Sports
9 Filipinos to serve as volunteers in Paris Olympics, Paralympics
April 26, 2024, 8:28 pm
MANILA – Nine Filipinos, including two para athletes, will serve as volunteers in the 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games. Selected among 112 applicants in the program under the French Embassy in coordination with the France Volontaires-Philippines and supported by the Philippine Sports… Read More
12 tertiary schools compete in 1st Negros Island Region PRISAA Meet
April 26, 2024, 7:22 pm
BACOLOD CITY – Athletes from 12 tertiary schools in two Negros provinces are competing in the first-ever Negros Island Region (NIR) Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) Meet in this city starting Friday. After the opening rites held at the STI West Negros University gymnasium, the… Read More
Cignal enters Spikers' Turf semifinals undefeated
April 26, 2024, 6:28 pm
MANILA – Cignal completed another sweep of the Spikers' Turf Open Conference eliminations after pulling off a 25-20, 25-9, 25-12 victory over Maverick at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City on Friday. Mark Frederick Calado scored 13 points for the HD Spikers, who also swept the preliminary… Read More
NU, UST to dispute PNVF U18 girls’ title
April 26, 2024, 6:03 pm
MANILA – National University and University of Santo Tomas downed separate rivals on Friday to arrange a title showdown in the girls’ division of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) U18 Championships at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. NU banked on Denesse Daylisan and… Read More
Rizal, San Juan stay unbeaten in MPBL; Pasay stuns Batangas
April 26, 2024, 3:37 pm
MANILA – San Juan succeeded in its first home stand for the 6th Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) season, scoring a blowout 106-78 win over Iloilo at FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Thursday night. Exactly a week after opening their MPBL campaign with a rout of the Marikina… Read More
Top cyclists to join Zambales’ Mango Festival race in May
April 25, 2024, 6:25 pm
MANILA – The country's elite and promising cyclists will join the Lumba Tamo Zambales 2024 on May 7. The race is one of the highlights of the province’s world-famous celebration of the Dinamulag Mango Festival. About 500 riders in the Elite, Junior, and Youth categories will vie for medals and… Read More
HD Spikers eye prelims sweep against Hard Hitters
April 25, 2024, 6:14 pm
MANILA – Defending champion Cignal goes for a sweep of the preliminaries against Maverick on Friday in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference’s rare triple-header at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. The HD Spikers are on a seven-game roll, the last three were five-setters. They played the… Read More
Rafael Nadal: If it wasn't Madrid, I wouldn't be playing this week
April 25, 2024, 2:39 pm
MADRID – Rafael Nadal admitted on the eve of his debut in the Madrid Open tennis tournament that he is still short of full fitness as he continues his 'goodbye' season. "The week has been good in some respects. I don't think I'm ready to play at 100 percent, but I think I'm ready to go out and… Read More
9 Filipino volunteers in Paris Olympics to undergo training
April 25, 2024, 8:44 am
MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission, in partnership with the French Embassy and the France Volontaires-Philippines, will conduct a volunteer training course for nine Filipino volunteers that will be part of the backbone for achieving successful staging of the 2024 Paris Olympics and… Read More
NU Bulldogs earn at least a playoff for semis incentive
April 24, 2024, 6:17 pm
MANILA – Defending champion National University (NU) defeated Far Eastern University (FEU), 25-22, 25-21, 25-20, on Wednesday to earn at least a playoff for a twice-to-beat semis incentive in the UAAP Season 86 men’s volleyball tournament at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. The Bulldogs, who… Read More
Chery Tiggo eyes last semis berth in PVL All-Filipino
April 24, 2024, 5:03 pm
MANILA – Chery Tiggo will try to claim the last semis ticket when it battles Galeries Tower on Thursday in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Philsports Arena in Pasig. The Crossovers, who are on a six-game roll, take on the Highrisers (3-7) at 4 p.m. Choco Mucho… Read More
Perpetual beats San Beda to boost semis bid in NCAA women's volleyball
April 23, 2024, 6:14 pm
MANILA – University of Perpetual Help rallied past San Beda University, 20-25, 25-13, 22-25, 25-17, 15-6, to keep its semifinal campaign alive in the NCAA Season 99 women’s volleyball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan on Tuesday. Shaila Allaine Omipon scored 26 points, 21 on… Read More
Cignal eyes win No. 7 against VNS-Nasty
April 23, 2024, 5:43 pm
MANILA – Cignal will try to sustain its momentum when it tangles with VNS-Nasty on Wednesday in the Spikers’ Turf Open Conference at the Paco Arena in Manila. The HD Spikers are on a roll, winning six straight matches, the last one over the D'Navigators, 21-25, 25-18, 20-25, 25-19, 15-7 on… Read More
Doncic, Alexander, Jokic named finalists for 2023-24 NBA MVP award
April 23, 2024, 3:25 pm
ANKARA – The Dallas Mavericks' forward-guard Luka Doncic, Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and the Denver Nuggets' center Nikola Jokic have been named finalists for the 2023-24 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. In a statement on Sunday, the NBA named all finalists for the… Read More
Djokovic, Bonmati win Laureus Awards
April 23, 2024, 3:20 pm
MADRID – Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic was named as the Sportsman of the Year and Spanish footballer Aitana Bonmati won the women's counterpart on Monday night at the 25th Laureus World Sports Awards held in Madrid. In a ceremony held at one of the Spanish capital's most emblematic… Read More
Cignal's Umandal named Spikers' Turf Press Corps Player of the Week
April 22, 2024, 7:11 pm
MANILA – Joshua Umandal never tries to impress but his performance for unbeaten Cignal speaks for itself, earning him the Spikers’ Turf Press Corps Player of the Week citation for the period April 17 to 21. He delivered a conference-best 36 points on 32 attacks, three blocks, and one ace, to… Read More
Badminton World Federation partners with FoundIt
April 22, 2024, 4:07 pm
MANILA – The Badminton World Federation (BWF) forged a partnership with talent platform FoundIt that would see the Indian-based company become BWF's official talent partner. In a press briefing via Zoom on Monday, Saurabh Srivastava, FoundIt's chief marketing officer, said the company's name… Read More
PH's Cantela wins Bangkok Chess Club Challenger title
April 22, 2024, 1:19 pm
MANILA – National Master Lorenzo Aaron Cantela brought honor to the country last Sunday when he ruled the 21st Bangkok Chess Club Challenger at the Sheraton Hua Hin Resort & Spa in Thailand. He finished with 7.5 points in the nine-round Swiss System event, posting victories over Briton Terence… Read More
Reigning F1 champion Verstappen wins Chinese GP
April 22, 2024, 1:16 pm
ANKARA – The reigning Formula One champion, Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen, won round 5 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship, the Chinese Grand Prix, on Sunday. The Dutch driver, who also got the pole position, finished the 56-lap-race in 1 hour 40 minutes and 52.554 seconds at Shanghai… Read More
Ex-women's tennis world No. 1 Muguruza retires
April 22, 2024, 1:16 pm
ANKARA – Former women's tennis world No. 1 Garbine Muguruza is hanging up her net laurels. "As one chapter closes, another opens. Ahead of Monday’s Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain’s multiple Grand Slam tennis champion, and former World No.1, Garbine Muguruza announces her… Read More
