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Lady Spikers awaiting finals foe after bundling out Tigresses

Shevana Laput (No. 7) scores over Jonna Perdido. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO La Salle outlasted University of Santo Tomas in an epic thriller, 26-28, 25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 15-13, on late Wednesday night to grab a finals seat in the 2024 Shakey’s Super League Collegiate Preseason Championship at Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Shevana Laput and Angel Canino delivered at…

Bacyadan ‘intimidates’ foe on her way to gold

Hergie Bacyadan doesn’t wait too long to mount an attack during the fights. —AFP The supreme art of war, the Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu wrote, is to subdue the enemy without fighting. A thorough beating handed to a semifinal foe, a series of dagger looks and five seconds in the title bout were all Hergie…

Marlon Tapales stakes WBC Asia belt vs Indian foe in Cambodia

FILE–The Philippines’ WBA and IBF super bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales (C) poses as he passes the official weigh-in at a hotel in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture on December 25, 2023, ahead of his title match against Japan’s WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena on December 26. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI…

Jeremy Miado braces for ‘young, hungry’ Japanese foe

ONE Championship fighter Jeremy Miado makes his return for ONE Fight Night 23. –ONE CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTO As he makes his ONE Championship return, Jeremy Miado knows the enormity of the task ahead against No. 4 ranked strawweight contender Hiroba Minowa. Miado takes on Minowa on Saturday in ONE Fight Night 23 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium…

Bacyadan flaunts power, trounces first-round foe

Hergie Bacyadan is looking to wear the Philippine colors in the Paris Olympics. —HERGIE BACYADAN/INSTAGRAM Hergie Bacyadan exactly knows the damage her fists are capable of executing, and she’s letting them fly in the ongoing World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. Spain’s Dunia Martinez became the recipient of such explosiveness as Bacyadan completely demolished…

‘4 more wins’ now San Miguel battlecry while awaiting Finals foe

San Miguel Beermen center June Mar Fajardo.-PBA IMAGES The manner of how it completed a four-game sweep of Rain or Shine to reach the PBA Philippine Cup Finals is a reason enough for San Miguel Beer to feel ecstatic. “Four more wins, baby!” Chris Ross shouted at cellphone cameras filming the scenes after the Beermen’s…

Eumir Marcial KOs Syrian foe to earn Asian Games gold medal shot

Philippines Eumir Felix Marcial in blue comfort Syria’s Ahmad Ghousoon after defeating him in the Boxing Men’s 71-80Kg Semifinal bout for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Eumir Marcial isn’t in a hurry to jump into a mega-buck fight anytime soon. He has the Paris Olympics to…

Carlo Paalam ends Asian Games medal bid with loss to Uzbek foe

Abdumalik Khalokov of Uzbekistan, right, and Carlo Paalam of Philippines, left, compete during men’s 51-57Kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Hangzhou, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) HANGZHOU, China—World champion Abdumalik Khalokov of Uzbekistan possessed the length and dexterity Carlo Paalam found too challenging to handle. Exploiting his…

Alex Eala gets bronze in Asian Games debut after tough stand vs No. 23 foe

Alex Eala in her Asian Games women’s singles semifinals match. –POOL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Facing her toughest opponent yet, Alex Eala didn’t back down and pushed the World No.23 Zheng Qinwen of China to her limits before yielding a 1-6, 7-6(5), 3-6 loss in their thrilling semifinal duel in the Asian Games women’s singles…

Entering quarterfinals, Marcial has concerns over foe he once dominated

Eumir Marcial (left) was all over Mongolia’s Dalai Ganzorig. —ASIAN GAMES POOL PHOTO HANGZHOU, CHINA—Prized pug Eumir Marcial sets out on a clear mission on his farewell Olympic bid with the path toward that goal anything but easy. As Marcial goes deeper into his 19th Asian Games (Asiad) campaign where success means an automatic qualification…