Sports
Azkals notch up in FIFA ranking
March 16, 2018, 7:54 am
MANILA -- Ahead of a crucial AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match, the country's national football team Azkals went up a notch in the latest FIFA rankings on Thursday. Despite taking February off, the national football team of the Philippines found itself back at 122nd overall from 123rd in the previous… Read More
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Magnolia defuses NLEX for 2-1 semis lead
March 15, 2018, 8:46 am
MANILA -- Jio Jalalon scored 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting to lead the Magnolia Hotshots to a 106-99 win over the NLEX Road Warriors in Game 3 of their PBA Philippine Cup semifinal match-up at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. However, it was Magnolia's defensive… Read More
Santos fined P25-K for hard foul, post-game shade at refs
March 15, 2018, 8:20 am
MANILA -- Arwind Santos was slapped with a hefty fine for his actions during and after Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals between San Miguel and Ginebra on Tuesday night. The Beerman will have to pay a total of PHP25,000 following the verdict by Commissioner Willie Marcial on Wednesday.… Read More
More cops to be deployed to secure Ironman 70.3 in Davao
March 14, 2018, 6:28 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO 11) will augment city police forces to intensify security measures for the prestigious Alveo Ironman 70.3 Davao on March 25. PRO 11 spokesperson Chief Insp. Milgrace Driz said on Wednesday's AFP-PNP Press Corps briefing, there would be… Read More
Pinoy fencers gear up for world championships in Italy
March 14, 2018, 2:43 pm
MANILA -- Eleven athletes, led by Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) silver medalist Samantha Kyle Catantan, will compete in the Junior and Cadets World Fencing Championships in Italy next month. The other members of the team that will leave on April 4 are Maxine Isabel Esteban, Maricar Matienzo,… Read More
Pantino tries luck in Sarawak tennis tournament
March 14, 2018, 10:56 am
MANILA -- Cebuano Arthur Craig Pantino hopes to bounce back from his second-round loss in Thailand when he competes Wednesday afternoon in the ongoing 31st Chief Minister's Cup at the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association Center in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak state in Malaysia. The 16-year-old… Read More
Ginebra defeats SMB to narrow semis gap
March 14, 2018, 7:11 am
MANILA – Ginebra is back in the PBA Philippine Cup title hunt. The Barangay bounced back in Game 3 of their semifinal series against the San Miguel Beermen with a 95-87 victory at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Tuesday night. Ginebra gradually picked up the pace offensively as the game… Read More
Senate claims first UNTV Cup crown after sweeping Malacañang-PSC
March 13, 2018, 2:54 pm
MANILA -- Senate broke away in the final half-hour to repulse Malacañang-PSC, 84-64, to claim its first UNTV Cup title at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Monday night. The Defenders outscored the Kamao, 22-13, in the second quarter to turn a 17-21 deficit after the first quarter to a… Read More
Alcala leads PH Junior Fed Cup team in Sri Lanka
March 13, 2018, 9:51 am
MANILA -- Angelica Alcala of Lucena City in Quezon province will spearhead the Philippine campaign in the pre-qualifying round of the Junior Federation Cup in Sri Lanka's capital city of Colombo. Amanda Gabrielle Zoleta, also from Lucena City, and Ma. Patricia Lim are the other members of the team… Read More
Lassiter named Player of the Week for leading SMB to 2-0 semis start
March 13, 2018, 8:04 am
MANILA -- Marcio Lassiter may not be the top scorer for San Miguel Beer in the first two games of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series against Ginebra, but his scoring prowess mattered a lot in those two matches. Lassiter dropped five triples in Game 1 on Friday en route to a 102-90 Beermen… Read More
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Magnolia pips NLEX to tie semis series
March 13, 2018, 7:59 am
MANILA -- With one of its pillars now out of the season due to an ACL injury, Magnolia Hotshots needed to find a spark plug for the team not to go down 0-2 in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals against the NLEX Road Warriors. Answering the call, Paul Lee exploded in time for the Hotshots, dropping… Read More
FEU dethrones La Salle as UAAP streetdance champ
March 12, 2018, 9:21 am
MANILA -- The FEU Street Alliance took the UAAP Streetdance Competition title from the La Salle Dance Crew in the 2018 edition of the dance showdown at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday. The FEUSA performed a near-flawless dance routine that gave the dance crew 85.75 points, enough to… Read More
SMB steals semis Game 2 vs Ginebra in OT
March 12, 2018, 9:20 am
MANILA -- Just when everyone thought Barangay Ginebra will be off to a smooth sailing to even up its PBA Philippine Cup semifinals series, the San Miguel Beermen showed them why it is the defending champs. San Miguel completed a rally from 15 points down to turn back Ginebra in overtime, 104-102,… Read More
Altiche scores winning goal as Marikina stays unscathed
March 11, 2018, 9:54 pm
BINAN, Laguna -- Aaron Altiche hit the dagger just before the final whistle as JPV Marikina stole a 2-1 win over Stallion Laguna in their kick-off game for the Philippines Football League (PFL) season at the Biñan Football Stadium here on Sunday night.Altiche silenced everyone at the venue as… Read More
GenSan keeps lead, Davao close 2nd in Batang Pinoy Mindanao Games
March 11, 2018, 4:01 pm
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental -- General Santos City kept its over-all leadership even as Davao City is now in close second in the penultimate day of action of the Batang Pinoy Mindanao Games here. As of press time, the Generals are still leading with a total of 44 gold medals plus 47… Read More
5 more CDO boxers enter finals of Batang Pinoy Mindanao Games
March 11, 2018, 9:27 am
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental -- Powerhouse Cagayan de Oro City added five more boxers going into the finals of the Batang Pinoy Mindanao Games at the Capitol basketball court Saturday. The CDO boxing team of Mayor Oscar Moreno now has a total of nine fighters in the championships. Friday’s… Read More
SMB blasts Ginebra in open semis clash
March 10, 2018, 9:59 am
MANILA -- San Miguel opened its best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series against Ginebra in dominating fashion, scoring a 102-90 win at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City Friday night. The Beermen slowly but surely took control of the ballgame, going full throttle in the third… Read More
Kobe Paras leaves CSUN, to turn pro in US
March 9, 2018, 5:36 pm
MANILA -- "I'm going pro." Those were the three words Kobe Paras uttered at the end of a video that he posted on his social media accounts on Friday. The video showed him doing some of his dribbling, shooting, and dunking skills with some highlight reels from his high school days and his SEA Games… Read More
CEU bludgeons AMA to stay on top
March 9, 2018, 9:48 am
MANILA -- CEU leaned on a second quarter barrage to smother AMA, 118-83, in the main game of the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup twinbill on Thursday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. The Scorpions outscored the Titans, 42-17, in the second half to turn an exciting battle into a blowout.… Read More
Pingoy helps Akari-Adamson bomb hapless Batangas-EAC
March 9, 2018, 9:47 am
MANILA -- Jerie Pingoy led the way for Akari-Adamson as the team withstood a gallant Batangas-EAC team, 89-79, in their PBA D-League Aspirants Cup match at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City on Thursday. Pingoy fired 23 points on six triples, but none was more important than his last three… Read More
