Sports
Gilas-Qatar game to be played behind closed doors
July 19, 2018, 9:56 pm
MANILA -- Gilas will have to host a game with Qatar sans spectators. Aside from the suspensions slapped on 10 Gilas players and Coaches Chot Reyes and Jong Uichico, FIBA also ruled that the Philippines' next home game, the Sept. 17 showdown against Qatar, will be held behind closed doors.… Read More
FIBA suspends Gilas, Australian players for staging brawl
July 19, 2018, 9:04 pm
MANILA -- Ten Gilas players and three players from Australia got suspensions from FIBA as a result of the brawl that took place during their World Cup Qualifiers game at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue on July 2. As released on Thursday, FIBA issued one-game ban to Gilas' Japeth Aguilar and Matt… Read More
Refs to blame in Gilas-Aussies brawl: GAB chairman
July 19, 2018, 2:39 pm
MANILA -- Games and Amusement Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra has asked FIBA to also look at the referees who officiated the brawl-marred Gilas Pilipinas-Australia game at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan early this month. "Before they sanction our Filipino players, they should first… Read More
NLEX falls to Incheon
July 19, 2018, 6:27 am
MANILA -- NLEX struggled in the second half and fell to Incheon-ET Land, 75-60, in Day 2 of the Asia League Summer Super 8 tournament at the Macao East Asia Games Dome in Macau on Wednesday. The Road Warriors were actually in the thick of things in the first half and appeared to have weathered an… Read More
Fajardo now leads BPC race in Comm Cup
July 18, 2018, 10:19 pm
MANILA -- All of a sudden, Junemar Fajardo is on top of the Best Player of the Conference ladder.Following an impressive quarterfinal stint, the San Miguel center has now overtaken Alaska forward Vic Manuel in the BPC race for the PBA Commissioner's Cup.Data released by the PBA Wednesday showed… Read More
Guangzhou shuts down Blackwater in Q4 for 2-0 start
July 18, 2018, 9:36 pm
MANILA -- Guangzhou went on a fourth quarter domination to blast Blackwater, 88-69, in their Asia League Summer Super 8 tie at the Macao East Asia Games Dome in Macau on Wednesday night. The Long Lions bounced back from a third quarter turnaround by the Elite and shut them down in the final 10… Read More
SMB-Alaska Game 3 rescheduled
July 18, 2018, 7:29 pm
MANILA -- Tropical Storm Henry may be out of the country already. But with bad weather still expected on Wednesday, the PBA decided to postpone the scheduled Game 3 of the Commissioner's Cup semifinals between San Miguel and Alaska. The anticipated condition is due to the southwest monsoon that is… Read More
As transfer window officially opens, Negros FC makes huge acquisitions
July 18, 2018, 9:12 am
MANILA -- Just as the Philippine Football League (PFL) midseason transfer window officially opened, Ceres Negros FC announced five new signings as the team looks to lock in its second consecutive league title. Highlighting the new acquisitions is the return of goalkeeper Roland Muller from a… Read More
Blackwater silences Seoul-Samsung in Super 8 play
July 17, 2018, 9:20 pm
MANILA -- In 2002, Lee Sang-Min drained a buzzer-beating triple to lift South Korea to the Asian Games men's basketball finals against the Philippines. On Tuesday night, Lee, now a coach for Seoul-Samsung, witnessed his team's three-point shooting deserting them against a Filipino side when needed… Read More
‘Henry’ washes out hoop action
July 17, 2018, 6:03 pm
MANILA -- The rains brought about by Tropical Storm Henry prompted the PBA, the NCAA, and the MPBL to announce the postponement of their scheduled games on Tuesday. Both club leagues explained in separate statements on Tuesday that the safety of their fans is of "utmost importance." The… Read More
NLEX mauls Formosa at start of Super 8
July 17, 2018, 5:59 pm
MANILA -- NLEX blasted Formosa, 94-68, at the start of the Asia League Summer Super 8 tournament at the Macao East Asia Games Dome in Macau on Tuesday. The Road Warriors began the game with a 9-1 run and then outscored the Dreamers, 32-13, in the second period to virtually seal the rout. Kenneth… Read More
Fajardo named Player of the Week
July 17, 2018, 5:57 pm
MANILA -- Junemar Fajardo is making a late challenge to Vic Manuel for Best Player of the Conference for the PBA Commissioner's Cup. Proof is his Player of the Week award that was announced on Tuesday by the PBA Press Corps.Fajardo posted consistent numbers in the three games he played last week,… Read More
Ateneo falls to hot-shooting SoKor
July 16, 2018, 10:03 pm
MANILA -- Ateneo found South Korea's fluid offense too tough to handle and bowed, 73-90, in their Jones Cup clash at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City on Monday night. The Blue Eagles were actually in the thick of things most of the game against South Korea's national team which was… Read More
2018 World Cup gives everyone moments to remember
July 16, 2018, 10:03 am
MOSCOW -- In the end it was Didier Deschamps in the rain, looking up at the stands after his side beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final, water dripping down his face and golden ticker tape in his hair and on his jacket... Two years ago, he'd been the loser after Portugal defeated France 1-0 in… Read More
Ateneo opens Jones Cup with rout of Chinese Taipei B
July 16, 2018, 7:43 am
MANILA -- The only college team in this year's Jones Cup showed that it can compete with a national team pool. Ateneo opened its campaign in the said tournament with an 87-64 rout of Chinese Taipei White on Sunday night. The Blue Eagles tightened up on their defense in the last three quarters,… Read More
Martes, Lamparas rule Milo Marathon season opener
July 15, 2018, 5:59 pm
MANILA -- Christabel Martes will make a return to the national finals of the Milo Marathon after ruling the first race of the new season in Urdaneta, Pangasinan on Sunday. Despite not playing 100 percent unlike her previous conquest of the said race last year, Martes still reigned in the women's… Read More
Pacquiao downs Matthysse via 7th-round TKO
July 15, 2018, 1:52 pm
MANILA -- He’s back. Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao now has a WBA belt in his hands. The eight-division world champion is back at the top of the welterweight ladder, dethroning Argentina’s Lucas Matthysse in a seventh-round knockout at the main event of "Fight of the… Read More
Tepora downs Mexican foe to claim WBA belt
July 15, 2018, 12:22 pm
MANILA -- Before Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao even steps in for his title bout against Lucas Matthysse in Kuala Lumpur, a Filipino world boxing champion was crowned. Jhack Tepora became the new interim WBA featherweight champion after defeating Edivaldo Ortega in the co-main… Read More
Boracay-based Swede Kadestam downs Malaysian foe in KL
July 14, 2018, 1:09 pm
MANILA -- He may have needed to find another place to train due to the ongoing rehabilitation work at the world-renowned Boracay Island, but nothing has stopped Boracay-based Swedish fighter Zebaztian Kadestam from reaching his dreams.Kadestam silenced the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur after… Read More
Davao battles Negros in return to Tagum
July 14, 2018, 8:08 am
MANILA -- After spending some time playing home games at the Rizal Memorial Stadium here, the Davao Aguilas will finally make a return to their "nest". Davao battles Negros at 4 p.m. at the Davao del Norte Sports Complex in Tagum in one of two Philippines Football League (PFL) games scheduled on… Read More
