Concio sees action in rich, tough chessfest in General Santos City

FILIPINO International Master (IM) Michael Concio, Jr. will try to carry over the momentum of his string of recent feats of late as he sees action in the rich Maharlika Pilipinas Chess League’s Manny Pacquiao International Open Chess Festival starting today in General Santos City.

Vanessa Sarno plunges into World Championship action in Bogota, Colombia

VANESSA Sarno has topped the Tashkent Asian Championships at the age of 17 years old and the Hanoi Southeast Asian Games at 18.

Filipinas dominate higher-ranked Papua New Guinea in 5-1 match

CARLEIGH Frilles fired a brace to power the Philippines to a 5-1 romp over Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the first of their two friendly matches Sunday at the Western Sydney Wanderers Park in Australia.

Brooklyn Nets are humming

By Anthony L. Cuaycong
Don’t look now, but the Nets are rolling. Including yesterday’s shellacking of the Wizards, they’ve won eight of their last nine matches.

Injured Vanessa Sarno earns Paris Olympics qualifying points

NOT even an injured hand could prevent up and coming star Vanessa Sarno from pursuing her 2024 Paris Olympics dream.

Gainsan wins gold medal in qiangshu event of World Jr. Wushu Championship

SANDREX Gainsan joined a growing list of Filipino world champions as he captured the gold in qiangshu (spear play) event of the 8th World Junior Wushu Championships held recently in Tangerang, Indonesia.

Teener Arca beats IM Ceres to join 32-player lead pack of MCPL chessfest in...

WUNDERKIND Christian Gian Karlo Arca is being groomed as the future of Philippine chess.

UP shoots for the kill while Ateneo guns for Game 3

REIGNING champion University of the Philippines (UP) goes for the jugular against rival Ateneo de Manila University in a potential title clincher in the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball finals Game 2 today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Croatia’s semifinal exit fails to overshadow glittering achievements in football’s biggest stage

DOHA — Croatia’s run to the semifinals of a second consecutive World Cup was nothing short of remarkable for the small Balkan nation and...

Antetokounmpo drops 30 points as Bucks rout Warriors, 128-111

GIANNIS Antetokounmpo scored a game-high 30 points and led a parade to the free-throw line as the Milwaukee Bucks blitzed the visiting Golden State...

Gomez shares the lead of Manny Paquiao chessfest

FILIPINO Grandmaster (GM) John Paul Gomez has never lost a standard game since his memorable run in last August’s World Chess Olympiad in Chennai,...

Messi’s World Cup dream alive as Argentina cruises past Croatia

LUSAIL, Qatar — Lionel Messi earned a last shot at World Cup glory after his penalty and a double from Julian Alvarez helped Argentina...