Sports
Catalan KOs Cuban foe at ONE: Masters of Fate
November 8, 2019, 9:41 pm
MANILA -- Robin Catalan delivered a knockout that rocked the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City at ONE: Masters of Fate on Friday night. Catalan connected on a right kick to the head of Cuban opponent Gustavo Balart that knocked the latter out at the 4:43 mark of Round 2. Catalan moved up to 10-6… Read More
Donaire falls to Inoue in WBSS bantamweight final
November 7, 2019, 10:04 pm
MANILA -- Nonito Donaire fell short in his gallant stand against undefeated Japanese Naoya Inoue and lost in the bantamweight final of the World Boxing Super Series in Japan on Thursday night. Donaire actually had a shot at stunning his unbeaten opponent in front of a sold-out crowd at the Super… Read More
Test event for SEA Games badminton set
November 7, 2019, 8:10 pm
MANILA -- As part of the preparations for the Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine Badminton Association (PBA), in partnership with Smart, will organize the Smart National Open Badminton Tournament from Nov. 17-22 at the Muntinlupa Sports Center. The tournament will serve as test event for the… Read More
Mandaue's Bacon to fight Foley in Sydney Nov. 16
November 7, 2019, 6:37 pm
DAVAO CITY--James "Bring Home the" Bacon of Mandaue City, Cebu will fight Darragh Foley of Ireland on Nov. 16 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.The 29-year-old Bacon (23W-3L-OD, 15KO) has won three times since his comeback this year. He first retired Richard Betos of… Read More
UST knocks out FEU in UAAP stepladder playoffs
November 6, 2019, 9:59 pm
MANILA—University of Santo Tomas moved on to the next round of the UAAP men's basketball stepladder semifinals after ousting Far Eastern University, 81-71, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. The Growling Tigers zapped the Tamaraws, 28-12, in the second quarter to… Read More
Kaya Iloilo draws with Stallion Laguna to seal top seed
November 6, 2019, 8:45 pm
BINAN -- Kaya Iloilo and Stallion Laguna finished their group stage campaign in the Copa Paulino Alcantara with a 1-1 draw at the Binan Football Stadium on Wednesday. However, the stalemate was enough for Kaya Iloilo to nail the top seed in Group B on a superior goal difference over Stallion… Read More
Saulong to fight Laurel Nov. 10
November 6, 2019, 7:45 pm
DAVAO CITY--Orthodox Ernesto "Chocolate" Saulong of Mindoro Occidental will fight southpaw Alie "Demolition Man" Laurel of General Santos City for the vacant World Boxing Organization Oriental super bantamweight title on Nov. 10 at the Southern Quezon Convention Center in Gumaca, Quezon. Saulong… Read More
Newly-refurbished RMSC to produce new sports heroes
November 6, 2019, 5:37 pm
MANILA – Members of House committee on youth and sports development on Wednesday lauded the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for rehabilitating the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC), hoping the 84-year-old sports facilities will produce more new sports legends. “It took us 80 plus years… Read More
NBA suspends Hawks’ Collins for violating drug policy
November 6, 2019, 12:52 pm
ANKARA -- Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins has been suspended for 25 games for violating the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) anti-drug policy, the league announced on Tuesday. "The NBA announced Collins, 22, tested positive for Peptide-2. He is Atlanta's leading rebounder and… Read More
Pampanga blasts retooled Soccsksargen; Makati upends Imus
November 6, 2019, 8:28 am
BINAN CITY -- Pampanga Giant Lanterns did not waver to the new faces of Soccsksargen Marlins and handed the embattled squad a 115-71 beating in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Season at the Alonte Sports Arena here on Tuesday night. Despite a suspension handed to them by league… Read More
Filipino fencers eyeing four golds in SEA Games
November 5, 2019, 8:55 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine fencing team to the 30th SEA Games hosted by the Philippines later this month will not settle for anything less than winning the overall title on home soil. The last time the Philippines hosted the biennial event in 2005, the local fencers were overall champions with five… Read More
SEAG athletes and officials now covered by insurance
November 5, 2019, 8:52 pm
MANILA -- Over 25,000 athletes, team officials, games workforce and volunteers of the 30th Southeast Asian Games will now be covered by insurance following the partnership inked between the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Standard Insurance Company Inc. on Tuesday. PSC Chairman and Team… Read More
MPBL team suspended due to alleged game-fixing
November 5, 2019, 4:56 pm
MANILA -- The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has suspended SOCCSKSARGEN Marlins amid allegations that the team is involved in game-fixing activities. Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao, owner of the fledgling league, announced the suspension on Monday night and called on the National Bureau… Read More
PH to field largest delegation in 30th SEA Games
November 5, 2019, 4:16 pm
MANILA -- The Philippines will have the biggest delegation in the 30th Southeast Asian Games which the country will host from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 this year. The country will be represented by 1,115 athletes and 753 coaches and officials. Indonesia, the 2011 SEA Games overall champion, has the… Read More
Ex-wushu champ returns to SEA Games after 18 years
November 5, 2019, 11:42 am
BAGUIO CITY – Jearome Calica earned a gold medal in the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games wushu sanda competition, along with Team Lakay founder Mark Sangiao, but for nearly 18 years, he was practically under the radar until his name popped up as among those competing in this year's biennial… Read More
Gilas Men pips Alab in closed-door battle
November 5, 2019, 8:46 am
MANILA -- Gilas Pilipinas Men prevailed over Alab Pilipinas, 98-95, in a closed-door tuneup game at the Meralco Gym in Pasig City on Monday night. Gilas Men held Alab to only 16 points in the second quarter before keeping its opponent at bay down the stretch. Junemar Fajardo made 21 points, while… Read More
Ravena replaces Castro in Gilas Men pool
November 5, 2019, 8:46 am
MANILA -- Kiefer Ravena makes a return to Gilas Pilipinas Men as he was named into the pool on Monday night. "The SBP has approved and got the Southeast Asian Games' approval for him to be on the 15 [-man pool]," coach Tim Cone confirmed.Team manager Gabby Cui added, "The SBP said that he can… Read More
National coach impressed by SEAG Athletics Stadium
November 4, 2019, 6:28 pm
MANILA – With less than a month to go before the 30th Southeast Asian Games unfolds, all eyes are on the newly-built New Clark City (NCC) Athletics Stadium in Capas, Tarlac. The 20,000-seater Athletics Stadium, which was certified as a Class 1 facility by the International Association of… Read More
Citibank supports Paralympian athletes Ancheta, Mangliwan
November 4, 2019, 2:27 pm
MANILA -- Citibank has expressed its full support for Philippine Paralympians Adeline Ancheta and Jerrold Mangliwan ahead of next year's 10th Asean Para Games. In a press conference on Monday at Treston International College in Taguig, the bank announced that both Ancheta and Mangliwan are now… Read More
PH Wushu team in top shape for SEAG after World bid
November 4, 2019, 9:29 am
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine wushu sanda team arrived Monday after a four-medal haul in the World Wushu Championships (WWC) in Shanghai, China last October 19-24 to ready the squad in the country's hosting of the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG). Veteran Divine Wally, who delivered a bronze medal in… Read More
