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POC set to implement persona non grata tag on Juico

THE Philippine Olympic Committee general assembly has voted to finalize and enforce the persona non grata tag against Philipi Juico, the Philippines Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA), Wednesday, January 26, 2022. At least 36 of the 54 national sports associations (NSAs) in the general assembly voted to banish Juico from th ...

GDM | 3 hours ago

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PBA to hold games without fans for now

The PBA plans to resume the 2021 Governors' Cup without any fans in attendance for the meantime. With the COVID-19 cases in the country still high, league commissioner Willie Marcial said that spectators would most likely be barred from entering the venue. Marcial bared that the league is coordinating with the Smart-Arane ...

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GDM | 9 hours ago

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PSC puts Obiena-PATAFA mediation 'on hold'

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has put the mediation between EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) "temporarily on hold".   This was after the Tondo-born pole vaulter sent a letter regarding his stance to back out of the mediation process.   “The ...

GDM | 1 day ago

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PBA set to resume by first week of February

The PBA Board of Governors has agreed to resume the Governors’ Cup by the first week of February.   The league's decision to push through with the conference was due to the cases of COVID-19 slowing down in Metro Manila.   “As cases of COVID-19 infections in Metro Manila start to slow down, t ...

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Obiena opts out of PSC-led mediation due to ‘bad faith’ by Juico, PATAFA

TOKYO Olympic Games veteran and pole vaulter Ernest Joh Obiena has formally withdrawn his participation in the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) mediation offer to settle his differences with his national sports association.   In a statement released by his spokesperson lawyer Robert Bruce, Obiena says he will no longer take part ...

GDM | 2 days ago

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Kaewkanjana wins SMBC Singapore Open

Thailand’s Sadom Kaewkanjana secured the biggest title of his fledging career today when he won the US$1.25 million SMBC Singapore Open at Sentosa Golf Club. Sadom, the joint-overnight leader, fired a composed bogey-free 69 on the Serapong Course to finish on 13 under and beat Japan’s Yuto Katsuragawa and Joohyung Kim from ...

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GDM | 2 days ago

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Matt Ganuelas-Rosser returns to TNT

Matt Ganuelas-Rosser has reunited with the TNT franchise The team announced the signing of Ganuelas-Rosser on Friday, who was an unrestricted free agent. He rejected a two-year extension deal from mother team Terrafirma Dyip. ...

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GDM | 4 days ago

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Marc Pingris takes on commissioner role in Pilipinas Super League

Marc Pingris is set to embark a new journey in basketball. The nine-time PBA champion has been named as the commissioner of the upcoming Pilipinas Super League. "We are so happy to have the one and only Pinoy Sakuragi sa Liga ng Pinoy,” said the league president Rocky Chan in a stateme ...

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GDM | 4 days ago

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Malditas beat Thailand, 1-0 in Women’s Asian Cup 2022 in India

Streaks are meant to be broken. And the Philippine Women’s National Football Team (PWNFT) did just that after upsetting long time-tormentor Thailand, 1-0  in Group B of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup at  Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, India.  Chandler McDaniel delivered ...

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Choco Mucho adds Desiree Cheng, Isa Molde

Choco Mucho has acquired two UAAP greats in their roster. The Flying Titans announced the signings of Desiree Cheng and Isa Molde ahead of the 2022 Premier Volleyball League season. Cheng, who was crowned UAAP's Best Setter and Finals MVP, officially leaves her La Salle teammates in F2 Logistics after five years. ...

Cheng (right), Molde (left). PHOTOS COURTESY OF PSL AND PVL

GDM | 5 days ago