Former Japanese Olympic boxer Toshiyuki Igarashi (15-1-1, 10 KOs), ranked No. 2 by the WBC has earned a mandatory shot at reigning  WBC flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam of Thailand with a unanimous twelve round decision over No. 2 ranked Wilbert Uicab (33-6-1, 18 KOs) of Mexico in a WBC final eliminator in a hard fought [...]

We have had our fair share of differences in the past with Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco and Philippine Sports Commission chairman Richie Garcia especially on the manner in which the Philippine Dragon Boat World Champions were treated and the utter lack of due process in the sham resolution that ousted athletics chief [...]

Dan Wheldon killed in IndyCar crash (Story & Photos courtesy of The Sun newspaper, London) TRAGIC … Dan Wheldon passed away after a horrific smash By CHRIS HOCKLEY BRITISH star Dan Wheldon has been killed in one of the most horrific motor racing crashes ever seen. Wheldon – a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 – was [...]

  Although there was nothing he could do against two-time AIBA World Champion and 2010 Guangzhou Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming of China, spitfire Mark Anthony Barriga banked on Zou’s win over Russia’s David Ayrapetyan to earn a slot for the 2012 Olympic Games. Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines president Ricky Vargas told philboxing.com/insidesports.ph [...]

  The fate of light flyweight Mark Anthony Barriga and 2010 Asian Games gold medalist Rey Saludar in qualifying for the 2012 London Olympic Games lies in the hands of the two fighters who beat them in the quarter finals of the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines [...]

Although there was nothing he could do against two-time AIBA World Champion and 2010 Guangzhou Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming of China, spitfire Mark Anthony Barriga still has a chance to earn a slot for the 2012 Olympic Games. Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines president Ricky Vargas told philboxing.com/insidesports.ph that should Zou win a [...]

  2006 Doha Asian Gmes bantamweight gold medalist Joan Tipon tried his best but was overwhelmed by China’s 2010 Olympic silver medalist  Zhang Jiawei 17-8 and was ousted in the AIBA 2011 World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. The end of the campaign of veteran Tipon leaves only two fighters from the Philippines six-man delegation in [...]

  BigPond Sport in Australia reports that Manila-born Enzo Pastor has become the first driver from the Philippines to get behind the wheel of a V8 Supercar when he was given laps in a TeamVodafone prepared Holden Commodore at the team’s test at Queensland Raceway today. Pastor, a national Touring Car champion, underwent evaluation testing [...]

The following article shows hoe Belize won a minumental decision against FIBA before the Court of Arbitration for Sports or CAS which is recognized by the International Olympic Committee.