Sports
Karatekas Soriano, Macaalay bow out of Asian Games
August 26, 2018, 5:46 pm
JAKARTA -- Two more athletes from karate kissed their medal hopes goodbye after failing to advance in the 18th Asian Games competitions at the Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall here on Sunday. Mae Soriano survived her first-round match against Jordan's Fatima Alshawabkeh, 2-1, to reach the… Read More
PH loses to Indonesia in Asian Games volleyball prelim
August 26, 2018, 3:46 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippines bowed to Indonesia, 1-3 (20-25, 20-25, 26-24, 22-25) in the 18th Asian Games women's volleyball preliminary round Group A at the Gelora Bung Karno Volley Center here on Saturday night. Alyssa Valdez scored 16 points while Alyja Daphne Santiago added 13 points for the… Read More
Ceres Negros seals 2nd PFL title with 4-1 win over Stallion Laguna
August 26, 2018, 9:39 am
BACOLOD CITY -- Ceres Negros sealed its second Philippines Football League (PFL) title with a 4-1 domination of Stallion Laguna in the season’s final match at Panaad Stadium on Saturday night. Coming from a loss to Davao Aguilas two weeks ago, the Busmen returned to winning form as Bienvenido… Read More
Ju-jitsu fighters Ramirez, Eppinger lose in Asian Games
August 25, 2018, 6:56 pm
JAKARTA -- After winning the bronze medal in men's BMX of cycling in the 18th Asian Games, the Philippines failed to reach the medal round in the Ju-jitsu and karate competitions on Saturday. Asian champions Annie Ramirez and Apryl Jessica Eppinger were eliminated in the first round of… Read More
Cyclist Caluag wins BMX bronze in Asian Games
August 25, 2018, 4:25 pm
JAKARTA -- Filipino-American Daniel Patrick Caluag lost in the men's BMX of cycling final to give the Philippines its seventh bronze medal at the 18th Asian Games here on Saturday. The 31-year-old registered nurse based in Los Angeles, California clocked 35 minutes and 842 seconds, 2 minutes and… Read More
Junemar Fajardo suffers shin fracture
August 25, 2018, 8:49 am
MANILA -- San Miguel may need to play most of its PBA Governors' Cup games without its superstar. The team's physician confirmed on Friday night that Junemar Fajardo will miss up to two months of play due to a leg injury. In particular, the team doctor revealed that Fajardo has a stress fracture… Read More
Jiu-jitsu fighter Ochoa wins PH's 6th bronze in Asian Games
August 24, 2018, 9:47 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippines captured its sixth bronze medal in the 18th Asian Games courtesy of Margarita Ochoa in the women's Newaza -49-kg. event in the Jiu-jitsu competition at the Jakarta Convention Center Assembly Hall here on Friday. Ochoa, a gold medalist in the 2018 Asian Championships in… Read More
Loon, Dines enter pencak silat semis in Asian Games
August 24, 2018, 7:55 pm
JAKARTA -- Jefferson Rhey Loon and Dines Dumaan demolished their respective quarterfinal opponents to advance in the medal round of the 18th Asian Games pencak silat competition at the Pencak Silat Center here on Friday. Loon, a bronze medalist in the 2017 Malaysia SEA Games, eliminated Almazbek… Read More
PH athletics team to start Asian Games campaign on Saturday
August 24, 2018, 5:48 pm
JAKARTA -- Defending SEA Games champion decathlete Aries Toledo will kick off the Philippine campaign in the 18th Asian Games athletics competition at the Gelora Bung Karno main stadium here on Saturday. Toledo will see action in the men's 100-m, long jump, and shot put events in the morning and… Read More
PH spikers win first match in Asian Games preliminary round
August 23, 2018, 8:44 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippines defeated Hong Kong, 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-22), on Thursday to post its first win in the 18th Asian Games women's volleyball competition at the Gor Bulungan Stadium here. Alyssa Valdez topscored with 14 points while Jaja Santiago added 12 points for the Nationals, who… Read More
Gymnast Yulo misses Asian Games gold medal in floor exercise
August 23, 2018, 7:36 pm
JAKARTA -- Carlos Edriel Yulo failed to win the gold medal in the men's floor exercise event of the 18th Asian Games artistic gymnastics at the Jakarta International Expo Center in Kemayoran here Thursday. The 18-year-old Yulo, who topped the qualification ranking on Monday, finished seventh with… Read More
Cyclist Caluag ready to defend BMX title in Asian Games
August 23, 2018, 6:09 pm
JAKARTA -- Daniel Caluag will try to keep the men’s gold medal hanging from his neck as he leads a three-member Philippine team with brother Christopher John and Sienna Elaine Feinnes in the 18th Asian Games BMX competitions. Both men and women races are set on the same day on Saturday at the… Read More
Reigning PFL champ Negros drawn into tough Copa Paulino group
August 23, 2018, 6:07 pm
MANILA -- Reigning Philippine Football League (PFL) champion Ceres Negros will have to start its quest for a domestic double against two heavily-retooled opponents in the group stages of the Copa Paulino Alcantara, which kicks off on Sept. 1. Negros headlines Group A, but joining the multi-titled… Read More
TNT parades new import against Blackwater
August 23, 2018, 5:32 pm
MANILA -- TNT will bring in a new foreign reinforcement as its Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup campaign continues against Blackwater in the first Pasay leg of the tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday night. Enter Stacy Davis, who made the six-foot-five height limit… Read More
Former MBA star, PBA slam dunk champ Mente passes away
August 23, 2018, 5:03 pm
MANILA -- Friends and fellow basketball players alike are mourning the passing Wednesday of former pro hoops star Joey Mente. Mente lost his battle to cancer at age 42 . The 5-foot-10 guard's high-flying antics became one of the main highlights of Iloilo's three-season stay in the Metropolitan… Read More
Diaz gears up for World Championships in Turkmenistan
August 23, 2018, 4:56 pm
JAKARTA -- Hidilyn Diaz will have practically have only four days of rest before she buckles down to work for her next tour of duty—the World Championships in Turkmenistan in November. But starting with the world championships, Diaz will be going up in weight from -53 kgs that won her gold in… Read More
2 more taekwondo jins miss podium
August 23, 2018, 4:45 pm
JAKARTA -- Arven Alcantara and Baby Jessica Canabal lost their respective matches in the 18th Asian Games taekwondo competitions at the Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall here on Thursday. Alcantara scored a 44-11 victory over Abdulla Alahmed of Bahrain in the men's -68kg category round-of-16.… Read More
Muntinlupa prevails over San Juan in battle of unbeaten squads
August 23, 2018, 3:48 pm
MANILA -- With all the distractions it got following a tune-up brawl with UP over the weekend, Muntinlupa still found a way to remain as the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup's only unbeaten club. The Cagers roared back from a huge deficit to hand the San Juan Knights their… Read More
Phelps drops 50 points as Phoenix beats Columbian
August 23, 2018, 8:46 am
MANILA -- Calvin Abueva finally played for Phoenix Fuel Masters, but it was Eugene Phelps who led the team's charge in a 113-107 win against Columbian Dyip in the first midweek action of the PBA Governors' Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. Phelps' 50-point… Read More
Magnolia blasts NLEX to start Governors' Cup stint
August 23, 2018, 8:46 am
MANILA -- Magnolia Hotshots bludgeoned NLEX Road Warriors, 102-72, to start its campaign in the PBA Governors' Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. Playing without current Gilas player Paul Lee, the Hotshots somehow showed that they can pull off a blowout win,… Read More
