Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:43:39 +0000
Over 200 entries in eight age categories slug it out for top honors and ranking points in the PPS-PEPP Fernando Arguelles III National age-group tennis tournament, which gets under way Thursday at the Negros Occidental Tennis Association courts in Bacolod City. Faith Banico and Jufe-Ann Cocoy banner the girls’ 18-and-under class that also includes Alexa […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:43:39 +0000
Over 200 entries in eight age categories slug it out for top honors and ranking points in the PPS-PEPP Fernando Arguelles III National age-group tennis tournament, which gets under way Thursday at the Negros Occidental Tennis Association courts in Bacolod City. Faith Banico and Jufe-Ann Cocoy banner the girls’ 18-and-under class that also includes Alexa […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2022 03:38:04 +0000
Alexa Milliam survived an early test then dominated Kimi Brodeth while local ace Nikhel Nowlakha outdueled Benedict Santiago in a tense-filled tiebreaker as they led the winners in the PPS-PEPP National Age Group tennis tournament in Iloilo City over the weekend. The second seeded Milliam barely pulled through in the opening set then the rising […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 03:00:27 +0000
Junior tennis makes its restart in two years since the Covid-19 shutdown as the PPS-PEPP National Age Group 2 championships get under way Friday with over 170 entries all geared up for action at LaPaz Plaza tennis courts in Iloilo City. Nine age-group categories are on tap in the five-day tournament kicking off a busy […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:37:13 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Wednesday deferred the suspension of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) following its General Assembly (GA). POC President Bambol Tolentino said the deferment was due to the pending outcome of the ongoing mediation between PATAFA and pole vaulter EJ Obiena, which was reportedly nearing […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Stephen Snelgrove| Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:22:49 +0000
For the first time in the 94-year history of the Academy Awards, three sport movies have been nominated for Oscars in two different film categories in the same year. King Richard, built on the Will Smith portrayal of Richard Williams, the enigmatic father and coach of tennis superstars Serena and Venus Williams, is one of […]
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 04:25:52 +0000
SYDNEY (AFP) – World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty stunned the tennis world Wednesday by announcing her early retirement from the sport at the age of just 25. Barty dropped the bombshell weeks after becoming the first home-grown champion of the Australian Open in 44 years, joining tennis royalty’s most exclusive club with a Grand Slam […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:36:45 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Wildcard entry Alex Eala faces another acid test on Wednesday when she clashes with American Madison Brengle at the start of the prestigious Miami Open. While pressure is mounting, Eala, 16, did not go there unprepared. She has trained religiously at the Rafael Nadal Academy in Spain for this 128-player field event […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:37:15 +0000
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) – Taylor Fritz stunned Rafael Nadal, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), on Sunday to win the ATP Indian Wells Masters and end the 21-time Grand Slam champion’s perfect 20-0 run to start 2022. Fritz, ranked 20th in the world, claimed his second career title and his first at the elite Masters 1000 level while […]
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