Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 04:19:01 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Pole vault star EJ Obiena is slowly getting his rhythm back. Obiena proved this by winning his first title in this year’s indoor season by beating fellow elite athletes in the Orlen Cup 2022 at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland Friday (Saturday in Manila). The 26-year-old Tokyo Olympian cleared a season-best […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:03:53 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO Past and present members of the Azkals Development Team lead the national U-23 football team’s roster for the AFF U-23 Championship which starts Monday, Feb. 14 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Midfielders Oliver Bias and Dennis Chung and goalkeeper Quincy Kammeraad and ex-ADT mainstays Oskari Kekkonen and Sandro Reyes were among the names […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 09:43:09 +0000
Boxing Mark ‘Magnifico’ Magsayo and the Philippine women’s football team Malditas delivered as the country opened 2022 with a bang. Continuing the Filipino athletes’ triumphant run the previous year, Magsayo wrested the World Boxing Council featherweight title in Atlantic City, while the Malditas clinched a historic ticket to next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. For […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 09:11:47 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Pole vault star EJ Obiena is obviously not yet in great form after last month’s knee surgery. Obiena equaled his 5.70-meter effort in placing fourth in last week’s Berlin meet, but against a powerhouse field, it was not enough. So finished 8th this time in an 11-played fiend in the Beijer Stavhoppsgala […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:10:11 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz is slowly getting back to her training groove after contracting COVID-19 almost a month ago.“After two weeks of heavy training, medyo lumakas na. Medyo naka-recover na after COVID (After two weeks of heavy training, I’m slowly getting stronger, slowly getting there since COVID),” said Diaz after being […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 06:08:05 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) will hold a qualifying tournament on Thursday as part of its selection process for the national team that will compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. The four-day meet will be held at the PACE building on Mindanao Avenue, Quezon City where […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:14:11 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala routed Joanne Zuger of Switzerland, 6-4, 6-1, and advance to the second round of the W60 Grenoble tournament in France Tuesday. Eala, who had to go through two qualifying matches to make it to the main draw, showed grit and resolve against her higher-ranked rival to prevail and set up […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:07:25 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Weightlifting Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz said respect and communication are important in resolving the issue between fellow Olympian EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa). Appearing before the Senate hearing Monday to support Obiena, Diaz understood the sentiments of both parties and recalled a similar incident where […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 06:50:42 +0000
YANQING, China — Ask Asa Miller to differentiate a fast ball from a curveball or sinker and you will get an exact answer. Miller, now on his second Winter Games appearance, spent some time behind the plate – catcher – for his Lincoln High School, one of the oldest schools in Portland, Oregon. But while […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 03:18:36 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Alex Eala survived Italy’s Stefania Rubini, 4-6, 6-4, 10-4, to barge into the main draw of the W60 Grenoble tournament in France Monday. The 16-year-old junior netter had to dig deeper into her bag of tricks to outlast her higher-ranked rival to arrange a first-round match with unseeded Swiss foe Joanne Zuger. […]
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