Sports
Go For Gold, PCSO support SEAG-bound athletes
October 14, 2019, 4:44 pm
MANILA -- Go For Gold Philippines and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) are giving their full support for the success of Filipino athletes in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which will be held in the country from November 30 to December 11. More than 100 national athletes from… Read More
Petecio bags gold in AIBA Women's Boxing Championship
October 13, 2019, 9:30 pm
MANILA -- Nesthy Petecio became the second Filipino athlete to win a world championship in two consecutive days as she bagged a gold medal in the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in Ulan-Ude, Russia on Sunday. Petecio defeated home country favorite Liudmila Vorontsova via a 3-2 split… Read More
20K personnel to ensure security during SEA Games in NCR
October 13, 2019, 5:32 pm
MANILA -- Close to 20,000 personnel from different government agencies will be deployed to provide security for sports events of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) that will be held in Metro Manila, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Sunday. Outgoing NCRPO chief,… Read More
Ateneo clinches UAAP semis spot after beating La Salle
October 13, 2019, 5:14 pm
MANILA -- Ateneo punched the first seat in the UAAP men's basketball semifinals after beating La Salle, 77-69, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Sunday. Adrian Wong came alive for the Blue Eagles as his best game so far this season catapulted them to their 10th win of the season in as many… Read More
Kingad loses to Demetrious Johnson at ONE: Century in Tokyo
October 13, 2019, 5:13 pm
MANILA -- Demetrious Johnson won the ONE Flyweight Grand Prix after defeating Danny Kingad at ONE: Century at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sunday. Johnson proved to be a tough assignment for Kingad as the former quickly took the Team Lakay star down multiple times in the very first round,… Read More
Espinas upsets former champ Cuello
October 13, 2019, 5:12 pm
MANILA -- Jessie 'Little Giant' Espinas of Oroquieta City pulled off an upset victory over former world champion Denver 'The Excitement' Cuello of Iloilo in a non-title fight on Saturday (Oct. 12) at the Elorde Sports Complex in Paranaque City. The 26-year-old Espinas landed more telling blows to… Read More
PRRD, sports leaders elated by Yulo’s historic gold-medal finish
October 13, 2019, 3:40 pm
MANILA -- Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William ‘Butch’ Ramirez said no less than President Rodrigo Duterte lauded Carlos Edriel Yulo for winning the country’s first-ever gold medal in the 41st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Saturday (Oct. 12) at the Hans… Read More
Montano retains ABF super lightweight crown
October 13, 2019, 1:36 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Joepher 'El Gwapito' Montano of Bago City retained his Asian Boxing Federation (ABF) super lightweight title after scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) over Benjie 'Wild Beast' Suganob of Zamboanga del Sur at the New Government Center in Bacolod City on Saturday. It was the… Read More
Yulo bags PH’s first-ever gold at world gymnastics championships
October 13, 2019, 11:02 am
MANILA – Caloy Edriel Yulo became the first Filipino to score a gold medal in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships after ruling the men’s floor exercise final at the Hans Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, Germany late Saturday night. The 19-year-old prodigy scored a total of 15.3… Read More
One: Century to push through despite ‘Hagibis’ threat
October 12, 2019, 8:03 am
MANILA -- One Championship is pushing through with its 100th fight card, simply dubbed One: Century, at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sunday even though Typhoon Hagibis is set to hit Japan this weekend. In a statement on Friday night, One CEO Chatri Sityodtong said he decided to push through… Read More
12 teams to join 1st Mindanao Football Cup
October 11, 2019, 8:19 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The first-ever grassroots tournament for kids in the island, the Mindanao Football Cup 2019, is expected to be a big success story after 12 teams confirmed their participation in the event that will be held at the Tionko field in Davao City on October 22-25.The organizer… Read More
All set for North Face 100 at Benguet's 'New Zealand' heights
October 11, 2019, 1:07 pm
BAGUIO CITY – It is all set for the return of the North Face 100 ultra-marathon race that starts here and explores the most difficult to reach but visually inspiring sites in the mining town of Itogon, Benguet when the race kicks off on October 19 at the Camp John Hay here. Boasting a New… Read More
Tight title race seen in ABL Season 10
October 11, 2019, 8:15 am
MANILA — In what could be the most open title race yet, everything will be at stake when the 10th season of the ASEAN Basketball League tips off on Nov. 16. Last season's champion CLS Knights Indonesia opted to beg off this season, leaving the nine other holdover clubs plus expansion side Fubon… Read More
Undefeated Quibido to face Cuerdo in La Union Oct. 26
October 10, 2019, 10:01 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Undefeated Denmark 'Tornado' Quibido of Misamis Oriental will face Philip Luis 'Destroyer' Cuerdo of Mandaluyong City on Oct. 26 in La Union.Last May 23, the 23-year-old Quibido won by a unanimous decision over Rey Tagulaylay of Agusan del Norte in Quezon City.Quibido settled a… Read More
MILO becomes gold sponsor for SEA Games
October 10, 2019, 6:33 pm
MANILA – Milo Philippines has formalized a partnership with Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) to become a gold sponsor for the upcoming SEA Games from Nov. 30-Dec. 11. Nestle Philippines' vice president Veronica Cruz, assistant vice president Lester Castillo, Phisgoc chairman… Read More
Petecio assured of bronze medal in World boxing tourney
October 10, 2019, 4:38 pm
MANILA – Filipina Nesthy Petecio exacted vengeance on Japanese Sena Irie Thursday, scoring a 4-1 decision in their quarterfinal bout in the World Women’s Boxing Championships in Ulan-Ude, Russia. It was payback time for the Filipina bet, who was beaten by Sirie in the Asian Boxing… Read More
PH sweeps 3 golds in SEA Games pentathlon test events
October 10, 2019, 2:51 pm
SUBIC BAY -- Team Philippines, composed of student-athletes from Ormoc City, swept all three gold medals at stake on Wednesday at the opening of the 30th Southeast Asian Games modern pentathlon test event at the Boardwalk here. Princess Abilon, 17, bagged two gold medals in the women’s… Read More
Stallion Laguna falls to GAU in 1st night home match
October 10, 2019, 12:46 pm
MANILA -- Green Archers United silenced the Biñan Football Stadium on Wednesday night after dealing Stallion Laguna a 0-1 loss in its first Philippine Football League (PFL) home match under the floodlights. Tonaldo Appiah scored the lone goal of the match in the 44th minute off an interception at… Read More
Ateneo stays perfect in UAAP after edging Adamson
October 10, 2019, 9:09 am
MANILA — Ateneo Blue Eagles survived a gallant stand from Adamson Falcons and went home with an 80-74 win in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men's basketball tournament at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. Exactly one year after they… Read More
Indonesia plans to send 670 athletes to PH SEA Games
October 9, 2019, 9:34 pm
JAKARTA -- Indonesia plans to send 670 athletes to vie in 45 sports during the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games slated for Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 in the Philippines, an executive at Indonesian Olympics committee said here on Oct. 8. Due to budget limitations, possible changing of sports and athletes… Read More
