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Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has combined his new-found religious fervour with his training for an upcoming fight, holding bible-reading sessions after daily workouts. He said said he would also follow up his fight with a "preaching session"... more

MANILA, Philippines — For the second straight time the Philippines will have a lone participant in the boxing competitions of the Olympic Games, one more sad commentary on the state of the sport in the Philippines. After the heavily-funded, five-ma... more

Five promising Cebuano keglers will be the country’s representatives to the 14th Asian Schools Tenpin Bowling Championships slated from July 8 to 15 in Jakarta, Indonesia. more

SOME 6,000 athletes all over the country have confirmed participation in the 2012 Philippine National Games which will be held in three separate venues with Dumaguete City as the main hub from May 26 to June 3. more

THE PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee will look into the complaints of the country’s top cue masters against the top officials of the Billiards and Snooker Confederation of the Philippines. more

MANILA, Philippines - Last weekend saw the country's best cheerleading teams vie for the top honors in the National Cheerleading Championship (NCC) held at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. more

THE Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the country’s governing body of football, is finalizing plans with the Department of Education (DepEd) for the opening a national football academy. more

source: gmanetwork.com Cagayan de Oro second district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Tuesday urged his colleagues from the House committee on youth and sports development to support a bill seeking the construction of a "world class" football stadium in the... more

MANILA, Philippines – Three teams from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will leave the country Tuesday evening for Dubai, where the league will hold a two-day “basketball extravaganza.”... more

The PSA (Philippine Sportswriters Association), the country’s oldest print media organization, celebrates its annual PSA Awards Night on March 3 at the historic Manila Hotel, with boxer Nonito Donaire Jr. and billiards hero Dennis Orcollo sharing c... more

MANILA (AFP) - A Philippine inmate was killed and three others were injured when some of the most notorious criminals at the country's largest prison rioted during a basketball game, the jail chief said on Thursday. Related Stories Malaysian poli... more

source: interaksyon.com Philippine football star Phil and James Younghusband are back in the country early from the national team’s Middle East tour. The brothers will miss the Azkals’ game against the Australian Under-23 side Thursday night in D... more

The city of Marikina formally welcomed differently-abled athletes from all over the country as it opened the Philippine Para National Games in simple opening rites this morning at the Marikina Sports Park. The opening ceremonies were graced by Philip... more

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) will give P10 million to the Philippine Football Federation, which will use the funds to revive the “Kasibulan” grassroots development program in the country this y... more

For the Philippines to sustain its impressive showing in international bowling competitions, the country's stakeholders of the sport should develop a younger generation of players who are potential enough to fill in the shoes of the old turks in... more