DavNor spikers capture 2 golds

DAVAO del Norte spikers made mincemeat of the Davao City bets by sweeping the men's and women's gold medals of the 2011 Regional Prisaa Meet beach volleyball competition at the Tagum City Volleydrome on Sunday.

DavNor boxers finish second

DAVAO del Norte's Baranagay Una Boxing Team clinched three gold medals, five silvers and four more bronzes to finish second over-all at the close of the PLDT-ABAP Under-18 National Amateur Boxing Championships held at the Misamis Oriental Provincial Capitol Grounds last weekend.

UB, SLU retains crown in BBEAL tae kwon do

UNIVERSITY of Baguio made its presence felt on the mat as it retakes the men's championship of the tae kwon do competitions in the 24th Baguio - Benguet Educational Athletic League during the weekend.

Ten bouts see action in URCC Baguio

TEN mix martial arts action heat up the cold February month for Baguio as the Universal Reality Combat Challenge invades the summer capital February 19 at the Baguio Convention Center.

Chesaa basketball contenders pummel foes

TITLE contenders Baguio College of Technology, Data Center College, and Cordillera Career Development College pummeled their separate opponents to stay in hunt for the championship in the Cordillera Higher Education Sports Athletic Association (Chesaa).

Negros battles Azkals to a draw

IT WAS the strong sense of Negrense pride which pushed the Negros Selection, led by former national head coach Norman Fegidero, to equalize the match against the Philippine Football Team-Azkals, 4-all, before hundreds of Negrenses watching under the rain at the Panaad Stadium Monday.

Top 6 in NOPSSCEA aspirant caging enter q'finals

UNBEATEN West Negros University, Bacolod Tay Tung High School and University of St. La Salle led the Top 6 of the NOPSSCEA aspirant basketball quarterfinal round, which starts February 5, if the organizer finds a gymnasium as WNU Coliseum is not available.

The Junior Mustangs, who topped bracket, A meets defending champion St. John's Institute (A2) at 8 a.m. while last year's runner up Blue Dragons (B1) tangle with St. Joseph's High School-La Salle (B2) at 9:45 a.m.

Manila Beer escapes Talisay, 94-90 in TKP caging

MANILA Beer survived Talisay City 94-90 while Choi Sportswear held off University of St. La Salle 76-73 at the start of Class A action in the 11th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Basketball Cup at Po Hang gym in Bacolod Tay Tung High School.

Manila Beer and Choi Sportswear fashioned out their victory in similar fashion, establishing big leads but had to scramble in the end to notch the victory.

Lapu-Lapu to promote Davis Cup

LAPU-LAPU City will turn to social networking sites to promote the 2011 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I match between the Philippines and Japan on March 4 to 6 in Plantation Bay Resort and Spa.

The city also ran an ad during the Australian Open finals match.

El Shaddai offers 4.5-hectare lot to host PFF’s P22-million football field

THERE seems to be no end to the bounty the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) is getting.

After Smart offered an P80-million, 10-year program to help fund a league, the PFF got another offer, this time, a prime property to house its own pitch.

PFF to form youth squads

THE months of February and March will be relatively busy for Filipino football.

Aside from the upcoming match between the Azkals and Mongolia in the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City this month, the Philippine Football Federation will be having the team selections for the 13-, 14- and 16-Under national teams late this month and early March.

Pages: No joke, Novak Djokovic rises Down Under

WITH his beauteous girlfriend Ana Ivanovic seated in his box, Novak Djokovic, the new No.1 player in the world, is sure to win the career Grand Slam this 2011.

I’m joking. (But, seriously, don’t you think a Novak-Ana off-court relationship makes a perfect pair?)

Quijano: Another Barrera bites the dust

AT RINGSIDE it was difficult to discern what precipitated the abrupt downfall of Alejandro Barrera, but television replays revealed that Rey Bautista landed a short sneaky left to the liver that knocked the wind out of the game Mexican.

Barrera gamely managed to get up at the count of six and started his retreat towards the ropes, but Bautista was on him like Charlie Sheen on cocaine.

Mendoza: As ex-champ, Barako Bull deserves rest

YOU are a former champ.

Not just once but twice. Even thrice, I guess?

Trouble brews in Prisaa nationals

SOUTHWESTERN University (SWU) athletic director Ryan Aznar said there is a possibility the national finals of the Private Schools Amateur Athletic Association (Prisaa) will be moved to a later date after one member-school threatened to boycott the games.

“There were talks that the games will have to be moved to April because of this brewing faction. There might be a meeting within the week,” said Aznar.

Galloway to give running lecture

CITIGYM and Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino will bring to Cebu legendary running coach Jeff Galloway for a lecture to be held in the Waterfront Hotel on Feb. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Galloway is an Olympian and has written 18 books on running and general fitness. He has spoken at over 200 events annually and has been named one of “18 Runner’s World Experts” in the magazine’s 40th anniversary edition.

Inday Sara praises AdDU girl booters

THE conquering Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) girls soccer players paid a courtesy call on Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte at City Hall Monday morning.

Langkuno tops Lanemasters

MAYOR Al Langkuno captured the title of the Lanemasters January monthly finals held at the NCCC Mall B3 lanes Sunday night.

Asuncion tops rapid chess

GINO Angelo Asuncion bested fellow six-pointer Irish Yngayo via the tiebreak to emerge champion in the Rapid Chess Under-12 Tournament at the Gaisano Grand Citimall entertainment center over the weekend.

Ambasa, Nerza rule

MONALISA Ambasa and Anthony Nerza lived up to their billing by bagging top honors in the Holiday Run for Healthy Living held at the Holiday Gym & Spa Complex.

Rapanot loses, but FEU hangs on vs Adamson

MANILA -- Topping the first half action with 6.5 points lead, four-time defending champion Far Eastern University refused to relax on Sunday's final half opening of the 73rd UAAP chess championships at FEU's mini auditorium in Sampaloc City, Metro Manila.

Eddiva chokes rival in his first LegendFC bout

MARK Eddiva lived up to expectations and made his mark in his first mix martial arts exposure outside the country.

Registration for radar bike, foot races ongoing

REGISTRATION for the first 15-kilometer mountain bike race to the famous Sto. Tomas radar is now on full blast.

Tarcelo-Donos tandem wins Bishop fun run

COOL City's Marson Tarcelo and University of Baguio's Flordeliza Donos Tarcelo clocked 36.29 minutes to win the top runner plum in the 10k division of the First Bishop Carlito Cenzon Fun Run edging out UB's Mandy Taotonec who finished second with a time of 36.52 minutes.

Azkals first test vs Negros selection today

AFTER four days of rigid training in Negros football pitches under German mentor Hans Michael Weiss, the Philippine Football Team Azkals will taste their first test as they clash against the Negros Selection at 4 p.m. today at the Panaad Sports Stadium in Mansilingan, Bacolod City.

Sharp, Easyweld strong start in Open trio bowlfest

SHARP and Easyweld/NPBC stole the show in the opening games in the rated division, as Tiger Eye took the No.1 spot in the women's category in the first round of action of the Top's Invitational Open Trio bowling tournament at the New Millennium Plaza Alley in Bacolod City.

Runner from Bacolod City beats Cebu’s best in PLDT 10-Miler

A TRAIL runner from Bacolod snatched the victory from Cebu’s veteran runners during the PLDT-Smart 10 Miler yesterday at the Cebu City Sports Center.

ANS rules Sinulog Cup

THE Abellana National Schools (ANS) secondary girls softball team copped the 2011 Sinulog Cup Girls Softball title after beating the Central Visayas training pool, 6-2, in the one-game finals at the Labangon Elementary School grounds last Saturday.

The mixed little league softball title, on the other hand, went to Punta Princesa Elementary School, which finished unbeaten in the three-team event after beating Tisa Elementary School, 7-2.

Fans go rabid over Azkals in Bacolod City

THE growing popularity of the Philippine national football team, also known as the Azkals, has brought some unexpected distractions from their avid supporters.

Most of the Azkals arrived in Bacolod last Jan. 26, with midfielders James and Phil Younghusband and team captain Alexander Borromeo joining the team yesterday. Neil Etheridge, Roy Johnnson and Rob Gier will join the team next week.

SMB evens series 2-2

MANILA—The ageless Olsen Racela completed four free throws to lift San Miguel Beer to a 91-87 win over Talk ‘N Text and send the best-of-seven title series back to square one, 2-2, in the PBA All-Filipino Cup at the Araneta Coliseum yesteday.

Not even the return of Ryan Reyes could stop the Beermen from securing their second victory that reduced the finals to a mere best-of-three showdown.