Sports
Chess player Arca earns 1st IM norm in Malaysia tourney
September 4, 2023, 1:22 pm
MANILA – FIDE Master Christian Gian Karlo Arca defeated Candidate Master Jun Ying Tan of Malaysia to earn his first International Master norm in the 18th IGB Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship on Sunday. The 14-year-old woodpusher from Cavite finished the nine-round tournament… Read More
Serbia, Canada earn last seats to FIBA World Cup qualifiers
September 4, 2023, 1:00 am
MANILA – Serbia and Canada earned the last seats in the FIBA Basketball World Cup quarterfinals after scoring contrasting wins in their knockout Round of 16 games on Sunday night. Serbia manhandled the Dominican Republic, 112-79, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Serbia notched its… Read More
Italy ends 25-year dry spell, back in FIBAWC quarterfinals
September 3, 2023, 7:45 pm Updated on September 4, 2023, 8:49 am
MANILA – Italy ended a quarter-century drought by beating Puerto Rico, 73-57, Sunday night to reach the FIBA Basketball World Cup quarterfinals -- its first top eight showing since 1998 in Greece when the tournament was still known as the World Championship. Giampaolo Ricci and Stefano Tonut… Read More
Tiger Spikers secure V-League Collegiate Challenge semis seat
September 3, 2023, 6:59 pm
MANILA – University of Santo Tomas hung tough in the fourth set to beat Far Eastern University and secure a semifinal berth in the 2023 Men's V-League Collegiate Challenge at Paco Arena in Manila on Sunday. Outside hitter Josh Ybañez sizzled with 33 points -- 29 on attacks -- and had three… Read More
Iran's Haddadi, Angola's 16-year veteran hang up jerseys
September 3, 2023, 4:40 pm
MANILA – Iconic Iranian Hamed Haddadi has announced his retirement from the national team following his last game at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. The 38-year-old Haddadi, regarded as the greatest Iranian basketball player of all time, has featured in every one of his country's World Cup… Read More
PH makes Olympic q’fier with win over China; Chot ‘steps aside’
September 2, 2023, 11:30 pm
MANILA – Gilas Pilipinas finished its campaign in the FIBA Basketball World Cup with a bang after ripping China apart, 96-75, in a crucial classification round game, witnessed by 11,080 fans at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Saturday night. With the winning margin, the Philippines… Read More
FIBAWC rookie South Sudan completes dream run with Olympic slot
September 2, 2023, 8:30 pm
MANILA – South Sudan made history by booking a first Olympic slot in its first FIBA Basketball World Cup appearance. The outright 2024 Paris Olympics berth came after South Sudan beat Angola, 101-78, at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City and New Zealand nipped Egypt, 88-86, at Mall of Asia… Read More
MSU spikers bag women's gold; Army overall ROTC Games Minda champ
September 2, 2023, 6:24 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Western Mindanao State University stamped its class over Ramon Magsaysay Memorial College (RMMC), 25-7, 25-14, 25-14, to secure the women's volleyball gold medal in the Philippine Air Force category of the 1st Philippine Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Games Mindanao… Read More
Zamboanga City cadets capture 3 arnis golds in PH ROTC Games
September 1, 2023, 8:19 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three cadets from the Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology won gold medals in arnis full-contact padded stick competition of the 1st Philippine Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Games Mindanao leg at the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) Gym… Read More
Gilas misses outright Olympic slot
September 1, 2023, 1:00 am
MANILA – South Sudan put the Philippines in serious danger of missing the Olympics men's 5x5 basketball tournament for the 13th straight time by beating Gilas Pilipinas, 87-68, in their FIBA World Cup classification game in front of 9,250 fans at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on… Read More
China scores 1st FIBA World Cup win
August 31, 2023, 7:53 pm
MANILA - China won for the first time in the FIBA World Cup after trouncing Angola, 83-76, in their classification game on Thursday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. China turned the tides in the third quarter, outscoring Angola, 24-14, to break a 45-all halftime deadlock to… Read More
Army's Ursabia wins kickboxing gold at PH ROTC Games
August 31, 2023, 6:32 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Mark Christian Ursabia of University of Mindanao-Davao won the men's 60kgs low kick gold medal in the Philippine Army (PA) category of the 1st Philippine Reserve Officers' Training Corps Games Mindanao leg kickboxing competition at the Western Mindanao State University gym here on… Read More
16 teams locked in for FIBA World Cup 2nd round
August 31, 2023, 1:07 pm
MANILA – A total of 16 teams advance to the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup after the final day of first round action Wednesday night. Moving on to the next phase are Brazil, Georgia, Greece, Puerto Rico, Serbia, Slovenia, Australia, Canada, Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy,… Read More
FIBA World Cup 2023: Puerto Rico, Greece move on to 2nd round
August 31, 2023, 1:00 am
MANILA – Puerto Rico and Greece moved on to the FIBA Basketball World Cup Round of 16 after beating their opponents in contrasting manners on Wednesday night. At the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Puerto Rico joined Serbia as the top two finishers for Group B with a 107-89 win against China. Needing… Read More
Serbia, USA sweep FIBA WC groups
August 30, 2023, 9:16 pm
MANILA – Serbia completed its domination of Group B play in the FIBA World Cup after manhandling South Sudan, 115-83, on Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Serbia sizzled early on, dropping 30 points on South Sudan in the first quarter before ending it with a 10-point… Read More
Sam, Bagawisan win arnis golds in PH ROTC Games
August 30, 2023, 9:10 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Walter Sam Jr. of Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology won the men's non-traditional single weapon Anyo (form) event in the arnis competition of the 2023 Philippine Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Games Mindanao leg at the Western Mindanao State… Read More
Pacquiao wants to compete in 2024 Paris Olympics – POC chief
August 30, 2023, 6:21 pm
MANILA – Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is interested to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Pacquiao's camp has reached out to the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino, asking how the former eighth-division world champion could qualify in the prestigious… Read More
FEU nails 2nd win in Men's V-League Collegiate Challenge
August 30, 2023, 5:48 pm
MANILA – Far Eastern University notched its second win at the expense of University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, 25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 25-16, in the preliminary round of the Men's V-League Collegiate Challenge at the Paco Arena in Manila on Wednesday. Opposite hitter Zhydryx Saavedra scored 20… Read More
Gilas denied of FIBA WC Top 16 spot
August 30, 2023, 5:44 am
MANILA – Gilas Pilipinas failed in its first shot at outright Paris Olympics qualification after bowing to Italy, 90-83, in their FIBA World Cup game on Tuesday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Gilas was relegated to the lower bracket of the competition, or the classification… Read More
FIBA World Cup: Dominican Republic sweeps Group A
August 29, 2023, 9:15 pm
MANILA – The Dominican Republic completed a 3-0 sweep of Group A play in the FIBA World Cup after beating Angola, 75-67, on Tuesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The result, however, favored Gilas Pilipinas as the co-host team momentarily kept its hopes of joining the… Read More
