Spanish athlete emerges into daylight after 500 days in cave

Reuters 04/15/2023

MADRID — A 50-year-old Spanish extreme athlete emerged on Friday from a 500-day challenge living 70 meters (230 feet) deep in a cave outside Granada with minimal contact outside. Wearing dark glasses and smiling as she adjusted…

CSA-Makati says student-athlete dies while playing football

Zacarian Sarao - Reporter / @zacariansINQ 03/27/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A student-athlete died after he collapsed while playing football over the weekend, the Colegio San Agustin (CSA) Makati said Monday. But the exact cause of the student’s death remains “unclear.” “The student was participating…

#CDNSportstalk: Kristiane Lim talks about career, Cebu’s cycling culture, and jempoys

09/02/2021

Mandaue City, Cebu— On Wednesday, September 1, 2021, the CDN Sportstalk team had for its guest Kristiane Lim, a multi-titled Cebuano triathlete who has a made quite a name for himself in the local racing scene. The…

Female Afghan athlete makes plea for help to get to Tokyo

08/18/2021

LONDON—Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi made a plea for help on Tuesday as she sought to escape Kabul and revive her shattered dream of becoming the country’s first female competitor at a Paralympic Games. The Afghanistan Paralympic Committee…

Lapu athlete finally home and hopes to give back to the city

Immae Lachica 06/06/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Oponganon athlete from the University of Santo Tomas is finally home and will do voluntary swab testing on Monday, June 9, 2020. Arriane Parame, 20, has finally arrived Saturday morning, June 6,…

Lapu-Lapu mayor helps stranded athlete in Manila to return to Cebu

Immae Lachica 06/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A  softball varsity player from Barangay Poblacion, Lapu-Lapu City is finally coming home on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 after two months of being stranded in Taguig City. The Lapu-Lapu City government assisted a certain Aririane…

Olympian Tabal thrilled at seeing her face on Milo packs at grocery stores

Mars G. Alison 12/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “(A) dream come true!”  This is the reaction of Cebu marathon Olympian Mary Joy Tabal after finally seeing her photo on the packs of Milo sold on the grocery stores. “Dream come true!…

Teacher’s decision to let a 12-year-old compete pays off

Immae Lachica 11/26/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Sometimes, taking a risk pays off. Take for example the story of this teacher from Danao City, Jerome Hermosilla. Hermosilla had a student who was so dedicated about joining a sports competition. But he thought…

Boljoon accident takes nine lives, leaves shattered dreams in its wake

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/19/2019

BOLJOON, Cebu, Philippines — Eleven-year-old Jefferson Jorpa wanted to be an electrician when he grows up, yet his family did not have much financially so he sold polvoron in school to help his parents. He was also…

The joy of being Joy

Glendale G. Rosal 09/08/2017

ONE of the more famous athletes in the country today is Cebuana Mary Joy Tabal. The 28-year-old marathoner from Barangay Guba, Cebu City made headlines in sports pages  after winning gold in the recent Southeast Asian Games in…

READY FOR XTERRA RACE

Glendale G. Rosal 03/22/2017

With the event just a month away, preparations are already in full swing for Danao City’s hosting of the XTerra Philippines Off-Road Triathlon. Stakeholders of the international race gathered yesterday at the Coco Palms Resort, the official…

Cebu tryouts for PH volley teams slated Feb. 18-20

John Carlo Villaruel 01/19/2017

THE PHILIPPINE men’s and women’s volleyball teams will be conducting a three-day open tryouts this February at the University of San Carlos (USC) Main Gym. The tryouts will run from Feb. 18 to 20. The team is…

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