In a New Year’s day stunner Sunderland lit up their “Stadium of Light” with a dramatic 1-0 win over league leaders Manchester City adding to the weekend horror that saw Manchester United beaten 3-2 by lowly Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea overcome by Aston Villa 3-1.   It was only Arsenal who stood firm with a [...]

  On a day of English Premier League shockers Manchester United lost to relegation-threatened Blackburn Rovers 3-2 on Sir Alex Ferguson’s 70th birthday while  Chelsea were beaten by Aston Villa 3-1. Arsenal led by their talisman Robin Van Persie who scored the only goal of the match to surpass football great Thierry Henry’s one year mark saw [...]

LA Galaxy star Landon Donovan who thrilled Filipino football fans when he played alongside soccer icon David Beckham against the Philippine Azkals in early December, re-launches his career with the English Premier League team Everton next Wednesday. The Daily Mail reported that Donovan “is ready to prove his Everton sequel can be a box office [...]

One of the stars of the Major League Soccer champions LA Galaxy, forward Landon Donovan, will return to play for the English Premier League club  Everton under manager David Moyes.   The Sun newspaper in London reported that the 29 year old Donovan was “a huge hit during a similar stint at Goodison in 2010.” [...]

  Younghusbands, British Embassy score a goal for child protection Two of the most famous Filipino-British faces in the country led the celebration of the longstanding friendship between the UK and the Philippines in an event that puts the spotlight on safeguarding children. Phil and James Younghusband of the Philippine Azkals football team joined the [...]

  The Philippine Azkals playing without six of its mainstays drew with defending champions Hong Kong 3-3 in the opening game of the Long Teng Cup in Kaoshiung, Chinese Taipei on Friday evening. Two superb goals by Chieffy  Caligdong and an excellent penalty scored by striker Phil Younghusband demonstrated the fighting heart of the Filipinos who were [...]

The Legal Affairs head of FIBA, Atty. Benjamin Cohen has informed the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and the Smart Gilas national team in Wuhan, China that pending the receipt of documents needed regarding Fil-Ams Marcio Lassiter and Chris Lutz FIBA cannot rule on the eligibility of the two players which was questioned by Lebanon at the FIBA Asia Men’s basketball championships.

Philippine Davis Cup doubles specialist Treat Huey and his Indian partner Somdev Devarrman have moved into the third round of the US Open men’s doubles with a comfortable straight sets victory over the No.1 4 seeds Juan Ignacio Chelo and Eduardo Schwank of Argentina at Flushing Meadows in New York.

There are moments when defeat can actually have the sweet scent of victory as it was when our heroic Philippine Azkals lost to Kuwait 2-1 in an enthralling game of football before thousands of cheering fans at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium last Thursday