Sports Vision's Ricky Palou, denied "lifetime ban" issues on DLSU Lady Spikers

Sports Vision Management has broken their silence on the unending issues between them and the De La Salle University Lady Spikers Athletic Management.

The issue has something to do with the report that V-league has imposed a "lifetime ban" on the De La Salle Lady Spikers.

Sports Vision President Ricky Palou denied a report where De La Salle head coach Ramil De Jesus claimed (in a published article) that they never received any formal invitation from the V-league to join the Collegiate Conference.



The said event is slated to officially open \this Saturday at the Arena in San Juan.

The same report said that De Jesus is asking for a public apology from the V-League management regarding the lifetime ban that was supposedly meted on them.

"We never said that. Wala kaming bina-ban na teams, we don't ban any teams. Alam mo si Ramil (De Jesus) gumagawa lang ng kwento yan dahil ayaw niyang sumali. Siya yung ayaw sumali hindi yung atleta eh. Yung Coach ang ayaw sumali. Ewan ko kung ano yung galit niya sa V-league. Alam mo, they used to join dba? Nung nanalo sila, sali sila ng sali, nung natatalo na, ayaw ng sumali. So there's no ban, walabg ban yan," said Palou.

But despite the misunderstanding, Palou said that they would still open their doors should De La Salle reconsider their decision.

"Every Conference nag-iimbita kami. It's up to them kung gusto nilang sumali or ayaw nilang sumali. Bahala sila, dba? Basta we invite. Ganun lang yun eh..." said Palou.

The DLSU Lady Spikers won three V-League crowns before taking a hiatus in 2008.

Young Filipina Cyclist Irish Yang Wong, rules the 2015 PH National Games Luzon Qualifying Leg

Congratulations to our Young Pinay Cyclist Irish Yang Wong after ruling the Cycling Event of the 2015 Philippine National Games Luzon Qualifying Leg at the Rizal Memorial Sports Coliseum, this afternoon.

The 16-year old Olongapo City pride topped the 56-kilometer Road Race (Age Category) and Women's Individual Time Trial (both Age and Open Event) against young riders from the town.

Wong, who considered herself a newbie in the sports, told PTV Sports that Road Race is actually her favorite than ITT. But who knows that this will be her day to shine in both events?

Wong, wearing her Team Corratec uniform, also added that this was only her second time to race in ITT, the first one was in Batang Pinoy last year where she placed 2nd.

Wong is currently a Freshman class in the Columban College in Olongapo City taking up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Management.

How's National Triathlete Claire Adorna, after 2015 SEAGAMES Gold Medal Conquest?

National Triathlete Maria Claire Adorna is one of the hottest names of Philippine Triathlon today.

In the recent Southeast Asian Games in Singapore, Adorna is one of the Filipino National Athletes that really shine brightest and give the highest honor and pride to the country as she ruled the Women's Triathlon event and delivered the first ever Gold Medal for the Philippines during the June 5-16 biennial regional sportsfest.

After a month of her victory, the 21-year old University of the Philippines Sports Science student humbly told to PTV Sports that she has more to learn and improve with her performance.

"For me kasi, I considered it as learning experience eh. So marami pa akong matututunan siguro along the way. Marami pa akong kailangang I-improve, marami pa akong kailangang palakasin so yun. I know naman na may mga taong maggagabay sakin para matutunan ko yung mga pagkukulang ko para makaabot ako sa mga goals namin." said Adorna.

Adorna is one of the national lady triathletes that has a huge chance to grab a slot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The other one is Seagames Silver Medalist Kim Mangrobang.

With this, Adorna revealed that she has no time to waste for she will join various International Triathlon Races for the next months to earn points that will give her ticket to participate in the Olympics... one of those is the 2015 ITU Triathlon World Cup in Tongyeong, South Korea in October.

"Madami po eh. We have the Tongyeong this October. We have to go to abroad po. Tapos we have to undergo training camps for like years and months. tapos we have to win Asian Cup, Continental Cup and World Cup to earn points for the 2020 Olympics. " said Adorna.

In the past Singapore games, Philippine Triathlon Team finished with 2-gold medals through the courtesy of Adorna for Women's and Nicko Huelgas for Men's side which was the great cause for the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) to be officially included in the Priority Sports List of Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Olympic Committee.

PH's Top Chess GM John Paul Gomez, eyes 2015 Chess World Cup

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Philippines' Top Chess Grand Master John Paul Gomez gears up for Asian Continental Chess Championships on August 1st at the Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

The 29-year old Gomez told PTV Sports, that he is currently 100% focus on his training and so to maintain his good form coming to the August 1-13 chessfest.

"Kailangan yung materials, kumpleto sa materials. Yung computer tska sa books. Tapos sa physical exercise, jogging ganun. Kung anumang physical, part yun eh. Kasi mahaba yung game, yung isang laro umaabot ng 5-6 hours." said Gomez.

Asian Continental event will be the qualifying tournament for the 2015 Chess World Cup in Azerbaijan in September wherein only the top 5 winners can advance to the prestigious World Cup tournament.

Meanwhile, Gomez admitted that his dream to compete in the World Cup will never be easy as he will face Asian bets from China and India, who are considered to be the powerhouses in the said tournament.

"Maraming malalakas sa China at sa India eh. So most likely, puro sila yung makakakuha nung slots. So kung may makakapasok satin, from Philippines na isa, ano na yun... sobrang laking bagay na. Kaya gusto kong makasali talaga." Gomez added.

Although more than 15 years now in his Chess career and three-time World Chess Olympiad campaigner, Gomez have not yet competed in the World Cup.

Gomez is currently the 1st Ranked Chess Grand Master in the Philippines with his ELO Ratings of 2,512 points.

Strong Partnership for PTV Network and Spikers' Turf Management

People's Television Network, will once again act as the official Broadcast Media Partner of the Spikers' Turf Collegiate Conference starting on the 13th of July at The Arena in San Juan.

In a simple roundtable meeting earlier at the PTV Network, Sports Vision Management President Ricky Palou and PTV's Sales and Marketing Director Eric Go, finalized the airtime and schedule of the games in the league.

Games in the Spikers' will be on Mondays and Wednesdays, while PTV will air the action on a delayed basis at 10:45 in the evening.

Palou expressed his gratitude and high expectation over PTV as they promote the level of Men's Volleyball here in the country.

"Ayos naman yung usapan namin with Mr. Eric Go (and Sol). So we are still going to air it in PTV 4 sa gabi. May slight change lang kasi there is a pre-SONA 15-minute program that they want to do at 10:30pm. So, our Spikers' Turf mag-uumpisa yan ng 10:45pm hanggang 12:30am. That's good for volleyball. Dahil mas madalas makita ng mga tao yung laro ng volleyball, it promotes the game," said Palou.

On the other hand, Mr. Go of PTV believes that the airing of Spikers' Turf will help strengthen the Sports Program and television viewership of People's Television.

"We're very glad and excited that Mr. Palou...they're happy with our partnership. In fact, we are entering our Second Conference and airing Spikers' Turf on PTV was really monumental kasi we were able to capture different audiences especially ito yung mahihilig sa mga sports na volleyball. Hopefully, tuloy tuloy na ito, " said Go.

This will be the second time PTV 4 and Sports Vision Management agreed with the partnership after the success of its Inaugural Staging last April.

Every 'Second' Count for Pinay Bantamweight Nesthy Petecio

Pinay Bantamweight Nesthy Petecio and the rest of the Philippine Women's Boxing Team, undergo solid training in Baguio to secure an impressive finish in the Asian Women's Boxing Championships which will finally open on August 6 in China.

"Ngayong Asian pong ito, sobrang importante po kasi... sabi po ng mga Coaches, sabi po ng officials ng ABAP na, one of the qualifying for Olympics daw po. So sobrang importante po. Pag hindi po kami naka-place dito sa Asian Championships, hindi po kami makakalaro sa World Championship," said the 23-year old Petecio.

Only the top finishers in the Asian slugfest can advance to the World Championships in February next year, as the final qualifying tournament for Rio De Janeiro Olympic Games.

Last month, Petecio grabbed her 3rd silver medal in the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore after she bowed to Vietnamese Rival Le Thi Bang. The other SEAG editions of Petecio's runner up finished was on year 2011 and 2013.

Petecio defeated Le Thi Bang in the 2010 President's Cup. With this, Petecio admitted that overconfidence made her suffer in the SEAGAMES, "Nagsobrang confidence lng po ako sa sarili ko. Ah, kasi alam ko pong kaya ko siya kasi po natalo ko na siya dati eh. Nakaka-sparring ko na po siya dati."

In addition, Petecio said that they adapted new game plan and strategies as they prepare for the Asian tournament, "Nandyan naman po sila Coach Roel, Coach Mitchel... para tutukan po kami lagi kung ano pa po yung kulang. Kung paano po mag-adjust tska pati po yung psychology namin, nutrition namin, lahat po. Nandyan po sila sumusuporta samin. Parang nag-focus po sila ngayon sa mental training namin."

In the recent SEAG, Philippine Boxing Team is one of the National Sports that really gave pride and glory to the country as they bring home 5 - gold medals in the June 5 to 16 biennial meet.

UE Red Warriors, officially in for the Spikers' Turf Collegiate Conference

University of the East Red Warriors is officially one of the Collegiate teams that will see action in the Spikers' Turf Collegiate Conference on the 13th of July at the San Juan, Arena.

This is according to Sports Vision President Ricky Palou... after the UST Tigers beg-off in the tournament due to conflict of its schedule.

"Maganda pa rin. We expect the same diba. We're hoping that the edition of this year will generate the interest also. Although you know UST has a bigger following pero... and also sana magkaroon din ng following yung UE. We're optimistic to it," said Palou.

Aside from UE, other Collegiate teams that will participate in the league are Ateneo De Manila University, Emilio Aguinaldo College, College of Saint Benilde, Arellano University, National University, Far Eastern University, University of the Philipines, De La Salle University, La Salle-Dasmariñas, Mapua Institute of Technology and National College of Business and Arts.

Games in the Spikers' Turf will be aired in the People's Television Network (PTV 4).