Sports

DAVAO CITY—The World Para Swimming (WPS) World Series will be held in Singapore from April 26 to May 2 and will feature a nine-person Philippine para-swimming squad led by veteran Davaoeo paralympic swimming star Ernie Gawilan.

DAVAO CITY---The XVIII WBSC Women's Softball World Cup will be held in Europe in July, and the Filipino Blu Girls have qualified for it.

DAVAO CITY—On Wednesday, April 5, at Hisor Central Stadium in Tajikistan, the Filipino women's football team opened their campaign in the Olympic Qualification Tournament with a commanding 4-0 victory over Pakistan.

DAVAO CITY--A promising lady chess player from Panabo City, Davao del Norte, won the APM U15 Rapid Chess Tournament at Citymall in Cabantian, Buhangin on April 2.

Davao City—Veteran chessers Reynaldo "Sano" Gempero and Joselito Dormitorio were the big winners in the 10th Annual. Jong Guevarra Cup Open Chess Tournament at the Jardin del Roca in Eden, Toril, on April 1 and 2.

Richard Bachmann, the chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission, welcomed newly appointed commissioner Matthew "Fritz" Gaston, who began working there on March 31.

DAVAO CITY---On April 1, some of the stakeholders of chess in Mindanao will gather in Davao City to discuss various issues of their sports in the Mindanao Chess Summit Better Chess for Mindanow.

DAVAO CITY—Dusit Thani Residence Davao recently congratulated the top three winners in the professional category of both men and women in the Alveo 70.3 Ironman held at Azuela Cove here last March 26.

DAVAO CITY-At the elite 13–15 age-group division of the Ironkids Philippines at the Azuela Cove in this city, Euan Ramos and Carlisle Bravo displayed exceptional sprinting prowess to win their respective categories.

DAVAO CITY—The 2023 Alveo Ironman 70.3 winners were crowned on Sunday at the Azuela Cove in Davao City.

DAVAO CITY---In preparation for UAAP Season 86, the University of Santo Tomas added to its roster by securing SJ Moore's commitment.

DAVAO CITY---The Filipino Women's National Team earned its best FIFA rating of No. 49 on March 24, making the Philippine Football Federation proud.

DAVAO CITY—Sebastian Baste Duterte, the mayor of Davao City, must now decide whether to allow the city to hold the fourth iteration of the international triathlon event Alveo 70.3 Ironman.

DAVAO CITY—A total of 49 countries consisting of 1,719 triathletes are set to compete in the IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon race on March 26 in this city.

DAVAO CITY---On Sunday, March 19, Nesthy Petecio knocked out her opponent to hold the final Filipino spot in the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi, India.

DAVAO CITT----A 14-year-old chess star from Panabo City, Davao del Norte, won seventh place in the 2023 Balinas Open Rapid Chess Tournament, held at the Open Kitchen Foodhall on the second floor of the Rockwell Business Complex on Sheridan Street in Manda...