Sports
Pinoy fighters win big in ONE championship
November 24, 2018, 9:48 am
MANILA -- Despite a two-year layoff, Brandon Vera showed on Friday night that he can still pack a punch and still be the heavyweight champion. Vera made a triumphant return to ONE Championship by knocking out Mauro Cerilli in the main event of “ONE: Conquest of Champions”, held at the Mall… Read More
AFC Cup groups of Negros, Iloilo now known
November 23, 2018, 10:15 am
MANILA -- Ceres Negros and Kaya Iloilo already found their opponents in their respective Asian Football Confederation Cup groups following the group draw on Thursday in Kuala Lumpur. Negros, the reigning Philippines Football League champion, was drawn to Group G with Vietnamese club Becamex Binh… Read More
Bulacan rallies to beat Pasay at home
November 23, 2018, 10:12 am
MANILA -- Pasay was poised to give Bulacan a humiliating home loss come halftime. The Kuyas, however, found their groove in the final 20 minutes. Bulacan came back from 19 points down to subdue Pasay, 73-70, in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium… Read More
Pampanga downs Laguna, 75-58
November 23, 2018, 10:10 am
MANILA -- With Jong Baloria in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, many Pampanga fans looked at a possibility of him dropping his 500th point in the league on Thursday night near its home. Instead, it was Jeric Fabian and Levi Hernandez who went on a tear. Fabian played his best game so… Read More
Bedic saves Azkals as Nationals draw with Thailand
November 22, 2018, 5:23 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Azkals banked on an unlikely hero to save their semifinal bid in the ASEAN Football Federation Championship. Late substitute Jovin Bedic scored the equalizer goal as the Azkals forced a 1-1 draw with defending champion Thailand at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod on Wednesday… Read More
Gilas-Jordan tune-up ends in tussle
November 22, 2018, 10:11 am
MANILA -- With how their first meeting went in terms of physicality and emotions, the tune-up rematch of Gilas Pilipinas and Jordan on Wednesday night was expected to be a tighter encounter. It went more than that. Tempers flared up in the tail-end of their two-game friendly series at the Meralco… Read More
San Juan, Imus prevail in thrillers
November 22, 2018, 10:04 am
MANILA -- San Juan rallied late in overtime to defeat Manila at home, 84-80, in their anticipated Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League battle at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City on Wednesday night. The Knights squandered a double-digit lead in entering the fourth quarter and even had… Read More
Vera ready to defend title vs. Cerilli in ONE Championship
November 21, 2018, 1:51 pm
MANILA -- Brandon “The Truth” Vera is confident of defending his ONE heavyweight world title belt against Mauro “The Hammer” Cerilli of Italy when they meet on Friday in the ONE: Conquest of Champions at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. “I would much rather die than lose in front of… Read More
UP's Akhuetie set to be named UAAP MVP
November 20, 2018, 10:56 pm
MANILA -- The blessings keep on coming in for the University of the Philippines. After making a return to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men's basketball semifinals after a long drought, its transfer big man, Bright Akhuetie, is set to receive the season's Most… Read More
DavOcc blasts Zamboanga for 9th straight win
November 20, 2018, 10:06 pm
MANILA -- Davao Occidental zoomed past Zamboanga, 93-68, to bolster its Southern Division lead in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup at the Valenzuela City Astrodome on Tuesday night. The Tigers cruised to their ninth straight win by stifling the Valientes from start to finish,… Read More
Gilas falls to Jordan in friendly game
November 20, 2018, 10:03 am
MANILA -- Gilas Pilipinas put up a gallant fight but still fell short to Jordan, 98-92, in the first of a two-game friendly series at the Meralco Gym in Pasig on Monday night. The visiting Jordanians blazed past Gilas late in the fourth quarter before holding off the host squad down the stretch.… Read More
Friendlies vs. Jordan, Lebanon highlight Gilas' daily grind
November 19, 2018, 9:31 am
MANILA -- The crucial part of the Gilas Pilipinas' preparation for the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers has already begun as Coach Yeng Guiao announced that the daily practice sessions of the national team kicked off with its Sunday night training at the Meralco Gym. The Philippine… Read More
17 pros in Gilas training as Ginebra guys, Pringle join
November 19, 2018, 9:30 am
MANILA -- The Gilas pool was almost at full strength on Sunday night at the resumption of its practice at the Meralco Gym in Pasig. The four key players of Ginebra, who made it to the national team pool - Japeth Aguilar, Greg Slaughter, LA Tenorio, and Scottie Thompson - took part in the training… Read More
NU Pep back as UAAP cheerdance champ
November 18, 2018, 11:18 am
MANILA -- The NU Pep Squad returned to the top of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines cheerdance ladder after ruling this year's competition in front of 20,117 people at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Saturday night. Crashed out of the podium last year, NU Pep bounced back… Read More
Azkals survive late East Timor push for 2nd win in Suzuki Cup
November 18, 2018, 10:58 am
MANILA -- The Philippine Azkals held off a late East Timor run to take a 3-2 win in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup at the Kuala Lumpur Stadium in Malaysia on Saturday night. Up 3-0 midway through the second half, the Azkals almost blew the lead as two goals in just two minutes… Read More
Alaska clinches finals berth after edging Meralco
November 18, 2018, 10:58 am
MANILA -- It's Magnolia versus Alaska in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup Finals. The Aces clinched the second spot in the best-of-seven championship series after eliminating the Meralco Bolts, 99-92, in Game 4 of the best-of-five semifinals at the Cuneta Astrodome in… Read More
NIP eliminates TNC from KL Major
November 17, 2018, 9:20 am
MANILA -- TNC introduced itself to the DOTA 2 community with arguably the biggest upset ever in The International.However, on Friday night, it was its turn to be at the wrong side of a stunner as the relatively unknown Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) made its own introduction at the Kuala Lumpur Major.… Read More
Zamboanga, Parañaque move up in South standings with huge wins
November 16, 2018, 9:32 am
MANILA -- Zamboanga came alive in the fourth quarter to defeat Caloocan, 72-67, in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup at the Strike Gymnasium in Bacoor on Thursday night. The Valientes struck back in the final frame after failing to sustain a good first quarter. After… Read More
Ginebra extends semis vs. Magnolia with comeback win
November 15, 2018, 8:24 am
MANILA -- When Magnolia built a 58-42 halftime lead in Game 3 of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup semifinals, some fans are already thinking of conceding as their revered Ginebra faces a sweep in the best-of-five series. But the Barangay's never-say-die spirit prevailed… Read More
UP back in UAAP Final Four after rout of La Salle
November 15, 2018, 7:27 am
MANILA -- Most of the current University of the Philippines students were not yet born the last time its men's basketball team made the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) semifinals. After a huge win on Wednesday night, they will finally get to see the Fighting Maroons in… Read More
