Sports
Antique joins resumption of WVRAA meet on March 21
March 3, 2020, 8:59 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – Antique will be sending a delegation of 500 athletes and technical officials to the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet to be hosted by Aklan on March 21-28. Department of Education-Antique Superintendent Felisa Beriong said in an… Read More
Dulay lauds Davao Occidental for stifling Zamboanga
March 3, 2020, 8:18 pm
MANILA – One team usually can score 28 points in a single basketball quarter. But on Monday night, Davao Occidental held Zamboanga to just 28 points in Game 1 of their Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Southern Division Semifinals at the Rizal Memorial Colleges-Petro Gazz Arena in… Read More
7 Filipino boxers bid for Tokyo Olympic slots in Jordan tourney
March 3, 2020, 3:37 pm
MANILA – The Asian-Oceanian Olympic Qualifying event for Boxing went underway Tuesday at the Prince Hamzah Hall in Amman, Jordan with 221 male and female boxers from 35 countries passing the Sport Entry Check. The Philippines is fielding four men and three women who will attempt to make the… Read More
20 Baguio, Cordillera athletes among PSA’s top awardees
March 3, 2020, 1:23 pm
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 20 athletes who won gold medals in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) and a professional fighter will be joining the sports awards hosted by the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) at the Manila Hotel on Friday, March 6. “I will be attending,” said sambo… Read More
Ven Cariño upstages veterans to take Baguio stage of Ronda
March 3, 2020, 8:45 am
BAGUIO CITY – Daniel Ven Cariño of “Go for Gold” upstaged his older brother’s team, the powerhouse Philippine Navy Standard Insurance, to win the 8th leg of the Ronda Pilipinas that started in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija and ended at the Burnham Park Lakedrive on Monday. Cariño nipped… Read More
EcoOil-La Salle debuts with rout of Wangs-Letran
March 2, 2020, 6:15 pm
MANILA – Newcomer EcoOil-La Salle introduced itself to the PBA D-League with a 102-90 statement win over Wangs-Letran at the start of the season-opening Aspirants Cup at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City on Monday. The Green Archers brought their trademark Pumaren pressure defense… Read More
2 former PBA team owners honored in PSA Awards
March 1, 2020, 4:33 pm
MANILA – Two former Philippine Basketball Association team owners headline the list of sportsmen who will be given posthumous recognition in this year's Philippine Sportswriter Association Awards on March 6 at the Manila Hotel. John Gokongwei, the boss of the Great Taste franchise, and Bong Tan,… Read More
EquestrianPH vows to help dev’t of sport despite new NSA
March 1, 2020, 11:47 am
MANILA – Equestrian Philippines will continue to do its role in the development of the sport even if there is another national sports association recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). In fact, EquestrianPH is paving the way for the discovery and proper training of upcoming riders… Read More
Celiz, Appiah bolster Mendiola for PFL 2020
March 1, 2020, 11:43 am
MANILA – John Celiz and Tonaldo Appiah will shore up Mendiola for the upcoming Philippines Football League (PFL) season. Celiz and Appiah, who led Green Archers United's campaign last year in the PFL, were introduced as the major new signings of Mendiola in the team's media launch at Club… Read More
Poy Erram traded to TNT
February 29, 2020, 10:04 am
MANILA – The Philippine Basketball Association finally approved the trade that would send Poy Erram to TNT from NLEX. On Friday, the league announced that the swap that also involves Blackwater was finally given a green light after revisions were made. In the approved trade package, the KaTropa… Read More
NCR wins PFF U15 Boys title
February 28, 2020, 7:21 pm
CARMONA, Cavite – The National Capital Region needed extra time to beat Negros Occidental, 1-0, to win the PFF U15 Boys National Championship at the PFF National Training Centre here on Friday. Dominic Tom broke the goalless deadlock with the eventual go-ahead goal for NCR in the fifth minute… Read More
Caguioa unsure yet on PBA retirement
February 28, 2020, 7:53 am
MANILA – Mark Caguioa is not yet fully locked in about retiring after this upcoming Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) season. In fact, he even said on Thursday that he is not even sure yet. "I still don't know if this would be my final year," the 40-year-old guard, who is set to play in… Read More
Kaya Iloilo held to goalless draw by Tampines
February 27, 2020, 8:06 am
MANILA — Kaya Iloilo braved the challenge of the Tampines Rovers, as both sides settled for a goalless draw in their AFC Cup showdown at the Rizal Memorial Stadium here on Wednesday night. Tampines took the game into Kaya Iloilo, threatening in the 14th minute with a Jordan Webb strike that just… Read More
Boca to face Thawornkham March 1 in Bangkok
February 26, 2020, 8:20 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Flyweight Jeny Boy "Camiguin Tiger" Boca of Bukidnon will face Sarawut Thawornkham of Thailand for vacant WBA Asia flyweight title on March 1 in Bangkok, Thailand.The orthodox 25-year-old Boca (13W-6L-0D, 11KO) won his last fight over Lony Cadayday of General Santos City by a TKO in… Read More
Santig to get 'SEA boxing promoter of the year' plum
February 26, 2020, 2:59 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – After getting the nod of BoxRec as the Promoter of the Year for 2019, another boxing body will confer the same to boxing promoter based here as its top for the past year in Southeast Asia. Highland Boxing Gym owner Brico Santig will get the Boxing Promoter of the Year for… Read More
Negros Occidental edges Davao South in PFF U15 semis
February 26, 2020, 2:54 pm
MANILA — Negros Occidental claimed the first seat in the finals of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) U15 Boys National Championship after taking down Davao-South, 1-0, in their semifinal game on Wednesday at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite. Mark Cantos' goal made the… Read More
Ceres Negros stays on top of AFC Cup group despite draw vs. TQN
February 26, 2020, 8:06 am
MANILA — Ceres Negros failed to close out its AFC Cup match against Than Quang Ninh as the latter escaped with a 2-2 draw on Tuesday night at the Rizal Memorial Stadium here. Despite the result, Ceres Negros remained on top of Group G as Bali United absorbed a shock 1-2 defeat from Svay Rieng… Read More
Chua says Slaughter never informed him about taking a break
February 25, 2020, 6:08 pm
MANILA – Alfrancis Chua said that neither he nor Greg Slaughter reached out about the latter's decision to take a break from basketball. "I never talked to him, even the entire [Ginebra] management," Chua, Ginebra's representative to the Philippine Basketball Association Board of Governors,… Read More
Team Lakay’s Banario flies to Singapore for redemption
February 25, 2020, 8:41 am
BAGUIO CITY – Former ONE featherweight king Honorio Banario left with Team Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao on Monday for Singapore hoping to break his three-game losing skid. “We will be there,” said Sangiao on Sunday, prior to their departure to Singapore for Banario’s fight against Shannon… Read More
NoCot hoop club keeps title as PRISAA-Soccsksargen champions
February 24, 2020, 10:08 pm
COTABATO CITY – The basketball club of Notre Dame of Midsayap College (NDMC) in Midsayap, North Cotabato, will represent Region 12 (Soccsksargen) in the national level Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA 2020) to be held in Northern Luzon in April this year.This came after the NDMC… Read More
