Loses to Britain’s Emma Raducanu Charmaine Janis Rodriguez A vital point from an ace serve cost Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez the US Open 2021 women’s finals champion title, breaking the hearts of many of her fans in Canada and across the globe. British player Emma Raducanu, the first qualifier-male or female-to win the tournament, dominated […]
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Vancouver, B.C. Giant killer has her dad as coach Charmaine Rodriguez Kara Canadian tennis sensation Leylah Annie Fernandez, who is of Ecuadorian and Filipino descent, continued her winning streak at the US Open and made it to the semi-finals after beating No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) last Tuesday, September 7, 2021
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Philipines Olympics awaken national pride Charmaine Y. Rodriguez As the Philippines ended its historic quest for medals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, August 7, 2021, its lone gold, two silver and one bronze medal haul changed the lives of the athletes who won them and had awaken national pride in such a time
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London, Ontario Aspiring boxer hopes to carry Canadian and Philippine flags By Ted Alcuitas A 26-year – old Filipino-Canadian boxer from London, Ontario had a bad experience with Team Paquiao while running with his idol in Hollywood prior to his fight tomorrow against WBO welterweight titleholder Jessie Vargas. Junior featherweight boxer Marc Pagcaliwangan,known as ‘Gwapo’ (handsome)
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Former Miss Universe Paulina Vega … removes the crown from Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez before giving it to Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. APSource:AP Basketball and Beauty Pageants: Colonial Legacies and Queer Questions By May Farrales PhD Candidate Basketball and beauty pageants are legacies of Spanish and American colonialism and imperialism in the
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