Sports
Jazz end Warriors' 9-game winning streak
February 10, 2022, 5:44 pm
ANKARA – The Utah Jazz defeated Golden State 111-85 on Thursday, ending the Warriors’ nine-game winning streak in the NBA. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points, while Donovan Mitchell contributed 14, along with 10 rebounds, for the Jazz at the Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City. The Warriors appeared… Read More
PSC features Gintong Gawad awardee Claravall on Rise Up
February 10, 2022, 5:43 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) Rise Up Shape Up will have Gintong Gawad 2021 awardee Dr. Drolly Claravall in the latest webisode on Saturday. Claravall is the recipient of PSC’s Gintong Gawad award, “Makabago at Natatanging Produktong Pang-Isport” for her invention of… Read More
Asean nations race to 1st ever Winter Olympic medal
February 10, 2022, 5:10 pm
YANQING, China – It’s not only Asa Miller who’s chasing for the Philippines its first Winter Olympics medal in Beijing 2022, but there are seven more from Southeast Asia—a fully tropical region on this side of the planet. Timor Leste, Thailand and Malaysia are represented in these Beijing… Read More
NBA announces 15 greatest coaches in league history
February 9, 2022, 5:40 pm
ANKARA – NBA announced its 15 greatest coaches on Wednesday as part of celebrations for its 75th anniversary season. The list was compiled by votes from 43 current and former NBA head coaches along with the National Basketball Coaches Association and Executive Director David Fogel. The list… Read More
China's post-2000s Olympians shine at Beijing 2022
February 9, 2022, 1:35 pm
BEIJING – Top athletes are pushing the boundaries of what is physically possible to set new records at the Olympic Games, and the baton is always in relay from them to younger generations. As of Tuesday, the Chinese delegation has won three gold and two silver medals at the Winter Olympics,… Read More
Hornets' Ball to replace injured Durant for ‘22 NBA All-Star game
February 8, 2022, 8:14 pm
ANKARA – Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will be replacing the injured Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant at the 2022 NBA All-Star game scheduled for later this month. In a statement, the NBA said Ball, 20, will play his first NBA All-Star game, replacing experienced forward Durant, who has… Read More
Cebuano eye doctor lauded as 1st world marathoner
February 8, 2022, 7:22 pm
CEBU CITY – A renowned eye surgeon, Dr. Potenciano “Yong” Larrazabal III, has received a commendation from the House of Representatives recognizing him as the first Filipino to conquer the World Marathon Challenge held from Feb. 7 to 13, 2020. “It has been two years, but I will always be… Read More
Miller’s humble beginnings from fast ball to skiing
February 8, 2022, 2:21 pm
YANQING, China – Ask Asa Miller to differentiate a fast ball from a curved ball or sinker and you’d surely get a precise answer. Miller, now a two-time Olympic alpine skier, spent some time behind the plate as catcher for his Lincoln High School, one of the oldest high schools in the US… Read More
Cavaliers erase 20-point deficit to beat Pacers 98-85 at home
February 7, 2022, 5:42 pm
ANKARA – Cedi Osman-led Cleveland Cavaliers came back from 20 points deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 98-85 in a Sunday NBA game as the victors were dominant in the fourth quarter. Cleveland's Turkish small forward Osman, 26, scored 22 points during the game, tallying 18 of them in the fourth… Read More
Alba, Cojuangco lead Hall of Fame nominees
February 7, 2022, 5:26 pm Updated on November 22, 2023, 7:39 pm
MANILA – Pre-war race jockey Inocencio Alba and the late sports patron Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco are expected to head the first batch of inductees to the soon-to-be launched Philippine Racing Hall of Fame. Speaking at the "Sports On Air Weekly" program, Philippine Racing Commission (PHILRACOM)… Read More
Chinese tennis player denies making sexual assault allegations
February 7, 2022, 4:30 pm
ISTANBUL – Chinese Tennis player Peng Shuai has denied she accused anyone of sexual assault. "I never said anyone sexually assaulted me," Peng told French sports daily L’Equipe. The 35-year-old athlete, a three-time Olympian and one of China's most prominent sports figures was out of public… Read More
Anthony makes history for Australia in women's moguls
February 7, 2022, 10:27 am
BEIJING – Jakara Anthony came victorious in the freestyle skiing women's moguls at the Genting Snow Park in Chongli, Zhangjiakou on Sunday, becoming the first Australian female to win an Olympic moguls gold. It was also the first gold for Australia at Beijing 2022, and the Russian Olympic… Read More
Training goes smooth for Asa on 5th day
February 6, 2022, 3:30 pm
YANQING, China – Asa Miller completed another full routine of training on Sunday—his fifth since arriving here a week ago—and believed he had adjusted to the Chinese snow. “Today’s training was good,” said the 21-year-old Miller, now on his second consecutive Winter Games but is… Read More
Obiena settles for 4th in Berlin indoor event
February 5, 2022, 3:27 pm
MANILA – World No. 6 pole vaulter EJ Obiena finished fourth at the ISTAF Indoor Berlin event in Germany on Saturday, amid his row with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) and after a knee surgery last month. The eight-man final field included world record holder and… Read More
TNT players to reinforce World Cup qualifiers squad
February 4, 2022, 10:00 pm
MANILA – Players from TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will join Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers (WCQ) window this month on February 24 to 28 at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The PBA board of governors approved the proposal made by new… Read More
Malditas settle for joint 3rd in Women’s Asia Cup
February 3, 2022, 9:39 pm
MANILA – The Philippine women's football team has settled for a share of third place in the AFC Women's Asian Cup after bowing to South Korea, 0-2, in their semifinal match-up on Thursday at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, India. Despite the defeat, however, the team also… Read More
China vows “streamlined, safe and splendid” Winter Olympics
February 3, 2022, 5:02 pm
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday delivered a video address at the opening ceremony of the 139th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), saying that China will do its best to deliver to the world a streamlined, safe and splendid Olympic Winter Games. Xi extended a… Read More
Brooklyn Nets suffer 6th straight defeat in NBA against Kings
February 3, 2022, 4:08 pm
ANKARA – The Brooklyn Nets lost to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night in their sixth consecutive NBA defeat that ended 112-101. Nic Claxton tried to rally the Nets with his 23 points and 11 rebounds but James Harden's poor game and the absence of Kevin Durant, Joe Harris, and LaMarcus… Read More
Miller bears PH colors in Winter Olympics opening ceremony
February 3, 2022, 3:54 pm
YANQING, China – Asa Miller will carry the country’s colors for the second time in a row in the parade of nations that highlights Friday’s opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. “I’m extremely excited the first time, it was one of the best moments of my life,” Miller… Read More
Miller to POC chief encouragement: ‘I’ll do my best’
February 2, 2022, 5:35 pm
YANQING, China – Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino met face-to-face with alpine skier Asa Miller on Wednesday and encouraged the country’s lone representative in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to give it his best shot. With a world-class field… Read More
