SPORTS

Vonne Joseph Mallari
Board games have come far beyond the past. The Royal Game of Ur, the most established playable table game on the planet was determined around 4600 years prior. The rules of the game were written by a Babylonian astronomer in a cuneiform tablet in 177 BC.

Vonne Joseph Mallari
Sitting in front of a computer for hours at a time may not seem that acceptable to some people, especially when playing video games. Gamers are not easily acknowledged as athletes, because they do not demand themselves to carry out exercises just like an athlete would do. Instead, they are sometimes called geeks, people who are unfashionable or a socially inept person. In the past, video games were played for leisure, relaxation, fun, etc. Today, people play games to compete with many, climb up leaderboards, and be called the number 1 player.

James Raphael A. Sicat
Sirjan Foulad Iranian once again proved their reign of dominance across Asian Seas as they completed their 5 straight gold medal finish, continuing their reign of terror on the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Federation, with a 3-1 edge-of-your-seat thriller win over Al-Arabi Sports club (25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 25-22), they captured the 2021 AVC Men’s Club Championship at Terminal 21 Hall, Thailand, last October 15.

Allen Christian P. Apostol
Retaining the WBA Welterweight Championship belt, Yordenis Ugas delivered a world-class boxing performance against the 8- division world champion Manny Pacquiao at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, 21st of August. (22nd of August, Manila time.)