By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE much-anticipated 2023 Asian Games have kicked off in Hangzhou, China, and it’s the talk of the town for sports enthusiasts across our nation. The event encompasses a wide array of sports sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), including boxing, basketball, volleyball, football,…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   FINALLY, the well-attended FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 was finally over last September 10. Surprisingly, it was the underdog German five that made history by winning their first-ever FIBA World Cup championship after 18 tries. Like most of you guys, I never missed to…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THE 38,115-strong throng that trooped to the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan validated our love for the sport basketball. As ardent aficionados of this sport, I never missed to watch the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games live on TV being hosted by the…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. INDUBITABLY, the talk in the world of sports today is the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 being hosted by three Asian countries namely the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. The main hub (opening and closing ceremony) is in our country. I believe the world governing body…

By Jesus. A. Garcia Jr.   I had planned on traveling to Bocaue, Bulacan to watch the opening day of the much-awaited FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 at Philippine Arena. But I changed my mind after reading a news report that the opening salvo of the double-header games will be…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   MORNING of August 14, I received a text message from my co-cyclist and ex-Philippine national team member Gerry Amar of Metro Manila informing me that the 1994 Teheran, Iran Asian Cycling Championship gold medalist and Marlboro Tour veteran Rodolfo “Totoy” Plaza had passed away…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   BACK to sports. The subject of this piece is all about boxing. Firstly, anent the failure of our Fil-Am fighter, the former four-division world champion Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire to recapture the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight diadem held last July 30 at T-Mobile…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   THIS piece is not about sports. Yes, my very first time not to write about sports since I started writing in 1991when I was still in Guam. My big thanks to my boss Ermin for giving me the opportunity to write outside sports issues…

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   AFTER three years of hiatus caused by COVID-19 pandemic, the Mangaldan Inter-Barangay Basketball Tournament returned last May 20 with 26 team participants and now with just 15 games remaining to be played in the quarterfinals as I write this piece evening of July 27….

By Jesus A. Garcia Jr.   NOT a few avid cycling enthusiasts in our province have asked me why our country’s performances in this two-wheeled event abroad have been deteriorating. Perhaps, it’s because cycling is my number one favorite sport, having brought home multiple honors to this beloved province of…