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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 -- With the rise of the Philippine Azkals, football has also been gaining popularity in the country. 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

MANILA, Philippines — The five-man Philippine boxing squad took a severe beating during the first day in the Asian Olympic Qualifying event in Kazakhstan, as 2010 Asian Games gold medalist Rey Saludar, Dennis Galvan and Wilfredo Lopez were eliminat... 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

IT was an honor to be up close in person with the best judoka in the Philippines. Shaking his hand, I can't help but imagine the countless opponents he had thrown down, the number of joints he had dislocated and not to mention, the myriad of meda... 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

The Azkals had a good week this week. After losing to North Korea, they came back to win against India 2-0. 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

Manny Pacquiao Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao said that he is going to push in Congress the creation of a Boxing Commission that will be tasked to protect the welfare of professional boxers in the country. more

On a night when the country’s finest athletes basked in the familiar spotlight, some of the leaders behind their success also shared their glory. Boxing and billiards claimed the lion’s share of honors in the Philippine Sportswriters Association... more

VICE President Jejomar Binay assured Filipino athletes the government will continue to find ways to improve the current state of sports development in the country. “Huwag po kayong mawalan ng lakas ng loob o sigla ng katawan,” Binay said in his s... more