Sports
Ex-WBO champ wins in ABF Bantamweight title bout
March 10, 2019, 6:30 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Silver champion Denver “The Excitement” Cuello scored a second-round technical knockout against Indonesian Jack Amisa to win the Asia Boxing Federation (ABF) bantamweight title on Friday night at the Angono gym in Angono, Rizal. Cuello, 32,… Read More
Catalan KO's Naito to inch closer to ONE title shot
March 9, 2019, 4:46 pm
MANILA -- Rene Catalan pulled off a major stunner at ONE: Reign of Valor after beating former ONE strawweight champion Yoshitaka Naito at the Thuwanna Indoor Stadium in Yangon on Friday night. A series of right hand punches to the face from Catalan opened a huge cut on Naito's right cheek, and the… Read More
Meralco escapes NorthPort in 2OT classic; SMB zaps NLEX
March 9, 2019, 8:56 am
MANILA -- Meralco needed two overtime periods before upending NorthPort, 126-123, in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Friday night. The Bolts, needing a late fightback in the fourth quarter to force the first overtime and another in the same period to force… Read More
PSC to meet with POC, PHISGOC
March 8, 2019, 8:32 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is planning to sit down with officials from the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) next week about the preparations for the biennial tournament. PSC chairman William "Butch" Ramirez has… Read More
MPBL commish orders completion of halted Navotas-Munti match
March 8, 2019, 4:09 pm
MANILA -- Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) commissioner Kenneth Duremdes told both the Navotas Clutch and Muntinlupa Cagers to finish their match at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, preceding the scheduled twin bill at the Angeles University Foundation Gym. Both the Clutch and the Cagers faced… Read More
SEA Games preps for e-sports in full gear
March 8, 2019, 3:12 pm
MANILA -- A planning workshop for SEA Games 2019 e-sports National Federations was conducted by the Philippine SEAG E-Sports Union (PSEU), the Philippine South East Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC), and Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF). The workshop was held to finalize the… Read More
UST surprises Cignal-Ateneo in D-League play
March 8, 2019, 8:07 am
MANILA — University of Santo Tomas pulled off a stunner in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) D-League, romping Cignal-Ateneo, 112-98, at the Paco Arena on Thursday. The Growling Tigers — at least for Rhenz Abando, Dave Ando, Soulemane Chabi-Yo, and Renzo Subido, got a payback of… Read More
Navotas sets new MPBL scoring record in rout of QC
March 8, 2019, 8:06 am
MANILA — The Navotas Clutch set a Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) scoring record after dropping 120 points on Quezon City Capitals in a 15-point home win at the Navotas Sports Complex on Thursday night. The Clutch eclipsed the previous record set by the Bulacan Kuyas and was tied by… Read More
Billiards qualifying tournament for 30th SEA Games set
March 7, 2019, 9:14 pm
MANILA -- The Billiard Sports Confederation of the Philippines (BSCP) on Thursday announced the staging of a tournament to select players for the 30th Southeast Asian Games this year. The qualifying tournament will be held from March 11 to 29 at the Gameball training center on the second floor of… Read More
18 players named to Volcanoes pool for World Rugby 7s qualifier
March 7, 2019, 7:51 pm
MANILA -- Eighteen players were called up to the national team pool for the World Rugby Sevens Series Qualifier from April 5-7 in Hong Kong. As announced on Thursday, Joe Dawson, Robert Fogerty, and Justin Coveney, who have been stellar during their current careers with the Volcanoes, will lead… Read More
Phoenix nears QF bonus; ROS stunned by Columbian
March 7, 2019, 7:40 am
MANILA — The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and Phoenix Fuel Masters met contrasting fates on Wednesday night in their quest to capture a twice-to-beat advantage in the Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup quarterfinals. The Fuel Masters subdued the Magnolia Hotshots, 89-87, but the… Read More
Ex-RP team member wins in MINPROBA Lightweight title
March 6, 2019, 9:56 pm
BRAULIO DUJALI, Davao del Norte – Former RP boxing team member Charly Suarez proved that he has what it takes to be a champion when he easily destroyed Justin Cabarles in the 2nd round to win the Mindanao Professional Boxing Association (MinProba) lightweight title on Tuesday night at Dujali Gym… Read More
Ajinomoto hailed as major sponsor of 30th SEA Games
March 6, 2019, 8:38 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) on Wednesday welcomed Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (AJICO) as one of major sponsors of the 30th SEA Games slated from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 this year. PHISGOC chairperson Alan Peter Cayetano has expressed his gratitude to Ajinomoto… Read More
Cignal-Ateneo, UST lock horns in rematch of UAAP 3x3 final
March 6, 2019, 5:42 pm
MANILA — Just four days after taking on each other in the UAAP 3x3 men's final, Cignal-Ateneo and University of Santo Tomas will face off again, this time in the traditional 5-on-5 basketball game. The Blue Eagles and the Growling Tigers will collide on March 7 in one of three scheduled PBA… Read More
Sotto named top HS baller, gets interest from Euro teams
March 6, 2019, 8:25 am
MANILA — Kai Sotto was named the top high school player of the Philippines for the second straight year by the National Basketball Training Center. As announced on Tuesday, the seven-foot-two center from Ateneo de Manila High School headlined this year's "NBTC 24", hailing the best juniors… Read More
Basilan, Pampanga score wins in MPBL
March 6, 2019, 8:24 am
MANILA — The Basilan Steel and Pampanga Lanterns defeated their respective foes in no-bearing matches in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup at the Angeles University Foundation Gym on Tuesday night. The Steel edged the Rizal Crusaders, 94-90, while the Lanterns blasted the… Read More
Basketball coaches’ convention set March 22-24
March 5, 2019, 2:45 pm
MANILA -- Around 1,500 coaches from 105 cities all over the country are joining the Go for Gold National Coaches Convention organized by the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC). Current Ateneo de Manila University and former Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tab Baldwin and former Australian… Read More
Abueva is Player of the Week
March 5, 2019, 7:40 am
MANILA — Calvin Abueva has been embracing his sixth man role with Phoenix Fuel Masters. This past week, as the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup resumed action from the Gilas Pilipinas break, the national team mainstay showed that he can still be effective off the bench,… Read More
Zamboanga Q4 surge shuts down Imus
March 5, 2019, 7:24 am
MANILA — Zamboanga Rapidos stifled Imus Bandera in the fourth quarter to walk away with an 83-78 win in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup at the STRIKE Gymnasium in Bacoor on Monday night. The Rapidos went on a huge 11-0 run midway in the final frame to take a 79-70 lead with… Read More
Superbad finally wins in 7's FL
March 4, 2019, 9:40 pm
MANILA — Superbad finally scored a win in the 7's Football League in Matchday 5 at the McKinley Hill Stadium in Taguig on Sunday night. After four tough defeats in succession, Superbad barged into the win column with a 4-1 drubbing of Stallion Laguna. Superbad drew first blood in the match and… Read More
