SUGBU Bowling: Turner-Esolana tandem shines

Glendale Rosal 11/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Richard Turner and Roy Esolana emerged winners in the Sugbuanon Bowlers United’s (SUGBU) Doubles Tournament held last Sunday, November 10, 2024, at the SM Seaside City Cebu Bowling Center. The dynamic duo topped the field…

AEBC Buildrite Cup 2024: Sinclair holds off Stopgap

Glendale Rosal 11/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Sinclair escaped Stopgap, 75-73, in a thrilling duel at the Architects and Engineers Basketball Club (AEBC) Buildrite Cup 2024 over the weekend at the University of San Carlos (USC) Downtown Campus gymnasium. In a tightly…

FACES OF CEBU: Kareem Alocillo, basketball coach  

Glendale Rosal 11/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Coaching is usually about winning games. But for Coach Kareem Alocillo, it’s about something much deeper: molding players into well-rounded individuals, both on and off the court. A former varsity player turned coach, Alocillo…

CABC’s ‘1st Mortabond Cup’ promises action-packed, level-playing field hoop wars 

Glendale Rosal 08/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Six teams will vie for basketball supremacy in the Cebu Architects Basketball Club’s (CABC) first “Mortabond Cup 2024” that will kick off on Sunday, August 18, at the Benedicto College Cebu City campus.  The…

John Ver Espra to fight abroad for the first time

Glendale Rosal 08/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—John Ver Espra of Prime Fight Boxing Stable is set to make his international debut on September 7, 2024 in Incheon, South Korea.  The 25-year-old from Mandaue City will face Mongolia’s Orkhontungalag Unubold in a…

Newly crowned world champion Pedro Taduran is GAB’s best boxer for July

Glendale Rosal 08/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Newly crowned International Boxing Federation (IBF) world minimumweight champion Pedro “Kid Heneral” Taduran has been honored as the Games and Amusements Board’s (GAB) “Boxer of the Month” for July. Taduran reclaimed his world…

Injury hampers Ceniza’s performance in Paris Olympics

Glendale Rosal 08/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—John Febuar Ceniza was far from his best when he competed in the men’s 61-kilogram weightlifting category at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday evening, August 7, at the South Paris Arena in France. Ceniza faced…

Cebu’s John Febuar Ceniza falls short in Olympic debut

Glendale Rosal 08/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebu’s weightlifting bet John Febuar Ceniza fell short in the men’s 61-kilogram category of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday evening, August 7, 2024, at the South Paris Arena.  Ceniza, a first timer in the…

‘This is their time to give their best’

Glendale Rosal 08/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, the Philippines’ sole Olympic gold medalist, has offered her encouragement to the three Filipino weightlifters who will represent the country at the Paris Olympics. In a recent interview with CDN Digital,…

Japanese boxer refuses win, apologizes to Filipino foe in Japan

Glendale Rosal 07/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  An odd but heartwarming turn of events stole the spotlight last July 22 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan when a Japanese boxer refuses his win against his Filipino opponent believing that…

Despite stomach illness the night before, USJ-R powered Central Visayas wins in Palaro volleyball opener

Glendale Rosal 07/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Region 7-Central Visayas, manned by players from the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R), escaped with a thrilling three-set duel against CARAGA Region’s Agusan del Sur National High School at the start of secondary girls…

Paris Olympics: Know your Cebuano Olympians

Glendale Rosal 07/09/2024

There are currently 22 Filipino athletes who will carry the Philippine flag in the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024.  Three of them are from Cebu. They are weightlifters’ Elreen Ando and John Febuar ceniza and Judoka Kiyomi Watanabe. …

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