Chase for the gold off and running
ON paper, Carlo Paalam scored a unanimous 5-0 win over upstart Irish boxer Jude Gallagher last Wednesday night (Wednesday afternoon in France) as he...
Petecio moving on; Marcial exits after painful defeat
NESTY Petecio is moving on but teammate Eumir Felix Marcial, sadly, is moving out as the two had contrasting fortunes yesterday in the Paris...
Obiena waxes philosophical going into qualifiers
AFTER a secretive training camp at the Normandy Sports Center before the opening of the Paris Olympics, pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena was set...
No question about it, Yulo has to be perfect
OLYMPIC medal hopeful Carlos Edriel Yulo still has a lot left in his bag of tricks that he intends to unleash as he swings...
Villegas gives Pinoy campaign big boost
SEIZING the moment that might not come again, Aira Villegas outboxed African champion Yasmine Moutakki for an impressive unanimous 5-0 decision in the opening...
Quest for greatness begins
AFTER a century of participation, the Philippine Olympic odyssey comes full circle as 22 standard-bearers join the crí¨me dela crí¨me of athletes from all...
Marcial rated one of the pugs to watch in Paris
TOKYO Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial has been cited by the website boxraw.com among the 10 best Olympic boxers to watch in the...
American to test grit of Paalam
LOOMING as a major rival for Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Carlo Paalam for the gold in the tough featherweight division of boxing in the...
Watanabe vows to do better in Paris
TOKYO Olympian and judoka Kiyomi Watanabe may perhaps have one of the most unique training partners among the Filipino athletes vying in the Paris...
Pacquiao’s exhibition fight with Anpo: No kicking, please
HEDGING his bets, former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will earn an extra $5 million (roughly P291.7 million) in the event he gets kicked...
