Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2022 04:20:34 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO The Philippines made the most significant jump among countries in the women’s world rankings following its historic qualification to next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. Rankings released Friday (March 25) by football’s governing body saw the Pinay booters – known as Malditas – move 10 places higher at No. 54 – thanks […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:56:30 +0000
Pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and young golf sensation Rianne Malixi lead seven other Filipino athletes who were granted Olympic Solidarity Scholarships (OSS) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said that also making the list besides the 26-year-old Obiena and 14-year-old Malixi are Elreen Ando […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:24:36 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala certainly needs more fine-tuning to become somebody in the big league. The 16-year-old Eala threw everything she can but her game proved to be still lacking as she suffered a 6-2, 6-1 loss to veteran Madison Brengle in the opening round of the 2022 Miami Open Wednesday (early Thursday in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:23:37 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) won’t be cowered into surrendering and will instead its suspension by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board. The Patafa Board asserted this in Wednesday’s online press briefing where it reiterated they it will still uphold what is in the law and will continue […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 05:34:42 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Majority of the members of the Philippine track and field pool, including coaches, expressed their support to the officials of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) in light of the group’s 90-day suspension by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). Among those who signed the memorandum of support were 2019 Southeast […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 06:22:01 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Fil-Am sprinter Kristina Knott posted a season-best clocking in the World Indoor Athletics Championships Friday at the Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. The country’s lone competitor in the tournament, the Tokyo Olympian clocked 7.39 seconds in the women’s 60-meter dash to finish seventh in her heat. It was better than her 7.42-sec […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 04:08:15 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The leadership of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) bemoaned the decision of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to suspend the track body for 90 days even without due process. In a lengthy statement posted on social media, Patafa said it has not received any official document on the suspension, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 08:19:22 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board suspended the national sports associations (NSAs) of athletics and tennis during its special meeting Thursday. POC President Bambol Tolentino said the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) was suspended for its non-compliance with an order from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to amend its charter and hold […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 09:21:23 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Dreaming big and working hard had been the common denominators of athletes and officials who took the spotlight in Monday’s San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Awards Night at the Diamond Hotel in Manila. And for Hidilyn Diaz, who was awarded as the Athlete of the Year after giving the country its […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:14:00 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO Former US NCAA player Mai-Loni Henson was named to the 16-player pool of the Gilas Pilipinas for the women’s basketball competitions of the Vietnam Southeast Asian Games. Henson, now playing pro ball in France after a stint with the University of Washington, is among those who will try to get a crack […]
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