Tag: Local
Local pro golf season gets going with tough leg at Apo
Antonio Lascuna.—CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Golf Tour season gets off the ground Tuesday with a very stern test awaiting the talented field as the P2.5 million ICTSI Apo Golf Classic tees off in Davao, where the tree-lined course has the tendency to favor a few and punish reckless play. “If you play it safe,…
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Elite field starts chase of local golf’s richest prize at TCC
Angelo Que shoots for an unprecedented fourth win. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO STA. ROSA, LAGUNA—The local pro tour’s toughest test that dangles the biggest purse after a proverbial survival of the fittest gets going on Monday with one history-seeking former champion coming into the week preparing himself for the mental grind more than anything else. “I worked…
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Local clubs have new ways to enter AFC
Philippine clubs will now figure out new ways to return to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions under a new format after their continental campaigns ended this week in defeat. Newly-minted Copa Paulino Alcantara champion Kaya-Iloilo wrapped up its stint in the AFC Champions League on a losing note, so did Stallion-Laguna and Dynamic Herb Cebu…
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La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao is first local to win UAAP MVP in 8 years
La Salle forward Kevin Quiambao.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Kevin Quiambao became the first local UAAP Most Valuable Player in eight years after topping the statistical race in the Season 86 men’s basketball tournament. After a stellar sophomore year, the La Salle star is set to be crowned as the Season MVP in Game 2…
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Torcaso begins Filipinas stint with eye on untapped local talent – rezal404
A group of teenage girls from Makati Football Club celebrate after a victory in an international tournament. There is a lot of talent in age-group football nowadays and new Filipinas coach Mark Torcaso hopes to be able to develop them for the national pool. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO New Philippine women’s football team coach Mark Torcaso slipped…
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June Mar Fajardo flaunts efficiency to lead local Gilas standouts – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas’ June Mar Fajardo goes for a shot against the Dominican Republic in the Fiba World Cup. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net BOCAUE — June Mar Fajardo led all locals in Gilas Pilipinas’ 87-81 loss to the Dominican Republic in the Fiba World Cup opener on Friday night. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)’s six-time Most Valuable Player…
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For local volleyball fans and VNL superstars, love is a two-way street – rezal404
Team Japan in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL). – MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Ran Takahashi is very much aware that his Japan team has found a second home in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) here in the country. “Filipino fans are amazing. I’m appreciative of all of them also. They give me all the energy,” said the…
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Heat or nuggets? Local players, coaches make their NBA Finals 2023 predictions – rezal404
The Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat are going to be carried by their stars Nikola Jokic and Jimmy Butler. – AFP/REUTERS PHOTOS Local basketball players from the UAAP, NCAA and the PBA weighed in on the upcoming NBA Finals 2023 series between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat, in what is expected to…
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