Boleiros, Lighthouse top soccer

Randy Salisad scored the winning goal as first timer Boleiros beat Baguio, 2-1, in penalty shootout yesterday and won the 2013 Beach Soccer Men title held at Lighthouse Marina Beach inside Subic Bay. Salisad, the only Filipino player in the team powered by Brazilian players doing business in the Philippines, booted the ball beyond the reach of goalie Homer Alinsog for the winning marker. Incoming... 

PBA: It’s a mixed feeling, says Trillo on beating Cone

By WAYLON GALVEZ In only in his third conference with the ball club as head coach, Alaska’s Luigi Trillo was truthful to acknowledge that he never expected it will be this quick for him to help the Aces get back to the finals after nearly three years. Incoming search terms:dondon hontiveros (3)alaska beats ginebra in game 2 (1)so much for pba (1)sanmig coffee import in governors... 

Novelty chess

The Novelty Summer chess tournament will be held on Saturday at the Jackman Plaza Munoz in Quezon City, organized by Novaliches Novelty Chess Club. The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) sanctioned tournament is divided into two sections: The 1975 and below and 14-Under divisions. Incoming search terms:novelty chess tournament (3)result of novelty chess tournament (2)NOVELTY... 

Light welter titles retained

NEW YORK (AFP) ­- Unbeaten Danny Garcia retained his World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council light welterweight world titles Saturday with a 12round unanimous decision over Zab Judah. Garcia knocked down Judah in the eighth round en route to his 26th victory in as many fights, with 16 wins inside the distance. Incoming search terms:welter (1) Read More »

PhilPop smashes previous record

A RECORD-breaking number of entries were submitted for the 2013 Philippine Popular Music Festival, exceeding their initial year’s record of nearly 3,000 songs. The response to the call for entries was tremendous, generating 3,383 submissions not just from within the Philippines, but from Filipinos all over the world. Incoming search terms:mark bautista latest news (3) Read More »

Tiger guns for green jacket

Tiger Woods in a green jacket once felt like an annual celebration of spring, as regular as the azaleas bursting with color at Augusta National. Now it’s more like a fading memory. It has been eight years since Woods rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt to win the Masters in a playoff for his fourth green jacket. He appeared to be well on his way to living up to that audacious prediction... 

LPGA champion

CARLSBAD, California (AFP) – Spain’s Beatriz Recari rolled in a birdie on her second playoff hole to edge Kim In-kyung and capture the Kia Classic Sunday for her second career LPGA Tour victory. The 25-year-old Recari, who started playing golf at age 11, earned her only previous LPGA Tour title at the 2010 CVS LPGA Challenge. ”It was hard down the stretch,” Recari... 

Bradley survives

CARSON, California (AP) – Timothy Bradley overcame an early beating and a 12th-round knockdown to win a narrow unanimous decision over Ruslan Provodnikov on Saturday night, defending his WBO welterweight belt in dramatic style. Bradley (30-0) barely survived a thriller with the unheralded Provodnikov (22-2) in the champion’s first bout since beating Manny Pacquiao in a much-debated... 

MCC 1950 chess in Sucat

Manila, Philippines – The MCC 1950 below Category Tournament reels off at 10:30 a.m. on March 3 at Walter Mart Sucat, Parañaque City. The one-day event will employ the seven-round Swiss System with time control of twenty five (25) minutes per player. Incoming search terms:mcc chess tournament 2013 philippines (1)mcc chess tournament sucat april may 2013 (1) Read More »

Valenzuela eyes stint in SEAG

Manila, Philippines – Saying flag and country comes first, newly crowned Ronda Pilipinas champion Irish Valenzuela wants to compete in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games to help the Philippines’ medal campaign. “Bilang Filipino gusto kong lumaro sa SEA Games para makatulong sa bansa,“ said Valenzuela during PSA Forum yesterday at Shakeys in Malate.  Read More »