While on an epic train journey with his wife Au through India’s colorful past, Ted Lerner discovers the secret to enjoying life in the tortuously hot and overcrowded subcontinent is to embrace the madness…or is it brilliance? An excerpt from “The Traveler & The Gate Checkers.”
19 year old Fedor Gorst of Russia wins the 2019 World 9-ball Championship with a hard fought 13 -11 win over Taiwan’s Chang Jung Lin. Ted Lerner reports from Doha, Qatar.
Ted Lerner uncovers the incredible story of Aboriginal boxing legend Lionel Rose, his unlikely championship belt won, then given away to save a boy’s life after a sickening racist attack, and how boxing eventually honored this magnanimous gesture.
Boxing was going to be Alvin Felisilda’s path out of crushing poverty, when a life-threatening brain injury in the ring cut his dreams short. Then the sport itself rallied to restore hope. Ted Lerner reports for the Ring Magazine.
In an article from the Asian Wall St. Journal, Ted Lerner tracks down now destitute former world champion Rolando Navarrete and 8 time world champion Manny Pacquiao. The two are from the same town in Mindanao, live 4 blocks apart, but their paths in life couldn’t be any different.
In this feature from Billiards Digest, Ted Lerner chronicles Francisco Bustamante’s journey from poverty to pool’s pantheon.
In this article from the Asia Times in 2013, Ted delves into the topic of the Philippines exploding population, and reveals that no matter what policies the government tries to implement, the number of Filipinos will surely be increasing exponentially for the foreseeable future.
I make an appearance in a BBC Radio-4 documentary by Comedian and music obsessive Gabriel Ebulue who investigates a deadly karaoke curse in the Philippines concerning Frank Sinatra’s classic My Way.
A classic from the archives. In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s I ring announced many fights for an up and coming Manny Pacquaio. Here he is in 2000 destroying Korea’s Seung-Kon Chae in one round at Manila’s legendary Araneta Coliseum.
I host a journey into the Philippine jungle to a boxing training facility called Survival Camp to track the progress of Singapore’s Muhamad Ridhwan as he prepares for one of the biggest fights of his career.
The 2018 US Open in New York is one of the world’s biggest sporting events. This year I am the voice behind the daily worldwide highlight program.
Watch as England’s Chris Melling breaks the internet with one of the sickest run outs in pool history.
Like a persistent phoenix , the Clark International Airport has risen from the ashes and suddenly become one of my new favorite airports. Here’s why.
My daughter Shanti pens a poignant response to being caught up in the November terror attack at The Ohio State University.
Feb. 6, 2017 [sgmb id=2] BY TED LERNER Living in a country other than your own often forces the foreigner to deal with competing, conflicting emotions. On the plus side of living abroad, you can feel like a tourist every day, with a detached wonderment at even the smallest of things. Who doesn’t like being […]
Russia’s Ruslan Chinakov claims the Molinari Players Championship with a powerful 16-6 win over the Philippines Lee Vann Corteza in New York City.
It’s Appleton vs. Corteza, Chua vs. Chinakov as the Molinari Players Championship heads to the final day.
20 year old American Billy Thorpe upsets two world champions to storm into the final 16 at the Molinari Player’s Championship in New York City.
Wheelchair world champ shines along with Brits, Filipinos and Finns on a tough Day 1 at the World Pool Series in New York.
Jayson Shaw is the hot favorite as sport’s newest pool tour gets ready to kick off in New York.
William Hill, the world’s largest bookmaker, will be offering action
on the upcoming World Pool Series.
Darren Appleton goes all in with the World Pool Series, his new professional 8-ball tour he hopes will catch the fancy of millions of players and fans around the globe.
The biggest and greatest collection of craft beer ever assembled in the Philippines happened at Marquee Mall in Angeles City Dec. 2-4, 2016.
Manila’s apocalyptic traffic will never improve, but it can, with the help of a slightly bent mind, offer a glimpse into the state of humanity. The conclusions aren’t pretty.
It’s election day in the Philippines. Many Filipinos long for a strong, benevolent leader to simply wipe away all wrongs and make their world right. Should such a person soon come along, here’s the very wise counsel I would offer, should I be asked(Which I won’t).
A primer on how foreigners can survive and actually enjoy the upcoming Philippine elections.
Get into some real travel adventure this holiday season for next to nothing. Good through December 26th.
Taiwan’s Ko Pin Yi wins his first World 9-ball Championship with a gritty 13-11 win over the USA’s Shane Van Boening
Follow my exclusive coverage from Doha, Qatar as the WPA World 9 ball championship begins September 7. 128 of the world’s best pool players competing for the biggest prize in the sport.
Going on 20 years living in the Philippines, I mine the reasons why this amazing and quirky archipelago forms an irresistible magnet that just keeps pulling me back for more.
On September 7-9, you can purchase “The Traveler and the Gate Checkers” for only .99 cents.
August 28 and 29 is your chance to get a digital copy of Hey,Joe, absolutely FREE! No Strings Attached.
“…an extraordinary book that is unforgettable.”
Sex…Death…Life! On the Road in Asia
The History of South East Asia course gets a pick me up with the addition of ‘Hey,Joe.’
A sassy but oft jilted bar girl and an affable itinerant Manila street vendor tell it like it is in these excerpts from ‘Hey, Joe.’ CLICK HERE
In the heart of teeming Manila, Ted Lerner visits one of the world’s busiest maternity hospitals. Its services are completely free.
Can’t Have One Without The Other
While on an epic train journey with his wife Au through India’s colorful past, Ted Lerner discovers the secret to enjoying life in the tortuously hot and overcrowded subcontinent is to embrace the madness…or is it brilliance? An excerpt from “The Traveler & The Gate Checkers.”
19 year old Fedor Gorst of Russia wins the 2019 World 9-ball Championship with a hard fought 13 -11 win over Taiwan’s Chang Jung Lin. Ted Lerner reports from Doha, Qatar.
How Lionel Rose’s Most Prized Possession Saved The Life Of A Young Boy
Ted Lerner uncovers the incredible story of Aboriginal boxing legend Lionel Rose, his unlikely championship belt won, then given away to save a boy’s life after a sickening racist attack, and how boxing eventually honored this magnanimous gesture.
Back From The Brink And On To The Streets
Boxing was going to be Alvin Felisilda’s path out of crushing poverty, when a life-threatening brain injury in the ring cut his dreams short. Then the sport itself rallied to restore hope. Ted Lerner reports for the Ring Magazine.
In an article from the Asian Wall St. Journal, Ted Lerner tracks down now destitute former world champion Rolando Navarrete and 8 time world champion Manny Pacquiao. The two are from the same town in Mindanao, live 4 blocks apart, but their paths in life couldn’t be any different.
In this feature from Billiards Digest, Ted Lerner chronicles Francisco Bustamante’s journey from poverty to pool’s pantheon.
