Sports
Cebu boxing exec dismisses ‘baseless’ criticisms vs. match judges
January 4, 2023, 3:57 pm
CEBU CITY – The president of the Association of Philippine Professional Boxing Officials (APPBRO)-Visayas on Wednesday issued an open letter against a vlogger and asked to stop maligning the reputation of Cebu-based boxing judges, saying they officiated matches professionally. Edward Ligas,… Read More
Rald Ricafort named PLDT volleyball team head coach
January 4, 2023, 2:36 pm
MANILA – Rald Ricafort has been appointed head coach of the PLDT High Speed Hitters for the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) season. He was a former mentor of the Petro Gazz Angels, who reached the finals of the 2022 PVL Reinforced Conference as a third seed and eventually won the title.… Read More
Converge tweaks lineup anew, gets Balanza in trade
January 4, 2023, 2:33 pm
MANILA – Converge FiberXers made another shuffle to its lineup on Wednesday, this time reuniting Jerrick Balanza with coach Aldin Ayo. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) announced that it has approved a one-on-one trade sending Balanza to the FiberXers from the NorthPort Batang Pier in… Read More
Zamboanga wins ABL debut vs. Surabaya
January 4, 2023, 9:05 am
MANILA – Zamboanga made a successful ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) debut on Tuesday night with a 108-94 win against Louvre Surabaya on the second night of the ABL Invitational at the OCBC Arena in Singapore. Zamboanga turned the tides in the fourth quarter, outscoring Surabaya, 43-20, to… Read More
PH athletics team to join Asian Indoor Championships
January 3, 2023, 8:00 pm
MANILA – World's No. 3 pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena will lead the 17-member Philippine team to the 10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships scheduled from Feb. 10 to 12 in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. Joining him are Fil-Americans Kristina Marie Knott (women's 60-meter), Natalie Uy (women's pole… Read More
Blackwater, Converge engage in 1st PBA trade for 2023
January 3, 2023, 5:28 pm
MANILA – Blackwater and Converge have begun rebuilding their respective rosters for the upcoming PBA Governors' Cup by agreeing on the first trade the league approved for 2023. The PBA confirmed on Tuesday that Mike DiGregorio, RK Ilagan, and Tyrus Hill are heading to the Bossing and Barkley… Read More
Pele’s coffin arrives at Santos stadium ahead of funeral rite
January 3, 2023, 11:15 am
ISTANBUL – The coffin of Brazilian football icon Pele on Monday arrived at Santos FC's Vila Belmiro stadium pitch, where he spent most of his career. Pele's coffin, placed under a large canopy at the stadium, will be buried at the Memorial Necropole Ecumenical vertical cemetery in his hometown… Read More
Azkals fall to Indonesia to close out AFF ME Cup stint
January 3, 2023, 8:50 am
MANILA – The Philippine Azkals started 2023 on a sour note on Monday night after dropping a 1-2 defeat to Indonesia in their final match in the 2022-23 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila Despite a hot start, the Azkals could not give longtime captain Stephan… Read More
Schrock to retire from Azkals
January 2, 2023, 8:59 am
MANILA – Stephan Schrock will be playing his final match in a Philippine Azkals kit when the national team takes on Indonesia in its last assignment in the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup on Monday night at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. In the first sports news for 2023 right on New Year's Day,… Read More
2022: ‘Remarkable year' for Filipinas
December 31, 2022, 3:46 pm
MANILA — No one could doubt that 2022 was a banner year for the Philippine women's football team. The now-called "Filipinas" fulfilled what Filipino football fans are hoping for with the men's team, winning a Southeast Asian Games medal again after a long while by ruling the AFF Women's… Read More
PH aerobic gymnast Dolar optimistic on 2023 SEAG campaign
December 31, 2022, 12:02 pm
MANILA – Aerobic gymnast Charmaine Dolar is hoping for a better result in the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) next year. The back-to-back bronze medalist in the individual event will be making her final appearance in the tournament to be hosted by Cambodia from May 5 to 17. "We already started… Read More
Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr on free transfer
December 31, 2022, 10:22 am
ANKARA – Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr signed Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo early Saturday on free transfer. "History in the making. This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation, and future generations, boys and… Read More
Football legend Pele passes away at age 82
December 30, 2022, 11:38 am
ANKARA – Brazilian football legend Pele has passed away at age 82, his daughter Kely Nascimento announced on Thursday. Seen as the greatest player of all time and even labeled "the greatest" by FIFA, Pele was the quintessential football model for generations of fans and players who followed him.… Read More
Bay Area ties finals series vs. Ginebra
December 29, 2022, 8:00 am
MANILA – Bay Area Dragons silenced much of the 16,044 fans at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City after drubbing Barangay Ginebra, 99-82, on Game 2 of the Commissioner's Cup Finals Wednesday. The Dragons held the Gin Kings to just 16 points in the first quarter before outscoring them,… Read More
Athletes leave their mark on 2022
December 28, 2022, 8:58 pm Updated on December 28, 2022, 9:01 pm
ANKARA – The world in 2022 has seen some outstanding achievements of athletes who left their mark on the year. Argentine football superstar and 2022 FIFA World Cup champion Lionel Messi, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, World Cup silver medalist Kylian Mbappe of France, Real Madrid's longtime… Read More
Doncic logs historic triple-double as Mavs beat Knicks in OT
December 28, 2022, 6:44 pm
ANKARA – Dallas Mavericks' Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic displayed a tremendous effort in a Tuesday NBA game that his team won, tallying 60 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 assists. The Mavericks beat the New York Knicks 126-121 in overtime at Dallas' American Airlines Center where Doncic was on… Read More
PH, Japan volleyball associations forge partnership
December 28, 2022, 2:00 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) and the Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) have agreed on a training exchange program for their national indoor and beach volleyball teams. "It is an honor and a privilege to be working alongside such strong federation with a grand… Read More
PH chess player Ellan Asuela rules Singapore tourney
December 27, 2022, 5:02 pm Updated on December 28, 2022, 3:20 pm
MANILA - FIDE Master (FM) Ellan Asuela from the Philippines ruled the Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia-Pacific (KCFAP) Absolute Challenge on Dec. 23-25 at the Peace Centre in Singapore. Two other Filipinos– International Master (IM) Eric Labog Jr. and FM Nelson Mariano III– placed second and… Read More
PH bowlers to join Asian Championships in Hong Kong next year
December 27, 2022, 1:43 pm
MANILA – The Philippines will send 12 athletes to the 26th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships on Jan. 8-18, 2023 at the South China Athletic Association Bowling Centre in Hong Kong. The team, which will leave on Jan. 7, is composed of Christian Dychangco, Ivan Dominic Malig, Patrick Neil Nuqui,… Read More
Azkals fall to Thailand in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup
December 27, 2022, 8:00 am
MANILA – Thailand sent the Philippine Azkals to the brink of an early elimination from the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup after a 4-0 win on Monday night at the Thammasat Stadium in Rangsit, Thailand. It was a Teerasil Dangda show for the Thais as they returned to action after taking the Friday… Read More
