Sports
Mighty Sports go 3-0 in Jones Cup with rout of Japan
July 14, 2019, 5:34 pm
MANILA – Mighty Sports cruised to its third straight win in the Jones Cup, blasting Japan, 94-59, at the Changhua County Gymnasium in Taiwan on Sunday. On his birthday, Renaldo Balkman made 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting, 12 rebounds, one assist, two blocks, and one steal for Mighty Sports,… Read More
Filipino boxer knocks out undefeated Russian foe
July 14, 2019, 5:21 pm
DAVAO CITY – Filipino lightweight campaigner Roldan “The Cobra” Aldea knocked out undefeated Mikhail Alexeev of Russia at the RCC Boxing Academy in Ekaterinburg, Russia, on Saturday (July 13). The 25-year-old southpaw from Negros Occidental stopped his Russian opponent in the eighth of their… Read More
Peñalosa absorbs first defeat in 16 fights
July 14, 2019, 1:25 pm
DAVAO CITY – Filipino Dave “The Hunter” Penalosa tasted his first defeat in 16 fights after a heart-breaking unanimous decision loss to South African Lerato “Lights Out” Dlamini in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday (July 22). With his victory against the 28-year-old Peñalosa, Dlamini… Read More
3 Pinoys join Russia slugfest Saturday
July 12, 2019, 7:34 pm
DAVAO CITY – Three Filipino boxers will slug it out on Saturday (July 13) at THE RCC Boxing Academy in Ekaterinburg, Russia.Lightweight Roldan “The Cobra” Aldea (13W-7L-1D, 7KO) of Negros Occidental will challenge the undefeated Mikhail Alexeev (12W-0L, 4KO) of Russia.The 25-year-old Aldea… Read More
PH wins bronze in AOFC Cup after edging SoKor on golden goal
July 12, 2019, 7:33 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine floorball team went home with the bronze medal in the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation Cup after beating South Korea in overtime, 6-5, in the third-place game at the Alonte Sports Arena on Friday. Ryan Hallden scored the golden goal for the Philippines, which won… Read More
Soccsksargen makes much-awaited MPBL debut vs. Muntinlupa
July 12, 2019, 1:51 pm
MANILA — Barring yet another postponement, Soccsksargen will make its much-anticipated Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) debut when it battles Muntinlupa in the curtain-raiser of a three-game card on Friday night at the Caloocan Sports Complex. The Marlins, not to be confused with the… Read More
2019 SEA Games preps 'on track': exec
July 12, 2019, 8:39 am
MANILA -- Preparations for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games are "on track", an official of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) said Thursday night. Ramon Suzara, PHISGOC chief operating officer, said Manila is looking at the completion of all construction tasks by end… Read More
PH bows to Thailand in AOFC Cup semis
July 12, 2019, 7:47 am
BINAN -- The Philippines put up a great fight but came up short against Thailand, 7-13, in the semifinals of the Asia Oceania Confederation Cup at the Alonte Sports Arena here on Thursday night. A four-goal barrage late in the first period set the tone for Thailand's breakaway from the… Read More
GenSan’s Lumacad to fight in Bangkok
July 11, 2019, 8:51 pm
DAVAO CITY — Ryan “The Fire Fist” Lumacad of General Santos City will fight against dangerous Nawaphon“Nakornlo” Kaikana of Thailand in Bangkok on July 20.The 27-year-old Lumacad (14W-2L-3D, 8KO) recently won by retirement over Brian Diano of Cayayan de Oro in the fourth round at the… Read More
Taconing seeks WBC world light flyweight title in Japan
July 11, 2019, 8:42 pm
DAVAO CITY – Jonathan “Lightning” Taconing of Zamboanga del Norte will try to snatch from undefeated Ken Shiro on Friday (July 12) the World Boxing Council world light flyweight title at the EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan.The 32-year-old Taconing (28W-3L-1D, 22KO) won by a unanimous decision… Read More
Enterina, Vallespin to fight in August
July 11, 2019, 8:32 pm
DAVAO CITY – Super featherweight Glenn Enterina of Iligan City will fight Allan “El Matador” Vallespin of Bacolod at The Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex in Parañaque City on August 3. The 24-year-old Enterina (14W-5L-1D, 9KO) twice defeated Jonel “The Prince” Gadapan… Read More
Peñalosa vies for vacant WBC int’l featherweight title
July 11, 2019, 6:09 pm
DAVAO CITY – Undefeated Dave “The Hunter” Peñalosa battles Lerato “Lights Out” Dlamini of South Africa for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) international featherweight title on Friday (July 12) at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Peñalosa, who has unblemished… Read More
Castro picked week’s best player in PBA
July 11, 2019, 3:00 pm
MANILA – Jayson Castro is back doing what he does best for TnT Katropa. The veteran guard has churned out solid numbers for the Katropa in their last two outings in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup, both blowout wins against Rain or Shine and Blackwater. Castro averaged an all-around game of 14.0… Read More
PH floorball squad beats Malaysia in AOFC Cup quarters
July 11, 2019, 1:33 pm
MANILA — The Philippine floorball team clinched the last seat in the Asia Oceania Confederation Cup semifinals after beating Malaysia in the quarterfinals, 5-4, at the Alonte Sports Arena on Wednesday night. Ryan Hallden scored the game-winning goal with only two seconds left in the game as the… Read More
3 Filipino boxers to fight in China
July 10, 2019, 8:50 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Three top-caliber Filipino boxers from Sanman Promotions are seeing action in China in two separate dates this July. Filipino welterweight Adam Diu Abdulhamid (14W-8L-0D, 6KO) will have a rematch against popular Chinese fighter Youli Dong on July 19. The 24-year old Abdulhamid,… Read More
Baguio releases 2019 Batang Pinoy victory bonus to athletes
July 10, 2019, 7:02 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The windfall for performing athletes keep coming in as close to PHP900,000 in bonus from their wins in the Batang Pinoy (BP) national finals held here in September 2018 have been released to 297 athletes. “More than 90 percent of the total athletes have already received their… Read More
Baguio confident to retain Batang Pinoy national crown
July 10, 2019, 4:49 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Despite losing the regional over-all title to Laguna in the Luzon leg of the Batang Pinoy games last March in Ilagan, Isabela, Team Baguio is still confident of retaining the national crown next month in Palawan. “(We are) very hopeful kami to defend our title with the help of… Read More
ROS to parade new import vs. Magnolia
July 9, 2019, 8:37 pm
MANILA — Rain Or Shine will bring in a new foreign reinforcement in its upcoming PBA Commissioner's Cup battle against Magnolia on Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Elasto Painters are set to parade Carl Montgomery in their 4:30 p.m. game against the Hotshots in a… Read More
Kevin Durant officially joins Nets
July 8, 2019, 4:39 pm
WASHINGTON -- NBA All-Star forward Kevin Durant has officially joined the Brooklyn Nets on a four-year, USD141-million deal after three seasons with the Golden State Warriors. The perennial All-Star and two-time NBA champion, ranking third among active players with 22,940 points, has been NBA top… Read More
Gilas Youth settles for 14th place in FIBA U19 WC
July 8, 2019, 7:37 am
MANILA -- Gilas Pilipinas Youth finished its stint in the FIBA U19 World Cup in 14th place. This, after the team lost to New Zealand, 70-76, in the battle for 13th place at the Heraklion University Hall on Sunday. New Zealand held Gilas Youth without a field goal in the last 5:33 of the game while… Read More
