Sports
NBA: Celtics trounce Magic 132-96, climb to 6th seed
May 6, 2021, 5:59 pm
ANKARA – The Boston Celtics hammered the Orlando Magic 132-96 in NBA action late Wednesday to rise to the number six spot in the Eastern Conference standings. For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker combined for 59 points against the Magic. Tatum scored 27 points and Walker racked up 32… Read More
PBA begins Covid-19 info drive
May 6, 2021, 8:03 am
MANILA – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has launched its own campaign in helping curb the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Titled "Ituloy ang Laban", the drive aims to continuously inform the people on what to do amid the pandemic as the league hopes to finally begin its 46th… Read More
Mandaue survives late Lapu-Lapu run to enter VisMin Cup finals
May 6, 2021, 8:01 am
MANILA – In the end, it will still be Talisay against Mandaue in the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Visayas leg finals. Mandaue put a bitter end to Lapu-Lapu's Cinderella run with a 74-64 win in their knockout semifinal game on Wednesday night at the Alcantara Civic Center in Cebu. In a game where… Read More
PH rowing team vies for Olympic slots, thanks PSC for support
May 5, 2021, 2:41 pm
MANILA – The national rowing team starts its campaign in the 2021 World Rowing Asian-Oceanian Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday with a “thank you” to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for supporting their efforts for Olympic slots. PSC Chairman William… Read More
Reed Juntilla turning back time in Lapu-Lapu's Cinderella run
May 5, 2021, 2:15 pm
MANILA – With a lineup so stacked, many tipped Lapu-Lapu as among the favorites to win the Visayas leg of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup or at least give Talisay, the consensus cinch to win it all, a run for its money. But no thanks to their controversial game against the Siquijor Mystics midway… Read More
Lapu-Lapu sends VisMin Cup semis vs. Mandaue to sudden death
May 4, 2021, 9:01 pm
MANILA – Lapu-Lapu kept its pennant hopes alive in the Visayas leg of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup after romping Mandaue, 67-52, in their semifinal showdown at the Alcantara Civic Center in Cebu on Tuesday night. The third-seeded Lapu-Lapu erased the second-seeded Mandaue's twice-to-beat… Read More
Brazilian champ set to join PH women's volley coaching staff
May 4, 2021, 8:53 am
MANILA – The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) has acquired the services of a Brazilian tactician to join the Philippine women's volleyball coaching staff. The PNVF announced on Monday that 54-year-old Jorge Souza de Brito will be joining the coaching staff currently led by head… Read More
Former GAB chairman Cepeda passes away
May 3, 2021, 11:58 pm
MANILA – Dominador "Domeng" Cepeda, one of the people who helped shape the modern day success of professional sports here in the Philippines, has passed away. He was aged 86. He led the Games and Amusements Board from 1994-2001 at a time where pro sports began soaring to greater heights. Cepeda… Read More
Cebu City sports center reopens after 14-month closure
May 3, 2021, 3:24 pm
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) has reopened on Monday after being closed for 14 months due to the community quarantine restrictions. City Mayor Edgardo Labella was one of the first joggers and fitness enthusiasts who visited the CCSC on Monday morning. “I had a refreshing… Read More
Garcia wins PCAP All-Filipino best player plum
May 3, 2021, 8:28 am
MANILA – International Master (IM) Jem Garcia has been named the PCAP All-Filipino Cup Best Player of the Conference (BPC) award Sunday night after a sensational stint during the recently concluded inaugural tournament of the premier professional chess league. Garcia was among the revelations in… Read More
Ancajas gets huge military honors
May 2, 2021, 12:13 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Navy has lauded reservist Jerwin Ancajas for his latest boxing success. On Saturday, Ancajas, who has the rank of senior chief petty officer, was awarded the "Gawad sa Kaunlaran" plum, the second highest award the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) can give to… Read More
Dumaguete upsets Tabogon to join Lapu-Lapu in VisMin Cup QF's
May 2, 2021, 12:07 pm
MANILA – Dumaguete survived a fourth quarter blast from Tabogon and held on to a 67-65 overtime win in their knockout Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup playoff game on Saturday night at the Alcantara Civic Center in Cebu. The fifth seeded Warriors got the needed baskets down the stretch in regulation… Read More
31 spikers attend men's volley tryouts for SEA Games
April 29, 2021, 7:58 pm
MANILA – The Subic Bay Gymnasium was filled with spikers all day long on Thursday as 31 men's volleyball players took part in the national team tryouts for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. With a huge contingent joining the tryouts, the session was divided between a morning and an… Read More
Talisay enters VisMin Cup Visayas finals after sweeping elims
April 29, 2021, 7:56 pm
MANILA – Talisay became the first team to enter the Visayas leg finals of the VisMin Super Cup after sweeping the elimination round through a 99-62 rout of Lapu-Lapu on Thursday at the Alcantara Civic Center in Cebu. The Aquastars spoiled the return of Rendell Senining in the Heroes lineup by… Read More
Former POC chief Celso Dayrit passes away
April 29, 2021, 4:46 pm
MANILA – The entire Philippine sports community is in deep sadness after it was confirmed on Thursday that Celso Dayrit, one of the former top leaders in sports, passed away due to complications stemming from the coronavirus disease 2019. He was 70 years old. Dayrit served as the president of… Read More
VisMin Cup lifts suspension on Senining
April 29, 2021, 8:02 am
MANILA – The Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup has lifted the suspension slapped on Lapu-Lapu player Rendell Senining after clearing him from game-fixing allegations stemming from his team's controversial April 14 game against Siquijor. In a pre-recorded video statement, aired before the scheduled… Read More
Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 to enter 'Calambubble'
April 28, 2021, 7:55 pm
MANILA – The Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 squad heading to the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) will be entering a training bubble next week. As announced by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) on Wednesday, the quartet of Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol, Mo Tautuaa, and CJ Perez as well as… Read More
16 aspirants attend PH women's volley tryouts
April 28, 2021, 6:17 pm
MANILA – Sixteen female spikers in both the professional and collegiate levels graced the national team tryouts at the Subic Bay Gymnasium on Wednesday. Jaja Santiago, who recently won a championship in Japan, headlines the players who took part in the tryouts as the women's team looks to barge… Read More
Asian elite boxing tourney moved from New Delhi to Dubai
April 28, 2021, 2:39 pm
MANILA – The Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates capital of Dubai from May 21 to June 1, 2021. In a news release on Wednesday, the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) said the decision was announced by the Asian… Read More
Australia to vaccinate athletes for Tokyo Olympics
April 28, 2021, 2:06 pm
SYDNEY – The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) hailed the federal government's decision to vaccinate athletes for the Tokyo Olympic Games and promised the vaccination of athletes would not place additional load on the public system. Australian Minister for Health Greg Hunt and Minister for… Read More
