Sports
PH archer places 4th in European Grand Prix
April 10, 2023, 6:43 pm
MANILA - The Philippines' top compound archer, Andrea Lucia Robles, wound up fourth in the European Grand Prix - 1st leg at Lilleshall National Sports Center in Great Britain over the weekend but is proud of her performance against world-ranked opponents. She lost to world No. 4 Lisell Jaatma of… Read More
Shawarma Shack, MBC win AsiaBasket opener
April 10, 2023, 8:47 am
MANILA – Filipino team Shawarma Shack Pilipinas and Malaysian outfit MBC Kirin scored victories on the opening night of the AsiaBasket International Championship on Easter Sunday at the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. Shawarma Shack prevailed in the tournament opener after beating Sanzar… Read More
Ginebra takes PBA Governors' Cup Finals opener
April 10, 2023, 8:32 am
MANILA – Ginebra took Game 1 of the PBA Governors' Cup Finals with a 102-90 win against TNT in front of 11,580 fans at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Easter Sunday night. The Gin Kings made a mark also on the night Asia's first-ever play-for-pay cagefest celebrated its 48th… Read More
Fil-Am netter Gonzales uses ATP events to prepare for SEAG
April 9, 2023, 4:11 pm
MANILA - Filipino-American netter Ruben Gonzales has three more tournaments to hurdle before the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Cambodia. One tournament in Mexico and two in South Korea – all Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challengers – will complete his preparation for the… Read More
Marlon Tapales unifies WBA-IBF super bantam titles
April 9, 2023, 2:43 pm
MANILA – Filipino Marlon Tapales became a world champion again after stunning previously unbeaten Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan in their World Boxing Association-International Boxing Federation (WBA-IBF) unified 122-pound battle at Boeing Center in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday (Philippine… Read More
No Lenten break for SEAG-bound sepak takraw team
April 7, 2023, 9:41 pm
MANILA – The Holy Week is supposed to be a time for rest and reflection for Filipino Catholics. However, national sepak takraw athletes Allyssa Bandoy and Mary Ann Lopez have to set aside bonding time for now as they gear up for the Cambodia Southeast Asian (SEA) Games slated in May. Bandoy and… Read More
PH rowers get ready for World Beach Games Asian qualifying event
April 6, 2023, 2:57 pm
MANILA – The Philippine rowing team is undergoing a three-week training in Cavite preparing for the World Beach Games Asian qualifying tournament in Thailand this month. Tokyo Olympian Cris Nievarez (CM1X), Feiza Jane Lenton (CW1X), Edgar Ilas and Joanie Delgaco (CMIXED2X), Zuriel Sumintac and… Read More
Filipinas get early date with Vietnam after SEAG draw
April 5, 2023, 7:28 pm
MANILA – The Philippine women's football team finds itself in an early showdown against Vietnam in the Southeast Asian Games following the group draw on Wednesday in Phnom Penh. Both the Filipinas and the Vietnamese booters, who are both heading to the FIFA Women's World Cup this July, will… Read More
Don Bosco Cebu rules the 16th Rosevale Cup
April 4, 2023, 7:53 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Don Bosco Cebu once again proved that it has the best football program in the Visayas and Mindanao after the Bosconians ruled the Rosevale Football Cup held at the Xavier Estates pitch uptown in this city on April 1-2.The Bosconians, led by under-16 years old (U16) coach… Read More
Standhardinger, Hollis-Jefferson lead Best Players race
April 4, 2023, 7:38 pm
MANILA – Christian Standhardinger is still on top of the PBA Governors' Cup Best Player of the Conference (BPC) race as he widened his lead over CJ Perez. Up to the semifinals, the Ginebra center is now up to 44.2 average statistical points (SPs), improving from the 42.8 he had after the… Read More
PH karate team to attend training camp in Turkey
April 4, 2023, 5:32 pm
MANILA – The Philippine karate team will leave on April 9 to attend a three-week training camp at Halkali Ifa in Istanbul, Turkey. The athletes will be accompanied by Filipino coach Junnel Perenia and Turkish coach Levent Aydemir. Filipino-Japanese Junna Tsukii, the world's No. 3 who bagged the… Read More
Djokovic keeps top spot in ATP rankings; Russia’s Medvedev climbs
April 4, 2023, 2:14 pm
MOSCOW – Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has retained the top spot in the new ATP (the Association of Tennis Professionals) Rankings list that was released on Monday, according to the ATP’s official website. Djokovic is the all-time leader in the number of weeks atop the ATP Rankings with… Read More
San Juan wins in MPBL return; Batangas City, Bacoor City go 4-0
April 4, 2023, 8:48 am
MANILA – The San Juan Knights made a successful return to the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) after escaping with a 75-73 home win against the Iloilo United Royals at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Monday night. Fresh from a semifinal stint in the PSL Dumper Cup as the… Read More
Pingris steps down as PSL commissioner
April 4, 2023, 8:16 am
MANILA – Marc Pingris has resigned as the commissioner of the Pilipinas Super League (PSL). In a statement on Monday night, the Philippine Basketball Association legend said he had a difficult time pondering his next move, especially because he had made major contributions to making the PSL's… Read More
Pampanga to host 10th Fil-Am Criterium Grand Prix
April 3, 2023, 7:13 pm Updated on April 3, 2023, 8:59 pm
MANILA – Cycling enthusiasts are looking forward to the 10th Fil-Am Criterium Grand Prix this month in Pampanga. The Clark Development Corp.'s parade grounds in Angeles City will once again host the tournament organized by former national cyclist Wilson Blas. Races in the junior (15 to 18 years… Read More
Nowitzki, Parker, Gasol among headliners of 2023 NBA Hall of Fame
April 3, 2023, 6:42 pm
ANKARA – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame officially announced on Saturday that Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Pau Gasol, Dwyane Wade, Becky Hammon and Gregg Popovich are among the headliners of the 2023 class. "This is basketball heaven,” Wade said about the announcement. The four… Read More
Rondina, Gonzaga banner beach volleyball squads to Cambodia SEAG
April 2, 2023, 2:55 pm
MANILA – The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) announced on Sunday the composition of the beach and indoor squads to the Cambodia 32nd Southeast Asian Games. Cherry Ann "Sisi" Rondina and Jovelyn Gonzaga will lead the women’s beach volleyball team also composed of Bernadeth Pons… Read More
Majority of Cambodia SEA Games events to be held in Phnom Penh
April 1, 2023, 8:05 pm
MANILA – Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh will host majority of the events in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games scheduled May 5 to 16. Competition venues in Phnom Penh are the Morodok Techno National Sports Complex (athletics - track and field; aquatics - diving, swimming and fin… Read More
Filipinas unveil lineup for Olympic qualifiers
April 1, 2023, 11:05 am
MANILA – The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has called up 21 female footballers to compose the national team lineup for the first round of the Olympic qualifying tournament in Tajikistan next week. As disclosed on Friday, coach Alen Stajcic brought in 20 of his players from the Filipinas'… Read More
Parañaque fans complain about Ivan Villanueva's antics
April 1, 2023, 10:14 am
MANILA – Some Parañaque fans did not take Heroes’ Ivan Villanueva's endgame celebration for Laguna pretty well. According to an eyewitness account, the fans, who trooped to the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex to cheer for the Patriots for their Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League… Read More
