Sports
Bowler Tabora competes in World Cup in Mexico
November 8, 2017, 4:49 pm
MANILA -- SEA Games medalist Krizziah Lyn Tabora tallied 2,587 pinfalls after 12 games in the qualifying rounds of the 2017 Quibica AMF Bowling World Cup at the Bol 300 lanes in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. According to the results posted on the tournament website on Wednesday, the 26-year-old… Read More
Peñalosa's nephew takes centerstage in OPBF Convention fight card
November 8, 2017, 9:54 am
PUERTO PRINCESA -- Carlo Peñalosa looks to follow the footsteps of his uncle, boxing legend Gerry, as he will be in the main event of "Night of Champions", the main highlight of the 55th OPBF Convention at the Puerto Princesa City Coliseum here on Friday night.The 24-year-old Peñalosa will gun… Read More
Vietnam wins 1st South East Asian Handball competition in Dumaguete
November 6, 2017, 8:40 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Vietnam, Asia’s powerhouse beach handball team, emerged as champion in both the men and women categories during the first Southeast Asian Beach Handball championships held here from November 2-5. This is the first time for the Philippines to host a beach handball competition,… Read More
Coaching convention kicks off NBTC season
November 6, 2017, 7:24 pm
PASIG CITY -- About 1,500 coaches from 80 cities across the nation converged at the Ynares Sports Arena for the MVP Sports Foundation Coaches Convention in collaboration with the SM NBTC League. The sixth edition of the said convention, which started Tuesday and will run until Thursday, officially… Read More
PH wins 6 golds in Korea muay thai tournament
November 6, 2017, 2:51 pm
MANILA -- The Philippines won six golds, one silver and two bronzes in the 1st World Youth Martial Arts Masterships in Jincheon, South Korea. The gold medalists are Ghen-yan Berdon (boys 14-16 years old 48kgs), Bryan Ray Siglos (boys 16-18, 63.5kg), Liane Benito (girls 14-16, 48kgs), Mariah… Read More
Army dominates 1st ‘Yolanda’ paddle challenge
November 6, 2017, 2:47 pm
TACLOBAN CITY -- The Army Dragon Warriors, the Philippine Army’s dragon boat team, dominated most of the five categories at the first paddle surge competition, one of the activities marking the fourth anniversary of super typhoon "Yolanda." In the competition dubbed Typhoon "Haiyan" (Yolanda’s… Read More
PH weightlifters pocket 18 medals in S. Korea
November 6, 2017, 12:39 pm
MANILA -- The Philippines bagged 18 medals, including three golds, in the Asian Cup and Asian Inter-Club Weightlifting Championships held from October 29 to November 2 in Yanggu County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. In an interview on Monday, Elien Rose Perez said she topped the women's 53kg… Read More
Torres shines among Filipino contingent in One's Yangon event
November 5, 2017, 2:02 pm
MANILA -- Jomary Torres' blistering run at One Championship continued on Friday night as she defeated Indonesian opponent Nita Dea at One: Hero's Dream at the Thuwanna Indoor Stadium in Yangon. Torres' striking prowess proved to be enough even as she also turned back Dea at the latter's own game,… Read More
Foton beats Generika in PH Superliga Grand Prix
November 5, 2017, 11:21 am
MANILA -- Defending champion Foton played true to form on Saturday to prevail over Generika-Ayala, 25-22, 25-22, 25-16, in the Chooks to-Go Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City. Serbian import Sara Klisura had 15 kills and three aces in leading… Read More
SMC bloc lends players to FIBA World Cup qualifier
November 4, 2017, 11:37 am
MANILA -- The ongoing issue regarding Chito Narvasa's stint as PBA commissioner did not stop the "minority bloc" of the league's board of governors from lending its players to Gilas for the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers (WCQ). "We believe that (the lending of our players) should not be adversely… Read More
Penalosa, Amit vie for vacant WBC Silver flyweight title
November 3, 2017, 7:48 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Promising Carlo Caesar “Too Sharp” Penalosa will fight Salatiel “Pakyaw” Amit for the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Silver Flyweight title on November 10 at the Puerto Princesa Coliseum in Palawan. The 12-round title fight is one of the four championships featured in the… Read More
Pinoy boxer to fight Venezuelan for Interim OPBF title
November 3, 2017, 7:43 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Hard punching Jelbirt Gomera of the Philippines will fight the undefeated Omrri “El Rayo” Bolivar of Venezuela for the interim OPBF featherweight title on November 10 at the Puerto Princesa City Coliseum in Palawan. The Gomera-Bolivar title-fight is one of the four championships… Read More
Make the ultimate sacrifice to step down, PBA head told
November 3, 2017, 6:20 pm
MANILA — The drama continues.The "majority bloc" called on PBA commissioner Chito Narvasa to resign from his post. “If the commissioner really loves the PBA and the public that he conveniently espouses, he may make the ultimate sacrifice of voluntarily stepping down," said incoming PBA… Read More
F2 Logistics spikers eye 1st win vs Petron in Bacolod City
November 3, 2017, 4:50 pm
MANILA -- F2 Logistics will kick off its campaign in the Chooks to Go-Philippine Superliga (PSL) against Petron at the University of La Salle gymnasium in Bacolod City on Saturday. Bannered by American Kennedy Bryan and Venezuelan Maria Jose Perez, the Cargo Movers will meet the Blazer Spikers in… Read More
Narvasa not stepping down as PBA commissioner
November 3, 2017, 8:11 am
MANILA -- Chito Narvasa is still the PBA commissioner... for now.No less than the commissioner himself told the media in a press conference on Thursday night at the PBA office in Quezon City that he is not stepping down as the league's chieftain despite an agreement reached by seven teams during… Read More
Uncertainty surrounds Narvasa’s PBA stint
November 2, 2017, 6:21 pm
MANILA -- Chito Narvasa's status as commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) for the upcoming season is now on the crossroads. As per an emergency meeting called by incoming PBA Board of Governors chairman Ramoncito Fernandez on Thursday, Narvasa's stint as the… Read More
Nadal clinches year-end ATP world No. 1
November 2, 2017, 12:24 pm
PARIS -- Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal secured a year-end top position in the ATP Rankings following his victory over South Korean talent Chung Hyeon in the second round of the Paris Masters here Wednesday, while promising German star Alexander Zverev was turned down by Robin Haase in full sets.… Read More
Cebuano netter to compete in ITF-Phinma tournaments
November 1, 2017, 6:29 pm
MANILA -- Cebuano netter Arthur Craig Pantino has remained optimistic about his campaign in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Juniors Circuit. Pantino is one of the players to watch in the two-week ITF-Phinma International Juniors Championships at the Manila Polo Club indoor clay courts in… Read More
Perez bags 3 golds in S.Korea weightlifting tilt
October 30, 2017, 12:22 pm
MANILA -- Boholano Elien Perez gave the Philippines three gold medals on Sunday at the start of the Asian Cup and Asian Inter-Club Weightlifting Championships in Yanggu County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The 18-year-old athlete from Tagbilaran City topped the women's 53kg category with a total… Read More
Kia uses 'first pick' on unheralded De Chavez as all aspirants drafted
October 30, 2017, 9:07 am
MANILA -- After giving up the first overall pick in a trade on Friday, Kia is without a first and second round pick entering Sunday's PBA Draft.When it was its turn to pick in the draft, the team took a potential sleeper.The Picanto made Chris De Chavez their first pick for the said draft to kick… Read More
