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Sports Yulo eyes to reassert dominance in floor exercise MANILA, Philippines – Caloy Yulo seeks to reclaim his throne as the best gymnast in the planet in the floor exercise as he sees action in the 50th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan Saturday. The 21-year-old Yulo will come …

Sports Kiefer Ravena, Ray Parks take rivalry to Japan B. League MANILA, Philippines – Kiefer Ravena and Ray Parks Jr. rekindle their storied rivalry, this time in the Japan B. League, as streaking squads Shiga Lakestars and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins collide at the Dolphin’s Arena. Action kicks off at …

Sports Former UAAP football star Mikko Mabanag pivots to boxing content MANILA, Philippines – “Hey, it’s Mr. Snapchat!” To the UAAP or football community, Mikko Mabanag was representative of Ateneo football during his heyday from 2008-15. Why not? In that span, he was a part of two juniors (2009 and …

Sports Gilas women’s Gabi Bade scores 28 to lead team to maiden win in Cyprus MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas women's guard Gabi Bade registered a monster double-double performance to pace ENAD to a 48-38 win over Keravnos in the Cyprus Women's Basketball Division A last Sunday. Playing all 40 …

Sports Caloocan defeats Negros, Lapu-Lapu City in PCAP MANILA, Philippines – The resurgence of the Caloocan LoadManna Knights continues. Caloocan took down two of the top sides of the Southern Division of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines — 15.5-5.5 over Negros and 18-3 over Lapu-Lapu in the PCAP-SMC-Ayala …

Sports Duke’s Vanessa De Jesus raring to represent Filipinos in US NCAA MANILA, Philippines — Fil-Am Gilas women's prospect Vanessa De Jesus is looking forward to raising the flag for Filipinos as her sophomore year with Duke University looms. The first-ever Asian to play for the Blue Devils in their …

Sports Del Rosario, Arevalo get into the mix with 71s LPGA and Symetra Tour qualifier MANILA, Philippines – Pauline del Rosario blew some chances to go lower than 71 at the Panther course Thursday (Friday, Manila time) but remained upbeat of a better showing at Bobcat when the field switches …

Sports Spoelstra’s Heat deal defending champs Bucks 42-point rout MANILA, Philippines — Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat had a blistering start to their 2021-22 NBA season with a 42-point victory over defending champions Milwaukee Bucks at the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida on Thursday (Friday, Manila time). The Heat …

Sports Gilas cadet gunner heading to Taiwan league MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas cadet Jordan Heading is headed to Taiwan to play for the Taichung Suns in the T1 League. The Suns announced the signing of Heading Thursday, making him the third Filipino player in Taiwan’s new league after Jason …

Sports UAAP claims 100% vaccination rate for basketball and volleyball players MANILA, Philippines – The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) is banking on the government green light to training return by next month to be on track of its planned resumption early next year, firstly with basketball and …