Sports
Potential talents eyed in PSC-Pacquiao boxing
December 19, 2017, 10:08 am
GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup supervising technical director Rogelio Fortaleza is hopeful that they will scout a lot of promising talents in this nationwide grassroots boxing program that kicked off at Robinsons Place here yesterday, December 16. Fortaleza, during the… Read More
SMB opens PBA Season 43 with win over Phoenix
December 18, 2017, 9:26 am
MANILA -- San Miguel began the 2018 season of the PBA with a 104-96 win over Phoenix at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday night.The Beermen broke loose in the dying stages of the game to spoil Louie Alas' debut as Fuel Masters coach.Marcio Lassiter caught fire early on with… Read More
Narvasa steps down as PBA commissioner
December 17, 2017, 6:51 pm
MANILA -- Barely 30 minutes before the PBA season officially begins, the league's board of governors dropped a huge bomb. Newly-installed PBA board chairman Ricky Vargas told the media on Sunday that Chito Narvasa will resign as commissioner. "This morning, he submitted his resignation, which was… Read More
F2 Logistics clinches PHL Superliga Grand Prix crown
December 17, 2017, 2:29 pm
MANILA -- Import Maria Jose Perez displayed her brilliant form anew as F2 Logistics clinched the Chooks to Go-Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix title over Petron, 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 25-18, on Saturday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The 6-foot-2 Venezuelan who has competed in… Read More
Ramsay scores hat trick in Negros PFL win over Cebu
December 17, 2017, 9:47 am
MANILA -- Iain Ramsay's hat trick proved to be the dagger for Ceres Negros as the club thrashed Global Cebu, 4-1, in the championship game of the first season of the Philippines Football League (PFL) at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City on Saturday. Ramsay scored the last three goals for the home… Read More
Ramirez keynotes PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup opener today
December 16, 2017, 3:24 pm
TOUR. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William "Butch" Ramirez tours Senator Manny Pacquiao at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila on Tuesday, Dec. 12. (PSC PHOTO)GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William "Butch" Ramirez was keynote speaker as… Read More
10K athletes to join 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia
December 16, 2017, 1:27 pm
MANILA -- About 10,000 athletes from 45 countries are expected to participate in the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia next year. The tournament will be held from Aug. 18 to Sept. 2 in Jakarta and Palembang, capital city of South Sumatra province. The athletes will compete in 40 sports, 67 disciplines… Read More
5 out-of-town games spark full PBA PH Cup sked
December 15, 2017, 6:03 pm
MANILA -- Cities familiar to PBA fans will once again stage games, while Iloilo City and Dumaguete will get their own dose of PBA action as the Philippine Cup schedule for 2018 was released on Friday, two days before the official start. Iloilo City, which became known for hosting the… Read More
PSC-Pacquio amateur boxing cup opens in Gensan Saturday
December 15, 2017, 5:52 pm
DAVAO CITY -- At least 100 boxers coming from different cities and provinces are seeing action Saturday (December 16) and Sunday (December 17) for the Mindanao Preliminary of the PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup at the Robinsons Place in General Santos City. The early birds are from Davao City,… Read More
F2 Logistics spikers prevail in Game 2 of PSL Grand Prix
December 15, 2017, 5:13 pm
MANILA -- F2 Logistics rallied past Petron, 25-20, 24-26, 14-25, 25-19, 15-4, to tie the best-of-three finals series in the Chooks to Go-Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan Thursday night. Veterans Cha Cruz and Abby Marano played brilliantly in the… Read More
Ginebra, SMB, TNT teams to beat in PH Cup: PBA Board
December 14, 2017, 6:14 am
MANILA -- They may still have opposing views regarding the commissionership in the PBA but on Wednesday, board members shared a common take in terms of which teams will likely prevail in the Philippine Cup. The board members--or their representatives for the cases of Meralco and TNT--believe… Read More
Undefeated champ to face ex-PH team member in non-title bout
December 13, 2017, 4:50 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Undefeated WBO Asia Pacific Youth Light Flyweight champion Vince Paras will face the former national team stand-out Aldren Moreno of Digos City in a non-title bout on December 17 at the Robinson’s Place in General Santos City. Paras, who is managed by Maasim Mayor Jojo Lopez is… Read More
Petron spikers a win away from PSL Grand Prix title
December 13, 2017, 11:34 am
MANILA -- Petron pulled off a 25-14, 25-21, 25-16 victory over F2 Logistics in Game 1 of the Chooks to Go -Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix best-of-three series at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan on Tuesday night. Imports Lindsay Stalzer, 2015’s Most Valuable Player, and Hillary… Read More
Hometown fave wins by tech’l decision
December 12, 2017, 4:56 pm
SANTA Barbara, Pangasinan -- Hometown favorite Alphie Dagayloan won by a technical decision against former WBC Asian Boxing Council minimumweight champion Mateo Handeg in a rain-soaked title fight for the vacant Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) super flyweight crown on Sunday night at the open… Read More
Jr. Volcanoes to host U19 Asia Rugby tourney
December 12, 2017, 1:35 pm
MANILA -- THE U19 national rugby team — called the Jr. Philippine Volcanoes -- aims for a promotion to the premier division of the U19 Asia Rugby Championships as it hosts the Division 1 of the tournament ladder at the International School Manila Athletic Field in Taguig starting… Read More
Panaad Stadium to host 2017 PFL final
December 12, 2017, 1:06 pm
MANILA -- The Philippines Football League (PFL) officially announced Monday that the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City will host Saturday night’s PFL showdown between Ceres Negros and Global Cebu for all the marbles. In a statement, the PFL cited Article 2.11 of its tournament regulations, under… Read More
Cebu wants to host PFL championship game
December 11, 2017, 4:04 pm
MANILA -- Global Cebu exercised its option to host the championship game of the inaugural Philippines Football League (PFL) season on Saturday night. In a letter sent to PFL CEO Lazarus Xavier on Sunday, which was made public by the club on Monday, Cebu demanded that its titular showdown with… Read More
TNC falls to OG in DOTA tourney finals
December 11, 2017, 11:45 am
LOS BAÑOS -- European side OG proved to be too much for Filipino quintet TNC in the finals of the Mars DOTA 2 League in Macau on Sunday night. Despite being just a minor tournament, implications for qualification in TI8 were at stake, and OG did not just take home US$130,000 or about P6.5… Read More
MVP hit consecutive triples for winning FIBA WC bid: Angara
December 11, 2017, 9:11 am
LOS BANOS, Laguna -- Senator Sonny Angara lauded the SBP for successfully bidding for the rights to host the 2023 FIBA World Cup.Angara, who acts as the chairman of the SBP board, even likened president emeritus Manny Pangilinan, the leader of the Philippines-Japan-Indonesia consortium bid that… Read More
GAB optimistic of more victories for Pinoy boxers
December 10, 2017, 3:43 pm
DAVAO CITY -- The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) will double its efforts to help Filipino professional boxers secure more victories in the future. "We'll double our efforts so that there will always be fellow Filipinos who'll bring home pride and glory as the most competitive boxers worldwide in… Read More
