MANILA, Philippines — Amid his controversial row with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA), EJ Obiena ended 2021 with a bang as he cemented himself as one of the world’s top pole vaulters. Obiena, who broke the national record …
Hidilyn Diaz confirms bid for Paris Olympics with New Year social media posts
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ golden girl will attempt to do it all over again in Paris 2024. Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, whose commitment for the next edition of the Summer Games in France was erstwhile cloudy, confirmed her pl…
Pro Boxing Yearender
SPORTING CHANCE – Joaquin M. Henson – The Philippine Star January 2, 2022 | 12:00am Only four Filipino world boxing champions are left as 2021 came to a close with WBC bantamweight king Nonito Donaire Jr., WBO bantamweight titlist JohnRiel Casimero, IB…
Sports officials foresee rosy ’22
Olmin Leyba – The Philippine Star January 2, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Philippine sports officials and supporters are seeing an even brighter 2022 as the country’s best and brightest pick up from where they left off in what’s largely conside…
Winter Olympics, SEA Games highlight busy 2022 for Philippine sports
Luisa Morales – Philstar.com January 1, 2022 | 12:09pm MANILA, Philippines — After arguably the best year in Philippine sports in recent history, 2022 is set to bring a bevy of sporting events for Filipino athletes. From international competitions to l…
EDITORIAL – Change for the better
The Philippine Star January 1, 2022 | 12:00am As if the COVID-19 scourge weren’t enough, the year drew to a close with millions of people struggling to recover from the devastation unleashed by Super Typhoon Odette across large areas of the Visayas and…
POC’s bold decision
THE GAME OF MY LIFE – Bill Velasco – The Philippine Star January 1, 2022 | 12:00am You do not truly know someone until you fight them. – Collin Chou as Seraph, “The Matrix Reloaded” The Philippine Olympic Committee has declared Philippine Athletics Tra…
Triumphs galore
Top 10 stories of 2021Second of a two-part series5. Boxers deliver big punchesA crunching left hook to his opponent’s body was all Nonito Donaire Jr. needed to remind the boxing world that he’s here to stay. At 39, fit and strong, the “Filipino Flash” …
Golden breakthrough
First of a seriesThe highest sports official of the land called it the golden year of Philippine sports, nothing more, nothing less. Amidst pandemic, Filipino athletes braved the challenges, rose above adversity and waved the flag high in the biggest s…
Embattled athletics chief vows to fight Olympic body’s withdrawal of recognition
Joey Villar – Philstar.com December 30, 2021 | 3:14pm MANILA, Philippines – Beleaguered Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) president Philip Ella Juico isn’t about to throw in the towel just yet in the issues between him and Tokyo…