BOXING and weightlifting, along with modern pentathlon, were set a target of about 18 months on Thursday to make changes in order to keep their status as Olympic sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The governing bodies of boxing and weightlifting we…
IM Quizon wrests solo lead in chess nationals in Cebu
DANIEL QUIZON beat fellow International Master (IM) Joel Pimentel in 83 moves of a Gruenfeld Defense on Friday to seize the solo lead after two rounds of the Philippine National Chess Championship at the Solea Hotel and Resort in Mactan, Cebu. Quizon, …
Barty wins 2nd WTA Player of Year; Krejickova gets 2 honors
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida—Ash Barty’s Wimbledon title and hold on the No. 1 ranking helped her win the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Player of the Year award for the second time in voting results announced Tuesday. Barbora Krejcikova was selected as M…
Australia joins US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Games
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday that Australia will join the US in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human rights concerns. Morrison said it should come as no surprise that Australian …
China: US diplomatic boycott violates Olympic spirit
BEIJING—China accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit on Tuesday after the Biden administration announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games over human-rights concerns. Rights groups have pushed for a full-blown boycott …
When Curry does something, everyone tunes in
THE shot has been replayed millions of times already on video and social platforms. And considering it was from the stands before a game, it obviously didn’t even count. Such is the lure of Stephen Curry. When he does something, everyone tunes in. For …
Petecio back in training, eyes women’s worlds in Istanbul
TOKYO Olympics silver medalist Nesthy Petecio will travel to Baguio City on Friday to join her national boxing teammates at the Teachers Camp training bubble aiming to get back in fighting shape for three major competitions in 2022. Petecio told Busine…
IOC unable to give certainties amid concern for Peng Shuai
LAUSANNE, Switzerland—After five weeks of concern about the safety of tennis player Peng Shuai in China, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Tuesday it cannot give any certainties about her case. The IOC’s two video calls with the Grand Slam…
Farmers’ group urges senators to reject RCEP trade agreement
DAVAO CITY – The condominium unit promised to Olympic boxing silver medalist, Nesthy Petecio, is in this city’s property of Megaworld, a town away from her hometown in Davao del Sur. Her unit is at One Lakeshore Drive, developed by Suntrust Properties …
PHL Olympians honor BAVI, Mascariñas with Arête Award
THE Philippine Olympians Association (POA) honored Bounty Agro Ventures Inc. (BAVI), the company behind Chooks-to-Go, with the Arête Award recently. BAVI earned the recognition for honoring the country’s past Olympians by providing them livelihood in t…