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PSC turns down funding for ABAP training camp, tournament in India

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has refused to fund the competition and training camp of the Philippine boxing team in India next month.   In the recent board meeting of the PSC led...

Diaz clinches campaign for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Hidilyn Diaz, 2016 Olympic silver medalist, has confirmed her ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Zamboangueña lifter’s fourth consecutive stint in the quadrennial games.  Sunday night, Philippine time, the 30-year-old lifter...

Araneta, all set against Nontshinga for IBF world title eliminator

The camp of Cebu native boxer Christian “The Bomb” Araneta has assured that the battle against power puncher Sivenathi Nontshinga of South Africa will be heart-stopping.  The two pugilists will rumble for...

NCAA season 96 opens in June

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Board has moved the opening of the NCAA Season '96 from May to June.  The league’s opening will adopt a hybrid setup to avoid any convergence. In...

GAB to VisMin Cup league: Shape up or ship out

Shape up or ship out.    This was the warning of Games and Amusements Board (GAB) Chairperson Abraham Mitra to the first community-based professional basketball league down south, the VisMin Super Cup.  The VisMin...

Diaz qualifies for her 4th Olympiad

Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz has formally made it to the Olympics after her performance at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist completed the required six Olympic...

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