WATCH: Team Philippines pulls off 2018 Asian Games surprise

The Philippine delegation pockets 4 gold medals in the Asiad and cops a historic 10-gold haul in the Asian Para Games

WATCH: PH golden girls rule 2018 Asian Games

Women in sports take the spotlight in 2018 after sweeping the Philippines' Asian Games gold-medal haul

The Jordan Effect

The Philippines records its best finish in 16 years in the Asian Games with Filipino-American NBA player Jordan Clarkson leading the way

Roller-coaster Asiad buildup

Surprising twists and turns mark the Philippines' preparation for the 2018 Asian Games

WATCH: Margielyn Didal stands up for PH skate scene

The Filipina skater needs support as she aims for the country's first Olympic gold

Golden golf trio to donate P16.8M Asian Games bonus

The 2018 Asiad women's golf gold medalists decide to donate their government incentives to the National Golf Association of the Philippines

Asian Games medalists get another surprise from Duterte

President Rodrigo Duterte awards gold and silver medalists with P1 million and P500,000, respectively, on top of previously announced bonuses

New target: Beef up athletics, aquatics for 2019 SEA Games

After the centerpiece sports failed to produce a medal again in the Asian Games, POC president Ricky Vargas says it shouldn't be the case in next year's SEA Games

Hidilyn Diaz on Olympic gold dreamers: 'The more the merrier'

Hidilyn Diaz feels happy that Asian skate queen Margielyn Didal is also aiming for an Olympic gold

From bullying to budget cuts, wushu star Agatha Wong fights on

The 2018 Asiad bronze medalist reveals that she overcame many challenges, including bullying and lack of financial support for her sport

Back to zero: EJ Obiena gears up for pole vault comeback

After recovering from an ACL injury, the Filipino pole vaulter hopes to find his way back to the top

Asian Games gold medalists get additional P1M bonus

Double gold medalist Yuka Saso is set to receive the biggest cash windfall of P9.33 million in total incentives

Filipina BMX rider Sienna Fines eyes Olympic dream

The 19-year-old BMX rookie calls out for support as she bids to qualify to the 2020 Olympics

Olympic clock ticking on boxing's 'cultural change'

Philippine boxing official Ed Picson hopes that IOC won't carry out its threat to remove boxing from the Olympics

Olympic dreams as Asian Games close in Jakarta

Beef, sushi on menu as Japan's Ikee scoops Asian Games MVP

Teen swimming sensation Rikako Ikee of Japan becomes the first female athlete to win the Asiad Most Valuable Player award

Team PH basks in golden glory, but more work to do

The Philippines collects a surprise four-gold medal harvest in the 2018 Asian Games, but there's a need for improvement in other sporting fronts

Jaja, DLSU stars to skip Asian Volleyball Cup

Just two weeks after the 2018 Asian Games, the Philippine women's volleyball team will see action in another international tournament

India's 12-toed Asian Games champion to get special footwear

A company has offered to provide special footwear for Asiad heptathlon gold winner Swapna Barman

Dismayed PH boxing team slams 'atrocious' Asiad shenanigans

Philippine boxing official Ed Picson says a lot of 'strange things' happened in the 2018 Asian Games boxing competitions

Indonesia to bid for 2032 Olympics

After a successful staging of the 18th Asian Games, Indonesia believes it can host the world's biggest sporting event

Rogen Ladon punches in 2nd PH silver

The Filipino flyweight delivers Philippine boxing’s third medal in the 2018 Asian Games

PH volleyball settles for 8th place in 2018 Asian Games

The Philippines wraps up its first Asiad volleyball stint in 36 years with an eighth-place finish in the 11-team field

Guiao: 'I thought we would fail but I was dead wrong'

The fiery mentor admits that he had thoughts of the hastily-formed national team failing in the 2018 Asian Games

Dad Mike confident Jordan Clarkson will return to PH team

The father of the Filipino-American NBA player says the Philippine team experience feels better than his son's NBA Finals stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers

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Gilas drubs Syria for 5th place Asiad finish

The national men's basketball team pens a fairly happy ending to its dramatic Asian Games campaign

Eumir Marcial claims another boxing bronze

The two-time SEA Games gold medalist joins compatriot Carlo Paalam as the Philippines’ bronze medal finishers for the day

Carlo Paalam settles for bronze in Asiad light flyweight

Light flyweight fighter Carlo Paalam bows to his Indian foe in the semifinal of the 2018 Asian Games boxing competition

Kazakhs push PH spikers down to battle for 7th

The Philippine women's volleyball team absorbs a five-set heartbreaker against Kazakhstan in the 2018 Asian Games classification round

PH boxer Rogen Ladon advances to gold-medal round

Filipino flyweight Rogen Ladon overpowers Thailand's Yuttapong Tongdee in the boxing semifinal of the 2018 Asian Games

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Pinay athletes deliver 70% of PH medal haul

POC president Ricky Vargas says he's impressed that 12 of the Philippines' 18 medals came from Filipina athletes in the 2018 Asian Games

Gold-medal chase continues for 3 Pinoy boxers

Assured of a bronze, Philippine boxers Eumir Marcial, Carlo Paalam and Rogen Ladon aim for another medal color

Gilas targets Syria win to cap roller-coaster campaign

The Philippine men's basketball team shoots for a fifth-place finish in the 2018 Asian Games

'We're learning against giants,' says PH volleyball coach

The Philippine women's volleyball team battles Kazakhstan at the start of the classification round in the 2018 Asian Games

Judoka Kiyomi Watanabe cops 1st PH silver

The Filipino-Japanese bows to the favored Nami Nabekura of Japan in title round of the 2018 Asian Games judo competition

After Clarkson, skater Margielyn Didal gets flag-bearer honor

Gold medalist Margielyn Didal will lead the Philippine delegation in the 2018 Asian Games closing ceremonies

Hidilyn Diaz considered retirement before Asiad triumph

After sacrificing so much, the Filipina weightlifting star almost hung up her spurs after bagging silver in the 2016 Olympics

China blitzes PH volleyball team out of medal contention

The Filipina spikers drop to the classification round of the 2018 Asian Games volleyball tournament

Margielyn Didal: From street kid to Asian street skate champ

The daughter of a carpenter and a sidewalk vendor hopes to put a spotlight on skateboarding – that it’s about time to take it seriously

Carlo Paalam, Eumir Marcial deliver sure boxing bronze

After a shaky start to their campaign, the Philippine boxers have secured at least three bronze medals in the 2018 Asian Games

Margielyn Didal skates to 4th PH gold in 2018 Asian Games

Another female bet emerges as champion for Team Philippines

Mission not yet accomplished for toothless Erram

Even if he has to play minus his front teeth, Poy Erram isn't about to give any excuse as Gilas Pilipinas shoots for a fifth-place finish in the 2018 Asian Games

Almohaidib Abad wins 4th pencak bronze in 2018 Asian Games

Pencak silat picks up the Philippines' 13th bronze medal

Standhardinger rues missed medal: 'We all made mistakes'

The Filipino-German workhorse believes everyone – and not just head coach Yeng Guiao – is responsible for the Philippines slipping to the consolation round

Rogen Ladon win assures PH boxing at least a bronze

Olympian Rogen Ladon advances to the men's flyweight semifinal of the 2018 Asian Games

Winning Asiad finish 'good going away present' for Clarkson

Out of medal contention, the Philippine men's basketball team shoots for its best ranking in 16 years in the 2018 Asian Games

PH spikers clash with Olympic champion China

The Philippine women's volleyball team faces an extremely tough test against world powerhouse China in their 2018 Asian Games quarterfinal match

Gilas drubs 8-man Japan, eyes 5th place in 2018 Asian Games

The Philippine men's basketball team picks up its first win with Filipino-American NBA player Jordan Clarkson