Sports Feature: Filipinosprinter Furtonato Catalon was ?Fastest Man?, but Japan reigned supreme in Third Far Eastern Games in Tokyo The tradition of having the host country emerging winner of the general championship held true in the third edition of the Far Eastern Games… Mon, 04 Dec 2017
Sports Feature: Filipino pentathlete Regino Ylanan, Asia?s first ?Man of Steel? Regino Ylanan. Most everybody know Dr. Regino Ylanan as many-time official of Philippine delegations to international competitions like the … Thu, 30 Nov 2017
SPORTS FEATURE: ALVIN PATRIMONIO LOVES CHESS MORE THAN BASKETBALL He loved chess and still do. Alvin Patrimonio, in fact, played the game that requires mental toughness while at the Manila Science High Scho… Tue, 21 Nov 2017
PACQUIAO'S NOVEMBER FIGHTS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD On a cold night of November 15, 2003 in San Antonio, Texas, Manny Pacquiao, fighting for his fourth fight in the United States, TKOed Mexica… Wed, 15 Nov 2017
Sports Feature: The day Kobe Bryant debuted as an NBA player The date was November 3, 1996, when Kobe Bryant made his official NBA debut in the Los Angeles Lakers? game against the Minnesota Timberwolv… Mon, 06 Nov 2017
Sports Feature: The making of Julita Tayo, the world?s best left-handed pitcher Julita Tayo. She barely stood five-foot flat. Her arms and legs were short. She weighed competitively at 145 pounds, too heavy for her built… Sun, 29 Oct 2017
OUTSIDE LOOKIN IN: "PACQUIAO A COWARD?" First, they said Filipino ring icon Many Pacquiao was scared of needles. That was at the height of the debate as to whether he would submit … Mon, 09 Oct 2017
THRILLA ANIMOSITY ?Smokin? Joe Frazier must have, indeed, forgiven arch-rival Muhammad Ali for the latter?s continued verbal assault on his person, but he cer… Sun, 08 Oct 2017
Thrilla Aftermath ?When the Thrilla in Manila was over, one man was left with a ruin of life, the other was battered to his soul.? That was how Mark Kram, in … Sat, 07 Oct 2017
THRILLA IN MANILA: POST MORTEM The Thrilla in Manila was over and as Muhammad Ali himself said, ?We went to Manila as champions, Joe and me, and we came back as old men.? … Fri, 06 Oct 2017
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN: MANNY WILLING TO HONOR REMATCH CLAUSE BUT ... There is no doubt that Jeff Horn?s victory over Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao served as a big boost to Queensland?s economy. And a w… Mon, 02 Oct 2017
THRILLA IN MANILA: THE MEDIA As early as a month ago before Muhammad ?The Greatest? Ali put his world heavyweight crown on the block against ?Smokin? Joe Frazier on Octo… Wed, 20 Sep 2017
Thrilla in Manila: The Belinda-Veronica Fiasco Muhammad Ali came to Manila in mid-September 1975 to defend his world heavyweight title against arch-rival Joe Frazier. He lost his wife Bel… Tue, 19 Sep 2017
Thrilla in Manila: The war of nerves starts upon Ali?s arrival Right upon landing at the Manila International Airport on September 15, 1971, Angelo Dundee, defending world heavyweight champion Muhammad A… Mon, 18 Sep 2017
THRILLA IN MANILA: JOE FRAZIER ARRIVES IN MANILA AHEAD OF ALI The battle of nerves between heavyweights Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier that started when the two first fought in 1971, reignited in 1974 in … Wed, 13 Sep 2017
THE ROAD TO THRILLA IN MANILA: REFEREE BUNGLES ALI-FRAZIER II Three years following Chapter One of their Trilogy in 1971, Muhammad Ali, the defeated challenger, and Joe Frazier, who remained the world h… Mon, 11 Sep 2017
MUHAMMAD ALI: THE ROAD TO THRILLA IN MANILA Muhammad Ali was sidelined for three-and-a-half long years brought about by his suspension for refusing to be drafted into the military. Suc… Sun, 10 Sep 2017
THRILLA IN MANILA 42nd ANNIVERSARY ?You gotta have a butterfly net to catch me ? It?s gonna be a chilla, and a thrilla, when I get the Gorilla in Manila.? These lines, coming … Fri, 08 Sep 2017
FISCHER, MARCIANO STAND OUT IN SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER Did you know that several great sports events occurred in h first week of this month? Chess wizard Bobby Fischer, for instance, the first Am… Fri, 08 Sep 2017
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN: A VICTORY FOR THE PHILIPPINES A commitment had been made and whatever the cost, it had to be kept. Thus was what the decision to push through with the hosting of the 30th… Sat, 19 Aug 2017
