Sports
Gilas' February pool finally complete in practice
February 14, 2018, 9:04 am
MANILA -- The Gilas Pilipinas pool to the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers February window is finally in full force. All the 15 members of the national team pool that will be the basis of the lineup for the games against Australia and Japan on Feb. 22 and 25 respectively showed up during the daily… Read More
GlobalPort, TNT slug it out for survival
February 14, 2018, 9:01 am
Games on Wednesday(Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City)4:30 p.m.-Phoenix vs. Meralco7:00 p.m.-TNT vs. GlobalPortMANILA -- TNT, who has become a PBA powerhouse in recent years, is in a tough situation nine games into the Philippine Cup.The KaTropa, who are usually inside the Top 6 at this juncture,… Read More
ARMM athletic meet opens
February 13, 2018, 2:39 pm
NORTH UPI, Maguindanao – Some 5,000 student-athletes, education and technical officials gathered here for the conduct of the week-long Palarong ARMMAA (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Athletic Association) 2018, which opened Monday. The regional Palaro runs from Feb. 12 to 16 at the… Read More
UE crowned overall fencing champion in UAAP
February 13, 2018, 2:35 pm
MANILA -- University of the East (UE) had another fruitful campaign in the Universities Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) this year, winning the fencing competition held from Feb. 8-11 at the Philippine Sports Commission Fencing Center in Philsports, Pasig City. For the sixth… Read More
Lyceum, San Beda set up PCCL Final clash
February 13, 2018, 9:21 am
MANILA -- A rematch of last year's NCAA Finals just ensued in the PCCL Final as Lyceum and San Beda scored contrasting wins in the national semifinals at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City on Monday night. The Pirates shut down the San Sebastian Golden Stags in an all-NCAA affair in the… Read More
Butch underscores character among campus sports writers
February 13, 2018, 9:10 am
DAVAO CITY -- Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William "Butch" Ramirez underscored leadership character as an essential tool for budding campus sportswriters to thrive not just in journalism but also in life. Ramirez, speaking to some 300 participants of Communicate Sports, a two-day… Read More
Blatche joins Gilas practice
February 12, 2018, 5:13 pm
Andray Blatche takes a rest after his first practice back at Gilas Pilipinas in a closed-door training session on Monday at Greenhills. (Photo by Ivan Saldajeno/PNA)MANILA -- Naturalized center Andray Blatche came to the first installment of Gilas Pilipinas' daily practices in an earlier training… Read More
Batang Gilas player AJ Edu to attend BWB Global Camp in LA
February 12, 2018, 2:52 pm
MANILA -- Batang Gilas player AJ Edu will get a chance to be trained by NBA players and legends as he will be part of the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in Los Angeles, California. The 6-foot-10 center, who was part of Batang Gilas in last year's FIBA 3x3 World Championship, was named into… Read More
One Championship set to launch kickboxing league in Pasay
February 12, 2018, 1:44 pm
MANILA -- Following the success of the Muay Thai clash between Sam-A Gaiyanghadao and Joseph Lasiri last month, One Championship decided to have another kickboxing match in its upcoming fight card back at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on April 20. The promotion announced that a kickboxing league… Read More
Ginebra smothers TNT in Q4 to join NLEX in 5th
February 12, 2018, 8:29 am
MANILA -- Ginebra broke loose in the final 12 minutes to defeat TNT, 93-78, in their crucial PBA Philippine Cup match at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday night. The Barangay outscored the KaTropa, 30-16, in the fourth quarter to pull away for good from a tight match. LA Tenorio… Read More
NLEX holds on to win despite Alaska's huge run
February 12, 2018, 8:29 am
MANILA -- NLEX held on despite a huge comeback attempt by Alaska and took a 96-89 win in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday night. The Road Warriors nearly bubbled a 30-point lead, but a lucky break down the stretch helped them escape the Aces' final… Read More
Lyceum subdues Ateneo to sweep PCCL Elite 8 assignments
February 12, 2018, 8:26 am
MANILA -- Lyceum secured the other top seed in the PCCL Final 4 after nosing Ateneo, 69-65, in the final game of the Elite 8 round at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig on Sunday night. The Pirates got their bearings working in the payoff period as they go on to sweep their own assignments in the… Read More
Suerte gets lucky in second half as UV beats NCF
February 11, 2018, 8:41 pm
MANILA -- Ray Suerte came alive in the final 20 minutes to lead the University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers to a come-from-behind 85-82 win over the Naga College Foundation (NCF) Tigers in the final day of the Philippine Collegiate Champions League quarterfinals at the Ynares Sports Arena in… Read More
San Beda sweeps PCCL Elite 8 after romp of La Salle
February 11, 2018, 8:41 pm
MANILA -- San Beda University completed a 3-0 sweep of its quarterfinal assignments in the Philippine Collegiate Champions League with a 79-35 romp over De La Salle University at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City on Sunday. The Red Lions opened the game slowly, but their stifling defense… Read More
ROS spoils Magnolia bid to reclaim lead in PBA Cup
February 11, 2018, 4:32 pm
MANILA -- Rain Or Shine handed Magnolia its second straight defeat in the PBA Philippine Cup with a 101-95 win at the Calasiao Sports Complex in Calasiao, Pangasinan on Saturday.The Elasto Painters thought they already shut down the Hotshots by halftime, but they still held on as the Hotshots'… Read More
CDO, Digos boxers prevail in Mindanao PSC-Pacquiao Cup
February 11, 2018, 1:20 pm
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Young boxers from Cagayan de Oro (CDO) and Digos City won all their respective bouts in Day 1 of the Mindanao Quarter Finals of the PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup at the Kidapawan City Gym on Saturday. Five boxers of CDO prevailed over their separate rivals at the start of the… Read More
Davao Golf Club bares new line-up for PAL Interclub
February 11, 2018, 1:17 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The Davao City Golf Club would be fielding a new line-up in this year’s PAL Interclub Men’s Regular golf tournament slated next month in Bacolod City. Only three players from last year’s team are seeing action again. They are Reinz Jordan Yamyamin, Edipolo Caturan and last… Read More
Ravena sinks game winner as NLEX edges Meralco
February 10, 2018, 12:35 pm
MANILA — Kiefer Ravena drained the game-winning shot as NLEX joined an already jam-packed logjam for fifth place with an 87-85 squeaker against Meralco in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City Friday night. Ravena scored on a turnaround jumper with a second left to make up… Read More
Blackwater pulls huge shocker over SMB
February 10, 2018, 12:34 pm
MANILA -- Blackwater has complicated the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinal race in a tough way after upsetting San Miguel, 106-96, at the resumption of the elimination round at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City Friday night. The Elite slowly but surely chipped away the Beermen's early lead and… Read More
PH crushes Oman in Fed Cup
February 10, 2018, 12:06 pm
PINAY POWER. Team Philippines members Khim Iglupas, Anna Clarice Patrimonio, Marian Jade Capadocia, Czarina Mae Arevalo (coach) and Filipino-German Katharina Lehnert in a group photo taken at the Fed Cup competition in Bahrain. (Contributed photo)MANILA -- The Philippines demolished Oman, 3-0, in… Read More
