Wesley So Cup hails new PH chess grand champion Pasig City King Pirates
The 2022 Wesley So Cup welcomed its new Philippine chess grand champion, the Pasig City King Pirates, who delivered an upset victory against the defending champion from the tournament's inaugural edition of the Philippines and the world's first government-licensed professional chess league.
Filipino para athletes notch 28 golds for best-ever medal finish in ASEAN Para Games
Filipino para athletes secured the Philippines' best medal finish at the ASEAN Para Games with 28 golds, 30 silvers, and 46 bronze medals in the recent regional sporting event in Solo, Indonesia.
Wesley So Cup division winners Iloilo and Pasig face off for grand finals
The Wesley So Cup staged by the Philippines' and the world's first government-licensed professional chess league is all set to hold its Grand Finals after early favorites Iloilo Kisela Knights (Southern Division) and Pasig City King Pirates (Northern Division) won their respective division finals to earn the right to face off for the championship trophy.
Wesley So victory saves top seed US team at FIDE Chess Olympiad in India
Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So’s win in Round 4 saved the top-seeded United States team from losing to 14th seed Uzbekistan at the ongoing 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai, India.
Philippines’ EJ Obiena scores World No. 3 pole vaulter rank after record-breaking medal in...
The Philippines' champion Ernest John “EJ” Obiena has jumped three notches to No. 3 in the World Athletics ranking for Men’s Pole Vault, a new career-high for the only Asian and Filipino in the Top 10 of the list.
Wesley So leads at No. 1 rank after three legs of Grand Chess Tour...
Wesley So’s defense of his Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Champion title is looking good as the Philippine-born grandmaster is currently ranked No. 1 in the overall standings after three legs of the tournament, with two more events coming up.
Filipino women powerlifters tally 15 gold as Vanessa Sarno sweeps Tashkent event
Filipino teen women lifters have together tallied 15 gold medals as Vanessa Sarno of Bohol swept her events on the last competition day for the Philippine delegation at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena overcomes obstacles to break Asian Record with PH 1st...
Filipino champion athlete Ernest John “EJ Obiena” has overcome obstacles on his way to breaking the Asian Record in pole vaulting and winning the Philippines' first-ever World Athletics medal - giving the Southeast Asian nation the bragging rights as the third-best nation in the world.
Filipina teens harvest 12 gold medals at Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships
Four Filipina teens displaying their power lifts have so far harvested 12 gold medals within the first three days of the ongoing Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Zamboanga teen lifts gold, breaks world & Asian youth records at Uzbekistan meet
Zamboanguena teen Angeline Colonia executed gold medal-winning lifts as she broke the world and Asian youth records in weightlifting during the opening day of the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Filipinas win historic crown in ASEAN Football Federation Women’s Championship finals debut
The Filipinas captured the crown in their debut appearance at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship finals.
Karateka Junna Tsukii is 1st Filipina to win World Games gold
Karateka Junna Tsukii has made sports history after becoming the first Filipina athlete to win a World Games gold medal.
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