Sports
Filipino fighters fall at ONE: Big Bang
December 5, 2020, 4:56 pm
MANILA – Filipino mixed martial artists Jomary Torres and Rene Catalan came up short of racking up wins at ONE: Big Bang at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday night. Both fighters, belonging to the Catalan Fighting System, suffered tough knockout losses in contrasting fashions. Torres was… Read More
Catalan, Torres eye bounce back wins
December 3, 2020, 8:59 pm
MANILA – Rene Catalan and Jomary Torres are looking for affirmation as they will compete at ONE: Big Bang on Friday night at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Catalan will take on undefeated opponent Bokang Masunyane of South Africa while Torres will face India's Ritu Phogat. While Catalan,… Read More
PHILTA suspension 'huge blow' for PH netters
December 3, 2020, 6:03 pm
MANILA – Local tennis stars expressed their disappointment after the International Tennis Federation (ITF) slapped a two-year suspension on the Philippine Tennis Association (PHILTA) over unresolved issues. For Treat Huey, it would mean losing their main source of income especially that everyone… Read More
48 NBA players contract coronavirus
December 3, 2020, 4:50 pm
ISTANBUL – The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) has confirmed that 48 players have tested positive for coronavirus between Nov. 24 and 30. "Of the 546 players tested for Covid-19 during this initial return-to-market testing phase, 48 have returned positive tests," the NBPA said in… Read More
Ginebra now 2-0 vs. TNT in PBA Finals
December 3, 2020, 7:58 am
MANILA – Barangay Ginebra zoomed to a 2-0 lead in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Finals after subduing the TNT Tropang Giga, 92-90, in Game 2 of their championship series on Wednesday night at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center in Pampanga. Scottie… Read More
Pinoy karateka De Los Santos captures 25th gold
December 1, 2020, 6:37 pm
MANILA – Filipino karateka James de Los Santos scored what would be his "very memorable 25th gold win" after ruling the Katana Intercontinental League 4. De Los Santos defeated Hungarian opponent Botond Nagy in the final following the release of the judges' scores on Tuesday. "I would have to… Read More
1st woman to referee UEFA Champions League game
December 1, 2020, 1:47 pm
ISTANBUL – French referee Stephanie Frappart will be the first woman to officiate in a UEFA Champions League game, UEFA confirmed on Monday. Frappart, 36, will officiate at the game between Italy’s Juventus and Ukraine’s Dynamo Kyiv in Turin on Wednesday. On Aug. 14 the French referee also… Read More
Tokyo Games: Antivirus measures to cost Japan $960M
December 1, 2020, 1:47 pm
ANKARA – The cost of Covid-19 countermeasures for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be around USD960 million, local media reported on Monday. “The organizing committee, the Tokyo metropolitan government and the Japanese government are to present an interim report on coronavirus… Read More
Kingad's fight postponed as cornerman contracts Covid-19
December 1, 2020, 8:30 am
MANILA – Danny Kingad's scheduled bout at ONE: Big Bang has been called off after one of his cornermen contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Kingad's group had to be isolated and his bout against fellow flyweight contender Kairat Akhmetov scheduled on Friday night at the Singapore… Read More
Maradona’s doctor investigated for manslaughter
November 30, 2020, 3:21 pm
BOGOTA, Colombia – Diego Maradona's doctor is being investigated for possible manslaughter following the football legend’s death, Argentine prosecutors said Sunday. Maradona died of a heart attack Wednesday at his home on the outskirts of the capital, Buenos Aires. Police raided the home and… Read More
Ginebra takes PBA finals opener
November 30, 2020, 10:29 am
MANILA – Barangay Ginebra leaned on their tough defense in the overtime session to take a 100-94 win over the TNT Tropang Giga at the start of the Philippine Basketball Association Finals at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center on Sunday night. Ginebra held TNT to just… Read More
Mike Tyson, Roy Jones exhibition bout ends in draw
November 29, 2020, 6:28 pm
ANKARA – An exhibition match between legendary heavyweight Mike Tyson and aging pugilist Roy Jones was ruled a draw by the World Boxing Council. Tyson, 54, returned to the ring late Saturday for the first time in 15 years at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in the bout of eight two-minute… Read More
Parks leads PBA MVP race
November 29, 2020, 10:47 am
MANILA –Bobby Ray Parks Jr. zoomed to the top spot in the race for the Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award following the computation of the statistical points (SP's) up to the semifinals of the bubble season. At the release of the tabulation results on Saturday, the… Read More
Dwight Ramos' perfect game tows Gilas Men over Thailand
November 28, 2020, 9:36 am
MANILA – Dwight Ramos put up a flawless performance in his Gilas Pilipinas Men debut as the national team drubbed Thailand, 93-61, in its return to action in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers at the Khalifa Sports City in Manama, Bahrain on Friday night. The incoming Ateneo player went 7-for-7… Read More
Tolentino, Hontiveros reelected in POC polls
November 27, 2020, 8:29 pm
MANILA – Bambol Tolentino and Steve Hontiveros will remain as the top guys of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) after they were reelected in the general elections held at the East Ocean Palace Restaurant in Parañaque City on Friday. Tolentino got a fresh term as POC president after beating… Read More
Chooks 3x3 stars to enter PBA Draft
November 26, 2020, 7:10 pm
MANILA – The four biggest names in the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 are set to go to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol, Troy Rike, and Santi Santillan are confirmed to be declaring for the top tier 5-on-5 cagefest's draft. The four are among the six best 3x3… Read More
Football legend Diego Maradona dies at 60
November 26, 2020, 12:47 pm
ISTANBUL – Football legend Diego Armando Maradona died Wednesday, suffering cardiac arrest at home in Tigre, Argentina. He was 60. The Argentine football legend underwent successful surgery on November 4 for a blood clot in his brain, his doctor Leopoldo Luque said. Maradona was awake and doing… Read More
TNT stays alive in PBA semis
November 26, 2020, 9:19 am
MANILA – Behind a hot shooting from Ray-Ray Parks, TNT staved off elimination from the Philippine Basketball Association semifinals by edging Phoenix, 102-101, in Game 4 on Wednesday night at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center. Parks waxed hot for 36 points on 10-of-16… Read More
Meralco forces semis Game 5 vs. Ginebra
November 25, 2020, 9:06 pm
MANILA – Reynel Hugnatan scored the eventual game winner as Meralco sent its Philippine Basketball Association semifinal series against Ginebra to a deciding game with an 83-80 Game 4 squeaker on Wednesday night at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center. Hugnatan scored a… Read More
Inson cancels Korea fight due to Covid-19
November 25, 2020, 7:27 pm
DAVAO CITY – Southpaw welterweight Jayar “Hitman” Inson (18W-3L-OD, 12KO) of Davao City will no longer go to South Korea to fight In Duck Seo (13W-3L-2D, 7KO) of Seoul on Dec. 12.“They have postponed or canceled boxing because the status of Covid-19 in Korea is increasing," Nonoy Neri of… Read More
