Sports
Batang Gilas members get BWB Asia Camp invites
May 25, 2018, 11:31 am
MANILA -- The future looks bright for two members of Batang Gilas. Rence Padrigao and Raven Cortez got invites to participate in the Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Asia Camp. Both players, who played in the Philippines' FIBA U16 Asian Championship team that clinched a spot in next year's FIBA… Read More
Smart All-Stars battle Luzon in PBA All-Star Batangas leg
May 25, 2018, 7:24 am
MANILA -- The Smart All-Star National Team will try to bounce back from a stinging defeat Wednesday as it takes on the Luzon All-Stars in the second leg of the PBA All-Star Week at the Batangas City Sports Center on Friday night. After losing steam in the final quarter of its match-up against the… Read More
Cebu City still ahead of the pack in PH Nat'l Games
May 24, 2018, 6:59 pm
CEBU CITY -- The Cebu City Niños truly enjoyed their home court advantage as they maintained their front-running pace in the penultimate stage of the Philippine National Games (PNG) at the Cebu City Sports Center here. Host Cebu City mined more gold medals on Thursday to continue its supremacy… Read More
PH National Games: Laguna's Laborte reaches badminton semis
May 24, 2018, 5:13 pm
CEBU CITY -- Unseeded Lyrden Laborte of Laguna Province eliminated third pick Ros Leenard Pedrosa of the National Team, 21-12, 21-17, to reach the men's singles semifinal of the Philippine National Games badminton competition at the Metro Sports Center here. Laborte's victory set him up against… Read More
PBA studying possible entry of 3 more teams
May 24, 2018, 4:04 pm
DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur -- Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Willie Marcial said at least three prospective teams have expressed intention to join the country's premier basketball league.Marcial disclosed this during the PBA All-Star Mindanao-leg on Wednesday at the Davao del… Read More
PH National Games: Cebu City wins men's doubles gold in tennis
May 24, 2018, 2:29 pm
CEBU CITY -- Locals Marc Norman Enriquez and Norman Joseph Enriquez were crowned men's doubles champions in the tennis competition of the Philippine National Games here Wednesday. Siblings Marc Norman and Norman Joseph defeated Davao City's Butch dela Cruz and Jonathan Palac, 6-2, 5-7, 10-3, in… Read More
Ceres-Negros blanks Davao Aguilas, regains PFL top spot
May 24, 2018, 1:24 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Ceres-Negros regained the top spot in the Philippines Football League (PFL) rankings after beating Davao Aguilas, 3-0 at the Panaad Stadium here Wednesday night. The home team bounced back from last week’s defeat to Kaya FC-Iloilo after OJ Porteria scored on the 44th via a… Read More
Bong Go leads PBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout vs. illegal drugs
May 24, 2018, 12:17 pm
DIGOS CITY -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher “Bong” Go showed his basketball chops and at the same time his commitment to the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, criminality and corruption as he led on May 23 the Philippine Basketball Association… Read More
Mindanao on target in Q4 to beat Smart All-Stars
May 24, 2018, 9:25 am
MANILA -- The Mindanao All-Stars pulled off a fourth quarter show to blow past the Smart All-Star National Team, 144-130, in the first leg of the PBA All-Star Week at the Davao Del Sur Coliseum in Digos on Wednesday night. Mindanao banked on a hot three-point spree that ignited a game-turning 18-0… Read More
Global Cebu returns with a bang, stuns Iloilo
May 24, 2018, 9:23 am
BINAN, Laguna -- Global Cebu is back! After two postponed matches, Global Cebu, which is currently in trying times, made a Philippine Football League (PFL) return on Wednesday night, and the club pulled off a shocker in its comeback, stunning archrival and erstwhile league leader Iloilo, 3-1, at… Read More
Cebu City still on top after 4 days in PH Nat'l Games
May 23, 2018, 7:43 pm
CEBU CITY -- Cebu City collected eight gold medals on Wednesday to fortify its position at the helm after four days of action in the Philippine National Games at the Cebu City Sports Center here. Cebu City won three gold medals in athletics, two in archery, and one gold each in swimming, karatedo,… Read More
PH National Games: Pasig City pockets 3 golds in athletics
May 23, 2018, 2:51 pm
CEBU CITY -- Princess Faith Gonzales is happy to have contributed to Pasig City's medal haul in the Philippine National Games here. Seeing action in the girls' youth division, the 17-year-old athlete from Barangay Palatiw debuted in the tournament with a gold medal in high jump, a silver medal in… Read More
Blackwater, NLEX engage in pre-All-Star trade
May 22, 2018, 10:26 pm
MANILA -- Just before the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) went to its All-Star break, NLEX and Blackwater went to work in terms of trading players. Both teams agreed on a trade that will see Dave Marcelo and Rabeh Al-Hussaini swapping kits. The trade was made official on Saturday coming at… Read More
Chieffy named Perpetual Help's chief tactician
May 22, 2018, 7:29 pm
MANILA -- Perpetual Help's men's football team overhaul is now underway by naming its new coach for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). And he needs no further introduction. The Altas are tapping former national team star Chieffy Caligdong as their mentor for the upcoming NCAA… Read More
GenSan's La Torre pockets 4th gold in PH nat'l games
May 22, 2018, 2:58 pm
CEBU CITY -- General Santos City pocketed two more gold medals on Tuesday to stay on top of the swimming medal board in the ongoing Philippine National Games at the Cebu Center Sports Center pool here. Camilo Russel Owen La Torre won the boys' 16 and over 400-meters freestyle event to give General… Read More
Ahead of PFL return, Cebu parts ways with foreign recruits
May 22, 2018, 7:51 am
MANILA -- Global Cebu will finally make a return to the Philippine Football League (PFL) after having two of its scheduled matches postponed. However, the team will have to go on without two of its foreign offensive arsenals. Both Rufo Sanchez and Wesley Dos Santos confirmed on social media that… Read More
ROS takes top spot after tense win over GlobalPort
May 21, 2018, 5:44 pm
MANILA -- Rain Or Shine won a heated match-up with GlobalPort on Sunday night in the PBA Commissioner's Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Elasto Painters took a 96-90 victory over the Batang Pier in a match that got chippy down the stretch. ROS, after giving up 30 points in the… Read More
Toledo rules 110-m hurdles in Philippine National Games
May 21, 2018, 4:06 pm
CEBU CITY -- National athlete Aries Toledo lived up to expectation, winning the gold medal in the men's 110-meter hurdles in the ongoing Philippine National Games at the Cebu Sports Complex oval here. The 24-year-old Toledo, a native of Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, clocked 14.52 seconds to prevail over… Read More
Kaya Iloilo downs Davao Aguilas in 1st PFL action
May 21, 2018, 8:01 am
MANILA -- The Philippine Football League (PFL) finally set foot in Iloilo City with Kaya F.C. Iloilo emerging as the victor in the league's first foray in the country's football hotbed, beating Davao Aguilas, 4-2, at the Iloilo Sports Complex on Sunday night. Robert Mendy's hat trick sealed the… Read More
Negros football club sorry over Steuble statement
May 20, 2018, 5:35 pm
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna -- Filipino football club Ceres Negros has apologized to the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and the Philippine Football League (PFL) following a statement from Martin Steuble on Wednesday night. Following Negros' AFC Cup ASEAN Zone semifinal series win against Yangon in… Read More
