Wesley So vs David Navara
By Bobby Ang
The St. Louis Champions Showdown took place from 20th to 24th this February. There were five matches, each one pitting a Team USA player against a foreign GM, especially chosen to ensure a clash of styles.
Three Filipino cue artists make it through last 32 in World 9-Ball in Doha,...
DOHA, QATAR -- Finland’s Casper Matikainen came into his round of 64 match at the World 9-ball Championship today versus the defending champion and world number 1 Joshua Filler feeling relaxed and ready for battle. He figured the German great would bring his usual fire, but he also knew that Filler might also take his eye off the proverbial ball. After all, the 23-year-old Finn wasn’t exactly the most feared name in a field of absolute monsters.
Paul Desiderio out to finish roller-coaster UAAP ride on a high
WITH the University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 81 eliminations in its final stretch, the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons are keeping their fingers crossed about finally booking a Final Four seat this year. It has been an elusive semifinal slot for the Diliman-based team since the Paolo Mendoza-led squads of 1996 and 1997 last booked it.
Strawweight Lito ‘Thunder Kid’ Adiwang earning his keep at ONE Championship
JUST months into his ONE Championship career, Filipino strawweight fighter Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang is earning his keep. And how!
Barangay Ginebra Kings finding means to win
WINNING teams find ways to win and it could not be truer in the case of defending Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup champions Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings.
Growling Tigers head coach Aldin Ayo highlights improved UST program but says more is...
WITH the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers making it to the UAAP Finals in just his second year at the coaching helm, Aldin Ayo said it goes to show that the program they are trying to build is working but nonetheless highlighted that more could still be done.
Gilas survives Japan scare to book third win
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Senior Reporter
GILAS PILIPINAS survived a spirited challenge by Japan on Sunday night to go and win, 89-84, and book its...
Bundesliga confirmed as Europe’s home of Asian football players
BUNDESLIGA welcomes more Asian players compared to other top four European leagues while Asian players in Germany also accumulate more appearances and goals than all other top four European leagues combined.
Azkals begin World Cup qualifying bid against Syria
THE Philippine men’s national football team begins its journey for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in a home game today against Syria in Bacolod City.
Q&A with world jiu-jitsu champion Meggie Ochoa
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Senior Reporter
ONE of the faces of the growing sport of jiu-jitsu in the country, 27-year-old Meggie Ochoa has gone a...
Wesley So in Stavanger
By Bobby Ang
Wesley So has a bad score against world champion Magnus Carlsen. In 12 previous classical chess encounters he had lost 4 and drawn the rest. The 4 losses included this bad beating from the Bilbao Masters 2016 where he was outplayed like a child.
Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
By Bobby Ang
In the year 2018 rapid and blitz chess have become more popular than ever before. Even in the Grand Chess Tour there were two legs out of the five total which feature exclusively the quicker time controls.