Chery Tiggo Crossovers force Choco Mucho to a semifinal rubber match
THE Chery Tiggo Crossovers lived to fight another day after they took Game Two of their best-of-three Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Open Conference semifinal series with the Choco Mucho Flying Titans in straight sets on Monday at the PSV Socio-Civic & Cultural Center in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte.
Biles, Belarus and sports drama: Tokyo’s Olympics were full of surprises
TOKYO — In an action-packed Tokyo Olympics that were held in the shadow a pandemic, the upsets were not just confined to the stadiums and sports fields.
Tokyo treated to flair and flamboyance of Cuban boxing master class
TOKYO — With four gold medals from a team of just seven fighters, Cuba put on another show of flair and Olympic flamboyance in Tokyo, reminding the world of its decades of dominance in a boxing contest where no other country came close.
Five financial implications of the Olympics
THE close of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics does not mean the end of financial questions surrounding an event that went ahead without spectators and cost more than twice as much to host as initially planned.
Who won the most medals in Tokyo 2020? It depends…
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games saw the United States come out on top of the medal tally, with 113 medals in total. Meanwhile, the Philippines achieved its biggest haul in history, boasting four medals that include the first-ever gold won by Hidilyn F. Diaz, and a silver and two bronzes care of the Philippine boxing team.
Best performance ever
THE Tokyo Olympic Games came to an end on Sunday with the Philippines ending up with its best performance ever in nearly a century of participation.
Philippine boxing team in Tokyo providing a blueprint
HANDING two silver medals and a bronze to the Philippines in the just-concluded Tokyo Olympic Games, the national boxing team did well and provided a glimpse of how bright the future of the sport in the country can be.
Brazil back-to-back Olympic champions
YOKOHAMA — Brazil retained their Olympic football title with substitute Malcom scoring an extra-time winner in a 2-1 victory over Spain in the men’s gold medal match on Saturday.
Japan to douse Olympic flame of Games transformed by pandemic and drama
TOKYO — Japan will douse its more than year-old Olympic flame on Sunday, closing out a Tokyo Games that were upended by the pandemic and transformed by the drama of politics, dazzling sport and deeply personal turmoil.
Houses and lots, added cash incentives for silver medal winner Paalam
Tokyo Olympic Games silver medallist Carlo Paalam stands to get added incentives for his efforts.
Creamline one win away from Open Conference finals
The Creamline Cool Smashers moved a win away from booking a spot in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference finals after taking Game One of their best-of-three semifinals series with the Petro Gazz Angels in five hard-fought sets at the Bacarra Socio-Civic & Cultural Center on Sunday.
Messi on verge of joining PSG, reports L’Equipe
LIONEL Messi is set to join Paris St.- Germain (PSG) after Barcelona were forced to let their Argentine talisman go as they could not afford to give him a new contract under La Liga’s salary limit rules, L’Equipe reported on Friday.














