Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:24:38 +0000
MIAMI (AFP) – Tiger Woods hasn’t played in a US PGA Tour event in more than a year, but the golf great still won the inaugural Player Impact Program bonus that rewards a player’s popularity. The 15-time major champion collects a $8 million top prize, the tour announced on Wednesday. Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:08:21 +0000
A first ever Olympic gold medal amidst a global pandemic, a number of world champions, a gold quartet in the Asian Games, and regaining the overall championship of the Southeast Asian Games. In a nutshell, it defines just some of the major accomplishments attained under the term of William ‘Butch’ Ramirez as the man at […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 07:49:12 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala overpowered local wildcard bet Jenny Lim, 6-1, 6-4, to advance to the second round of the W25 Joue les Tours in France late Wednesday. The 16-year-old Eala asserted her might and bedazzled her fellow junior player with pinpoint shots to prevail and set up a meeting with second seed Russian […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:21:45 +0000
Thanya Dela Cruz put on display her powerful strokes and broke her own national record in women’s 50-meter on the first day of the 2022 PSI National Open Friday at the Teofilo Yldefonso Swimming Complex in Malate, Manila. The standout from the Ayala Harpoons Swimming Club lowered the PH record of 32.89 seconds to 32.42 […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:54:07 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena matched his season-best and ruled the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland on Tuesday (early Wednesday in Manila). The national and Asian record holder vaulted 5.81 meters on his last attempt to dominate the 10-player field that included fellow Tokyo Olympic athletes. His feat equaled his performance […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 03:58:11 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Billiards icon Efren “Bata” Reyes and reigning US Open Pool champion Carlo Biado headline the Philippine billiards and snooker team competing in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. The Billiards Sports Confederation of the Philippines (BSCP) announced this on social media over the weekend where they will send eight […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 03:50:35 +0000
Two reigning world champions are going to be recognized with the esteemed President’s Award in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night. Gymnast Carlos Yulo and golfer Yuka Saso will be honored by the country’s sportswriting fraternity in the March 14 event for their respective feats of lifting Philippine sports in the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:42:22 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Obstacle Sports Federation (POSF) will have a busy calendar this year, what with various tournaments here and abroad. Among those are three inaugural events for ninja and OCR (Obstacle Course Race) short athletes that include the qualifying event for the Ultimate Ninja Athletic Association World Championship on March 4 to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 08:27:02 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Board approved the awarding of P1.25 million worth of special incentives to the Philippine women’s football team for qualifying to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The incentive is part of PSC’s recognition to the team’s historic run at the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup where its […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2022 07:21:53 +0000
Philippine basketball’s most celebrated rivalry will be remembered and feted in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night. Cage legends Robert Jaworski Sr. and Ramon Fernandez are going to be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in the March 14 gala night at the Diamond Hotel for their major contributions in a […]
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