HOST Davao region retained the third place in the overall medal tally by collecting a total of 70 gold medals, 104 silvers and 112 bronzes in the National Prisaa Games 2019 that officially closed Friday evening at the University of Mindanao (UM) Matina gym, Davao City.

Western Visayas lorded over 15 other regions with a harvest of 212 golds, 146 silvers and 97 bronzes while Central Visayas finished second by hauling 139 golds, 128 silvers and 80 bronzes.

SHANGHAI: China have demanded an apology and called for a life-time ban on a referee who controversially awarded gold to a British competitor at the World Taekwondo Championships.

China labeled it “a scandal” and “bizarre” after their Olympic champion Zheng Shuyin was disqualified from the women’s +73kg heavyweight final in Manchester on Friday.

The NBA’s rising stars are making a deep dive in the NBA Playoffs when action resumes with the Western Conference Finals pitting the defending champions Golden State Warriors against the Portland Trailblazers this Wednesday (May 15) at 9 am LIVE on ABS-CBN S+A.

Out in the east, the number one and number two seeds are also set to make their case in the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday (May 16) as the Milwaukee Bucks take on the visiting Toronto Raptors at 9:30 am on ABS-CBN channel 2.

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been on both sides of the spectrum of mixed martial arts and professional wrestling. During a recent sit-down with Megan Olivi, the UFC Hall-of-Famer went on to compare both, stating how there is more mental stress in fighting.

“It’s physical in a different way. The stress from fighting is much, much more,” Rousey said. “Someone could walk into this room right now and I’ll beat the f—k out of anyone in this planet. But it’s the training camp, and the weeks leading up to it, and the press, and just going to sleep every night, thinking about it, and all those things. That’s the real wear and tear, I feel like. Not the physical part of it so much. 

The Philippine taekwondo team will vie for honors in the open qualification tournament 1 for the 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series on April 26-28 in Wuxi, China.

Carrying the colors of SMART/MVP Sports Foundation, the national taekwondo squad will be bannered by 10 jins—five male and five female—and two coaches, Carlos Jose Padilla V and Christian Al Dela Cruz.

Children who join Alaska Fortified IRONKIDS benefit in many different ways.

They not only become better at the sport, they also learn discipline and hard work which help them not just in sports but also in school and everyday life.

Damien Christoph P. Lapaz joined the Play Category in the 6 to 8 age category of the recent Aquathlon in Davao City. His mother Julie Palo-Lapaz said she was amazed at Damien’s growth after he joined IRONKIDS.

The explosions in Sri Lanka on Sunday, which killed more than 200 people and injured hundreds, were the deadliest violence in the country since its civil war ended a decade ago.

The Easter Sunday blasts were different from the violence that characterized the civil war. That war was fought largely along national and ethnic lines. On Sunday, churches were among the sites targeted.

Like most golf fans, Steph Curry was thrilled with Tiger Woods' triumph in the Masters. Curry, an excellent golfer in his own right, tweeted that Tiger's victory Sunday was the "greatest comeback in sports."

Cleveland Cavaliers fans immediately took notice.