Sports
Grassroots sports program to shield youth from illegal drugs
February 24, 2019, 8:01 pm
ILOILO CITY — Local government officials on Sunday vowed to support grassroots sports programs in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s goal to shield the youth from illegal drugs. “The city government supports the program of the President that through sports we stop illegal drugs in this… Read More
Batang Pinoy Visayas qualifying leg kicks off in Iloilo
February 24, 2019, 7:47 pm
ILOILO CITY -- The Visayas qualifying leg of the 2019 Philippine Youth Games-Batang Pinoy (PYG-BP) unfolds on Monday with 14 gold medals up for grabs in athletics and swimming competitions at the Iloilo Sports Complex here. A total of 2,849 athletes from 71 local government units (LGUs) are… Read More
PSA to honor ex-PNA sportswriter
February 24, 2019, 2:37 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Sportswriters Association will honor one of its own during the SMC-PSA Annual Awards Night on Tuesday at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel. Lito Tacujan, the highly-revered former sports editor and associate editor of the Philippine Star, is going to be given a… Read More
Pogoy returns for Gilas against Kazakhstan
February 24, 2019, 1:25 pm
MANILA — RR Pogoy may make or break Gilas Pilipinas' hopes of making the FIBA World Cup.Pogoy, who is now eligible to play national team ball again, made the Final 12 for Gilas in its Asian Qualifiers showdown against Kazakhstan.In an announcement at the Samahang basketbol ng Pilipinas FB page… Read More
4 Cebu golf courses to host PAL interclub championship
February 23, 2019, 6:57 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Four golf courses in the Queen City of the South will host this year’s Philippine Airlines Interclub Championship, starting with the Senior Play on Wednesday.Alta Vista and Club Filipino de Cebu in Danao will be the site of the Seniors action, with both courses carved out of… Read More
Gilas' road to FIBA WC toughens as Jordan wins, Lebanon falls
February 23, 2019, 3:58 pm
MANILA -- The race to the last Asian spots in the FIBA World Cup will now boil down to the final day of the qualifiers after Jordan mauled China and Lebanon was subdued by New Zealand early Saturday (Philippine time). Behind a great start from Zaid Abbas and an explosion from Dar Tucker, Jordan… Read More
NSNU wins UAAP juniors basketball title, sweeps Ateneo in finals
February 23, 2019, 8:33 am
MANILA -- The Nazareth School of the National University (NSNU) grasped the University Athletic Association of the Philippines' juniors basketball title, completing a sweep of Ateneo in the finals with a 64-53 win in Game 2 of the best-of-three series at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City… Read More
Angelo Que joins Maybank Championship
February 22, 2019, 3:20 pm
MANILA — Filipino golfer Angelo Que is the latest addition to the cast of the Maybank Championship. Que becomes the fifth Southeast Asian golfer who will participate in the said tournament from March 21-24 at the Saujana Golf & Country Club in Shah Alam, Malaysia. He will be joined in the ASEAN… Read More
PSC hails solons who backed creation of PH sports training center
February 22, 2019, 1:37 pm
MANILA – A week after President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed a law creating a ‘state-of-the-art’ Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC), Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William Ramirez thanked the lawmakers who authored and co-sponsored the measure in the Senate. "We express our… Read More
Muntinlupa tightens hold of 2nd place; Davao Occ blasts Rizal
February 22, 2019, 8:19 am
MANILA — The Muntinlupa Cagers got a huge head start in the race for the second seed in the Southern Division playoffs in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup after drubbing the Bulacan Kuyas, 86-66, at the Muntinlupa Sports Center on Thursday night. The Cagers turned to… Read More
Gilas stays alive in FIBA World Cup bid with win vs. Qatar
February 22, 2019, 8:18 am
MANILA — Gilas Pilipinas is still in the race for the FIBA World Cup. The national basketball team got a much-needed win to stay alive in the Asian Qualifiers, drubbing Qatar, 84-46, at the Al-Gharafa Sports Club in Doha early Friday (Philippine time). While both teams began the game slow, Qatar… Read More
P10-K cash awaits Antique WVRAA gold medalists
February 21, 2019, 8:09 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Antiqueño athletes who won gold medals in the ongoing Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) 2019 meet in Roxas City, Capiz will be awarded PHP10,000 cash. Antique Provincial Information Officer Galileo Magbanua said in an interview Thursday that… Read More
Taekwondo jins hope to deliver in SEAG
February 21, 2019, 7:45 pm
MANILA – Expect the Philippine taekwondo team to deliver gold medals during the 30th Southeast Asian Games in Manila. Barcelona Olympics bronze medalist Stephen Fernandez cannot be wrong. “Our taekwondo team will definitely surpass our achievements in the last SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur two… Read More
Eala, Quizon chosen PSA’s MILO junior athletes of the year
February 21, 2019, 7:13 pm
MANILA – Two budding protégés in the field of tennis and chess have been chosen as the MILO Junior Male and Female Athlete of the Year in the coming SMC-PSA (Philippine Sportswriters Association) Annual Awards Night at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel. Netter Alexandra Eala and chess… Read More
PBA team owner wants PH Sports Training Center built on time
February 21, 2019, 4:35 pm
MANILA — If 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero is to be asked, he would want the new Philippine Sports Training Center to be finished within two years. "There is no wiggling out of this 24-month deadline. If the builders have to work 24/7, they must," Romero said in a statement. Romero, the… Read More
PH golf ace Saso to compete in WAAP
February 21, 2019, 7:32 am
MANILA — Yuka Saso is among the favorites to win the second Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) golf tournament. Saso, who won two gold medals in last year's Asian Games in Jakarta, will join a field consisting of 80 female amateur golfers for the WAAP at The Royal Golf Club in Hokota, Japan on… Read More
Makati ties MPBL streak record; QC scores crucial home win
February 21, 2019, 7:27 am
MANILA — The Makati Skyscrapers equaled the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) record for the longest winning streak after trouncing the Biñan Heroes, 76-65, at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City on Wednesday night. The Skyscrapers stifled the Heroes in the first half, limiting them to… Read More
Clark’s modern sports complex will be ready for 30th SEA Games
February 20, 2019, 6:32 pm
MANILA – Developers and their associate, Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), assured that facilities of the modern sports complex in New Clark City will be ready for the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games by November. With nine months to go before the Nov. 30 to… Read More
Starters for PBA All-Star Game revealed
February 20, 2019, 8:30 am
MANILA -- It's gonna be speed versus brute in this year's Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Star Game at the Calasiao Sports Complex in Pangasinan on March 31. Four agile players will headline the North All-Star starters, while the twin tower combination of June Mar Fajardo and Greg… Read More
FIBA 3x3 Super Quest set to take place in PH
February 20, 2019, 8:29 am
MANILA — The Philippines’ last dash to the first-ever Olympic 3x3 basketball event got a huge boost as it hosts the FIBA 3x3 Asia-Pacific Super Quest, possibly in April. Ronald Mascariñas, president of Chooks-To-Go, the main presenter of the tournament, officially announced the development… Read More
