Before I deliver my message, allow me to briefly share some thoughts on sports with you. You see, some see sports as just that, an event where medals are won or lost. A contest for physical prowess....

RANDOM THOUGHTS AT 3 A.M. By Butch Ramirez Faced with consecutive threats of COVID-19 infection, one cannot avoid the reality of it hitting home. Being an elderly sports educator burdene...

For some days now, we have been hearing sad news of our dear doctors at the frontlines succumbing to the dreaded COVID-19. Then there is the news about old people not having food to eat, people wh...

Days into the “Calambubble” at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna, Filipina boxer and Olympic hopeful Nesthy Petecio is already missing the outside world. Nesthy Petecio (left) connects ...

MANILA, Philippines — Barring any more postponements related to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2016 Rio Olympics weightlifting silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz will officially claim her spot to the Tokyo Games by...

Kiyomi Watanabe shifts her Olympic buildup to a higher gear as she sees action in various international tournaments starting the first week of February. Philippine Judo Federation president Dave Cart...

PHILIPPINE Sports Commission National Training Director Marc Velasco and Karate Pilipinas Inc. President Richard Lim share the spotlight in today’s session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association ...

TOKYO Olympics-bound pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena feels like at home at his new training center in Padova or Padua in Italy. “I’m doing okay here. The training facilities are great, especially for...

EVEN as the Tokyo Olympics and other major international sports events continue to battle uncertainty due to the surge in the coronavirus cases in many parts of the world, Go for Gold will keep its co...

MANILA, Philippines — Hindi lamang ang national teams ng boxing, taekwondo at karatedo ang maaaring magsagawa ng kanilang ‘bubble’ training sa ibang lugar. Sinabi ni Philippine Sports Commission (PSC...

Bubbles are popping up (pardon the pun) all over the place. The new standard of training and competition has become a painful necessity for each sport to survive and return to the level that it was fu...

Jasmine Alkhaldi is not yet giving up on her Olympic dream as she switched her preparation to higher gear in a bid to book a ticket to the Tokyo Summer Games. Alkhaldi, a two-time Olympian, bared tha...

The Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) champions led by marathon queen Christine Hallasgo are joining the training bubble for the national tracksters starting Jan. 27. From her hometown of Malaybalay, Buki...

FOR Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Ramon Fernandez, comparing the 30th Southeast Asian Games the country hosted in 2019 and the 31st SEA Games Vietnam is hosting later this year is li...

Amid the uncertainty over Covid-19, the national boxing team is all set to enter the training bubble in Calamba, Laguna in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. A 28-man squad composed of men and women...