Sports
Gilas Pilipinas overpowers Malaysian side
May 9, 2023, 8:07 pm
PHNOM PENH – Gilas Pilipinas started its redemption bid with a 94-49 win over Malaysia Tuesday in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games men’s basketball meet at the Morodok Techo National Stadium Elephant Hall 2. Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser had 15 points and five rebounds, while Justin Brownlee made 11… Read More
Gymnasts deliver 3 more SEAG gold medals
May 9, 2023, 7:51 pm Updated on May 9, 2023, 8:44 pm
PHNOM PENH – Two-time world champion Carlos Yulo led the Philippines to three more gold medals in artistic gymnastics Tuesday in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games at the National Olympic Stadium here. Yulo made up for his silver-medal finish in the rings by topping the parallel bars with a score of… Read More
Otom, Gawilan qualify for World Para Swimming Championships
May 9, 2023, 7:02 pm Updated on May 9, 2023, 8:15 pm
MANILA – ASEAN Para Games triple-gold medalist Angel Mae Otom and Paralympian Ernie Gawilan will carry the national colors in the 11th World Para Swimming Championships scheduled to be held in Manchester, United Kingdom from July 31 to August 6. The Filipinos earned the trip to the UK through… Read More
Lonnie Walker shines as Lakers now 3-1 up vs. Warriors
May 9, 2023, 6:03 pm
MANILA – Lonnie Walker came alive in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers escaped the Golden State Warriors, 104-101, in Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Tuesday (Manila time). Walker scored all of his 15 points in the fourth… Read More
Messi wins Laureus 2023 Sportsman of the Year
May 9, 2023, 5:03 pm
ISTANBUL – Lionel Messi on Monday was named Sportsman of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards. "History maker! Lionel Messi is the first ever athlete to win the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year and Laureus World Team of the Year Awards in the same year," Laureus tweeted. Messi guided… Read More
Blacklist clarifies 'no-show' at MPL PH Finals presscon
May 9, 2023, 2:35 pm
MANILA – Blacklist International has clarified that there was no intention to snub reporters present at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay during the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Philippines Season 11 Finals on Sunday night. This was after some sportswriters expressed… Read More
Wesleyan University chess teams qualify for nat’l PRISAA
May 8, 2023, 8:08 pm
MANILA – The Wesleyan University–Philippines (WUP) men's and women's chess teams have made it to the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) National Championships following their impressive showing in the regional competition held at the Columban College's Barretto Campus in Olongapo… Read More
Casares keeps SEA Games triathlon title; Mangrobang 2nd
May 8, 2023, 5:55 pm
PHNOM PENH – Fernando Casares defended the men’s title after Kim Mangrobang failed in her bid for a fourth straight women's individual gold medal in the triathlon event at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games here on Monday. Casares clocked 58 minutes and 33.5 seconds to clinch the gold medal,… Read More
Obstacle racers, women athletes, jiu-jitsu deliver SEAG golds
May 7, 2023, 9:42 pm
PHNOM PENH – For the second straight day, obstacle course racers remained perfect, leading a six-gold medal charge Sunday that kept the Philippines in the mix of things in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) here. Putting the finishing touches to a scintillating stint in the four-day event,… Read More
Heat, Lakers take Game 3 in NBA conference semis
May 7, 2023, 4:42 pm
MANILA — The Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers scored blowout wins to go 2-1 up in their NBA conference semifinal series on Sunday (Philippine Time). The Heat took down the New York Knicks, 105-86, in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference playoff encounter at the Kaseya Center in Miami. Despite… Read More
Mangrobang keeps SEA Games duathlon gold; OCR relay teams win
May 7, 2023, 1:46 pm Updated on May 7, 2023, 5:24 pm
PHNOM PENH – Team Philippines was off to a good start Sunday morning with three more gold medals that hiked the total to 10 at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Cambodia. Kim Mangrobang retained her women's individual duathlon title while obstacle course racing (OCR) delivered two in the… Read More
SEA Games 2023: Obstacle racers spark PH 5-gold haul
May 6, 2023, 10:13 pm
PHNOM PENH – An obstacle racer with a championship pedigree and a fitness model sparked a five-gold haul by the Philippines Saturday even as host Cambodia kept its hold on the early medal lead in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) here. Competing in the obstacle course racing's 100-meter… Read More
'No choice': Nadal bows out from Italian Open due to injury
May 6, 2023, 4:10 pm
ANKARA – Rafael Nadal on Friday announced his withdrawal from the Italian Open tennis tournament due to his ongoing hip injury. "I am very sorry to announce that I will not be able to be in Rome," the Spanish legend said in a statement on Twitter. He added that despite having noticed an… Read More
Fil-Am Buntan prevails, McLaren falls at ONE on Prime Video 10
May 6, 2023, 3:48 pm
MANILA – Jackie Buntan added Diandra Martin to her growing list of “victims” after the former scored a huge knockout at ONE on Prime Video 10 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado on Saturday (Manila time). The Filipino-American, who was superb all match long, connected on a right… Read More
Bren joins 5-team group at SEAG MLBB prelims
May 6, 2023, 12:26 pm
MANILA – Bren Esports has been grouped into a five-nation Group A for the opening round of the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) Mobile Legends Bang Bang event. As announced on Saturday, Bren, which will be playing under the Sibol banner, joins pro teams from Vietnam, Laos, and Timor Leste, as well… Read More
Blacklist, RSG PH take down top seeds in MPL playoffs
May 6, 2023, 10:44 am
MANILA – Blacklist International and RSG Slate Philippines pulled off major surprises on Friday night to book their place in the upper bracket finals of the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Philippines Season 11. Blacklist first clinched a spot after stunning Bren Esports, 3-1,… Read More
Female Iranian swimmer sets 4th Guinness record
May 5, 2023, 6:22 pm
TEHRAN – Iran's top female free water swimmer Elham Asghari has set a new Guinness world record, getting her name in the famous book for the fourth time. The endurance swimmer set her fourth record by pulling a kayak weighing 15 kilograms, with a 40kg weight being inside. It took an hour and 58… Read More
Ramos bags 3 silvers in Asian Weightlifting Championships
May 5, 2023, 6:06 pm
MANILA – Rose Jean Ramos captured three silver medals in the women's 45kg category at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jinju, South Korea on Friday. The 17-year-old Zamboangueña registered 73kgs in snatch and 88kgs in the clean and jerk for a total of 161kgs. Thailand's Sirivimon… Read More
No Diggie for ML tournament play until post-SEA Games
May 5, 2023, 4:35 pm
MANILA – Moonton, the developer of Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB), announced a ban on using support hero Diggie for any MLBB event until May 16. According to Moonton, the "auto-ban" had something to do with a bug it noticed during recent games involving Diggie. "We have observed a visual bug… Read More
Boracay to host another beach tennis tourney in October
May 5, 2023, 3:20 pm
MANILA – The Boracay Racquet Sports Club PH is out to hold another tournament following the successful Beach Tennis Love Boracay event last week. "Yes, we are holding another big tournament. We can call it October Sports Festival," club secretary Theo Bernales Dy said in an interview on Friday.… Read More
