Cebu City emerged as this year’s grand champion in the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association Meet (CVIRAA) after garnering 811 points to top the 15-delegation line up which saw action during the weeklong sports event at the Carlos Garcia Sports Complex, this city.

The Cebuano players continue to dominate the lead in almost all events placing Cebu province as second with 476 points.

Bohol landed third trailing close to Cebu province with 377 points. Continue…

THE Cebu City Niños surged ahead to the top of the standings in the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association following a gold medal rush in the swimming and athletics events yesterday in Bohol.

In athletics, the elementary and high school division collected 6 golds, three silvers and a bronze medals, while the swimmers came up with 17 gold medals.

Winning the gold medals at the track and field in the elementary division were Jezreel Cabatino in the high jump event, Melissa Abellanosa in girls shotput and Carl Malazarte in the boys 1,500 meter run. SunStar

IT IS about time that a big-scale beach volleyball competition be held here in Cebu.

Cebu Volleyball Association and the Cebu Provincial Government want to showcase the beaches that are perfect for the sport as they host the first Beach Volleyball Tournament Mayor’s Cup in Malapascua Island this coming Black Saturday and Easter Sunday.

“We want to show everyone that Malapascua has beaches that are fit for beach volleyball competitions,” Catipay said. More…

Cebu Daily News

Following the success of Cebu’s staging of the National Students Basketball Championship (NSBC), the city is poised to host another collegiate affair with the Pichay Cup, slated this April.

This was divulged by Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) Visayas head and basketball patron Lorenzo “Chao” Sy immediately after the championship game of the NSBC last Saturday. More…

CEBUANO paralympians Arnold Balais and Roselyn Ocampo won two silvers and two bronze medals each in the 4th Para Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Games in Nakhon Ratchasima in Thailand.

The RP Team finished in fifth place overall with 19 gold medals, 21 silvers and 21 bronze medals and fell one notch lower from its fourth place finish in the 2005 Games in Manila where the Pinoys harvested 22 golds, 42 silvers and 40 bronzes. Inq.net

The Freeman

Cebuana Sally Mae Siso lived up to expectations as she swept all titles available in the four-leg 2007 Malaysian junior tennis circuit after ruling both the singles and doubles event in the Langkawi International Age-Groups Tennis Championships yesterday.

Sally Mae had her day after watching her brother Niño also came up with two titles in the boys’ 14-under class.

“Daug gyud ta, pero paningot jud og kumbate si Niño,” (“Yes, we won but Niño had to work hard for it.”), said Sally Siso, the siblings’ mother and coach.

The Freeman: Em-em gains final in Malaysia

Cebu’s top female junior tennis player, Sally Mae “Em-em” Siso became the first Pinoy to get a final berth in the Selangor International Junior Tennis Championships at Pikinis Sports Complex in Selangor, Malaysia.

Siso showed no mercy in beating Tijia Min 6-0, 6-0 yesterday. She will meet Theviya Selvarjoo for the title in the girls’ 14-under division.

The Filipinos’ dominance of the tournament continues as two other girls advanced to the semifinal round in their respective divisions while two boys made it to the quarterfinals.

Those were the exact two words first uttered by Dr. Peter Mancao
when I called him in New York yesterday at 7:40 p.m. (NYC time)—just four hours after he had finished running last Sunday’s 42.195-km. race called the ING New York City Marathon.
Then, he laughed. “Never again?” I checked if he was serious. “Dili na ko mo usab,” he answered. “Sakto na to!” Then again, he laughed.Cebu Sports Club

The much-awaited 8th Motor Show International was officially opened for public last October 16 at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC). The program started at 3:00PM with the cutting of ribbon headed by Gov. Gwen Garcia assisted by DOT Regional Dir. Dawnie Roa and PETCO Chair, Jose Luis Yulo Jr.

The 6-day exhibit (Oct.16-21) extensively displays top-gear mobiles, motorcycles, gizmos, body kits and related products, equipments and services.  Apart from it, Motor Show Cebu International also manifests the Philippine’s commitment to providing earth-friendly and cost efficient hybrid and vehicles, engine improvements and fuel alternatives.

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AFTER years in the back burner, the Omega
Pain Killer Tour of Cebu will finally hit the roads today at the
Mandaue North Reclamation Area.

Cyclists from all over the country will be competing not just for
the team title, but also for individual honors as well. Firing the
starting gun will be Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes at the Cebu
International Convention Center. Sunstar.Cebu

The ALA Gym has finally nailed the elusive world title with Donnie “Ahas” Nietes winning the vacant WBO minimumweight title via unanimous decision over the erstwhile undefeated Pornsawan Kratengdaenggym of Thailand last night at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel Grand Ballroom.

It was sweet redemption for Cebu’s foremost boxing patron Antonio Lopez Aldeguer who has been denied a world title since he started dedicating his time to mold world caliber boxers two decades ago. GMANews.TV

Another best of the best battle dancesports will be happening in Cebu titled as “DanceSport sa Sugbu, International Dance Sport Federation(ISDF) Open,” this dance competition will bring locals and international together in a high-level dance competition that promises to make your legs switch if not altogether make you catch the dance fever (BITE).  

The event will be held in Waterfront Casino and Hotel Lahug, Cebu City on September 22, 2007.