Filipino bets eye GM titles

IMs Chito Garma and Efren Bagamasbad, and Marlon Bernardino during the PSA Forum on Tuesday. Garma and Bagamasbad will compete in the FIDE World Senior Chess Championships next month.  –HANDOUT PHOTO MANILA, Philippines– For senior players Chito Garma and Efren Bagamasbad, it’s never too late to become a grand master. The two Filipinos will try…

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Lauren Hoffman embraces Filipino side through food after Olympics

Team Philippines’ hurdles Lauren Hoffman (second from left) during the Heroes parade for the Filipino athletes after the Paris Olympics. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines’ Lauren Hoffman posted a Tiktok video not too long ago after her campaign in the Paris Olympics 2024 women’s 400m hurdles competition that showed off her wits as a Filipino.…

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Marcos to welcome Filipino Olympians back home after Paris 2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to welcome the Filipino Olympic athletes back to the country on Tuesday, August 13, after their participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics. According to the Presidential Communications Office, Carlos Yulo, the first two-time Filipino gold medalist in the Olympics, and the other Olympians will arrive on…

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Filipino artists make plans to restore Pancho Villa grave

National artist for sculpture Frederic Caedo (left) and portrait artist Rudy Aquino begin work on Pancho Villa’s grave in Manila. Photos courtesy of Rudy Aquino. Pancho Villa was the biggest sports celebrity of his time, but the illustrious memory of that greatness is slowly getting eroded by the neglected state of the legendary Filipino boxer’s…

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USA stars rave about VNL Manila stint, relish Filipino crowd

USA’s Taylor Averill during a game against Japan in the VNL Manila leg.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philipines — Having a blast in their first time playing in Manila in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) was an understatement for USA stars Taylor Averill and Erik Shoji. Averill, who expressed his love to Filipino fans on his social…

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Bong Go, PSC provide financial support to each Filipino Olympian

Photo from the Office of Sen. Bong Go MANILA, Philippines — As they represent the country and embark on the journey that brings them closer to their Olympic gold medal dream, the athletes representing the Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics received an added boost from Senator Christopher “Bong” Go and the Philippine Sports Commission…

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Team USA’s Erik Shoji lauds ‘awesome’ Filipino fans

Erik Shoji and Team USA in the VNL 2024 Week 3 Game in Manila. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Despite a losing debut in Manila, USA libero Erik Shoji felt the love of the Filipino fans, whom he considers the “nicest people in the world.” USA’s effort went for naught as its comeback was denied…

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Filipino bets advance in World Pool Championship

Filipino cue artist during the World Pool Championship. –HANDOUIT PHOTO Three Filipino cue artists are still in the title hunt after reaching the round-of-16 of the World Pool Championship with victories Thursday in Saudi Arabia. Johann Chua, Jeffrey Ignacio and Anton Raga won two matches each to progress further in the knockout stages that began…

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Scouting key in Filipino boxers’ Paris Olympics campaign

Nesthy Petecio is headed to the Paris Olympics boxing competition. –OLYMPICS PHOTO Because of social media, Filipino pugs climbing the Olympic ring in Paris in a couple of months know that they have been studied and carefully tracked. With that being said, so are their opponents. “It will all boil down to who scouts the…

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Filipino Bumina-ang earns ONE contract, stays unbeaten

Carlo Bumina-ang.–Photo from ONE Championship MANILA, Philippines—Carlo Bumina-ang has plenty of reasons to celebrate after ONE Friday Fights 65 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Not only did he deliver an impressive victory over Chayan Oorzhak but more importantly, Bumina-ang earned himself a $100,000 contract to be officially part of the ONE Championship roster.…

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