VOLCANOES TO SEE ACTION IN HONG KONG
The Philippine Volcanoes were invited to compete in the prestigious Hong Kong 7s slated on March 23 to 25 at the 40-seater Hong Kong Stadium. The Philippine squad will be up against strong teams including New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and England.
ADAMSON TAKES ON ATENEO IN UAAP WOMEN’S SOFTBALL
ADAMSON plays lowly Ateneo today in an attempt to move closer to winning their to-back UAAP women’s softball championship outright at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.the Lady Falcons will be eyeing their seventh straight victory in their 9 a.m. date with the Lady Eagles that will advance them to three more wins to sweep the two-round series. University of the Philippines takes on Santo Tomas at 11 o’clock as the second-running Lady Maroons seeking their sixth win while praying that Adamson loses at least one of its remaining assignments to extend the tournament into at least two more games. One single loss by the Lady Falcons will prolong into a best-of-three playoff for the title between the top two teams after the two-round eliminations. Capping the day’s three-game schedule pits University of the East against La Salle at 1 pm.
FILIPINO RUNNERS CLAIM TOP SPOTS AT SUBIC INTERNATIONAL MARATHON
FILIPINO runners ruled the latest Subic International Marathon on January 21 and January 22. Sixteen Filipino runners claim the top prizes of the 10kilometer, 21K and 42K events. The top finishers in the 42K race are Ryan Mendoza, finishing in 3:07:04 and Jul Laiza Camposano finishing in 3:58:10, each receiving P20,000.00 cash prize. The top finishers of the 21K event are Jofill Sabado finishing in 1:20:44 and Monica Torres finishing in 1:32:52, both went home with P10,000.00 cash prize. The 10K event was easily conquered by John Leerams Chicano in 00:34:19 and Merlyn Lumagbas in 00:46:03, bagging the P 5,000.00 cash prize. For details on race results visit www.extribe.com.ph.
ASIAN TOUR CHIEF WELCOMES PGA BOOST
SINGAPORE: Asian Tour chief Kyi Hla Han has welcomed moves from the US PGA Tour to step up its presence in the region, as this year’s busy golf season gets under way.the boss of Asia’s main golf circuit, which returns this week in Yangon, said it would be “positive for all parties” if the PGA turns the limitedfield CIMB Asia Pacific Classic in Kuala Lumpur into a ranking event.the PGA has lagged behind the European Tour, which last year co-sanctioned eight Asian events,in its forays into the region,but is now considering an“asian swing” with CIMB and Shanghai’s HSBC Champions gaining full PGA status.