Sports
GAMMA takes first step toward IOC approval
December 22, 2019, 3:30 pm
MANILA -- The Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts (GAMMA) has formally submitted its application for observer status with the Global Association of International Sport Federations (GAISF). The application is a major leap forward in GAMMA’s quest for approval from the GAISF and ultimately… Read More
Meralco forces semis Game 5 against TNT
December 22, 2019, 10:57 am
MANILA -- Meralco came back from a slow start to turn back TNT, 95-83, in Game 4 of the PBA Governors' Cup semifinals at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Saturday night. The Bolts slowly came back from 4-15 down in the first five minutes of the game and overturned it with a 33-point second quarter… Read More
Petalcorin arrives in Japan for World Light Flyweight bout
December 21, 2019, 6:28 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Former light flyweight titlist champion Randy "Razor" Petalcorin of General Santos City is now in Japan to challenge World Boxing Council World light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji of Japan on Dec. 23 at Arena Yokohama in Kanagawa, Japan.The 27-year-old Petalcorin (32W-3L-1D,… Read More
Ifugao’s Wonder Boy seeks PH boxing bantamweight crown
December 21, 2019, 3:33 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Ifugao’s "Wonder Boy" Carl Jammes Martin will stake his perfect record against Philip Luis Cuerdo in the Knock Out a Highland International Boxing Promotion special at the Manila Arena on Saturday for the Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) Bantamweight crown. Highland… Read More
ASEAN Para Games moved to March
December 21, 2019, 8:59 am
MANILA -- The Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) announced on Friday that the ASEAN Para Games will be staged in March next year. Initially scheduled for January 18-25, the meet, considered as a twin event of the Southeast Asian Games but caters to… Read More
Ginebra clinches PBA Govs' Cup finals berth, ousts NorthPort
December 21, 2019, 8:56 am
MANILA -- Ginebra took the first seat in the PBA Governors' Cup Finals after eliminating NorthPort in the semifinal round with a 120-107 Game 4 win at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Friday night. The Barangay defused the Batang Pier in the first half, scoring 32 first-quarter points… Read More
38 athletes, 6 others to be feted in Baguio's Kislap awards
December 20, 2019, 6:03 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Baguio and Cordillera athletes who excelled in international competitions this year will be feted in the Kafagway/Kordillera International Sports Luminary Awards Podium (Kislap) on Dec. 30. It will be the first time too that it will be held without the man who started it some 40… Read More
Ginebra blasts NorthPort anew to move closer to finals return
December 19, 2019, 7:34 am
MANILA — Barangay Ginebra moved to within a win from returning to the PBA Governors' Cup finals after mauling NorthPort Batang Pier, 132-105, in Game 3 of their semifinal series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. The Barangay pulled away from the second quarter,… Read More
Manila Southwoods gets 7 straight win in Fil-Am golf tourney
December 18, 2019, 7:37 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Manila Southwoods closed out on Wednesday with 122, a fourth straight flight best to claim its seventh straight title in the centerpiece Fil Championship of the 70th Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament at the Baguio Country Club (BCC) golf course. It was again a double celebration… Read More
US eyed as venue of Casimero’s next fight
December 17, 2019, 7:24 pm
MANILA -- If ever a title fight between Johnriel Casimero and Naoya Inoue is penciled, the handler of the newly-crowned Filipino world boxing champion sees the bout being held in either Las Vegas or Los Angeles. Manny Pacquiao International Promotions president Sean Gibbons believes a unification… Read More
After SEA Games title, PSC sets eyes on 2020 Olympics
December 17, 2019, 5:15 pm
MANILA -- Buoyed by the success of the country’s campaign in the recent 30th Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) hopes the same level of performance by the Filipino athletes would carry over to next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Marc Velasco, national training director of… Read More
Manila Southwoods on verge of 7th double win
December 17, 2019, 4:52 pm
BAGUIO CITY - Manila Southwoods virtually clinched on Tuesday the championship titles in the Fil and Am divisions of the 70th Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament at the Baguio Country Club. Lanz Uy, who solidified his bid for the individual plum, led the Carmona, Cavite-based squad with 33 points… Read More
Ginebra shows playoff intensity anew in semis win vs. NorthPort
December 17, 2019, 3:05 pm
MANILA -- Coach Tim Cone was glad that Ginebra once again played like a playoff team in Game 2 of the PBA Governors' Cup semifinals against NorthPort on Monday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. "I thought today we showed the playoff intensity we kinda expected to happen in the… Read More
Indonesia eyes overall title in 2020 Asean Para Games in PH
December 17, 2019, 2:42 pm
JAKARTA -- Indonesia has set a target to emerge anew as the overall champion in the 10th Asean Para Games scheduled to be held in the Philippines from January 18 to 25, 2020. Some 300 athletes will take part in the regional multi-event tournament for differently-abled athletes from 11… Read More
Mizuno closes on Fil A title in golf tourney
December 17, 2019, 1:28 pm
BAGUIO CITY – X13 Mizuno rolled to 103 and 356 three day total for a 27-point lead and practically the champion’s trophy with a day left in Fil A of the 70th Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament at the Baguio Country Club course on Monday. Gab Macalagum led all scorers with 28 points at the… Read More
National surfing tilt kicks off in Borongan City
December 16, 2019, 9:04 pm
BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar -- The five-day national surfing competition, the last leg of the Philippine Surfing Championship, opened in this city on Sunday night. Over 100 surfers from 17 areas in the country are here for the Surfing in the City, the first national competition that promotes the… Read More
Iloilo survives Rizal's late run to bolster MPBL playoff bid
December 16, 2019, 8:12 pm
MANILA -- Iloilo kept its poise down the stretch to edge Rizal, 71-65, and bolster its playoff bid in the MPBL Lakan Season at the Imus City Sports Complex on Monday night. In control for most of the first half, the United Royals found themselves engaging in a tight encounter with the Golden… Read More
Alab Pilipinas braces for another 'test' in rematch vs. Mono
December 16, 2019, 7:55 pm
MANILA -- Alab Pilipinas only has a short time to prepare as the team will quickly jump back into action in Asean Basketball League (ABL) as it will battle Mono Vampire on Tuesday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City. Alab were fresh from a hard-fought 90-83 home win against the… Read More
PSC chief recognizes SEA Games ‘unsung heroes’
December 16, 2019, 7:52 pm
MANILA -- Two more acts of kindness during the recently concluded 30th Southeast Asian Games were not left unnoticed as no less than Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William ‘Butch’ Ramirez rewarded the people for their honesty. During the flag-raising ceremonies on Monday, Ramirez,… Read More
Alab Pilipinas pulls Q4 comeback to down Singapore
December 16, 2019, 6:56 am
STA. ROSA, Laguna -- Alab Pilipinas rallied in the fourth quarter to turn back the Singapore Slingers, 90-83, in its first ASEAN Basketball League game at home on Sunday night at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex here. Alab came back from 13 points down midway through the third period by… Read More
