At last, EJ Obiena agrees to join PSC-initiated mediation

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:45:16 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Pole vaulter EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) have finally agreed to mediation following Monday’s online Senate inquiry. The development – which many believed is good for both parties – came after Obiena and Patafa presented their cases to a number of Senate and sports officials for […]

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Coach defends presence of Fil-foreigners in women’s football team

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 02:51:07 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO National women’s football coach Alen Stajcic took offense at those questioning the presence of Fil-foreign players during the team’s memorable run in the recent AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Stajcic clapped back at critics who raised eyebrows on social media over the Philippine lineup that is composed mostly of those who were born […]

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Nobody else but Diaz as PSA Athlete of the Year

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2022 06:45:59 +0000

It was a no-brainer. For giving joy to the country and providing its proudest sports moment in history, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz will be honored as the 2021 Athlete of the Year during the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night on March 14 at the grand ballroom of the Diamond Hotel. Diaz, bless […]

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Dream run ends, but Pinay booters will go home with heads held high

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 23:09:33 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO The historic run of the national women’s football team came to an end after losing to South Korea, 2-0, Thursday, Feb. 3 in the semifinals of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, India. South Korea took the lead four minutes into the contest on Cho […]

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Miller thrilled to don PH colors at Beijing Winter Olympics

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:42:11 +0000

YANQING, China — Asa Miller will carry the country’s colors for the second time in a row in the parade of nations that highlights Friday’s opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. “I’m extremely excited the first time, it was one of the best moments of my life,” Miller said on Thursday after another […]

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POC chief encourages Miller to give his ‘best shot’

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:25:43 +0000

YANQING, China — Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino met face-to-face with alpine skier Asa Miller on Wednesday and encouraged the country’s lone representative in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to give it his best shot. Despite a world-class field, Tolentino is hoping the 21-year-old Miller could pull off the improbable task […]

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Overseas training eyed for men’s and women’s volleyball teams

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:21:58 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) is mulling to send the men’s and women’s indoor teams abroad in the coming months in preparation for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. The men’s training pool is expected to undergo training camp in Qatar next month while its women’s counterpart in […]

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Diaz leads nominees for PSA’s Athlete of the Year Award

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 05:32:44 +0000

The most memorable period in Philippine sports history will be relived and honored next month when the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) and San Miguel Corporation (SMC) teamed up anew to hold its traditional Annual Awards Night. The festivity is booked at the ballroom of the Diamond Hotel Manila and could either be held face-to-face or […]

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Unity meeting in Malacañang slated July 24

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 18:00:19 +0000

Ramirez, who is also the country’s chief of mission to the coming SEA Games, is confident that representatives of each national sports associations (NSAs) and their officials will come to the gathering after the issue on who will take charge in the handling of the event has been settled – thanks to Senator Bong Go and Presidential Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.

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