Sports
Construction of 2019 SEA Games facilities on track: BCDA
July 8, 2018, 1:39 pm
MANILA -- The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said over the weekend the construction of sports facilities for the country’s hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games remains on track. On Saturday, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, who chairs the Philippine SEA… Read More
PH wins 3 more golds in SEA Age Group Swimming
July 7, 2018, 10:30 pm
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA -- Xiandi Chua ruled the girls 200-meter backstroke event in the 16-18 years old category on Saturday to capture her second gold medal in the 42nd Southeast Asia Age Group Swimming Championships here. The 17-year-old Chua clocked two minutes and 21.98 seconds to beat Indonesia's… Read More
Thai swimmer breaks 25-year SEA Age Group Swimming record
July 7, 2018, 9:37 pm
LOS BANOS -- In 1993, Indonesian Catherine Surya set the record for the girls U13 200-meter freestyle event in the Southeast Asia Age Group Swimming Championships at 2:07.83. On Saturday, someone finally breached the said mark. Kamonchanok Kwanmuang made history at the Trace Aquatic Center as she… Read More
1-2 finish for PH in girls’ 50-meter butterfly
July 7, 2018, 2:07 pm
LOS BAÑOS -- The Philippines took the top two spots in the girls’ 16-18 50-meter butterfly race in the Southeast Asia Age Group Swimming Championships at the Trace Aquatic Center here Saturday. Miranda Renner won the gold medal after clocking in at 28.23 seconds. Regina Castrillo, on the other… Read More
Vietnam scores 19 golds in SEA Age Group Swimming opener
July 6, 2018, 9:00 pm
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna -- Tran Hung Nguyen led Vietnam's early charge in Day 1 of the Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championship at the Trace Aquatic Center on Friday. Nguyen broke three records, two coming from Vietnamese compatriots, to headline Vietnam's 19-gold overhaul in the opener of the… Read More
Chua wins PH's first gold in SEA swimfest
July 6, 2018, 8:51 pm
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna -- Xiandi Chua delivered the country’s first gold medal in the 42nd edition of the Southeast Asia (SEA) Age Group Swimming Championships that kicked off at the Trace College Aquatic Center here Friday. Chua, a Grade 12 student at the Immaculate Conception Academy, topped the… Read More
Gilas remains in the 30th in FIBA rankings
July 6, 2018, 8:36 pm
MANILA -- A nasty ending to its FIBA World Cup Qualifiers game against Australia did little on Gilas Pilipinas' FIBA ranking. In the latest update on Friday, the Philippine team stayed in the 30th spot in the world rankings, even as most of the teams above it, including Australia, remained stuck… Read More
Quezon City hails basketball, volleyball team champs
July 6, 2018, 8:03 pm
MANILA -- The Quezon City government on Friday hailed the city's athletes for becoming champions in the basketball and volleyball sports fest in the National Capital Region, which was held to promote a drug-free and youth-oriented community. The city government gave recognition to the QC Stars… Read More
Alaska battles Phoenix, GlobalPort takes on Ginebra in crucial fixture
July 6, 2018, 8:42 am
Games on Friday(Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City)4:30 p.m. - Alaska vs. Phoenix7:00 p.m. - GlobalPort vs. GinebraMANILA -- Two games with huge playoff implications will take place on Friday night as the PBA Commissioner's Cup goes to the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City. Alaska Aces takes on Phoenix… Read More
Deyto leaves Global Cebu
July 5, 2018, 3:16 pm
MANILA -- Global Cebu is set to lose one key player in the upcoming transfer window as goalkeeper Patrick Deyto announced on Thursday that he is leaving the club. "Unfortunately my four-year stay with Global Cebu FC has come to an end, sooner than I would've wanted. It’s a decision I make with a… Read More
SBP, Australia issue joint statement apologizing for brawl
July 5, 2018, 1:57 pm
MANILA -- Two days after both organizations made separate statements on the much-talked-about brawl between Gilas Pilipinas and Australia early this week, both the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and Basketball Australia (BA) issued a joint statement to express apologies over the incident.… Read More
New import Chism leads Magnolia to rout off NLEX
July 4, 2018, 10:33 pm
MANILA -- Magnolia may have finally found a more worthy replacement import in Wayne Chism. The Hotshots' fourth import this PBA Commissioner's Cup made impressive stats as they bludgeoned the NLEX Road Warriors, 116-89, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Wednesday night. Chism fired 27 points… Read More
SMB barges to quarterfinals with win over Blackwater
July 4, 2018, 10:30 pm
MANILA -- Many thought San Miguel could be in for a surprise early exit in the PBA Commissioner's Cup following an 0-3 start. After a win on Wednesday night, the team is heading back to the quarterfinals. The Beermen pipped the Blackwater Elite, 115-106, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay to seal… Read More
SBP chair Angara 'stands by Gilas', supports sanctions
July 4, 2018, 9:18 am
MANILA -- Senator Sonny Angara expressed full support to Gilas Pilipinas following the brawl that took place in its match against Australia at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on Monday night. "It was an unfortunate event but I stand by the Gilas team on this," Angara, the current Samahang… Read More
Australia, SBP apologize for Bocaue brawl
July 3, 2018, 6:52 pm
MANILA -- Both Basketball Australia and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) issued apologies for the free-for-all that took place during the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers match at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on Monday night. The visiting side, through chief executive Anthony Moore,… Read More
NegOcc softbelles book trip to Little League World Series
July 3, 2018, 2:30 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- The two Negros First softball teams earned a ticket to the 2018 Little League World Series anew after winning in the finals of the Asia-Pacific Regional Softball Championship in Singapore on Sunday. The matches were played at the United World College of South East Asia field… Read More
Brawl ensues in Gilas-Australia game
July 3, 2018, 12:45 am
BOCAUE, Bulacan -- With the top spot in Group B of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on the line, the game between Gilas Pilipinas and Australia was expected to be a big time clash. It was a different clash on Monday night. A bench-clearing brawl ensued between the two teams in the third quarter… Read More
Australia sorry over PH Arena incident
July 2, 2018, 11:03 pm
BOCAUE, Bulacan -- Basketball Australia issued an apology for removing FIBA-approved stickers on Sunday during its national team's practice at the Philippine Arena. "We never intended to be disrespectful or to challenge Philippine basketball," said team official Mark Bradtke, who issued the… Read More
PH squad Execration to vie for MPGL Asian Championship
July 2, 2018, 8:33 pm
MANILA -- Filipino club Execration will represent the Philippines in the Final Four of the Mineski Pro Gaming League (MPGL) Asian Championship. The playoff phase will take place during the Digital Thailand Big Bang Roadshow at the Central Plaza in Khon Kaen in Thailand on July 6-8. The… Read More
Ceres Negros striker Uesato: ‘I’m lucky like Japan’
July 2, 2018, 11:47 am
BACOLOD CITY -- Ceres Negros striker Takumi Uesato said just like his home country Japan, which was able to advance to the last 16 of the 2018 World Cup, he was also fortunate to have lifted his team to a 2-0 win against Stallion Laguna on Sunday night. “Japan and me, (we’re) lucky,” he said… Read More
