Sports
NU stuns reigning champion FEU in UAAP junior basketball opener
November 21, 2023, 5:42 pm
MANILA – Nazareth School of National University (NU) pulled off a 70-56 upset over defending champion Far Eastern University-Diliman (FEU) at the start of the UAAP Season 86 high school boys’ basketball tournament at the Amoranto Sports Complex in Quezon City on Tuesday. Colins Akowe scored 17… Read More
Bacojo shares 2nd spot in U18 category of World Youth Chess
November 21, 2023, 5:00 pm
MANILA – Filipino FIDE Master Mark Jay Bacojo boosted his campaign in the World Youth Chess Championships after beating his Vietnamese rival at the Pala Dean Martin Centro Congressi in Montesilvano, Italy on Monday. Bacojo prevailed over FIDE Master Nguyen Quoc Hy in 46 moves of the Sicilian… Read More
Search on for Queen of the North chess tournament
November 21, 2023, 4:20 pm
LAOAG CITY – Female chess players from the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, and Cordillera regions are encouraged to join the regional chess meet scheduled in this city on Dec. 17-23, which aims to discover the “Queen of the North.” “The Queen of the North chess tournament, to be held at the Ilocos… Read More
Lyceum secures twice-to-beat edge; Benilde keeps semis hopes up
November 19, 2023, 7:06 pm
MANILA – Mclaude Guadana and John Barba scored 17 points each to lead Lyceum of the Philippines University past Arellano University, 98-86, as the Pirates gained the twice-to-beat incentive in the semifinal round of the NCAA Season 99 men's basketball at Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on… Read More
Lady Archers end UAAP campaign with victory over Lady Warriors
November 19, 2023, 5:40 pm
MANILA – De La Salle University ended its campaign in the UAAP Season 86 women's basketball with a 58-45 beating of University of the East at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday. Lee Sario had 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists to lead the Lady Archers who concluded their… Read More
Letran outlasts Adamson to boost Spikers’ Turf QF bid
November 19, 2023, 4:52 pm
MANILA – Saints and Lattes-Letran fought back from two-sets down to beat Davies Paint-Adamson, 20-25, 26-28, 25-16, 25-17, 15-12, and boost its quarterfinal bid in the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference at Paco Arena in Manila on Sunday. The Knights, getting 19 points from Vince Virrey… Read More
Arca beats Norwegian in World Youth Chess round 6, climbs to 2nd
November 19, 2023, 3:57 pm
MANILA – Filipino FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca moved up to second place after defeating Norwegian Isak Vinh Brattgjerd in 57 moves of the Caro-Kann Defense in Round 6 of the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships at Pala Dean Martin Centro Congressi in Montesilvano, Italy on Saturday.… Read More
San Beda survives Jose Rizal to boost NCAA semifinal bid
November 18, 2023, 6:38 pm
MANILA – San Beda University defeated Jose Rizal University, 74-69, to remain in the hunt for a semifinal berth in the NCAA Season 99 men's basketball tournament at Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Saturday. Yukien Andrada scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half to lead the Red… Read More
UST Tigresses secure twice-to-beat advantage
November 18, 2023, 4:26 pm
MANILA – University of Santo Tomas stamped its class over Ateneo de Manila, 80-68, in the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Saturday. The Tigresses rolled to their fourth straight win and finished the elimination round with an 11-3… Read More
Bacojo, Arca hurdle round 5 in world youth chess tourney
November 18, 2023, 2:26 pm
MANILA – Filipino FIDE Masters Mark Jay Bacojo and Christian Gian Karlo Arca won their fifth-round matches at the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships at Pala Dean Martin Centro Congressi in Montesilvano, Italy Friday. Bacojo stunned French International Master Timothe Razafindratsima in 26… Read More
POC chief: AIMAG postponement good for Filipino Olympic hopefuls
November 17, 2023, 7:17 pm
MANILA – The Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG), which was reset for February next year, was postponed a second time because of its proximity to the Paris 2024 Olympics. The AIMAG was originally scheduled this month but host Thailand postponed the 50-sport competition rescheduled every… Read More
Lyceum clinches semis berth with tight win over San Sebastian
November 17, 2023, 6:21 pm Updated on November 17, 2023, 7:18 pm
MANILA – Lyceum of the Philippines banked on Enoch Valdez to escape with an 83-80 victory over San Sebastian College and clinched a semifinal berth in the NCAA Season 99 men's basketball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan City on Friday. Valdez scored 14 of his 18 points in the… Read More
Cantela beats Italian foe in World Youth Chess Championships
November 17, 2023, 4:37 pm
MANILA – Filipino National Master Oscar Joseph Cantela defeated local bet Narciso Sciole in the fourth round of the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships at the Pala Dean Martin Centro Congressi in Montesilvano, Italy on Thursday. The resident of Barangay San Juan Uno in General Trias, Cavite… Read More
NBTC stages regional meet
November 17, 2023, 4:06 pm
MANILA – The National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) unveiled a new road that top high school and under-19 club teams would have to undergo to ensure better competition in the years to come. NBTC program director Eric Altamirano announced on Thursday night that regional championships in four… Read More
Ilocos Norte shaping up as sports tourism hub
November 17, 2023, 1:07 pm
LAOAG CITY - The province of Ilocos Norte is slowly turning into a sports tourism industry as it gears up to host yet another event. The first regional championship of the Under-19 National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) will be held at Laoag City Centennial Arena on Jan. 18 to 21, 2024. Ilocos… Read More
Philracom's horseracing, breeding expo a success
November 16, 2023, 11:10 pm
MANILA – Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, the 2002 Asian Games gold medalist in equestrian, on Thursday congratulated the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom) for successfully staging the second Philippine Horseracing and Breeding Expo at the Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall in Cainta. In a video… Read More
Arca settles for draw in 3rd round of World Youth Chess tourney
November 16, 2023, 6:29 pm
MANILA – Filipino FIDE Master (FM) Christian Gian Karlo Arca and Kazakhstan's FM Inayat Bolat agreed to a draw after 44 moves of the Catalan Opening in the third round of boys' U14 category at the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships in Montesilvano, Italy on Wednesday. Arca, a member of the… Read More
Palawan to host PSC's Indigenous Peoples Games on Nov. 18-19
November 16, 2023, 6:19 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), in coordination with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), will hold the Indigenous People’s Games (IPG) on Nov. 18-19 at the Ramon V. Mitra Sports Complex in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. After two years, the IP Games which was… Read More
Mapua beats Perpetual to keep NCAA lead
November 15, 2023, 6:30 pm
MANILA – Mapua University demolished the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta, 69-53, to keep the lead in the NCAA Season 99 men's basketball tournament at the FilOil EcoOil Arena in San Juan City on Wednesday. Clint Escarmis finished with 17 points, six steals, four rebounds, four assists,… Read More
Bachmann thanks senators for supporting PSC budget increase bid
November 15, 2023, 6:28 pm
MANILA – Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richard Bachmann on Wednesday thanked the senators who are supporting the agency’s bid to secure PHP3.7 billion for the complete rehabilitation of the decades-old Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. This after senators Christopher “Bong” Go,… Read More
