn’t good on clay. And she’s right; in 89 career matches on the surface, she has managed to win only 52 times. Ask her why, however, and she would be stumped. “I’m not sure if it’s because I need to play longer on it or if I just haven’t grown up on it,” she said just before she crashed out of the Internazionali BNL D’Italia in Rome three weeks ago. It was supposed to be a jump-off point for her French Open campaign; instead, it proved to be a one-and-done affair that further underscored her weaknesses in dealing with slow pace.

Continued reinvention did it for Donaire in latest title win

THIRTY-eight-year-old Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire is a world champion once again after reclaiming the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight title on Sunday, which a local fight analyst credits to the boxer’s ability to reinvent himself throughout the years.

Alex Eala seeded second in Roland Garros junior singles tournament

FILIPINO tennis ace Alex Eala begins her French Open junior tournament campaign this coming weekend as the second seed.

Second round of vaccination for members of national pool up

GOVERNMENT has approved the inoculation of anti-COVID-19 vaccines on all athletes other than those bound for the Hanoi 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham Tolentino.

Alex Čejka makes history by winning Senior PGA Championship

ALEX Čejka only got into his first major tournament earlier this month because Jay Haas withdrew.
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