2017 KL SEA Games: Make us proud, Team Philippines
Members of the Team Philippines from the athletes, officials, and coaches to the support crew were feted on Thursday night ...
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When Gilas the eagle becomes ‘Manok ng Bayan’
Perennial basketball supporter Smart, found a willing ally in a chicken company, Chooks-to-Go, to support the country’s favorite “eagles” in ...
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Marestella shooting for a memorable finish
RIO DE JANEIRO—Long-jumper Marestella Torres-Sunang wants to make sure that her third and last Olympics will be the most memorable. ...
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Plan of including pros in Olympics takes a beating
THE decision of AIBA —the Alliance of Boxing Associations—the international governing body for the sport under the umbrella of the ...
Read more4 Filipino archers eye Rio berths
FOUR Filipino archers will be in the World Cup this week in Antalya, Turkey, seeking Olympic qualifying berths to the ...
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Professional boxing community opposes AIBA decision
THE overwhelming approval of the proposal of AIBA president Dr. Wu Kuo-Ching in a special congress called by Dr. Wu ...
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WBC: Letting pros fight amateurs is a real crime
THE World Boxing Council, under its president Mauricio Sulaiman, has continued its criticism of the move of AIBA—the international governing ...
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LITO RAMIREZ; Rugby’s Grassroots Program Bears Fruit
THE Philippine Rugby Football Union has reached a milestone as Lito Ramirez, the first player from the Union’s grassroots program, ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.