Sports

DAVAO CITY---The Philippine Sports Commission Board expressed sadness over the decision of the Philippine Track and Field Association to drop EJ Obiena from the athletics national team.

DAVAO CITY – 2016 Rio, Brazil Olympics campaigner, and now professional boxer Charly Suarez has a new opponent for his quest to win an Asian boxing title on March 5, 2022.

DAVAO CITY---Davaoeno International Master John Marvin Miciano landed in second-best Mindanap player in the Atty. Jong and Friends Open Online Chess Tournament for a cause 2 on December 30.

DAVAO CITY –--Davaoena Sambo Practioner Sydney Sy Tancontian has decided to lower down her weight to compete in lower categories from her usual above 80-kilogram category.

DAVAO CITY--World Boxing Council bantamweight champion and General Santos City native Nonito Donaire is ending 2021 on a superb note.

DAVAO CITY----Two veteran runners from Carmen, Davao del Norte and Davao City are the top winners in the Rizal 55KM Ultramarathon 2021 last December 29-30 from Panabo City, Carmen, and Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte.

DAVAO CITY --– Don Julian, Barangay Maa PBA cager Baser Amer is starting 2022 on a good note. Amer recently signed a one-year contract extension with Blackwater Bossing.

DAVAO CITY---The veteran-laden Metro Manila chess team won its team battle against some of the top chess players in Mindanao in a goodwill charity chess match on December 28 from 8 pm to 10 pm.

DAVAO CITY---Twelve-year-old National Master Gian Karlo Arca from Panabo City, Davao del Norte won the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence last December 26.

DAVAO CITY –The days of reigning Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) champion Davao Occidental Dumper Tigers Cocolife as a member of MPBL is now officially over.

DAVAO CITY---Some of the top names in the sport of chess in Mindanao are joining forces in a goodwill charity chess match against veteran chessers from Metro Manila on December 28 from 8 pm to 10 pm.

DAVAO CITY---As his number 8 PBA jersey was officially retired by the Purefoods management on Christmas day, Makilala, North Cotabato, and former PBA star Peter June Simon hopes more PBA players will come from North Cotabato in the future.

DAVAO CITY – 2016 Rio, Brazil Olympics campaigner, and now professional boxer Charly Suarez is set to fight for an Asian boxing title on March 5, 2022.

DAVAO CITY---The winners of the recent 1st Mayor Jose E. Relampagos Dancesports Competition on December 17 at the Panabo City Gym in connection to the Paskuhan Sports Tournament 2021 were named.

DAVAO CITY---Two National Masters from Panabo City, Davao del Norte won special awards in the Pamaskong Handog Chess Tournament last December 23.

DAVAO CITY---The current national Milo Marathon queen from Malaybalay City, Bukidnon has won the 10,000 meters run for women in the 2021 Ayala Philippine Athletics Championships sa Athletic Bowl sa Baguio City last December 16.