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Subdued

by FGS Gujilde - May 13, 2021 - 12:00am

Last week the Mandaue Tennis Court came to life. It did not rise from the dead. It has been the bulwark of middle-aged and veteran tennis players, a more polite term for senior citizens, although there is nothing...

Ironic

by FGS Gujilde - May 6, 2021 - 12:00am

The Olympic Games is supposed to unite all races, but it was twice canceled due to world war that divided humanity.

SKai is the limit

by FGS Gujilde - April 29, 2021 - 12:00am

If he cannot make it up there, he can down under. A basketball prodigy will be the first Filipino to play in the Australian national basketball league.

Unmuted

by FGS Gujilde - April 22, 2021 - 12:00am

Freight cows might, especially in sports. It is mental as much as it is physical.

Chinese invasion

by FGS Gujilde - April 15, 2021 - 12:00am

Japan is in cloud nine, floating after golf superstar Hideki Matsuyama made history on Monday as the first Japanese man to win the Masters title by one stroke, the most prestigious of all major championships.

Plan B

by FGS Gujilde - April 8, 2021 - 12:00am

Japan offers the towering volleybelle Jaja Santiago to switch allegiance and be part of its national team.

Unholy death

by FGS Gujilde - April 1, 2021 - 12:00am

The continuing shooting spree in the land of the free throw back the Munich massacre in the 1972 Olympics in Germany, the most tragic sports murder of all time.

The dash

by FGS Gujilde - March 25, 2021 - 12:00am

That we sadly lost equestrienne Jan Catherine Sy reminds us about the many facts of life, including the sport she embraced.

E-nvasion

by FGS Gujilde - March 18, 2021 - 12:00am

During earlier years of the modern Olympics, it included but eventually dropped several sports due to declining popularity.

Paper tiger

by FGS Gujilde - March 11, 2021 - 12:00am

It appears time is no longer with Serena Williams. At 39, she was handily beaten by Naomi Osaka in the semi-finals of this year’s first grand slam down under where she is most successful with seven titles,...

One wreck older

by FGS Gujilde - March 4, 2021 - 12:00am

The wink of an eye, the flap of a wing. Just like that, this column turns one year old tomorrow.

Untouchable

by FGS Gujilde - February 25, 2021 - 12:00am

And yet again, no man solves the puzzle that is Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open finals.

Toxic

by FGS Gujilde - February 18, 2021 - 12:00am

Tennis, like money, reveals who you are. Nowhere is this more evident than in the first slam of the year down under.

Australia opens

by FGS Gujilde - February 11, 2021 - 12:00am

This is about the first grand slam of tennis down under.

Athletes of the Year

by FGS Gujilde - February 4, 2021 - 12:00am

In a viral and virtual year that was, a few Filipino athletes stood out in a world that stood still.

Larry King dead

by FGS Gujilde - January 28, 2021 - 12:00am

Amidst the debate on who is the greatest basketball player ever, Michael Jordan deflected attention from himself and argued no one is, but the greatest basketball team ever.

Win the war, not the battle

by FGS Gujilde - January 21, 2021 - 12:00am

Sports authorities eye third place finish for Team Philippines in the Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam late this year. Realistic.

The sixth senseless

by FGS Gujilde - January 14, 2021 - 12:00am

American Florence Griffith Joyner ran the fastest sprints by any woman in history, 10.49seconds in the 100meters and 21.34s in the 200m.

Flipinos of the year

by FGS Gujilde - January 7, 2021 - 12:00am

I itch to name my personal choices for male and female athletes of the year that was, despite decreased tournaments to measure their individual performances due to corona.

Be it resolved

by FGS Gujilde - January 1, 2021 - 12:00am

That schools and universities purify physical education as sports courses rather than mix them with the arts.

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