AS a kid, my very first bike was a cross between the utility bicycle of the 1970s used by its rider to deliver newspapers or sell pandesal and those called “easy riders” complete with tussles and a back rest the handle bars were also unique with their U-shaped designs. Fast forward to the 1990s when the
HANGZHOU The Philippines reeling from a rout at the hands of Jordan faces Qatar on Monday in a crucial men’s 5x5 basketball qualification game in the 19th Asian Games. Up for grands is a spot in the quarterfinals where powerhouse Iran awaits the winner of the 4 p.m. match at the Zhegiang University Zhejiang Gymnasium. Gilas will be
HANGZHOU Clyde Mondilla tied for 10th in men’s action and Rianne Malixi was joint 11th in the women’s contest and the Philippines goes home without a medal in golf from the 19th Asian Games. Mondilla closed out with a second 70 in four days for a 15-under 273 total and a share of 10th place with
HANGZHOU Joanie Delgaco will be an underdog rowing against the big guns in the women’s single sculls final of the 19th Asian Games on Monday at the Fuyang Water Sports Center. The final set at 9:10 a.m. will be raced over the standard distance of 1,000 meters. The 25-year-old Delgaco will be up against Bulgaria-born former
HANGZHOU Leah Jhane Lopez and Shugen Nakano crashed out from the preliminaries for a flat start in judo at the 19th Asian Games on Sunday at the Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium. Lopez, 23, lost second seed Abiba Abuzhakynova of Kazakhstan via Waza-ari in the round of 16 of the women’s -48 kilograms category while Nakano yielded to