Sports
Early 2018 blast as Alab signs Brownlee, Balkman
January 1, 2018, 10:34 am
MANILA — New year, new Alab.Charlie Dy, the Tanduay Alab Pilipinas club's top official, announced early Monday that the Asean Basketball League's (ABL) Philippine team signed former PBA imports Renaldo Balkman and Justin Brownlee as its new world imports."Tanduay Alab Pilipinas welcomes Justin… Read More
Rifle shooters Acuña, Valdez to compete in 2 World Cups
December 30, 2017, 10:22 am
MANILA -- National rifle shooters Amparo Teresa Acuña and Jayson Valdez will compete in two World Cups next year to prepare them for the Asian Games. Acuña and Valdez, as scholars under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Solidarity Program in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, are… Read More
Initial list of sports for 2019 ASEAN Para Games bared
December 29, 2017, 11:03 am
Turnover ceremony of the ASEAN Para Games flag from 2017 host Malaysia to 2019 host Philippines. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Sports Commission)MANILA -- The Philippine Sports Association for the Differently-Abled (PHILSPADA) has announced the initial list of sports for the Philippine hosting of… Read More
Ravena named PBA 43rd season’s first Player of the Week
December 28, 2017, 2:09 pm
MANILA -- Just two games into his PBA career, Kiefer Ravena has already made an impression. The six-foot combo guard opened his account with a double-double of 18 points in just three quarters and 12 assists -- actually a near triple-double as he had seven rebounds too -- as he led NLEX to a win… Read More
PH netters to have more tournaments next year
December 28, 2017, 12:10 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) will have a full calendar next year with more competitons, not only for juniors but also for men and women. In an interview Tuesday, Philta president, lawyer Antonio Cablitas, bared his plan to hold 12 juniors tournaments every month in Luzon,… Read More
Meralco, SMB try to join NLEX in top place; Phoenix, Kia eye payback
December 26, 2017, 7:09 pm
MANILA -- Meralco and San Miguel will slug it out to join NLEX in the top ranks even as Phoenix and Kia look to bounce back from their season-opening losses as the PBA Philippine Cup paid a post-Christmas visit to the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Wednesday night. The Fuel Masters and the Picanto… Read More
Brawl at the Mall: The 10TH Edition slated Jan. 21
December 26, 2017, 2:35 pm
Jayson “Pitbull” Mama DAVAO CITY -- The Sanman Promotions is staging its inaugural boxing presentation for 2018 on January 21 dubbed “Brawl at the Mall: The 10th Edition” at the newly-renovated Gaisano Mall Atrium in General Santos City. This was announced on Monday by Jim Claude “JC”… Read More
Ginebra debuts with a bang, trounces Magnolia in 'Christmas Clasico'
December 26, 2017, 9:35 am
BOCAUE — For the third straight time, Ginebra beat Magnolia in a Christmas "Clasico".The Barangay turned back the Hotshots, 89-78, in the main game of the PBA Philippine Cup Christmas Day offering in front of 24,531 people at the Philippine Arena.Having to start the season out of town, Ginebra… Read More
NLEX scores Christmas Day win over GlobalPort for 2-0 start
December 25, 2017, 6:49 pm
BOCAUE -- NLEX defied the odds of a Christmas show from Stanley Pringle to beat GlobalPort, 115-104, in the first out-of-town action of the PBA Philippine Cup at the Philippine Arena on Monday. In a game of runs, the Yeng Guiao-led side spoiled the return of Pido Jarencio as the Batang Pier gaffer… Read More
'Christmas Clasico' ushers in anew; GlobalPort debuts vs NLEX
December 24, 2017, 5:20 pm
MANILA -- Two more teams are yet to begin its 2018 PBA season campaign. On Christmas Eve, they will set foot at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. In what would essentially be the first non-Mega Manila schedule for the young season, GlobalPort and Ginebra open their respective stint against… Read More
Ben Mbala leaves La Salle ahead of move to Mexico
December 24, 2017, 1:04 pm
MANILA -- Whether he still has one year to play for La Salle or not, Ben Mbala will turn pro next year. The reigning two-time UAAP MVP announced that he will leave the Green Archers camp ahead of his move to Mexico to play for Fuerza Regia De Monterrey in the top-flight league there. "After five… Read More
Lopez, a Young Change-Maker for 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympics
December 23, 2017, 10:49 am
MANILA -- Filipino taekwondo jin Pauline Lopez is in the list of 76 Young Change-Makers (YCM) for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) that will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina next year. The 21-year-old Lopez is a gold winner in the 2014 Asian Youth Games, 2015 Singapore Southeast Asian (SEA) Games… Read More
ROS subdues TNT in low-scoring win
December 23, 2017, 10:31 am
MANILA -- Rain Or Shine (ROS) almost squandered a comfortable lead after the third quarter but held on to an 82-79 win in the main game of the PBA Philippine Cup doubleheader at the Cuneta Astrodome on Friday night. The Elasto Painters entered the final frame leading by 11, but the KaTropa put up… Read More
PSC suspends financial aid to karatedo
December 23, 2017, 9:47 am
MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) suspended on Friday its financial assistance to the Philippine Karatedo Association, a national sports organization, which is one of the 50 members of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). In a press conference at the Philsports Complex in Pasig,… Read More
Undefeated Pinoy boxer to make US debut in Dec. 22
December 21, 2017, 3:33 pm
Mike Plania in action. (Lito delos Reyes file photo)DAVAO CITY – Undefeated “Magic” Mike Plania (14W-0L, 7 KOs) will finally make his debut outside the Philippines on Dec. 22 in Cancun, Mexico. Plania of Sanman Promotions from General Santos City is facing Mexican Miguel “Demoledor”… Read More
Magnolia returns with huge win over Alaska
December 21, 2017, 7:01 am
MANILA -- Magnolia is back!Now under the Purefoods franchise, Magnolia began its PBA Philippine Cup bid with a 108-95 win over Alaska at the FilOil Flying V Centre on Wednesday night.Keeping the Hotshots moniker, the team formerly known as Star waxed hot in the second quarter and sustained the… Read More
PH rower Ilas pockets bronze in China
December 20, 2017, 5:21 pm
MANILA -- National team member Edgar Ilas has won the bronze medal in the Asian Coastal Rowing Championships held from Dec. 15-17 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province in China. In an interview with Radyo Pilipinas 2 (DZSR Sports Radio) on Tuesday, coach Edgardo Maerina said Ilas placed third behind… Read More
New era begins for 4 PBA teams
December 20, 2017, 8:20 am
Games on Wednesday(FilOil Flying V Centre, San Juan City)4:15 p.m. - Kia vs. NLEX7:00 p.m. - Magnolia vs. AlaskaMANILA -- Two of the most touted rookies this season will make their debut, while one team hopes its new name will bring new fortunes even as another hopes to begin its "Unconventional… Read More
MinProBa champ suffers first defeat
December 19, 2017, 5:53 pm
DAVAO CITY – Previously unbeaten MinProBA bantamweight champion Vincent “Asero” Astrolabio of MP Davao Gym finally suffered his first defeat after losing to John Mark “Iceman” Apolinario of Sanman Boxing Gym on Sunday at the Robinsons Place in Gen. Santos City. Apolinario, a former WBO… Read More
Young boxers enter quarterfinals in PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup
December 19, 2017, 3:50 pm
DAVAO CITY – Young boxers from General Santos City, Sultan Kudarat and Barangay Aglayan beat their respective rivals to barge into the Mindanao Quarter Finals of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup at the Robinsons Place in General Santos City. Sultan Kudarat’s… Read More
