Sports
Blue Eagles get new backer in 82nd UAAP season
August 29, 2019, 4:23 pm
MANILA -- Firefly LED has agreed to support Ateneo de Manila for the 82nd season of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP). Officials of Ateneo and Firefly signed a memorandum of agreement covering the senior and junior men’s and women’s basketball teams at the Blue… Read More
Duterte wants Gilas to prove him wrong about losing to Italy
August 29, 2019, 11:01 am
MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte will watch the upcoming Gilas Pilipinas game in the FIBA World Cup hoping that his prediction that the Philippine team would lose would be wrong, Malacañang said. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo explained that Duterte’s earlier statement about Gilas… Read More
Stallion Laguna held to goalless draw by Mendiola
August 29, 2019, 8:54 am
BINAN -- Stallion Laguna failed to retake the third place in the Philippines Football League (PFL) table after Mendiola held the host squad to a shock goalless draw at the Biñan Football Stadium on Wednesday. Despite Stallion Laguna being the aggressor for almost the entire match, the home side… Read More
4 more athletes score 5th golds in Batang Pinoy finals
August 28, 2019, 7:59 pm
MANILA -- Karl Yulo now has company in the five-gold club in the Batang Pinoy National Finals as tankers Mark Dula, Aubrey Tom, and John Talosig and archer Aldrener Igot won their respective fifth gold medals on Wednesday. The Cotabato Province native Talosig was the first to score his fifth gold,… Read More
Bacoor City sets MPBL record blowout vs. Parañaque
August 28, 2019, 12:32 pm
MANILA -- The Bacoor City Strikers had set the most lopsided win ever in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) after ransacking Parañaque Patriots, 109-56, at the STRIKE Gym in Bacoor, Cavite on Tuesday night. The Strikers set up the 53-point rout by outscoring the Patriots, 83-37, in… Read More
Yulo rules gymnastics in Batang Pinoy nationals
August 28, 2019, 8:41 am
MANILA — Karl Yulo of Manila once again ruled the gymnastics competition of the Batang Pinoy National Finals during Day 2 of the said meet at the Puerto Princesa City Coliseum on Tuesday. The 11-year-old gymnast, the younger brother of World Championship bronze medalist Carlo, scored five golds… Read More
Guiao explains Gilas Men roster for FIBA World Cup
August 27, 2019, 8:57 pm
MANILA -- After taking the Monday off, Gilas Pilipinas Men head coach Yeng Guiao finally shed some light on the team's final lineup for the FIBA World Cup. On Sunday (Aug. 25), the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas named Raymond Almazan, Mark Barroca, Robert Bolick, Paul Lee, CJ Perez, Japeth… Read More
Gilas Pilipinas needs to shoot well: Guiao
August 27, 2019, 7:25 pm
MANILA – It is imperative for Gilas Pilipinas to shoot well from the outside if it wants to keep in step with most of the top basketball powers in the coming FIBA World Cup. National coach Yeng Guiao stressed the point Tuesday in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum at the Amelie… Read More
'Jenny' forces postponement of NCAA games
August 27, 2019, 11:33 am
MANILA -- Tropical depression "Jenny" already made an early impact in Philippine sports on Tuesday as the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced the postponement of its supposed game day at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City. "Due to the late suspension of classes, the games… Read More
Poligrates sets D-League record as Marinero pummels IWalk
August 27, 2019, 8:01 am
MANILA — Eloy Poligrates of Marinerong Pilipino broke the PBA D-League record for the most points in a single game by a player to lead his team to a 141-97 rout of IWalk Chargers in the Foundation Cup at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City on Monday night. The Cebuano guard finished with… Read More
Gilas Men split tuneup series vs. Adelaide
August 26, 2019, 8:34 am
MANILA -- Gilas Pilipinas Men and Adelaide 36ers settled for a 1-1 split of their friendly series over the weekend. This after the 36ers edged Gilas Men, 85-75, in their second meeting at the Meralco Gym in Pasig City on Sunday night. Daniel Johnson made 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists,… Read More
Gilas Men lineup for FIBA worlds revealed
August 26, 2019, 8:32 am
MANILA -- The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) released the final lineup for Gilas Pilipinas Men in the FIBA World Cup on Sunday night. In a tweet moments after Gilas Men's tuneup game against the Adelaide 36ers at the Meralco Gym in Pasig City, the SBP named Japeth Aguilar, Raymond Almazan,… Read More
New volleyball group to focus on search for new talents
August 25, 2019, 12:03 pm
MANILA -- The next Alyssa Valdez, Mika Reyes and Jaja Santiago could come from the Community Volleyball Association (CVA). That’s why CVA founding president Carlo Maceda and tournament director Alvin Tañada are now busy laying the groundwork for the formal launching of the newest… Read More
Casimero KOs Mexican foe to retain interim WBO belt
August 25, 2019, 11:50 am
MANILA -- John Riel Casimero successfully defended his World Boxing Organization interim bantamweight title after defeating Mexico's Cesar Ramirez at the San Andres Sports Complex here on Saturday night. Casimero knocked Ramirez out cold in Round 10 after connecting on an upper cut. Prior to the… Read More
Top national, local officials to attend Batang Pinoy opening
August 24, 2019, 7:45 pm
MANILA -- Several top officials from the national and local levels will grace the opening ceremonies of the Batang Pinoy National Finals in Puerto Princesa City on Sunday. Headlining the national officials at the opening rites are Games and Amusement Board chairman Baham Mitra, Philippine Sports… Read More
CDO futsal girls hope for comeback in 'Batang Pinoy'
August 24, 2019, 4:08 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- This city is sending young and talented footballers to the Batang Pinoy National Finals futsal competition set in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on August 25-31. Team coach Dhon Lazo, his assistant Jerney John Miaco, and the 11 girls of the futsal team left for Puerto Princesa on… Read More
Marcio Lassiter ruled out of FIBA worlds
August 24, 2019, 3:22 pm
MANILA -- The Gilas Pilipinas Men's bid for the FIBA World Cup suffered a huge blow as Coach Yeng Guiao has announced that Marcio Lassiter is now ruled out of the Final 12. "Hindi na. Wala na (No chance)," Guiao said on Friday night after the national team's 92-83 win against National Basketball… Read More
4,230 volunteers for SEAG Clark, Subic clusters
August 24, 2019, 3:11 pm
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga -- At least 4,230 volunteers will serve in the Subic and Clark clusters of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) to be held from November 30 to December 11 this year. Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) Deputy Director for Volunteers… Read More
SMB begins preps for grand slam bid
August 23, 2019, 10:03 pm
MANILA -- After winning the PBA All-Filipino and Commissioner’s Cup, San Miguel Beer coach Leo Austria feels there’s nothing else left to do but to seek the elusive triple crown in basketball. An eight-time champion in five years with the Beermen beginning 2014, Austria knows it can be done.… Read More
Elderly tennis players steadfast amid eviction rumors
August 23, 2019, 9:46 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Elderly members of the Baguio Tennis Club (BTC) on Friday remained positive amid calls that they vacate the four-tennis court under their care and management which the city turned over to them in 1976. Despite negative remarks against their club as alleged during a dialogue held on… Read More
