AMIT OUT IN TAIWAN TOURNAMENT

Two-time world champion Rubilen Amit suffered a 7-9 loss to Chen Ho-Yu of Taiwan in the quarterfinals to bow out of contention in the 2018 Amway eSpring International Women 9-Ball Championship held at the Taipei Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan.

CDO BAGS FIVE GOLD MEDALS IN BATANG PINOY MINDANAO LEG

OROQUIETA, Misamis Occidental: Cagayan de Oro City showcased its depth and flexed its muscles in boxing on Sunday en route to clinching five gold medals in the penultimate day of action in the Batang Pinoy Mindanao Regionals at the outdoor ring in front of Misamis Occidental provincial capitol building.

VELEZ, MADIS SCORE ‘ DOUBLE’ IN PPS TAGUM

JOHN David Velez and Tenielle Madis lived up to the hype and racked up two titles each as they shared the Most Valuable Player honors in the Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala Tagum leg age- group tennis circuit at the Tagum City Tennis Club in Davao del Norte on Monday.

NEW BADMINTON SERVE RULE A TALL ORDER, CHAMPS SAY

KUALA LUMPUR: A controversial new badminton rule that may have put many of its taller players at a disadvantage has been panned by some of the sport’s greats, local media reported. The rule -- which says a shuttlecock shall be held less than 1.15 meters (3.8 feet) from a court’s surface before serving -- will be tried out at the All England Open in Birmingham, which runs March 14-18. World number two Lee Chong Wei criticized the new serve rule, which took effect on March 1.