Sports
UAAP Season 82 'canceled' due to Covid-19
March 15, 2020, 11:21 am
MANILA — The University Athletic Association of the Philippines announced on Saturday that it is canceling the ongoing season due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-2019). The announcement, written by Season 82 president Emmanuel Fernandez and executive director Rebo Saguisag, came on the… Read More
PFL postpones new season due to Covid-19
March 13, 2020, 9:46 pm
MANILA – The Philippines Football League (PFL) moved the opening of its upcoming season a month later due to the continuous scare of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and Philippines Football League (PFL) have decided to postpone the Philippines… Read More
Baguio athlete is 4th Filipino to Tokyo Olympics
March 13, 2020, 3:25 pm
BAGUIO CITY – It took more than 28 years for a student-athlete here to get to the Olympics, after runner Hector Begeo. Baguio had a third Olympian, judoka Jerry Diño. On Wednesday, the University of Baguio Criminology student Irish Magno joined two-time Olympian Begeo of athletics to be in the… Read More
Baguio-Benguet sports meet suspended due to Covid-19
March 13, 2020, 3:04 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Volleyball games in the Baguio Benguet Educational Athletic League (BBEAL) are temporarily suspended as classes in Baguio and Benguet province have been suspended due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) threat. BBEAL chairman and Cordillera Career Development… Read More
More PH cage leagues suspend games due to Covid-19
March 12, 2020, 9:12 pm
MANILA – Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) fans may need to wait for a while before finding out which teams will make the national finals. An official statement from Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes on Thursday night said the rubber matches in the MPBL Division Finals are now "suspended… Read More
Sports facilities placed on ‘restricted’ access due to Covid-19
March 12, 2020, 6:32 pm
MANILA – With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) a global pandemic, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on Thursday placed its two major facilities -- Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) in Manila and Philsports Complex in Pasig -- on… Read More
NBA suspends season after player diagnosed with Covid-19
March 12, 2020, 11:16 am
WASHINGTON — The US National Basketball Association (NBA) announced Wednesday that it is suspending the remainder of the season after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The decision came after a delay in the Jazz's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake… Read More
National tchoukball tourney shelved amid Covid-19 threat
March 11, 2020, 6:46 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The Tchoukball Association of the Philippines (TAP) has indefinitely postponed the staging of the National Tchoukball Championships slated on April 21 to 24 at the University of San Agustin Gymnasium in Iloilo City. TAP secretary-general Elvie Jamelo said a total of 15 teams have… Read More
PBA postpones games indefinitely
March 11, 2020, 4:20 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) announced on Wednesday that it will postpone all its activities in the 5x5 and even the 3x3 scenes indefinitely due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said the decision was made after a lengthy… Read More
Kaya Iloilo salvages draw at PSM Makassar
March 11, 2020, 8:15 am
MANILA — Kaya Iloilo struggled in offense but still did enough to split the points with 10-man PSM Makassar with a 1-1 draw in the AFC Cup at the Pakansari Stadium in Bogor, Indonesia on Tuesday. Eric Giganto scored the equalizer to deny PSM Makassar, which played with one less player for most… Read More
Team PH to fly early to Tokyo for quarantine before Olympics
March 10, 2020, 6:54 pm
MANILA – Team Philippines will fly early to Tokyo, if need be, to avoid possible disqualification and to meet quarantine and health check requirements in light of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak, sports officials said on Tuesday. In a press briefing at the Philippine Sports… Read More
Ceres Negros-Bali United match now behind closed doors
March 10, 2020, 6:44 pm
MANILA – Ceres Negros and Bali United will have to play their AFC Cup match behind closed doors after the former announced on Tuesday that spectators will not be allowed to enter the Rizal Memorial Stadium due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a statement, Ceres Negros arrived at… Read More
San Juan Knights tie CBA Executive Cup title series
March 10, 2020, 6:38 pm
GAPAN, Nueva Ecija – The San Juan Knights scored a 74-66 victory over the Palayan City Capitals in Game 2 of the Community Basketball Association (CBA) Executive Cup best-of-three championship series over the weekend at the Gapan City Gymnasium here. The Knights, who lost 74-79 in Game 1 last… Read More
2 of UB’s boxing trio could still make it to Olympics
March 10, 2020, 6:04 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Two of the University of Baguio’s boxing trio, who all fell last Sunday to Japanese and Indian fighters, could still make it to the Olympics. Reigning world champion Nesthy Petecio is out, but Irish Magno and Carlo Paalam may still get the back door to Olympics if they get past… Read More
CARAA postponement frustrates Mountain Province athletes
March 10, 2020, 4:09 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The 19 student-athletic team members of the Mountain Province arrived here on Monday to prep themselves for the Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association (CARAA) meet supposedly on March 22 only to find out the multi-sport event is postponed again. The group learned of… Read More
Paraguay holds Ronaldinho over fake passport accusation
March 10, 2020, 3:29 pm
ANKARA – Former Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho is under police investigation in Paraguay due to an alleged fake passport that identifies him as a citizen of that country. The arrest occurred on Wednesday night when the former player was at his resort hotel in the city of Lambare. Two fake… Read More
Tokyo 2020 back decision to light Olympic flame sans spectators
March 10, 2020, 2:58 pm
TOKYO – The organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games expressed their support for Greece's decision to hold the Olympic flame's lighting ceremony without spectators present as a countermeasure against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "Tokyo 2020 is grateful for the efforts of all parties… Read More
Coronavirus strikes blow on sports events across globe
March 10, 2020, 10:22 am
ANKARA — As the world is struggling to contain the coronavirus spreading rapidly, it hit many sports events across the globe, forcing several cancellations. Some of the international sports events were canceled or rescheduled while some were announced to be held behind closed doors as the novel… Read More
Cheerleading contest to push through despite Covid-19
March 9, 2020, 8:33 pm
MANILA — Organizers of the National Cheerleading Championship (NCC) on Monday said the competition will push through as scheduled despite reports that the country’s confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) increased to 20. "We would like to announce that the 2020 Nationals will… Read More
Marcial earns ticket to Tokyo Olympics
March 9, 2020, 7:33 pm
AMMAN, Jordan – Eumir Felix Marcial cemented his reputation as one of the powerful boxers in the business as he stopped Mongolian Byamba Erdene Otgonbaatar in 3 rounds of their quarterfinal round match Sunday evening in the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament at the Prince Hamzeh… Read More
