Sports
Son Heung-min scores in 2nd consecutive Premier League match
April 16, 2023, 12:27 pm
SEOUL – Fresh off a milestone goal in the Premier League, Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur has now scored in consecutive matches for the first time this season. Son netted his eighth goal of the Premier League season against AFC Bournemouth at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday… Read More
Top seed on brink of 2nd straight PH Satellite squash title
April 16, 2023, 11:56 am
MANILA – Top seed Robert Andrew Garcia moved closer to a second straight title after beating David William Peliño in the semifinal match of the Philippine Satellite Series 2 at the National Squash Center inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila late Saturday. The world's No.… Read More
PH wrestlers upbeat about Cambodia SEAG stint
April 16, 2023, 10:28 am Updated on April 16, 2023, 11:54 am
MANILA – Wrestlers Noel Norada and Jason Baucas will banner the Philippine campaign in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia next month. The SEA Games will take place from May 5 to 17, with the wrestling competition scheduled from May 14 to 16 at the Chroy Changvar International Convention… Read More
NCAA teams battle Malaysian sides in AsiaBasket semis
April 16, 2023, 9:38 am
MANILA – The two National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) teams in the AsiaBasket International Championship will take on Malaysian squads in the semifinals at MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Harimau Malaysia took down Sanzar Pharmaceuticals, 81-54, on Saturday night, to set a… Read More
Top seed makes PH Satellite Series 2 squash tourney semis
April 15, 2023, 6:58 pm
MANILA – Top seed Robert Andrew Garcia and David William Peliño scored contrasting victories to arrange a semifinal showdown in the Philippine Satellite Series 2 at the National Squash Center at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila on Friday night. Garcia recovered from two sets down… Read More
Squash player Buraga reaches PH Satellite Series 2 second round
April 14, 2023, 5:22 pm
MANILA – Top Filipino junior Christopher Buraga rallied past Richard Espinola to reach the second round of the Philippine Satellite Series 2 at the National Squash Center inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila on Thursday night. After losing the first set at 12-14, Buraga… Read More
Juico, NorthPort coach Tan to grace ERJHS sportsfest
April 13, 2023, 7:28 pm
MANILA – Former Quezon City councilor Mayen Juico and NorthPort Batang Pier coach Bonnie Tan will be the special guests during the opening of the E. Rodriguez Jr. High School Alumni Sports Club basketball and volleyball tournaments on April 16 at the Barangay N. S. Amoranto covered court in La… Read More
Harimau Malaysia drubs Shawarma Shack Pilipinas in AsiaBasket
April 13, 2023, 5:30 pm
MANILA – Harimau Malaysia continued to make waves in the AsiaBasket International Championship after beating Shawarma Shack Pilipinas, 96-76, on Wednesday night at the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. Harimau Malaysia pulled away in the fourth quarter by outscoring Shawarma Shack, arguably the most… Read More
Malacañang backs PNVF hosting of VNL, World Beach Pro Tour
April 13, 2023, 5:29 pm
MANILA – Malacañang has extended its full support to the two major international tournaments which the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) will be hosting this year. The PNVF headed by Ramon “Tats” will hold the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) from July 4 to 9 at the Mall of… Read More
TNT beats Ginebra, ties series at one game apiece
April 12, 2023, 9:48 pm
MANILA – TNT equalized in the PBA Governors' Cup finals after drubbing Ginebra, 95-82, in Game 2 on Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Tropang Giga eventually sustained a solid start after bouncing back in the fourth quarter after the Gin Kings made the game… Read More
Michael Jordan's signed sneakers sell for record $2.2M at auction
April 12, 2023, 8:21 pm
ISTANBUL – Basketball icon Michael Jordan's sneakers from the 1998 NBA finals have sold for USD2.2 million at auction in New York, Sotheby's announced on Wednesday. "Another historic day at #SothebysNewYork! Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals Game 2 Air Jordan 13s from the famous ‘The Last… Read More
PH table tennis team eyes 3 medals in Cambodia SEA Games
April 12, 2023, 5:35 pm
MANILA – Philippine Table Tennis Federation, Inc. (PTTF) president Ting Ledesma hopes that the team going to the Cambodia Southeast Asian Games next month can bring home at least three medals. "The target is one gold and two bronze medals," Ledesma said in an interview on Wednesday. "We have two… Read More
Malacañang leads meeting for 2023 FIBA World Cup hosting
April 12, 2023, 4:12 pm Updated on April 12, 2023, 5:00 pm
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. extended his support to the hosting of FIBA Basketball World Cup (FBWC) 2023 and the Philippine Sports Commission-led Task Force by calling a meeting Wednesday at the Malacañang Conference Room in Manila. “This administration is committed to… Read More
CSB, San Beda take down Filipino pros to begin AsiaBasket stint
April 12, 2023, 1:35 pm
MANILA – College of St. Benilde (CSB) and San Beda-Machateam opened their Sportsclick AsiaBasket International Championship campaigns on a high note after walloping teams featuring Filipino pros on Tuesday at the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. CSB zapped Sanzar Pharmaceuticals, 93-80, in the… Read More
AIA Women's Kampeon Cup set this weekend
April 12, 2023, 8:20 am
MANILA – The AIA 7's Football League has launched the women's edition of its all-star tournament, the Kampeon Cup. Six teams, representing some of the ongoing 7's Football League events, will dispute the AIA Women's Kampeon Cup championship at the McKinley Hill Stadium in Taguig City. The teams,… Read More
Filipinas sweep OQT Round 1, advance to 2nd round
April 12, 2023, 8:16 am
MANILA – The Philippine women's football team completed a three-match sweep of Group E action in the first round of the Paris Olympics Qualifying Tournament (OQT) after drubbing Hong Kong, 4-0, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Tuesday night. A brace from Sarina Bolden set the tone for the Filipinas as… Read More
RP Blu Girls seek foreign exposure for World Cup
April 11, 2023, 10:44 pm Updated on April 12, 2023, 1:05 pm
MANILA – RP Blu Girls captain and starting pitcher Ann Antolihao emphasized the importance of international exposure as the team gears for the World Cup scheduled from July 22 to 26 in Italy. The Blu Girls advanced to the World Cup for the first time since 2018 after finishing fourth in the… Read More
Central Luzon regional sports meet set for April 24-28
April 11, 2023, 7:31 pm
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Education (DepEd) 3 (Central Luzon) announced on Tuesday the conduct of the Central Luzon Regional Athletic Association (CLRAA) Meet on April 24-28 in various playing venues in the region. DepEd-3 Director May Eclar said the move is in… Read More
PH to send 9 weightlifters to Cambodia SEA Games
April 11, 2023, 6:58 pm
MANILA – Olympian Elreen Ann Ando will lead nine other Filipino weightlifters in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia next month. Ando, who competed in the women's 64kg category at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and got the silver medal in the same category during the Vietnam SEA Games last… Read More
PH Satellite Series 2 squash tourney set April 13-16
April 10, 2023, 6:49 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Squash Academy, Inc. (PSA) will hold the second leg of the Philippine Satellite Series starting on Thursday at the National Squash Center inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate. Leading the Filipino campaigners are national team members Robert Andrew Garcia,… Read More
