Sports
PFL allows fans to watch game at Biñan Stadium
April 3, 2018, 7:12 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Football League (PFL) softened its stand on allowing fans to enter the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan City, Laguna as the league resumes action after a month-long FIFA international break. In a statement released Tuesday, the Liga Futbol, Inc. (LFI), the PFL's governing… Read More
GlobalPort finally trades Romeo, Taja to TNT for Tautuaa, draft picks
April 3, 2018, 6:54 pm
MANILA -- The trade that has been the talk of the town since the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals is finally on. The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) announced Tuesday that the revised version of the TNT swap with GlobalPort has been approved, and Terrence Romeo will now be playing for… Read More
Batangas-EAC shocks CEU with epic comeback
April 2, 2018, 7:06 pm
MANILA -- Batangas-EAC pulled off a miraculous rally down the stretch to stun CEU, 89-87, in a crucial PBA D-League Aspirants Cup affair at the Pasig Sports Center in Pasig on Monday. Cedric De Joya drained the eventual game-winning triple with 42.3 seconds left as the also-ran Generals came back… Read More
PFF bares national team lineup for WAC
April 2, 2018, 7:04 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine women's football team is now ready to go to Jordan. The Philippine Football Federation announced the national team that will compete in the AFC Women's Asian Cup beginning on Friday in the said country. Leading the way for the Philippine team are goalkeeper Inna Palacios… Read More
PFL Cup to be named Copa Paulino Alcantara
April 2, 2018, 7:03 pm
MANILA -- The inaugural Philippine Football League (PFL) Cup is now set. The board of directors of Liga Futbol Inc. (LFI) approved the implementation of the midseason tournament pitting all the six PFL squads during the board's fourth meeting last week. The new tournament will be named Copa… Read More
Batang Gilas holds off Malaysia at start of FIBA Asia U16 tourney
April 2, 2018, 5:48 pm
MANILA -- Batang Gilas was off to a slow start in the FIBA Asia U16 Championship but still found a way to beat Southeast Asian rival Malaysia, 62-57, on Monday at the Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium in Foshan, China. A far cry from their previous meeting at the SEABA U16 Championship, Batang Gilas found… Read More
Dooley bullish he will stay with Azkals as coach
April 2, 2018, 1:50 pm
MANILA -- Thomas Dooley believes that he did enough for him to get a new contract as the head coach of the Philippine Azkals football team. "We had 11 records in those four years. We qualified for the Asian Cup. We had the highest ranking ever," Dooley told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on… Read More
CEU guns for outright semis spot vs EAC
April 2, 2018, 10:17 am
MANILA -- The CEU Scorpions look to secure the first outright semifinal seat in the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup when the team battles Batangas-EAC Generals as action resumes on Monday at the Pasig Sports Center in Pasig City. While the Scorpions own the quotient edge over the Marinerong Pilipino… Read More
Alab blasts Saigon in Game 1 of ABL quarterfinals
April 2, 2018, 10:15 am
MANILA -- San Miguel Alab Pilipinas blasted Saigon Heat, 110-100, in Game 1 of their ABL quarterfinal series at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City on Sunday night. It was basically an all-Alab show from start to finish as they gradually pulled away from the Heat, opening a lead that… Read More
SMB goes on Q4 blast to take 2-1 lead vs Magnolia
April 2, 2018, 10:14 am
MANILA -- On Easter Sunday, San Miguel Beermen pulled off an April Fools' Day prank on Magnolia Hotshots to take a 2-1 lead in their Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals. The Beermen used a fourth quarter barrage to upend the Hotshots, 111-87, in Game 3 of the PBA… Read More
MBA: A game changer in PH basketball
April 1, 2018, 12:54 pm
MANILA -- On this month 20 years ago, a league that shook up the Philippine basketball scene was born. From the heart of Lingayen came the Metropolitan Basketball Association or simply known as the MBA and MetroBall. While the league introduced interesting modifications to some of professional… Read More
Leone faces Belingon for One bantamweight world championship bid
April 1, 2018, 12:53 pm
MANILA -- Battling a member of the renowned Team Lakay Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) stable is not new to American fighter Andrew Leone. In his first fight under One Championship in 2013, he faced off with Geje Eustaquio and won the match. Fast forward to the present time, Leone is set to take on… Read More
PH Under-14 netters hope to qualify in World Group
April 1, 2018, 8:48 am
MANILA -- The Philippines hopes to finish on the Top 4 of the World Juniors Tennis Championships (WJTC) Asia/Oceania Final Qualifying Round, which will be held from April 2 to 7 in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Alexandra Eala, Ma. Carmencita Isabela Carlos and Julia Asaliah Ignacio will represent the… Read More
Alab, Saigon face off as ABL playoffs begin
March 31, 2018, 3:24 pm
MANILA -- After resting their laurels during the Holy Week, Alab Pilipinas and Saigon Heat will make a return to the hard court as the knockout stages of the 2018 Asean Basketball League (ABL) season begin on Easter Sunday. Both squads will slug it out in Game 1 of their best-of-three quarterfinal… Read More
SMB, Magnolia gun for 2-1 lead as PH Cup finals resume
March 31, 2018, 2:03 pm
MANILA -- After taking the rest of the Holy Week off, San Miguel and Magnolia will resume their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup Finals series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City right on Easter Sunday night (April 1).With the series tied at 1-all, the showdown between the Beermen and the… Read More
PH lawn bowlers to compete in Asian championships in China
March 30, 2018, 8:46 pm
MANILA - The Philippines is set to compete in the 13th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, which will be hosted by China in September. According to playing-coach Ronalyn Greenlees, the Philippine Lawn Bowls Association (PLBA) will finalize the composition of the team after the National Singles… Read More
Arcilla headlines PH Davis Cup team vs Thailand
March 29, 2018, 3:54 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) has tapped the services of Johnny Arcilla for the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group 2 semifinal round tie against Thailand next week. The tie (two singles and one doubles matches) will be played at the Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) clay… Read More
Nanhai seals last ABL semis spot, top seed with comeback vs. Eastern
March 29, 2018, 1:56 pm
MANILA – Nanhai Kung Fu clinched not just the last outright semifinal berth in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) playoffs but, also the top seed, with an 88-77 rout of the Eastern Long Lions at the Southorn Stadium in Hong Kong in the final game of the regular season on Wednesday night. … Read More
PH to host Asian ice hockey tourney
March 28, 2018, 5:42 pm
MANILA -- The Philippines will host this year's Ice Hockey Challenge Cup of Asia, a first for the country. In a rare feat for a tropical nation, the SM Mall of Asia Skating Rink in Pasay will be the site of the 2018 edition of the ice hockey tournament sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey… Read More
Krog wins pro cycling in Fil-Am Criterium Grand Prix in Pampanga
March 28, 2018, 8:30 am
MANILA -- Promising rider Rex Luis Krog ruled the men's pro division in the 6th Fil-Am Criterium Grand Prix held at the Clark Development Corp. parade grounds in Angeles City, Pampanga on March 25. Krog, who bagged the men's junior silver medal in the Asian Cycling Championships in Myanmar last… Read More
