Sports
Ginebra, SMB open semis clash
March 8, 2018, 3:29 pm
Game on Friday(Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City)7:00 p.m.-San Miguel vs. GinebraMANILA -- After surviving what coach Tim Cone thought is "the hardest series to win," Ginebra is going up against San Miguel at the start of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Friday night. And Cone has one word… Read More
NLEX goes to first semis after eliminating Alaska
March 8, 2018, 8:00 am
MANILA -- The Final Four is complete. NLEX booked the last ticket to the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals after completing a 2-0 sweep of its quarterfinal series against Alaska with a 87-83 win at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. Kevin Alas saved the day for the Road… Read More
Ginebra ousts ROS, sets semis clash vs SMB
March 7, 2018, 8:28 pm
MANILA -- Ginebra became the third team to make it to the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals after eliminating Rain Or Shine, 99-91, in the quarterfinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. In a game of quarter-long spurts, the Barangay reigned supreme over the Elasto… Read More
Magnolia rallies from 20 down to boot GlobalPort
March 7, 2018, 7:45 am
MANILA -- Magnolia Hotshots rallied from an early 20-point deficit to oust the GlobalPort Batang Pier, 86-79, in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Tuesday night.Behind the hot hands of Stanley Pringle, GlobalPort raced to a 26-6 lead late in the first quarter… Read More
SMB eliminates TNT to enter semis
March 6, 2018, 9:16 pm
MANILA -- San Miguel clinched the first berth in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals after eliminating TNT, 106-93, in their quarterfinal match-up at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Tuesday night.Needing only one win to enter the next round as a reward for ending the elimination round at… Read More
MILO offers 18 sports clinics this summer
March 6, 2018, 8:59 pm
MANILA -- Leading beverage MILO has launched its 2018 sports program, starting with summer clinics for children 7 to 12 years old. The summer clinics, which carries the theme "Get Your Child Into Sports", will feature 18 sports namely badminton, basketball, bowling, chess, cross-fit for kids,… Read More
Breakdown Basketball opens tourney
March 6, 2018, 7:23 pm
MANILA -- Due to the quick rise of the Smart Breakdown Basketball Invitationals since its inception in 2015, the said grassroots basketball league will be organizing its first national tournament on March 13-18. The national tournament was launched on Tuesday during a press conference… Read More
PH beats Pakistan in World Juniors tennis pre-qualifying tournament
March 6, 2018, 9:42 am
(L-R) Axl Lajon Gonzaga, Marc Andrei Jarata, coach Johnny Arcilla, and Rupert Tortal during the opening ceremony of the World Juniors Tennis Championships Asia/Oceania Pre-Qualifying tournament in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo courtesy of Johnny Arcilla)MANILA -- The Philippines kicked off its… Read More
NLEX rallies late to go 1-0 up against Alaska
March 6, 2018, 7:37 am
MANILA -- The last time they played, Alaska fell short of rallying back. This time around, NLEX completed an endgame rally to frustrate the Aces anew and place them one win away from the semifinals. The Road Warriors came back from a late deficit to defeat the Aces, 105-99, at the start of the PBA… Read More
Ginebra's key guys stave off fatigue, repeat over ROS in QF Game 1
March 6, 2018, 7:20 am
MANILA -- Different finish, same winner. Ginebra leaned on its main men to beat Rain Or Shine, 88-80, in Game 1 of their PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinal series at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City Monday evening. Three nights after engaging in a triple overtime classic to end the eliminations,… Read More
PH women fencers win bronze in Dubai
March 5, 2018, 6:43 pm
MANILA -- The women's foil team composed of Samantha Kyle Catantan, Maxine Isabel Esteban, Maricar Matienzo and Anica Abaquin pocketed the bronze medal in the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships which was held from Feb. 24 to March 4 at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai, United Arab… Read More
Chicano, Torres finish third in Powerman Asian Duathlon Championships
March 5, 2018, 4:27 pm
John Leerams Chicano and Monica Torres finished third in their respective divisions in the Powerman Asia Duathlon Championships held at Putrajaya, Malaysia over the weekend. (Photos grabbed from Instagram)MANILA -- Southeast Asian Games silver medalist John Leerams Chicano and Monica Torres… Read More
Davao rallies in 2nd half to force draw vs. Iloilo
March 4, 2018, 7:45 pm
MANILA -- Davao rose from the grave in the second half to split the points with Kaya Iloilo through a 2-2 stalemate in their PFL season opener at the Davao Del Norte Sports Complex in Tagum on Sunday night. James Younghusband scored a quick brace that erased Iloilo's 2-0 lead as Davao kept its… Read More
Davao settles for 3 bronzes in PSC-Pacquiao cup
March 4, 2018, 7:36 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Davao City, which used to be a powerhouse in amateur boxing in the late 90s, finally ended its campaign in the nationwide PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup on Saturday in Cagayan de Oro City. All three fighters from Davao bowed to their respective rivals in the Mindanao… Read More
Davao settles for 3 bronzes in PSC-Pacquiao cup
March 4, 2018, 7:26 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Davao City, which used to be a powerhouse in amateur boxing in the late 90s, finally ended its campaign in the nationwide PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup on Saturday in Cagayan de Oro City. All three fighters from Davao bowed to their respective rivals in the Mindanao… Read More
CDO boxers sweep Mindanao semis of PSC-Pacquiao cup
March 4, 2018, 7:22 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Host Cagayan de Oro City continued its winning streak by sweeping all its nine bouts in the Mindanao semifinals of the nationwide PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup on Saturday at Macasandig covered court here. Sixteen-year-old Jessa Lycca Caranagan started the winning streak… Read More
Malaysia snaps Alab's hot streak
March 4, 2018, 7:13 pm
MANILA -- Alab Pilipinas' bid of making the ABL semifinals outright hit a huge roadblock on Sunday as Malaysia scored a 90-89 win at the MABA Gymnasium in Kuala Lumpur. Joshua Munzon hit the eventual game-winning free throw with 13 seconds left as the Dragons snapped Alab's league season-long… Read More
Marikina wins over Cebu in historic PFL season opener
March 4, 2018, 3:31 pm
MANILA -- It was worth the wait. JPV Marikina scored a win in its first game literally at home, the Marikina Sports Center in Marikina, beating Global Cebu, 2-1, in the inaugural match of the second season of the Philippines Football League (PFL) on Saturday night. It was the new signings who… Read More
Siklab Atleta bats for 1st PH Olympic gold
March 3, 2018, 5:30 pm
MANILA -- The Siklab Atleta Pilipinas Sports Foundation was launched on Saturday to help the country win its first Olympic gold medal. "Siklab Atleta Pilipinas Foundation will fuel the Philippines' best athletes to make the country's dream of bagging an Olympic gold a reality. We need to provide… Read More
4,000 participants expected in Mindanao leg of Batang Pinoy games
March 3, 2018, 11:31 am
DAVAO CITY – More or less 4,000 participants are expected to join the Mindanao leg of the Philippine Youth National Games-Batang Pinoy (PNYG-BP) slated on March 6-12 in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental. The participants come from the out-of-of-school youth, in-school youth, in-school students… Read More
