Sports
Brickman named to Meralco's 3x3 team
March 19, 2021, 5:58 pm
MANILA – Former ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) veteran Jason Brickman will lead Meralco's charge in the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) 3x3 league. Team manager Paolo Trillo confirmed the development on Friday. "We’re looking forward to seeing his brand of basketball up close,"… Read More
Basilan Steel demands refund of MPBL bubble expenses
March 19, 2021, 8:52 am
MANILA – The owner of the Basilan Steel has called on Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) commissioner Kenneth Duremdes to give his team a refund of all their expenses to enter the league's playoff bubble in the Subic Bay area. "We are demanding the costs of our campaign back," Hegem… Read More
San Juan ties MPBL Finals
March 18, 2021, 9:29 pm
MANILA – San Juan bounced back from its Game 1 loss to equalize in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Finals with a 70-65 Game 2 win against Davao Occidental on Thursday night at the Subic Bay Gymnasium. The Knights crawled back from a 43-50 third quarter deficit by going on a 17-2 run… Read More
Davao Occidental takes MPBL Finals opener
March 18, 2021, 8:01 am
jmc2// Davao Occidental takes MPBL Finals opener MANILA – Davao Occidental Tigers took over late in regulation and put up the needed stops in the dying moments of the overtime period to go 1-0 up against San Juan in the best-of-five Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) championship… Read More
Young chess wizard gets scholarship from BARMM
March 17, 2021, 8:18 pm
COTABATO CITY--The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government has granted a 10-year-old Bangsamoro chess master an educational scholarship, vowing to provide financial assistance for his training and future matches.“One of the goals of the Bangsamoro Sports Commission… Read More
NSAs receive P5.12-B funding from PSC in last 10 years
March 17, 2021, 8:13 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has extended a total of PHP5.12 billion financial assistance for sports development of the national sports associations (NSAs) last decade. Based on the PSC financial report released to the media on Wednesday, the Philippine Athletics Track and… Read More
PhilCycling championships postponed due to Covid-19 cases rise
March 17, 2021, 3:51 pm
MANILA – The Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines (PhilCycling) has to call off its plans to hold the national cycling championships over the midyear due to the recent spike in Covid-19 cases. Although PhilCycling initially scheduled the national championships for road bikes from May… Read More
Basilan Steel calls game forfeiture 'unfair'
March 17, 2021, 9:01 am
MANILA – The Basilan Steel labeled as "unfair" the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's (MPBL) ruling to forfeit their supposed South Division Finals Game 3 against the Davao Occidental Tigers due to positive coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. This, as the vastly improved squad… Read More
PBA looking to amend PH Cup 'semi-bubble' plans
March 17, 2021, 8:59 am
MANILA – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is planning to make some adjustments to its upcoming season due to the rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. The league is planning to hold the games of the season opener Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo… Read More
Messi equals most appearance record in Barcelona
March 16, 2021, 5:20 pm
ANKARA – Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi equaled club legend Xavi Hernandez's appearance record in the club, playing in his 767th match for the Spanish powerhouse on Monday evening. "Leo Messi keeps setting new highs and with his appearance in the starting XI [eleven] against Huesca on Monday,… Read More
Davao Occidental declared MPBL South champ
March 16, 2021, 4:48 pm
MANILA – Davao Occidental has been officially declared the MPBL South Division champion after Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes announced on Tuesday that Basilan forfeited their supposed rubber match due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Duremdes confirmed that some more Steel players have… Read More
Senate allows 2 naturalized athletes to play for PH flag
March 15, 2021, 8:23 pm
MANILA – Senators on Monday allowed Ivorian cager Kakou Ange Franck Williams Kouame and Spanish footballer Bienvenido Morejon Marañon to play in international leagues under the Philippine flag. All 23 senators present voted to approve on third and final reading House Bill No. 8631 under… Read More
Fil-Am Joshua Munzon heads 65 PBA draft picks
March 15, 2021, 6:02 pm
MANILA – As expected by fans and observers alike, Joshua Munzon was the first pick of the regular Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Draft held virtually on Sunday night. And for the Philippines' No. 1 3x3 player, it is a great privilege that he headlines what many touted as the most talent… Read More
James de los Santos wins 9th gold
March 15, 2021, 1:34 pm
MANILA – Filipino e-kata player James De Los Santos won his ninth gold for 2021 after ruling the Katana Intercontinental League #2. The world No. 1 defeated Matias Domont of Switzerland, 27.44-26.32, in the final to win it all. It was the first time de los Santos scored a 27 in e-kata play.… Read More
Japan limits foreign delegations to Tokyo Olympics – Kyodo
March 14, 2021, 5:47 pm
TOKYO – The Japanese authorities called upon other countries to limit the number of people that accompany foreign leaders and ministers to Tokyo Olympics amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday citing own sources. According to the agency, a group… Read More
James de los Santos wins 8th e-kata gold for 2021
March 13, 2021, 1:22 pm
MANILA – Filipino karateka James de los Santos has once again captured an e-kata gold, ruling the Sportdata E-Tournament World Series #2. De los Santos edged Romanian opponent Andrel Nedelcu, 24.3-24, in the finals on Friday. He defeated William Tran of Sweden in the first round, 25.4-24.3;… Read More
PH team count for SEAG at 626
March 13, 2021, 9:08 am
MANILA – The Philippine team for this year's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games will be a bigger group than what was previously said as Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino presented the entry by numbers for the upcoming meet to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch… Read More
Newest inductees to sports hall of fame named
March 13, 2021, 8:53 am
MANILA – The Philippine Sports Hall of Fame (PSHOF) will have 10 new members as the selection committee announced the latest additions on Friday. Headlining the list is basketball's "Living Legend" Robert Jaworski, who won multiple championships in the collegiate, professional, and national team… Read More
Ginebra trades Balanza to NorthPort
March 12, 2021, 4:23 pm
MANILA – Ginebra and NorthPort once again made a trade which was approved on Friday, this time involving Jerrick Balanza. The team, which is reportedly naming themselves as One Ginebra Nation, shipped Balanza to the Batang Pier for a chance to move up in the upcoming Philippine Basketball… Read More
Filipino fighters fall at Brave CF 47
March 12, 2021, 4:06 pm
MANILA – Filipino mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters Rolando Dy and Jenel Lausa struggled to find their groove against Kyrgyz opponents and lost in their battles at Brave CF 47: Asian Domination in Seef, Bahrain early Friday (Philippine Time). Dy's bid to capture another MMA championship suffered… Read More
