STEPHANIE Frappart, Neuza Back and Karen Diaz will become the first all-female refereeing team for a men’s World Cup match as they have been named to take charge of the Costa Rica-Germany Group E match on Thursday, FIFA announced. Frappart, the fourth official for the Poland-Mexico Group C clash last week, will be the main […]
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Portugal and Brazil through to knockout stage of World Cup
Ghana outhassles South Korea in thrilling 3-2 goals LUSAIL, Qatar — A second half brace from a stunning Bruno Fernandes fired Portugal into the last 16 of the World Cup on Monday to join France and Brazil, after a 2-0 win that outclassed an uninspiring Uruguay given little chance to get into the match. For […]
Cebu FC booters eye 2nd win, face ADT
CEBU FC guns for its second win in the 2022 Philippines Football League (PFL) on Sept. 3 as it faces Azkals Development Team (ADT) at 4 p.m. at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.Cebu FC is coming off a huge win last weekend after beating rival Stallion Laguna FC, 4-3.ADT, led by Azkals’ star Stephan […]
BSP to respond, but not match Fed rate hikes
The Philippine central bank will respond to the US Federal Reserve’s policy tightening, but does not have to match the magnitude of its rate hikes, its governor said on Friday. “We will not match them (the Fed) point by point,” said Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe M. Medalla, in an ambush interview with […]
Cebu FC loses to Kaya FC in PFL opening match
CEBU FC suffered a 3-0 loss to perennial contender Kaya FC-Iloilo in its 2022 Philippines Football League (PFL) opener at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila on Aug. 14.Jarvey Gayoso hit the opening goal in the 54th minute after beating Cebu FC goalkeeper Ace Villanueva coming off a beautiful pass by Daizo Horikoshi. It was […]
PH loses to Thailand in AFF Women’s Championship
THE Philippines suffered its first loss in the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship 2022 following a 1-0 defeat to Thailand in their final Group A match on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.A defensive lapse from defenders Dominique Randle and Sofia Harrison led to a header by Kanyanat Chettabutr […]
Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines?
YES, Covid-19 boosters use the same recipe as the original shots, despite the emergence of the more contagious delta variant. The vaccines weren’t tweaked to better match delta because they’re still working well. The vaccines work by training your body to recognize and fight the spike protein that coats the coronavirus and helps it invade […]
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Tennis is unlike any other sport on earth. It’s one on one. No coaches are allowed to sit beside you and whisper suggestions. You only use one racket but you have six extra in your bag. The surfaces differ. There’s grass. There’s clay. There’s hard-court. You play indoors. You play outdoors. Or, you can start […]
Nesthy Petecio heads to Olympic gold medal match
Another Olympic gold medal for the Philippines is within reach after featherweight boxer Nesthy A. Petecio secured a spot in the finals at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday. Ms. Petecio, 29, defeated Irma Testa of Italy by split decision, 4-1, in the women’s featherweight semifinal bout at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. Four judges […]
Limpag: So far so good in Tokyo
I was optimistic but I was guarded when I watched Nesthy Petecio’s first match in women’s boxing in the Olympics. I couldn’t help but recall Harry Tanamor’s 2008 stint. A two-time Olympian, a silver-medalist in the world championship and touted as gold medal winner by no less than the Associated Press, Tanamor fell in the […]
Kaya FC-Iloilo signs former UAAP MVP Gayoso
KAYA FC-Iloilo beefed up its roster for the upcoming playoff match against Shanghai Port FC in the AFC Champions League after signing young prolific scorer Jarvey Gayoso. The 24-year-old Gayoso is a versatile player who can play in multiple positions. At the collegiate level, he led the Ateneo Blue Eagles to two titles and is […]
Azkals face China in World Cup qualifier
THE Philippines is in for a crucial second leg match with China in the joint FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup qualifier at dawn today, June 8, at the Sharjah Stadium in Sharjah, UAE. The Azkals are in dire need of a win if they want to stay in the running for […]
Limpag: Jack and the Z shot
After writing about Efren Reyes’ famous “Z shot” against Earl Strickland, I got a reaction from a most unlikely source, Jack “The Wack” Jakosalem. He was a Cebu City councilor at that time and the chairman of the sports committee. Though we’d meet often in sports functions and we’d often talk whenever anything sports-related came […]