Make no mistake: The top esports clubs in the Philippines have money on their mind as the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Philippines Season 13 rages on. The ongoing competition will determine which two teams will represent the country in June at the ML:BB Mid-Season Cup (MSC), where the champion will receive the...
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After KO win, Marcial sees action in Paris Olympics
Eumir Marcial decimated Thoedsak Sinam of Thailand in his homecoming bout on Saturday, March 23, at Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila. Next stop, the 2024 Paris Olympics. Marcial’s thunderous left uppercut found Sinam’s chin, sending the Thai to the realm of ghosts and shadows. There was a delayed reaction when the blow connected, but...
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Filipino powerlifter sets his sights on Iceland championships
Filipino powerlifter Regie Ramirez is gunning for a spot in this year’s World Equipped Open Powerlifting Championships in Iceland. Making it there requires a challenging gambit on Ramirez’s part. To ensure his qualification, he needs to clinch a first-place finish in the Asian Equipped Powerlifting Championships that Hong Kong will host on May 5-11. The...
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MPL Philippines returns with familiar faces, new changes
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Philippines will make its long-awaited return on March 15 at the Shooting Gallery Studios in Makati City. This year, ML:BB developer Moonton highlights the Philippines’ winning legacy through a new battle cry: “Para sa Tagumpay” (For Victory). The Philippines has won four out of five M-Series titles, the...
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Bianca Bustamante strives to race in male-dominated motorsport
Teen motorsports prodigy Bianca Bustamante is living the dream. From jet-setting around the world to making history as McLaren’s first female development driver, she seems to have it all figured out at the age of 19. But with all the success coming Bustamante’s way, it’s very easy to overlook the inner obstacles she has been...
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Young Filipino swimmers end medal drought in 11th Asian age-group meet
Filipino tankers Heather White and Jamesray Ajido ended the Philippines’ medal drought in the 11th Asian Age-Group Swimming Championships at New Clark City in Pampanga on Tuesday night. White, who is Filipino British, copped the bronze medal in the girls’ 100-meter butterfly, clocking in at a minute and 3.09 seconds. She finished behind Yeung Hoi Ching...
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Gilas routs Chinese Taipei,106-53; Brownlee, Sotto star
Gilas Pilipinas gained massive momentum as the squad gears up for the all-important Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in July. The kings of Asian basketball flexed their muscles with a dominant 106-53 victory against a highly touted Chinese Taipei in the first window of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers, Sunday night at the PhilSports Arena....
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Kai Sotto dominates as Gilas crushes Hong Kong
Gilas Pilipinas ushered in their new era in spectacular fashion. In the team’s first FIBA-sanctioned game with coach Tim Cone at the helm, the Philippines overwhelmed Hong Kong, 94-64, to kick-start their campaign in the first window of the 2025 Asia Cup qualifiers at Tsuen Wan Stadium in Hong Kong on Thursday night. Playing without...
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Filipino surfer foils Japanese sweep at inaugural international pro finals
SABANG BEACH, Baler, Quezon—World-ranked Filipino surfer Rogelio Esquivel Jr. ruled the thrilling longboard men’s finals of the weeklong first staging of the World Surf League’s (WSL) Baler International Pro tournament here on Tuesday. With his victory, Esquivel, 26, a member of the national team from San Juan, La Union, topped the Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS)...
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Jiu-jitsu is more than a source of gold-medal pride
Did you know that the United Arab Emirates regards jiu-jitsu as its national sport? Jiu-jitsu, which originated in ninth-century Japan and whose style was later adopted and modified in Brazil in the 1920s (hence the name Brazilian jiu-jitsu), has been a compulsory subject in the UAE’s public schools since 2008. It is now integrated into...