Sports
Tolentino names VP candidates in upcoming POC polls
September 22, 2020, 2:35 pm
MANILA – Incumbent Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino named his two vice presidential candidates for the organization's upcoming general election. "My first vice president is Al Panlilio of basketball and my second vice president is Richard Gomez of fencing and modern… Read More
PTA kicks out Donnie Geisler
September 22, 2020, 9:01 am
MANILA – The Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) has expelled former Olympian Donnie Geisler from the organization amid an ongoing legal battle between them. "This is to inform you... that Mr. Donald David Geisler III [is] expelled from the Philippine Taekwondo Association and that all rights… Read More
Bismarck Lina transfers to UP
September 22, 2020, 9:00 am
MANILA – Bismarck Lina confirmed on Monday that he is transferring to the University of the Philippines (UP). The former University of Santo Tomas (UST) High School star, who has initially committed to the college team for the UAAP Season 83, decided to move to UP following the alleged training… Read More
East Asia Super League gets GAB nod
September 21, 2020, 5:51 pm
MANILA – The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) expressed its support to the East Asia Super League (EASL) ahead of its inaugural staging late next year. "We're very happy that a proposal such as this came in," GAB chairman Baham Mitra said in a press conference on Monday. The EASL will pit eight… Read More
Mascariñas adds extra P100K to Chooks 3x3 President's Cup pot
September 20, 2020, 7:57 pm
MANILA – Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 owner Ronald Mascariñas announced on Sunday that he just added a stipulation to this year's President's Cup. Mascariñas said another PHP100,000 will be given to the team that will make the final in one of the four legs of the said conference provided that… Read More
NBA: Celtics beat Heat, avoid 0-3 hole
September 20, 2020, 3:57 pm
ANKARA – The Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat 117-106 to avoid a 0-3 series deficit in the Eastern Conference Finals, behind their star players' performances. Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart all scored 20-plus to give the Celtics new life in the series. The Miami… Read More
FIDE to hold world-class coaches’ online seminar
September 20, 2020, 2:42 pm
MANILA – Chess mentors around the world will have a chance to join world-class coaches’ training and seminar which the International Chess Federation (FIDE) will conduct on Sept. 25 to 27 via Zoom platform. Dubbed FIDE Trainers’ Online Seminar, the seminar was organized by the Philippine… Read More
SMC airport in Bulacan seen to boost PH sports, economy
September 20, 2020, 12:14 pm
MANILA – While the holding of big sports events may not yet be in the offing, several Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) players and coaches, specifically from Bulacan and Pampanga, expressed high hopes that San Miguel Corporation’s PHP734-billion new Manila International Airport project… Read More
FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers to continue inside 'bubble'
September 19, 2020, 11:45 am
MANILA – The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced on Friday that it will do away with the home-and-away format for the remainder of its continental cup qualifiers due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. "All the games of both windows should be conducted in "bubbles",… Read More
EJ Obiena sets new season-best in Rome event
September 18, 2020, 10:02 am
MANILA – Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena set a new season-best en route to capturing another medal in the Rome leg of the IAAF Diamond League early Friday (Philippine time). Obiena soared to 5.8 meters, smashing his previous 2020 best of 5.74 in a gold medal performance in Ostrava, the Czech… Read More
PBA to return via 'semi-bubble'
September 18, 2020, 8:08 am
MANILA – The Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) board of governors moved to adopt a "semi-bubble" format for the resumption of its postponed season. The 12 member teams will travel to Angeles City in Pampanga to converge for the season restart scheduled for Oct. 9. The clubs will be… Read More
Antetokounmpo, LeBron lead 2019-20 All-NBA First Team
September 17, 2020, 7:21 pm
ISTANBUL – NBA confirmed Wednesday that Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo have been unanimously named to the 2019-20 All-NBA First Team. "Antetokounmpo, the 2019-20 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and James both received All-NBA First Team votes on… Read More
Pro chess league set for next year
September 17, 2020, 6:03 pm
MANILA – Philippine chess is set to make a big move forward as a professional league is set to start next year. Officials from the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) led by founder Paul Elauria formally launched the said league on Thursday. Games and Amusements Board… Read More
Adiwang wants to face ONE Muay Thai champ
September 17, 2020, 8:24 am
MANILA – ONE Championship stalwart Lito Adiwang is setting his sights to take on reigning Muay Thai flyweight champion Rodtang Jitmuangnon. The rising Filipino mixed martial arts (MMA) star of Team Lakay has been open about trying his luck at ONE's kickboxing arm ONE Super Series, and now he… Read More
PBA players support bubble proposal
September 17, 2020, 7:29 am
MANILA – Players from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) expressed their support for the proposal to continue the league's postponed season inside a bubble. In a dialogue with Commissioner Willie Marcial on Wednesday, the players said they are fine being secluded in only one place just… Read More
Nuggets complete historic comeback vs. Clippers
September 16, 2020, 4:17 pm
MANILA – The Denver Nuggets achieved what no other team has ever done in the National Basketball Association playoffs after downing the Los Angeles Clippers, 104-89, in the decider of their Western Conference Semifinals at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, USA on Wednesday… Read More
Nat'l online Scrabble tourney for children set October
September 16, 2020, 3:02 pm
BAGUIO CITY – One of the country’s top young Scrabble players in cooperation with Mattel and the world’s top player are combining forces to stage a youth online Scrabble tournament this October. Learjet de la Cruz of the Cebu Scrabble Club, who saw action in the World Youth Scrabble… Read More
Jeremy Lin leaves CBA's Beijing Ducks for NBA
September 15, 2020, 8:27 pm
BEIJING – Jeremy Lin announced on Tuesday that he will not play for the Beijing Ducks in the upcoming 2020-21 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) season. "I want to tell you that I've decided not to return to the Beijing Ducks this year. It is the toughest decision that I've made in my life,"… Read More
MPBL considering bubble to wrap up Lakan Season
September 15, 2020, 4:55 pm
MANILA – The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is now looking at the possibility of finishing its third season inside a bubble. Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes said on Tuesday that the regional league will take a look at the bubble the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is planning… Read More
Boxers get aid from Thai boxing promoter, philanthropist
September 15, 2020, 2:37 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Professional boxers here who were denied of livelihood in the past six months got a reprieve from a boxing aficionado, promoter cum philanthropist from Thailand. Some 37 professional boxers from the Highland Boxing Gym here received bags of goodies that include five kilos… Read More
