Sports
Oconer claims stage 4 of 11th LBC Ronda Pilipinas
March 13, 2022, 4:54 pm
DAET, Camarines Norte – Defending champion George Oconer and 2018 winner Ronald Oranza of Navy Standard Insurance made their presences felt after a slow start and bounced back strong in the 179.8-kilometer Stage Four of the 11th LBC Ronda Pilipinas at the Provincial Capitol here Sunday. Oconer… Read More
PH’s Pamisa reaches Asian boxing tourney finals in Jordan
March 13, 2022, 2:30 pm
MANILA – Cagayan de Oro’s Eljay Pamisa has barged into the finals of The Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Junior and Youth Championships at the Al Hossein Sports City in Amman, Jordan. Pamisa, 17, hammered out a spectacular win over Iran’s Nima Beygi Thursday, using effective counter… Read More
Ronaldo becomes all-time top scorer with hat-trick vs Tottenham
March 13, 2022, 2:18 pm
ANKARA – Cristiano Ronaldo went down in history as the all-time top scorer after his hat-trick brought a 3-2 victory to Manchester United against Tottenham on Saturday. The Portuguese superstar scored in the 12th, 28th, and 81st minutes of the game, while Tottenham's Harry Kane converted a… Read More
Popovich now No. 1 all time in coaching wins; LeBron drops 50 pts
March 13, 2022, 11:16 am
ANKARA – Friday was a historic night in NBA, as the San Antonio Spurs' coach Gregg Popovich became No. 1 all time in coaching wins, while LeBron James became the oldest player to score over 50 points more than once. Popovich got his record-breaking 1,336th victory against the Utah Jazz with… Read More
TNT claims last twice-to-beat edge in PBA QFs
March 12, 2022, 8:38 am
MANILA – TNT took the last Top 4 incentive for the PBA Governors' Cup quarterfinals after surviving a huge second half from NorthPort for a 106-101 overtime win in the final game of the elimination round at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Friday night. Despite blowing an 18-point… Read More
Bolts clinch quarterfinal advantage
March 11, 2022, 8:53 pm
MANILA – Meralco clinched a twice-to-beat advantage in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup quarterfinals on Friday after drubbing Phoenix, 109-90, in the penultimate game of the elimination round at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Bolts sizzled offensively… Read More
Fernandez to miss SEA Games meet due to Covid-19 surge in Vietnam
March 11, 2022, 5:49 pm
MANILA – Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Mon Fernandez said Friday that he will not attend the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games chef de mission (CDM) meeting next week in Hanoi due to the current coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) situation in Vietnam. With only over two… Read More
Phoenix Suns charge past Miami Heat to book NBA playoff berth
March 10, 2022, 7:49 pm
ANKARA – The Phoenix Suns came out on top in a battle of the conference leaders on Wednesday night, beating the Miami Heat 111-90 to become the first franchise to secure a spot in the NBA playoffs. Devin Booker was pivotal as the Suns kicked into gear to run away with what was a tight game at… Read More
PATAFA, Obiena urged to set aside petty differences for flag
March 10, 2022, 5:40 pm
MANILA – A leader of the House of Representatives on Thursday called on both the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) and pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena to set aside "petty differences" and include him in the athletics team roster for the 31st Southeast Asian Games… Read More
Kaya Iloilo misses ACL group stages with loss to Sydney club
March 8, 2022, 8:33 pm
MANILA – Kaya Iloilo failed to book a spot to the Asian Football Confederation Champions League (ACL) group stages after bowing to Sydney FC, 0-5, in their qualifier Tuesday night at the Jubilee Stadium in Sydney. Sydney broke the floodgates in the second half as Bobo Da Silva and Adam La Fondre… Read More
Sweden's Duplantis sets his own world record in pole vault
March 8, 2022, 4:00 pm
ANKARA – Swedish Olympic champion Armand Duplantis on Monday broke his own world record in men's pole vault. The 22-year-old cleared 6.19 meters (20.3 feet) at the 2022 World Indoor Tour Silver meeting in the Serbian capital Belgrade to set a new record. World Athletics also confirmed Duplantis'… Read More
Patafa’s move to exclude Obiena from SEAG team ‘horrible’: POC
March 8, 2022, 2:34 pm
MANILA – Ernest John “EJ” Obiena was not on the list of athletes that the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) intends to send to the 31st Southeast Asian Games to be held in Vietnam in May. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino… Read More
Players at Russian clubs can 'unilaterally' suspend contracts
March 8, 2022, 12:20 pm
ANKARA – FIFA on Monday said it was allowing foreign players and coaches at Russian clubs to "unilaterally suspend their employment contracts" until the end of the 2021-22 season to "facilitate" their departure from Russia. The move further distances the world of international sports from… Read More
Nikola Jokic's triple double brings win to Nuggets over Pelicans
March 7, 2022, 4:19 pm
ANKARA – The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 138-130 on Sunday's NBA game. Serbian center Nikola Jokic's triple double with 46 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists brought victory to the Nuggets at Ball Arena in Denver. The reigning NBA MVP scored 30 of his 46 points in the fourth… Read More
NorthPort’s Robert Bolick picked PBA Player of the Week
March 7, 2022, 4:07 pm
MANILA – Hopes of a streaking NorthPort side of catching the last playoffs bus in the PBA Governors Cup gained a timely lift following another pair of victories behind the giant efforts of the returning Robert Bolick. Fresh from his stint with Gilas Pilipinas in the Manila qualifiers of the 2023… Read More
Magnolia denies Alaska outright QF bonus
March 7, 2022, 8:55 am
MANILA – Magnolia still went out to work on a Sunday night despite its playoff fate already sealed, dealing Alaska a 118-91 beating in a crucial PBA Governors' Cup meeting at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Hotshots stomped their dominance early on, opening a 37-18 lead at the end… Read More
2020 PH Olympians to be cited in SMC-PSA Annual Awards night
March 6, 2022, 3:55 pm
MANILA – Filipino athletes who represented the country in the 2020 Olympic Games will be cited during the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night next week at the Diamond Hotel. Citations are going to be given to 19 athletes who carried the… Read More
TNT returns, blasts winless Blackwater
March 4, 2022, 8:35 pm
MANILA – TNT returned to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup in style, dealing hapless Blackwater a 106-93 beating on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. With some of their key players called up to reinforce Gilas Pilipinas during the FIBA World Cup… Read More
James Harden makes home debut, Sixers beat Knicks
March 3, 2022, 8:10 pm
ANKARA – The Philadelphia 76ers superstar and NBA Eastern Conference team's winter signing, James Harden, made his home debut as the Sixers beat the New York Knicks 123-108 in a Wednesday NBA game. Harden, who appeared for the first time as a 76ers guard at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center,… Read More
POC slams Patafa for refusing to endorse Obiena
March 3, 2022, 3:40 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Thursday howled over the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association’s (Patafa) refusal to endorse world-class pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena in four major international competitions—including the World Indoor Championships in… Read More
