Sports
PH volleyball exec clarifies status of training
June 28, 2021, 7:00 am
MANILA – National training director Marc Velasco clarified on Sunday night that the Philippine volleyball teams have not yet begun their training amid some reports over the weekend that some members of the women's team have contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Velasco denied that the… Read More
2020 Summer Olympics to take place in shadow of pandemic
June 27, 2021, 5:27 pm
ISTANBUL – The long-delayed 2020 Summer Olympics will take place in Tokyo from July 23 to Aug. 8 in the shadow of coronavirus, without international spectators. More than 11,000 athletes from 205 nations will compete at the games, which were postponed for one year due to the pandemic. It was… Read More
United Clark, Kaya Iloilo fail to notch wins in ACL play
June 27, 2021, 11:44 am
MANILA – The Philippines’ United Clark and Kaya Iloilo could not walk away with wins on Saturday night as they began their respective campaigns in the group stages of the AFC Champions League (ACL). United Clark, however, was on track for the victory only that a free kick conversion from… Read More
Injury-hit Harden out of US basketball team's Olympics squad
June 24, 2021, 8:25 pm
ANKARA – Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden reportedly withdrew from the US national basketball team's Olympics squad Wednesday due to a hamstring injury. "Nets” James Harden has withdrawn from Team USA coming off his hamstring injury during the postseason, sources said," NBA insider Shams… Read More
Trae Young's 48 points give Hawks 1-0 series lead over Bucks
June 24, 2021, 7:37 pm
ANKARA – Trae Young dropped 48 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 116-113 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference finals late Wednesday. Young scored the most points for the Hawks in a playoff game since 1988. The Hawks took a 1-0 series lead with this victory while John… Read More
Decision on SEA Games postponement deferred anew
June 24, 2021, 6:20 pm
MANILA – The participating athletes in the 2021 Hanoi Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will have to wait for at least two more weeks as the SEA Games Federation agreed not to vote again for the proposed postponement of the biennial meet. According to tweets from the Olympic Council of Malaysia on… Read More
Gilas bares 12-man lineup for Olympic qualifying tourney
June 24, 2021, 5:55 pm
MANILA – The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has unveiled the Gilas Pilipinas lineup for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Belgrade. The SBP announced on Thursday that RJ Abarrientos, Balti Baltazar, SJ Belangel, Geo Chiu, Isaac Go, Jordan Heading, Ange Kouame, Will Navarro,… Read More
Gilas held to draw by China in friendly
June 24, 2021, 7:05 am
MANILA – Gilas Pilipinas failed to close out a tune-up game on Wednesday night as China came back within the last minute of the match to force a 79-all draw at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center. Gilas had control for the most part of the game and held a seven-point… Read More
Kaya Iloilo clinches spot in AFC Champions League group stages
June 24, 2021, 6:54 am
MANILA – Filipino football club Kaya Iloilo booked a place in the AFC Champions League group stages after beating Shanghai Port, 1-0, in the Group F qualifier at the Pathum Thani Stadium in Bangkok late Wednesday night. Audie Menzi eventually won it for Kaya Iloilo after converting a header off… Read More
Tokyo Organizing Committee of Olympic bans alcohol sales
June 23, 2021, 9:39 pm
ISTANBUL – With one month to go to the Summer Olympics, the games' organizers banned alcohol at all venues, Tokyo-based Kyodo News confirmed on Wednesday. "Realizing safe and secure games is what the organizing committee wants the most, and we are responsible for making that happen," head of the… Read More
Suns take 2-0 lead over Clippers with Ayton's winning dunk
June 23, 2021, 9:38 pm
ANKARA – The Phoenix Suns sealed a 104-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers thanks to Deandre Ayton's winning dunk on late Tuesday. Ayton's game-winning tip-in through Jae Crowder's pass with 0.7 seconds remaining gave the Suns a 2-0 series lead at the Western Conference finals. Cameron Payne… Read More
SEAG Federation to meet anew
June 23, 2021, 7:59 am
MANILA – The Philippines' Southeast Asian (SEA) Games team chef de mission Mon Fernandez bared on Tuesday night the SEA Games Federation is set to convene anew regarding the state of the 2021 SEA Games in Hanoi amid the pandemic. "The SEAG Federation will be meeting on the 24th," Fernandez said… Read More
Majority of Olympic village residents in Japan to be vaccinated
June 22, 2021, 1:34 pm
ANKARA – The majority of the Olympic village residents in Japan will be vaccinated against the coronavirus ahead of next month's Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, local media said on Monday. According to the Kyodo News agency, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said over 80… Read More
Hawks eliminate top seeded 76ers to advance to East finals in NBA
June 21, 2021, 9:49 pm
ANKARA – The Atlanta Hawks reached the 2021 NBA Eastern Conference finals after winning the semifinal series 4-3 with a 103-96 victory against top seeded Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. Hawks shooting guard Kevin Huerter scored 27 points to have a major contribution to his team at Wells Fargo… Read More
Donaire battles Casimero in all-Filipino unification bout
June 20, 2021, 7:12 pm
MANILA – Nonito Donaire and John Riel Casimero will clash in what could be the biggest all-Filipino world boxing title bout. Both Donaire and Casimero have agreed to unify the World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight titles in their showdown scheduled for Aug.… Read More
Gilas completes ACQ sweep after repeating over SoKor
June 20, 2021, 6:37 pm
MANILA – Gilas Pilipinas got the better of South Korea again on Sunday through an 82-77 win in the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center. With the victory, Gilas, which already booked a place in the FIBA Asia Cup proper in… Read More
Michael Dasmariñas fails in world title bid
June 20, 2021, 2:32 pm
MANILA – Filipino boxer Michael Dasmariñas failed to become a world champion again after Naoya Inoue knocked him out on Sunday (Philippine Time) at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Unlike in his last bout against a Filipino in which Nonito Donaire pushed him to the limit in 2019, Inoue made quick… Read More
‘Zumbarangay’ to help Pinoys get moving amid pandemic: PSC
June 20, 2021, 11:43 am
MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has recently launched a program to promote Filipino women’s physical and mental wellbeing dubbed the “Zumbarangay Pilipinas” or Solo Exercise On Cam Challenge. PSC commissioner Celia Kiram, in charge of the agency’s Women in Sports… Read More
Gilas bares lineup against SoKor in rematch
June 20, 2021, 11:20 am
MANILA – SJ Belangel, the hero in Gilas Pilipinas' Wednesday night win against South Korea, headlines the Philippine team roster that will face South Korea again in their highly anticipated rematch on Sunday. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced on Saturday night that the spitfire guard… Read More
Filipino shooter Valdez qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
June 19, 2021, 7:14 pm
MANILA – Rifle shooter Jayson Valdez became the 12th Filipino to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Valdez, son of Philippine shooting legend Julius, earned a spot through the quota system put up by the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF). Valdez will be competing in the men's… Read More
