Sports
Veteran Barbaso leaves Global Cebu
July 13, 2018, 10:12 pm
MANILA -- Global Cebu is set to lose another key player as veteran defender Jerry Barbaso announced his departure from the club. "I am sad to leave you all," Barbaso said on Facebook on Friday night. He did not detail his departure from Global Cebu. Barbaso has been with Cebu since he began his… Read More
Folayang, Pacio to see action in One: Reign of Kings undercards
July 13, 2018, 9:51 pm
MANILA -- Kevin Belingon will have two of his fellow Team Lakay fighters joining him in the locker room as he challenges Martin Nguyen for the interim One bantamweight champion during the One: Reign of Kings at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on July 27. Former One lightweight champion Eduard… Read More
Saludar battles Japanese foe in first world title shot
July 13, 2018, 9:49 pm
MANILA -- Another Filipino is on a quest for a world boxing title this month. Froilan Saludar will try to dethrone Sho Kimura as the World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight champion when they collide on July 27 in Qingdao, China. Saludar (28-1-2 win-draw-loss record with 19 knockouts) knocked… Read More
SMB, Alaska open PBA Commissioner's Cup semis
July 13, 2018, 2:55 pm
Game on Saturday(Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City)6:40 p.m. -- Alaska vs. San MiguelMANILA -- For the first time since their memorable 2016 PBA Philippine Cup Finals clash, the Alaska Aces and San Miguel Beermen will face off again in a playoff series.The Aces and the Beermen opened their… Read More
Croatia defeats England to advance to 2018 World Cup final
July 12, 2018, 2:27 pm
MOSCOW -- Team Croatia and France are to meet in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final after Croatia defeated England in overtime of their semifinals match at the Luzhniki Stadium in the Russian capital of Moscow on Wednesday. The Croatian national anthem was the first to be played before the match at the… Read More
SMB sweeps TNT, sets up semis clash vs. Alaska
July 12, 2018, 9:32 am
MANILA -- San Miguel Beermen pulled away in the last two minutes to eliminate TNT KaTropa from the PBA Commissioner's Cup contention with a 106-102 win in Game 2 of their best-of-three quarterfinal series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. The Beermen, which went on… Read More
Ginebra sweeps QF series against Meralco Bolts
July 12, 2018, 9:31 am
MANILA -- Barangay Ginebra completed a 2-0 sweep of its best-of-three PBA Commissioner's Cup quarterfinal series against Meralco Bolts with a 104-90 Game 2 win at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. The Barangay banked on a 32-point second quarter blast and limited the… Read More
Kobe Paras sets aside pro plans, commits to UP
July 11, 2018, 4:35 pm
MANILA -- Kobe Paras lets go of going pro for now. The University of the Philippines (UP) pulled off a recruitment shocker on Wednesday, announcing the commitment of the six-foot-six high-flying winger. "The attraction of UP is not just its basketball program, which just gets better each year, but… Read More
France in World Cup final; England, Croatia prepare for semifinal
July 11, 2018, 2:43 pm
MOSCOW -- Team France has become the first finalist of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and will face the winner of the England vs. Croatia semifinal due on Wednesday. In the first semifinal match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup played on Tuesday night in Russia’s St. Petersburg, the French national… Read More
Alaska back in PBA semis after holding off Magnolia
July 11, 2018, 8:18 am
MANILA -- Alaska Aces only scored 11 points against Magnolia Hotshots in the fourth quarter of their PBA Commissioner's Cup quarterfinal match at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, but that turned out to be enough. The Aces held on against the Hotshots on Tuesday night, 89-78, to clinch… Read More
JPV Marikina to miss homecourt game as Global Cebu begs off anew
July 11, 2018, 8:14 am
MANILA -- JPV Marikina FC will once again miss out on playing at its homecourt, the Marikina Sports Complex (MSC), as Global Cebu FC once again decided to beg off from playing a Philippine Football League match. A statement made by the league on Tuesday said Global Cebu FC has notified Liga Futbol… Read More
Grey scores winner as GlobalPort extends series vs ROS
July 10, 2018, 9:10 pm
MANILA --Jonathan Grey saved GlobalPort as the squad forced a sudden-death match in the PBA Commissioner's Cup quarterfinals against Rain Or Shine, with a 114-113 win, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Tuesday night. Grey hit the go-ahead triple with 11 seconds left as the eighth-seeded Batang… Read More
Lakers officially signs LeBron James
July 10, 2018, 11:02 am
LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James' representatives at Klutch Sports Group announced on Monday that the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) had officially signed the contract with Los Angeles Lakers. "Officially signed with the @Lakers," Klutch Sports Group tweeted. The tweet includes a photo… Read More
Ginebra holds off Meralco for QF edge
July 10, 2018, 7:29 am
MANILA -- Barangay Ginebra scored when it mattered most and repulsed Meralco Bolts, 88-81, in Game 1 of their best-of-three PBA Commissioner's Cup quarterfinal series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Monday night. The Barangay held off the Bolts despite their import Justin Brownlee… Read More
TNT mulls protesting game vs SMB but opts to move on
July 10, 2018, 7:24 am
MANILA -- TNT KaTropa made an initial intention to put its game against San Miguel Beermen on Monday night under protest. Team manager Virgil Villavicencio made the KaTropa's plead known by signing the score sheet to signify the intent. Villavicencio and head coach Nash Racela declined to give… Read More
SMB steals quarterfinals Game 1 from TNT
July 9, 2018, 9:08 pm
MANILA -- San Miguel rallied back from a huge deficit to take a 121-110 win against TNT at the start of the PBA Commissioner's Cup quarterfinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Monday night. The Beermen witnessed the KaTropa explode early on as they found themselves down, 18-40,… Read More
PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs begin
July 9, 2018, 8:52 am
Games on Monday(Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City)4:30 p.m.-TNT vs. San Miguel7:00 p.m.-Ginebra vs. Meralco MANILA -- The PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs are on! The quarterfinal phase of the mid-season conference will commence starting on Monday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon… Read More
PH captures 3 more bronze medals in SEA Swimming Championships
July 8, 2018, 7:58 pm
LOS BANOS, Laguna -- The Philippines collected three more bronze medals in the 42nd Southeast Asia Swimming Championships at the Trace Aquatic Center here on Sunday. Xiandi Chua, Kirsten Robyn Tan and Lady Samantha Corpuz delivered the medals for the Philippines, which ended its campaign in the… Read More
Global Cebu-Laguna Stallion game cancelled
July 8, 2018, 6:12 pm
MANILA -- The lone scheduled Philippines Football League (PFL) game for Sunday between Global Cebu and Stallion Laguna has been called off. A designated Cebu home game at the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Stallion Laguna, which officially calls the pitch home, was the first to break the news.… Read More
McLaren edges Wada to inch closer to title shot
July 8, 2018, 5:21 pm
MANILA -- Reece McLaren made a strong case to challenge Geje Eustaquio for the One flyweight title after beating Tatsumitsu Wada in the co-main event of “One: Battle for the Heavens” at the Guangzhou Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China on Saturday night. The Filipino-Australian fighter banked… Read More
