NBA Finals: Lakers vs Heat

BAM ADEBAYO had a career-high 32 points and 14 rebounds, Tyler Herro came alive with 11 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat booked their trip to the NBA Finals with a 125-113 Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday night near Orlando.

PHL Malditas shoot for spot in SEA Games gold medal match

THE Philippine women’s national football team tries to go even deeper in the competition in the 30th Southeast Asian Games as it shoots for a spot in the finals against defending champion Vietnam today at the Binan Football Stadium in Laguna.

Chess is solved? (Part 2)

By Bobby Ang
Last Thursday we were discussing AlphaZero, a program which was taught the moves of chess and, after four hours, relying on its self-learning algorithm,...

The 2018 Chess Olympiad starts

By Bobby Ang
The 43rd Chess Olympiad kicked off last Sunday, Sept. 23, in a lavish opening ceremony held at the Black Sea Arena in Shekvetili. Round 1 started the next day at the newly built Batumi Sport Palace. This event is a great feather in the cap of GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili, a former European Chess Champion and now the Director of the Organizing Committee for the event.

GM Antonio outlasts Canadian foe in World Seniors

FILIPINO Grandmaster (GM) Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. (elo 2427) outlasted Canadian David Filipovich (elo 2050) in 39 moves of Caro-Kann defense using the white pieces in the second round of the FIDE World Seniors 2019 Chess Championships Wednesday held at the Rin Grand Hotel in Bucharest, Romania.

Home and away format

By Rey Joble
The average of teams winning on the road has been greater over squads picking up a win at home in the MPBL-Anta Rajah Cup. In...

Ricky Vargas resigns as POC president

WHAT was supposed to be a dialogue to straighten the affairs in the Philippine Olympic Committee and preparations for the Southeast Asian Games which the country is hosting later this year created more problems after POC president Ricky Vargas resigned from his post yesterday.

Ginebra Kings, NLEX Road Warriors resume attack to the top of standings

THE Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings and NLEX Road Warriors, currently the hottest teams in the Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup, try to extend their assault to the top of the standings when they take on separate opponents in league action today at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.

NCAA chess wars

By Bobby Ang
93rd NCAA Athletic Season 2017 NCAA Chess Team Championship Seniors Champion. San Beda College (SBC), 30.0/36 Bd01 FM Mari Joseph Turqueza 6.5/7, Bd02 McDominique Lagula 6.5/7, Bd03 Marc...

After refusing to shake hands with Norman Black, Tim Cone sends apology

AFTER his shocking move of refusing to shake the hand of long-time rival Norman Black at the end of Game 3 of their best-of-seven...

Esports at SEA Games 2019 takes form with Razer on board

JUST days after being named one of the 56 events included in the Southeast Asian Games next year here in the Philippines, esports saw things get rolling for it with the naming of Razer as an official partner in the biennial regional tournament.

Lazada activates Olympic Games partnership in Southeast Asia

AS PART of its parent Alibaba Group’s long-term partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Southeast Asian e-commerce firm Lazada Group has recently activated its Olympic Games push in the region.