The Philippine Powerlifting team amassed a big medal haul in the 2012 Asian Powerlifting Championships held recently in Udaipur, India.   The Filipinos won a Best Lifter 1st runner-up trophy, 8 gold, 17 silver, and 1 bronze medal and in a powerful display every team member won a medal and in the process established 4 world records, [...]

Olympic hopeful Marc Anthony Barriga of the PLDT-ABAP National Boxing Team refused to be enticed into a slugfest with Russia’s David Ayrapetyan who had also qualified for the 2012 London Olympics and fought a smart fight to win the gold medal at the prestigious annual Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament at the Uzbekistan Sports Complex in [...]

San Esteban is new Boxing ITO The International Boxing Association (AIBA), the world governing boxy for Olympic-style boxing,has announced that long-time Filipino amateur boxing international referee-judge Jesus San Esteban Jr. has been certified as an International Technical Official (ITO) for the sport. An ex-Philippine Marine, San Esteban has officiated in numerous boxing tournaments here and [...]

        Ten young Filipino athletes will get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to personally watch the 2012 Olympic Games in London thanks to the British Council Philippines and the British  Embassy in Manila in cooperation with the Philippine Sports Commission and the MVP Sports Foundation of businessman-sportsman Manny Pangilinan.   The ten young athletes are all regional and [...]

   The Philippine “Volcanoes” beat top seeds Sri Lanka 28-18 in a thrilling final of the HSBC 5Nations tournament at the Rizal Memorial Stadium before a wildly cheering crowd and earned the right to compete against the top five teams in Asia led by the awesome Japanese squad.   The Sri Lankan’s terrible place kicking [...]

The British Ambassador, Mr. Stephen Lillie   will host what was described as “the last sprint to the finish line” to celebrate the last milestone before the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. In an invitation sent out to potential participants in the 100 meter dash, the Ambassador noted that “This has been a [...]

Former assistant coach Luigi Trillo has been named interim head coach of the Alaska Aces replacing Joel Banal who stepped aside after meeting with team owner Fred Uytengsu and manager Joaqui Trillo, the former PBA chairman.   The younger Trillo told the Manila Standard “it’s a strong firm vote of confidence. Since Mr. Uytengsu has [...]

Wisden double for Sangakkara Sri Lankan nets double honour while Bresnan & Cook named by Wisden COURTESY OF SKY SPORTS 0 0 Kumar Sangakkara: Double mention from Wisden Sky Bet Sky Bet are offering all new customers a £10 Completely Free BetClaim your free bet now Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has become the first [...]

Zambia, remembering the members of its team who died in a tragic plane crash in 1993, stunned heavily favored  Ivory Coast in a dramatic penalty shootout 8-7 to win the African Cup of Nations. It was the stars of the English Premier League and the European clubs who faltered when it mattered the most against [...]

Mandaue, Bago City pugs In ABAP showdown     DUMAGUETE CITY –  Newcomer Rolan Servania and Ronald Bryan Remedio took different routes but produced similar results as defending champion Mandaue City upped to six the number of its boxers seeing action in the semifinals of the 2012 PLDT-ABAP Visayas Area Championships at Robinson’s Mall.   In his only second tournament, the [...]