Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 05:12:38 +0000
The country’s top taekwondo jins in the country test their skills and creativity as they slug it out in the SMART/MVP Sports Foundation-National CPJ (Carlos Palanca, Jr.) Taekwondo Championships slated Feb. 18 and 19 at the Ayala Malls-Manila Bay in Paranaque. Tokyo Olympics veteran Kurt Bryan Barbosa heads the list of grizzled veterans in the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 05:37:02 +0000
After Carlo Paalam’s golden performance in the Asian Elite Championships in Amman,Jordan barely a month ago, an up-and-coming youngster sparkled in the World Youth Championships which concluded Friday evening (Manila time) in La Nucia, Spain. Ronel Suyom, a 17-year-old fighting out of the Cagayan de Oro Boxing team, scored several upsets en route to a […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 22:22:42 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Carlo Paalam stunned 2021 world championship silver medalist Makhmud Sabyrkhan of Kazakhstan by hacking out a split decision to capture the men’s 54kg bantamweight gold medal in the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan Saturday, Nov. 12. Paalam, who moved up to the heavier weight category, earned a 30-27 decision […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 03:29:47 +0000
Two Filipino boxers opened the Philippine campaign in the ASBC Elite Championships in Amman, Jordan with contrasting results as Mario Fernandez dropped a close bout while James Palicte won convincingly in his own match. The 29 year-old veteran Fernandez lost a close 3-2 decision to the host country’s Yousef Iashash in their featherweight match (57 kg) […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:47:06 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA World champion Carlos Yulo stamped his class and showed the way in the individual all-around derby after Day 1 of the 9th Asian Senior Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar Wednesday. Yulo was again a beauty to watch in his per event – floor exercise – as he produced a score of 14.800 to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 08:51:46 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO Nenad Vucinic has been tasked to handle Gilas Pilipinas for the third window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers slated later this month in Auckland, New Zealand. Team manager Butch Antonio confirmed the Serbian mentor’s appointment, but explained that he will be in charge for only the latest phase of […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 12:09:29 +0000
World No. 16 Wang Zhiyi of China stunned world No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, 15-21, 21-13, 21-19, to capture her first-ever women’s singles Asian title at the SMART Badminton Asia Championships 2022 Sunday at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex in Muntinlupa City.With the win, Wang gained 12,000 points for BWF World Rankings, while Yamaguchi received […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 06:30:06 +0000
World No. 8 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia came through with big shots in the crunch and pulled off a stunning 22-20, 23-21 win over reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore to book his place in the semifinals of the men’s singles at the Badminton Asia Championships 2022 Friday at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:19:43 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Indonesia’s Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo stunned two-time world champion Kento Momota while victory proved elusive for Filipino shuttlers in the Badminton Asia Championships 2022 Wednesday at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex. Wardoyo, ranked 52nd in the world, stormed back from a first-game defeat to shock the Japanese top seed, 17-21, 21-17, 21-7, in just […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 03:11:56 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA World-class badminton takes center stage starting Tuesday, with the staging of the Smart Badminton Asia Championship at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex. The star-studded lineup include Japanese defending champions Kento Momota and Akane Yamaguchi, Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Anthony Sinisuka Gingting of Indonesia, 2018 Asian Games champion Jonatan Christie of Indonesia, Malaysia’s 2021 […]
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