Sports
Desiderio joins PBA Draft
December 7, 2018, 8:48 pm
MANILA -- Fresh from bringing the University of the Philippines back to the UAAP men's basketball finals, Paul Desiderio is bringing his talents to the Philippine Basketball Association. The wingman who became a pillar of the Fighting Maroons' renaissance from perennial cellar-dwellers to Final 4… Read More
Muntinlupa ends slide with win at Imus
December 7, 2018, 5:53 pm
MANILA -- Muntinlupa finally stopped its bleeding and trounced Imus on the road, 80-74, in the MPBL Datu Cup at the Imus City Sports Complex on Thursday night. Playing for the second straight time minus Head Coach Aldin Ayo, the Cagers withstood a huge push by the Bandera and gave Jack Azcueta his… Read More
UP 'already a winner' despite runner-up finish: Guiao
December 7, 2018, 4:28 pm
MANILA -- Coach Yeng Guiao is all praises for the University of the Philippines (UP) despite falling short of a Cinderella finish in the UAAP men's basketball season. "UP is already a winner, whatever happens," Guiao said in a recent interview. Guiao played for the Fighting Maroons from 1977-1980.… Read More
Nat’l Open Weightlifting Championships set Dec. 7-14 in Cebu
December 7, 2018, 2:57 pm
MANILA -- The Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (Philippine Weightlifting Association) will hold its National Open Championships from Dec. 7-14 at the SM Mall in Cebu City. In a statement issued on Friday, SWP president Monico Puentevella said that the 6-in-1 tournament will serve as tryouts for… Read More
500 athletes join Oblate schools’ sports meet in Midsayap
December 7, 2018, 2:54 pm
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato -- The Notre Dame of Midsayap College (NDMC) is now hosting the first–ever Oblate Schools Cultural-Athletic Association (OSCAA) Meet 2018 with some 500 athletes from five Oblate-run schools in the country in attendance. The three-day sports event, which officially… Read More
Otico, Alcantara reach PCA Open Tennis Championships semis
December 7, 2018, 1:46 pm
MANILA -- Top seed John Bryan Otico boosted his title-retention bid after posting a 6-0, 7-5 victory over No. 8 Ronald Joven to reach the men's singles semifinal round of the ongoing Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open Tennis Championships at the PCA indoor shell court in Paco. The win set… Read More
Batangas City blasts Parañaque to go 2nd in MPBL South
December 7, 2018, 7:47 am
MANILA -- Batangas City Athletics cruised to its seventh consecutive win in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup after pipping the Parañaque Patriots, 71-57, at the Imus City Sports Complex on Thursday night. The Athletics remained unbeaten with Jeff Viernes still providing the… Read More
Vietnam ousts Azkals from Suzuki Cup
December 7, 2018, 7:41 am
MANILA -- Vietnam made sure the Philippine Azkals will not have a repeat of the "Miracle in Hanoi" to steal the last spot in the ASEAN Football Federation Championship finals as it scored a 2-1 win in the second leg of their semifinal series in the Vietnamese capital on Thursday night. The Azkals,… Read More
Newcamp football club rises from hills of Bukidnon
December 6, 2018, 9:42 pm
Barangay official Lemuel Rey Arana leads the ceremonial kickoff during the 3rd Anlaw Ta Tankulan Football Festival in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, on Saturday. (Photo by Jack Biantan)CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY --CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- From the hills of Manolo Fortich Bukidnon comes a new football club (FC)… Read More
Magnolia opens finals vs Alaska with rout
December 6, 2018, 7:43 am
MANILA -- After two weeks, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) returned to finally end what has been a colorful season. And so did Magnolia Hotshots. The Hotshots came out on Wednesday night with a bang, blasting Alaska Aces, 100-84, in Game 1 of the Governors' Cup Finals at the Mall of… Read More
Ateneo sweeps UP for back-to-back UAAP crowns
December 5, 2018, 7:41 pm
MANILA -- The Ateneo Blue Eagles are the kings of Katipunan! Ateneo successfully retained the UAAP men's basketball championship after blasting the University of the Philippines, 99-81, in Game 2 of the finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Led by a 38-point bomb from Thirdy Ravena… Read More
Palad banned from Chongqing Major; TNC Predator sanctioned too
December 5, 2018, 6:47 pm
MANILA -- There will be no Carlo Palad in the Chongqing Major. No less than the developer of DOTA 2 itself, Valve, dropped the executioner's ax on the TNC Predator offlaner in a statement on Tuesday. "We are now stepping in directly and banning Kuku (Palad) from attending this event," Valve said.… Read More
Perasol optimistic on UP's chances vs. Ateneo in Game 2
December 4, 2018, 7:54 pm
MANILA -- Despite losing the series opener on Saturday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Coach Bo Perasol believes that the University of the Philippines has what it takes to beat Ateneo de Manila in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men's basketball… Read More
Laoag City to host MILO Marathon national finals Dec. 9
December 4, 2018, 5:41 pm
MANILA -- All is set for the staging of the 42nd MILO Marathon national finals on December 9 in Ilocos Norte's capital city of Laoag. An estimated 12,000 runners, including 800 in the 42K elite category, are joining the country's biggest and longest running race that will start at the Laoag… Read More
PSC to build sports training center in Pangasinan
December 4, 2018, 5:38 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will build a world-class sports complex in Pangasinan next year. This was announced by PSC chairman William "Butch" Ramirez in a press conference at the PSC building inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila on Tuesday. Ramirez said… Read More
Iran comes back to shock Gilas
December 4, 2018, 8:34 am
MANILA -- Many thought Iran would struggle against Gilas Pilipinas on Monday night with Samad Nikkhah Bahrami and Hamed Haddadi out. Not to mention big men Meisam Mirzaeh and Rouzbeh Arghavan fouling out while putting on an effort to guard Gilas' big men. But the Iranian side showed heart down the… Read More
TNC denies Palad banned from Chongqing Major
December 3, 2018, 10:09 am
MANILA -- TNC Predator denied earlier reports that star offlaner Carlo Palad is banned from the upcoming Chongqing Major. In a statement Sunday, TNC Predator quoted the organizers of the said DOTA 2 tournament in saying "that neither TNC nor Kuku is banned from attending the Major." However, TNC… Read More
Iran to play Gilas sans Bahrami, Haddadi
December 3, 2018, 9:17 am
MANILA -- Gilas has a good chance of beating Iran this time around. Iran head coach Mehran Shahintab confirmed that his team will miss the services of ace gunner Nikkhah Bahrami and beanpole Hamed Haddadi for its all-important FIBA World Cup Qualifiers match against Gilas Pilipinas on Monday… Read More
Azkals loses to Vietnam at start of Suzuki Cup semis
December 3, 2018, 9:12 am
MANILA -- The Philippine Azkals found Vietnam too tough even at home. The Azkals bowed to the Golden Dragons, 1-2, at the start of their two-leg ASEAN Football Federation Championship semifinals at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City on Sunday. Nguyen Anh Duc and Phan Van Duc led Vietnam's road… Read More
Gilas 12 vs. Iran named
December 2, 2018, 7:53 pm
MANILA -- Greg Slaughter, Alex Cabagnot, and Poy Erram will give way to Jayson Castro, Troy Rosario, and Arwind Santos as Gilas Pilipinas battles Iran in a pivotal FIBA World Cup Qualifiers match at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Monday night. In the statement on Sunday, the Samahang Basketbol… Read More
