Sports
Dagupan team withdraws from 'Batang Pinoy' for safety reasons
September 16, 2018, 8:10 pm
DAGUPAN CITY -- The Balon Dagupan Team has pulled out from the "Batang Pinoy" national finals that is scheduled to start in Baguio City on Monday, due to the venue’s high safety risk after it was struck by Typhoon Ompong. In her letter addressed to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman… Read More
Garcia wins back-to-back titles in Sri Lanka tennis tourney
September 16, 2018, 11:32 am
MANILA -- Matthew Anton Garcia and partner Tanapatt Nirundorn of Thailand won their second straight doubles title at the Sri Lanka International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit in Colombo. Garcia and Nirundorn scored a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Kim Hyeong Jin and Kim Sunwoo of South Korea in… Read More
UAAP, UCSAA postpone play
September 15, 2018, 9:47 am
MANILA -- The University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and the Universities, Colleges, Schools Athletic Association (UCSAA) have decided to postpone their scheduled games for Saturday due to Typhoon Ompong. "After due consultation and considering what appears to be a severe… Read More
Shocker vs. SoKor highlights Volcanoes' 2-0 start in Asia Rugby 7's
September 15, 2018, 9:43 am
MANILA -- The Philippine Volcanoes went 2-0 to start their campaign in the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Hong Kong on Friday. The Volcanoes stunned South Korea in their first outing before downing Southeast Asian rival Malaysia in the nightcap. Ryan Howe scored the winning try as the Volcanoes… Read More
Baloria sets MPBL scoring record, but Pampanga loses to Imus
September 14, 2018, 8:29 pm
MANILA -- Jong Baloria reset the single-game scoring record in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, but his rampage came up short as Pampanga dropped a 76-88 decision to Imus at the Imus City Sports Complex in Imus on Thursday night. Baloria erupted for 36 points, eclipsing the previous mark… Read More
PFF W-League games postponed, too
September 14, 2018, 8:19 pm
MANILA – The anticipated inclement weather in Cavite due to Typhoon Ompong forced the PFF Women's League to postpone its entire weekend fixtures at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona town. In the supposed schedule, La Salle and University of the Philippines will collide in the first of… Read More
PH to send 57 athletes to Asian Para Games in Indonesia next month
September 14, 2018, 3:50 pm
MANILA -- Paralympics medalists Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta of powerlifting and Josephine Medina of table tennis will lead Team Philippines in the 3rd Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia next month. Ancheta is the first Filipino medalist in the Paralympics when she won the bronze in Sydney,… Read More
PH paddlers capture 2 gold medals in ICF World Dragonboat Championship
September 14, 2018, 2:41 pm
GAINESVILLE, Georgia -- The Philippines quickly snatched two gold medals in record-setting fashion during the opener of the prestigious 2018 ICF World Dragon Boat Championships at the Lake Lanier Olympic Park here. The national paddlers from the Philippine Canoe Kayak Dragonboat Federation (PCKDF)… Read More
PH netter Garcia reaches doubles semifinal in Sri Lanka
September 14, 2018, 1:37 pm
MANILA -- Matthew Anton Garcia and partner Tanapatt Nirundorn of Thailand stayed on course to another doubles title after reaching the semifinal round of the Sri Lanka International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit Week 2 at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo. Garcia and… Read More
Iran turns back gritty Gilas in FIBA WCQ play
September 14, 2018, 8:44 am
MANILA -- Iran got its bearings going in the final quarter to repulse Gilas Pilipinas, 81-73, in their FIBA World Cup Qualifiers match-up at the Azady Gym in Tehran on Thursday night. The Iranians, who opted to sit out star center Hamed Haddadi for most of the game, took down Gilas in the period… Read More
Bataan downs Valenzuela in low-scoring match-up
September 13, 2018, 9:20 pm
MANILA – Bataan made a great offensive effort in the fourth quarter to defeat Valenzuela, 59-55, in the MPBL Datu Cup at the Bataan People's Center in Balanga on Wednesday night. The Risers somehow found their offense going smoother in the final frame, enough to take down the Classic in a tight… Read More
UCBL postpones games due to ‘Ompong’
September 13, 2018, 3:26 pm
MANILA -- Typhoon Ompong may only have a little impact on Metro Manila right now.But as the city of Parañaque geared up for an expected stormy weekend due to the typhoon by postponing classes on Thursday, the Universities and Colleges Basketball League followed suit. The league announced that the… Read More
San Juan blasts Pasig in rivalry revival
September 13, 2018, 10:04 am
MANILA -- As the old Metropolitan Basketball Association rivalry between Pasig Pirates and San Juan Knights was revived on Wednesday night in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, many fans expected a tight encounter between the two sides. Instead, the Knights handed the Pirates a bad beat to… Read More
90 Bacolod athletes to see action in Batang Pinoy nationals
September 13, 2018, 10:03 am
BACOLOD CITY -- Ninety athletes from Bacolod City will see action in the 2018 Batang Pinoy National Championships on September 15 to 21 in Baguio City. Geraldine Montemayor, secretariat head of the Office of Youth and Sports Development, said Team Bacolod are flying to Manila early Thursday… Read More
Powerlifter Ancheta pockets 2 bronze medals in Japan
September 13, 2018, 7:58 am
MANILA -- The Philippines won two bronze medals courtesy of Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta at the Worlds Para Powerlifting Open/Asia-Oceania Pacific Championships in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka, Japan on Wednesday. Ancheta, the pride of Kiangan town in Ifugao province, lifted 105kgs in her second attempt… Read More
Chot Reyes resigns as Gilas head coach
September 13, 2018, 7:37 am
MANILA -- Chot Reyes announced that he will step down as the head coach of the Philippine national men's basketball team. "Now that the PBA has opened its doors fully to the SBP and the national team, it is time for me to step aside," Reyes said in a statement posted on his social media channels.… Read More
PH lawn bowlers win silver medal in Malaysia
September 12, 2018, 1:53 pm
MANILA -- The Philippines captured the silver medal in the mixed pair event at the Asian Lawn Bowls Team Championships in Terengganu, Malaysia two weeks ago. Southeast Asian (SEA) Games medalist Ronalyn Greenlees and teammate Hommer Mercado made it to the championship round but they lost to… Read More
PH to battle Iran sans Slaughter
September 12, 2018, 1:34 pm
MANILA -- Coach Yeng Guiao will parade a big man-laden Philippine roster to match up with Iran's size in their FIBA World Cup Qualifiers match in Tehran on Thursday night. On Wednesday, Guiao named Raymond Almazan, Beau Belga, Poy Erram, Ian Sangalang, Chris Standhardinger, and Asi Taulava into… Read More
Figure skater Panlilio to compete in Canada Junior Grand Prix
September 12, 2018, 12:59 pm
MANILA -- Figure skater Diane Gabrielle "Gaby" Panlilio hopes to make the country proud when she competes in the International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix in Richmond, Canada this week. Panlilio is the only Filipino entered in the tournament to be held at the Minoru Arenas on Sept.… Read More
PH netter Garcia enters doubles quarterfinals in Sri Lanka
September 12, 2018, 12:33 pm
MANILA -- Matthew Anton Garcia and his partner, Tanapatt Nirundorn of Thailand, stunned the tandem of top seeds Prasanna Pravin Bagade and Kushan Shah of India, 6-1, 6-3, to advance to the boys' doubles quarterfinals in the ongoing Sri Lanka ITF Junior Circuit Week 2 at the Sri Lanka Tenis… Read More
