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Gilas Youth settles for 14th place in FIBA U19 WC

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

5 Filipino boxers suffer defeat in Japan

5 Filipino boxers suffer defeat in Japan

July 7, 2019, 4:10 pm

DAVAO CITY – Five Filipino boxers bowed to their respective rivals in a tournament promoted by a Japanese boxing promotion Akihiko Honda of the Teikin Promotions and held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Saturday Al “Rock” Toyogon of Misamis Oriental lost by a unanimous decision to Japanese… Read More

PRRD assures support for SEAG athletes

PRRD assures support for SEAG athletes

July 6, 2019, 11:00 am

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has pledged his support for the country’s athletes in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) that the Philippines will host. "He is behind you para sa (for the) SEAG," Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea told the athletes who attended a general… Read More

Davao Occi Tigers renew ties with Cocolife

Davao Occi Tigers renew ties with Cocolife

July 5, 2019, 9:49 pm

MANILA -- Cocolife will remain the primary backer of the Davao Occidental Tigers for the ongoing Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Lakan Season. The partnership between the reigning Southern Division champions and the insurance company was solidified in a formal signing of the… Read More

Resigned POC execs barred from July 8 meeting

Resigned POC execs barred from July 8 meeting

July 5, 2019, 4:32 pm

MANILA - Resigned members of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board cannot attend the scheduled special meeting on July 8. This was indicated in the July 4 letter sent to the POC by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which received two notices from different groups calling… Read More

Guiao to unveil Gilas shortlist Monday

Guiao to unveil Gilas shortlist Monday

July 5, 2019, 12:11 pm

MANILA -- Coach Yeng Guiao will name the 15 players, who will make up the Gilas Pilipinas training pool for the FIBA World Cup, during the team's next practice on Monday night. Right after the national team's training session on Thursday night at the Meralco Gym in Pasig City, Guiao said the… Read More

Pasay rips Imus in MPBL battle

Pasay rips Imus in MPBL battle

July 4, 2019, 8:08 pm

MANILA -- Pasay led for almost the entire game and ripped Imus, 82-65, in the MPBL Lakan Season at the San Andres Sports Complex on Thursday. Jan Jamon tallied 15 points and three rebounds off the bench to lead the Voyagers, which gradually zapped the game away from the Bandera, leading by as much… Read More

Fernandez, Milby named Team PH deputy chefs de mission

Fernandez, Milby named Team PH deputy chefs de mission

July 4, 2019, 6:29 pm

MANILA -- Team Philippines chef de mission, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William "Butch" Ramirez, has appointed Stephen Fernandez of taekwondo and Ada Milby of rugby as his deputies in the 30th Southeast Asian Games. Milby and Fernandez will be working alongside PSC Commissioners… Read More

Solon to run for POC president on July 28

Solon to run for POC president on July 28

July 4, 2019, 6:09 pm

MANILA -- Cavite 7th District Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino has formally declared his intention to run as president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). Tolentino, who resigned as POC chairman, made the announcement on Thursday during a press conference where he also discussed the… Read More

16 teams to join Ginebra 3x3 national finals

16 teams to join Ginebra 3x3 national finals

July 4, 2019, 2:27 pm

MANILA - A total of 16 teams will compete in the Ginebra 3x3 Tapang ng Tatluhan National Finals on July 5 at the Robinsons Place Manila. The teams will represent Manila, Caloocan, Quezon, Cebu, Davao, Bulacan, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, Tarlac, Cavite, Batangas, Bataan, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Rizal… Read More

2 Baguio female Scrabblers join national finals

2 Baguio female Scrabblers join national finals

July 4, 2019, 2:14 pm

BAGUIO CITY -- Two female Scrabble players here are among the 20 qualifiers to the National Scrabble Championship (NSC) on July 27 and 28. Lewrenda Ambler and Malou Coronacion will be among those seeking for the two Philippine berths to the World Scrabble Championship to be staged in the United… Read More

NorthPort, TNT zero in on Top 2 with contrasting wins

NorthPort, TNT zero in on Top 2 with contrasting wins

July 4, 2019, 8:54 am

MANILA -- NorthPort Batang Pier and TNT KaTropa inched closer to a Top 2 finish in the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner's Cup eliminations after beating their respective foes in contrasting fashion at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. The Batang Pier nosed… Read More

Serbia knocks Gilas Youth out of FIBA U19 World Cup

Serbia knocks Gilas Youth out of FIBA U19 World Cup

July 4, 2019, 8:48 am

MANILA -- Serbia clinched a quarterfinal spot in the FIBA U19 World Cup after downing Gilas Pilipinas Youth, 87-60, in the first round of the playoffs at the Dyo Aorakia Arena in Heraklion, Greece early Thursday (Philippine Time). Serbia pulled away for good late in the first quarter, ending the… Read More

Martin Nguyen battles Japanese challenger at ONE: Dawn of Honor

Martin Nguyen battles Japanese challenger at ONE: Dawn of Honor

July 3, 2019, 4:54 pm

MANILA -- Martin Nguyen will once again defend his ONE Championship featherweight title at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City in the new main event of ONE: Dawn of Honor on August 2. As announced on Wednesday, the Vietnamese-Australian champion will take on Japanese opponent Koyomi Matsushima.… Read More

Sharapova out of Wimbledon due to wrist injury

Sharapova out of Wimbledon due to wrist injury

July 3, 2019, 4:52 pm

MOSCOW -- A left wrist injury and psychological unpreparedness forced Maria Sharapova to retire from Wimbledon, Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) president Shamil Tarpishchev told TASS over the phone on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Russian tennis retired after two hours and 16 minutes while trailing… Read More

Igorot wushin jin hopes for medal in SEA Games

Igorot wushin jin hopes for medal in SEA Games

July 3, 2019, 4:47 pm

BAGUIO CITY – Baguio-grown Gideon Padua is eager to take a long four-month training in China as the nine-member Philippine Wushu sanda team will finally depart for Chengdu, Sichuan, China on July 7. “It’s my first time to train abroad,” the 18-year old Padua told the Philippine News Agency… Read More

Mighty Russia thumps Gilas Youth

Mighty Russia thumps Gilas Youth

July 3, 2019, 1:30 pm

MANILA -- Russia led for almost the entire stretch of the game before mauling Gilas Pilipinas Youth by 28 points, 92-64, in their final game in the group stage of the FIBA U19 World Cup at the Heraklion University Hall, Greece early Wednesday (Philippine Time). A far cry from its first two games… Read More

Capacio, Sara connive to lift Bulacan past Basilan

Capacio, Sara connive to lift Bulacan past Basilan

July 3, 2019, 7:46 am

MANILA -- Gwynne Capacio and Dan Sara took over for the Bulacan Kuyas as the team scored a 65-55 home win against Basilan Steel in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Season at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in Malolos City on Tuesday night. Capacio tallied 21 points, while Sara added… Read More

PH hopes to sweep floorball golds in SEA Games

PH hopes to sweep floorball golds in SEA Games

July 2, 2019, 6:56 pm

MANILA – It’s a sport still unfamiliar to Filipinos but it might be able to deliver golds for the country in the 30th Southeast Asian Games. Floorball returns in the SEA Games calendar of events when the Philippines hosts the biennial meet from November 3 to December 11 this year, and the… Read More

Ancajas wants to become undisputed world champion

Ancajas wants to become undisputed world champion

July 2, 2019, 6:53 pm

MANILA -- Filipino boxing champion Jerwin Ancajas, who once dreamed of winning a title even at a regional level, is now aiming to become the undisputed world champion at 115 pounds. Ancajas, 27, is the reigning IBF super-flyweight champion, and has defended the crown seven times since winning it… Read More