PSC: PH needs ‘sports science’ to produce world-class athletes
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 Sept) – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will employ proper “sports science” to support young Filipino talents and produce world-class athletes, an official...
Pinoy Aquaman ready for English Channel swim
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/16 August) -- Endurance swimmer Ingemar “Pinoy Aquaman” Macarine ended last week his final phase of training for his attempt to cross...
Rio silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz gets P2M from Duterte
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 August) –Rio Olympics silver medalist weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz of Zamboanga City received an additional P2 million from President Rodrigo Duterte on...
PH officials congratulate Rio silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/08 August) -- Praises have poured for the first Olympic medalist from Mindanao from the country’s officialdom.
Hidilyn Diaz, of Zamboanga City, bagged...
Pinoy surfers happy that their sport will be part of Olympics 2020
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 Aug) – Surfing enthusiasts and fanatics in the country are glad on the news that surfing is to be...
Siargao lass bags championship in Indonesian surfing competition
GENERAL LUNA, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte (MindaNews/01 August) -- A surfer from this town won the championship in the four-day Quiksilver Padma Challenge...
AsPac qualifying tourney: Sarangani humbles Indonesia, 21-2
CLARK, Pampanga (MindaNews/12 July) – Sarangani representing the Philippines won over Indonesia by regulation, 21-2, in its second game at Asia-Pacific Intermediate League Baseball...
‘Pinoy Aquaman’ swims from Bohol to Cebu
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/13 June) -- Endurance swimmer and triathlete Ingemar “Pinoy Aquaman” Macarine did another first in the open water on Sunday by swimming...
DOT-12 pushes for development of new paragliding site in South Cotabato
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/07 March) -- The Department of Tourism in Region 12 is pushing for the development of a newly-opened paragliding fly site...
5 clubs to join ‘Araw’ tennis tourney next month
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 Feb) – Five tennis clubs in Davao City have so far confirmed to battle it out in this year's...
UM to build modern sports complex
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 February) -- The University of Mindanao will finish in two years a modern sports complex complete with facilities that can host...
‘Pinoy Aquaman’ to do 14km swim in Bohol Sea on Sunday
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 Jan) – Triathlete-lawyer Ingemar P. Macarine will attempt another first in swimming history on Sunday: swim 14 kilometers in...
8th Kidapawan chess tourney set
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 Jan) – Organizers of the 8th Kidapawan Open Chess Championship are expecting around 150 players from all over the...
Jonzlibz leads first 2 games of SBC president’s cup
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 Jan) – Team Jonzlibz / Diagold Pawnshop led the first two of five games of the Sunday Bowlers Club 2015 President's...
Davao to host Asian football tourney
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 Jan) – A homegrown sports organization is planning to hold the first Asian Freestyle Football Championship in Davao City...
Demetillo vs Dapudong in WBF Asia-Pacific superflyweight title bout
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 December) -- World Boxing Federation Asia Pacific bantamweight champion Kenny Demecillo will defend his title Saturday against former world champion Edrin...
Koronadal ready for Mindanao leg of Batang Pinoy Games
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/22 October) -- It’s all systems go for the Mindanao qualifying leg of the 2015 Philippine Youth Games-Batang Pinoy that will formally open...
Koronadal makes final preparations for Batang Pinoy Games
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/05 October) -- The city government has stepped up its preparations for the hosting later this month of the Mindanao qualifying leg...
Tournament marks rise of rugby popularity in Northern Mindanao
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 23 Aug) -- Organizers of the upcoming rugby tournament here dubbed “Higalaay Challenge Cup” is confident that this...
Pinoy ‘Aquaman’ conquers Chesapeake Bay
CHICAGO, Illinois (MindaNews / 10 June) – Triathlete-lawyer Ingemar “Pinoy Aquaman” Macarine completed the 8.1-kilometer swim across the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland Tuesday morning.
Macarine’s sheer guts...
Western Visayas beats NCR in football
TAGUM CITY (MindaNews/09 May) -- Booters from Western Visayas captured on Saturday its first football crown in the secondary division after beating the National Capital Region...
NCR maintains top spot in Palaro; NorMin leads Mindanao regions
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 May) – Traditional powerhouse National Capital Region held on to its commanding lead in the medal count Friday in the Palarong...
NCR keeps lead in 58th Palaro
TAGUM CITY (MindaNews / 6 May) – The National Capital Region contingent still remains the leader in medal tally in the ongoing 58th Palarong...
Pacquiao loses to Mayweather
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/03 May) – Filipino boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao thought he won the much hyped and much awaited fight against undefeated American...
View Pacquiao vs. Mayweather bout free at Lagao gym
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (2 May 2015) – Gensan will have free live viewing of the highly anticipated Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight on May 3...
DurianMan Triathlon slated for Visit Davao Fun Sale 2015
DAVAO CITY – As one of the major events for Visit Davao Fun Sale 2015, the Triathlon Association of Davao (TriAD), Department of Tourism-XI...
De Oro boys, and girls, train hard to be like ‘Pacman’
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 30 Apr) – Inside a small construction yard converted into a training camp, 11-year-old Mico Gadot and 40...
Council authorizes Duterte to sign MOU with UP Mindanao for sports complex project
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/28 April) -- The City Council passed on third reading Tuesday an ordinance authorizing Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte to sign on behalf...
US$7,000 up for grabs in 2015 Siargao international women surfing tourney
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 22 Apr) – The 8th Women International Surfing competition is expected to be the biggest to date as top seeded...
Underdog from Surigao wins in Butuan triathlon
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/21 April) -- An unheralded triathlete from Surigao City pulled out a come-from-behind victory to dethrone the defending champion of the Mazaua...
Construction of sports complex in UP Mindanao campus begins
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/18 April) – The construdction of the first phase of the 20-hectare Davao City Sports Complex at the University of the Philippines...
All systems go for Paragliding World Cup in Sarangani
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 26 March) – It’s all systems go for the first leg of the 2015 Paragliding Accuracy World Cup (PGAWC)...
DOT-XII steps up preparations for world paragliding cup
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/09 February) -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 12 has stepped up their preparations for the first leg of...
World paragliding tilt chosen as Region 12’s tourism banner event
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/06 February) -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) has adopted the first leg of the Paragliding Accuracy World Cup (PGAWC) slated...
200 paragliding experts from 15 countries joining Sarangani World Cup
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 22 Jan) – Around 200 top paragliding pilots and crew from 15 countries are expected to join the first...
Tabacon, Kramer win 1st Surigao Duathlon challenge
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/08 Dec) – Sunday’s inclement weather as typhoon Ruby left Mindanao did not stop at least duathletes from participating in the 1st Surigao Duathlon...
Sarangani bags hosting of 2015 paragliding world cup
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 1 Dec) – Sarangani province bagged the right to host one of the legs of the Paragliding Accuracy World...
4th ‘Padyak para kay Boyd’ set for December 14
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 Nov) -– It's all systems go for the 4th Gene Boyd R. Lumawag Cycling Fundraising event -- Padyak Para...
Palace hails ‘Pacman’ as role model
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/23 November)-Malacanang lauded boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao for his convincing victory over American Chris Algieri in their fight...
Surigao prepares for 1st duathlon challenge
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 Nov) – Duathletes in Northern Mindanao are now gearing up for the first ever duathlon event in this city...
Local surfers rule int’l surfing competition in Siargao
CLOUD NINE, General Luna, Siargao Island (MindaNews/29 September) -- Local surfers overcame stiff competition from their foreign counterparts for an all-Filipino finals cast in...
Local surfers lead Siargao International Surfing Cup
CLOUD NINE, General Luna, Siargao Island (MindaNews/27 September) -- Locals posted the highest scores in the opening round of the 20th Siargao International Surfing...
Small swells stall int’l surfing competition in Siargao
CLOUD 9, General Luna, Siargao Island (MindaNews/25 September) -- Small swells forced organizers of the 20th Siargao International Surfing Competition to delay the contest...
Local surfers target crown in int’l surfing contest in Siargao
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/24 September) -- Filipino surfers will have their hands full when they ride the waves along with foreign contenders Thursday in the...
SOMEONE ELSE’S WINDOW: Brazil mourns
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 9 July) – Had the stadium collapsed, the Brazilian fans who watched the home team lose the semi-final match of...
Another first for Surigaonon triathlete-lawyer: swim from Visayas to Mindanao
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/20 May) – Will he make it? A triathlete-lawyer will try on Wednesday (May 21) what no other human being had done...
CDO Rugby Football Club to compete in national games
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/05 May) – A newly formed rugby team here is hoping to create ripples when in competes in the Philippine...
Mindanao dragon boat teams seen to shine
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/03 May)—The newly-formed Mindanao dragon boat teams competing here in the first Mindanao dragon boat festival show a lot of promise, event...
From streets to football fields: transforming gang members into productive citizens
STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur (MindaNews / 27 April) -- High school buddies Bonifacio Fuentes and Junrey Midagat were often seen running the streets of...
Siargao fishers grounded as game fishing tourney starts
PILAR, Siargao Island (MindaNews/23 April) – Local fishermen have to stop going out to sea for the duration of the 7th International Game Fishing...