HOKA FORGES PARTNERSHIP WITH PH IRONMAN

QUORUM International Inc., the parent company of leading sports retailers Runnr and Toby’s Sports, has linked up with Ironman Philippines organizer Sunrise Events, Inc., making its top triathlon footwear Hoka the official shoe of the first full distance Ironman Philippines. Runnr founder and Toby’s Sports president Toby Claudio ( second from left) shakes hands with Sunrise Events, Inc. founder Fred Uytengsu after the contract signing making Hoka One, the awardwinning shoe brand in triathlon, the official shoe of the first full- distance Ironman set June 3 in Subic Bay. Others in photo are Neysa Bacani ( left), senior brand manager of Quorum Int’l, Inc., the parent company of leading sports retailers Runnr and Toby’s Sports and official distributor of Hoka One shoes in the country, and SEI general manager Princess Galura.

NEW YORK: Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict faces a four- game suspension after breaching league rules on performance enhancing drugs, reports said Saturday. Burfict, who has a long history of disciplinary offences, mostly for foul play, has yet to lodge an appeal, the NFL reported on its website. Burfict, 27, could be released by the Bengals if his punishment is upheld. It will be the third multi- game suspension Burfict has incurred since 2016. He was banned for foul play at the start of the 2016 season and was hit with a three- game ban last year after an illegal hit on a defenseless Kansas City Chiefs player last August. Burfict’s checkered disciplinary record has cost him around $ 1 million in fines and forfeited game fees during his career to date.