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MANILA, Philippines -- Filipina boxer Aira Villegas is off to the next round of the women’s 50 kilogram boxing in the Paris Olympics after securing a unanimous win over Morocco’s Yasmine Mouttaki Monday morning (Manila time).
MANILA, Philippines — Over five million voters nationwide are now out of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)’s official list of voters and may no longer be able to participate in next year’s midterm polls.
MANILA, Philippines — Joanie Delgaco made the most of her second chance in the women’s single sculls repechage round, making the quarterfinals of the competition Sunday afternoon (Manila time).
Philippine tennis owes a lot to Oscar Hilado, a man whose passion for the game knows no bounds. As PHINMA and Philippine Tennis Academy (PTA) chairman, Hilado has propped up the game from way back when he played it as vigorously as he now supports it. Hilado is 86 and enjoying a rebirth like tennis as after a five-year hiatus because of the pandemic and PHILTA’s suspension from the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the sport is back on track to pave the way for Filipino netters to make waves.
MANILA, Philippines — Dottie Ardina mounted a late frontside fightback to rescue a 75, but she fell from joint 22nd to a share of 46th halfway through the CPKC Women’s Open led by Lauren Coughlin in Alberta, Canada Friday (Saturday Manila time).
MANILA, Philippines – Dottie Ardina endured a day-long struggle on the unpredictable surface of the Earl Grey Golf Club, managing to salvage an even-par 72 despite 30 putts as she trailed Lauren Coughlin by four strokes after 18 holes of the CPKC Women’s Open in Alberta, Canada Thursday (Friday Manila time).
LILLE, France – Kevin Durant, who missed all five of the USA's warm-up games with a calf strain, practiced on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) upon the team's arrival in France ahead of the defense of their Olympic basketball title.
SBP president Al Panlilio is disappointed that Gilas failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics but the dream of making it to the Los Angeles Games in 2028 is alive and that’s the goal to work on for the next four years.