Sports
Ceres Negros set to become United City FC
July 23, 2020, 4:17 pm
MANILA – MMC Sportz Asia announced on Thursday that it led a group of private investors that will take over Ceres Negros Football Club for the upcoming Philippines Football League (PFL) season. In effect, MMC also announced that the club will now be known as United City Football Club. “We will… Read More
PSC gets major revamp in wake of payroll fraud
July 22, 2020, 3:46 pm
MANILA – Philippine Sports Commission Chairman William Ramirez on Wednesday said necessary changes in the agency’s organizational setup were approved in an executive meeting in light of an employee’s fraudulent acts discovered last week. “It was a collective decision of the board as part… Read More
Voting for NBA awards set on July 21-28
July 22, 2020, 1:07 pm
ANKARA – The voting for the NBA awards will be conducted ahead of the resumption of the league, an NBA insider tweeted. ''The NBA's award voting will be conducted July 21-28 before season resumption and awards will be announced during the playoffs,'' Shams Charania said on Tuesday. The NBA is… Read More
Davao Aguilas make return through youth program
July 22, 2020, 7:28 am
MANILA – Davao Aguilas are making a comeback to the Philippine football scene, although it will just be in the youth program for now. The Tagum-based club announced on Tuesday that it will form youth teams. "We are delighted to announce our partnership and the resurgence of the Davao Aguilas… Read More
PFL commish Torre summons Global Makati for salary woes
July 21, 2020, 10:05 pm
MANILA – Philippines Football League (PFL) commissioner Coco Torre has set up a meeting with the officials of Global Makati as allegations of delayed salaries continue to hound the club. “Our aim is to ascertain the current situation of the club and discuss with club management the actions… Read More
2020 football awards axed due to coronavirus
July 21, 2020, 9:33 pm
ANKARA – One of the most prestigious awards for football player of the year, the Ballon d'Or, will not be given out in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. "There won't be a Ballon d'Or France Football in 2020," awards organizer France Football magazine said in a statement on Monday. France… Read More
Ramirez asks OSG to seize assets of payroll scammer
July 21, 2020, 1:20 pm
MANILA – Back from his month-long leave to take care of his sick wife, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William Ramirez hit the ground running Monday, asking the help of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on the sports agency's case against one of its staff discovered to be… Read More
ITTF extends events suspension until end of August
July 20, 2020, 9:25 pm
SINGAPORE – International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Executive Committee has decided to extend the suspension of all ITTF events until the end of August due to the ongoing effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, it announced on Monday. The ITTF World Tour Czech Open,… Read More
GAB accepts Blackwater owner’s apology
July 20, 2020, 7:50 pm
MANILA – The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) accepted the apology of Blackwater owner Dioceldo Sy for holding what was deemed as a practice session despite of the quarantine protocols in place amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. "Commissioner Edward Trinidad and I have met… Read More
Gold winner calls for obstacle course race inclusion in 2021 SEAG
July 20, 2020, 2:03 pm
BAGUIO CITY – A gold medalist in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) remains hopeful that triathlon and obstacle course race (OCR) will be included in the 31st edition which Vietnam will host in November next year. Sandi Menchi Abahan, the country’s top female ultra-marathoner and trail… Read More
Figure skater found dead in Moscow
July 19, 2020, 10:22 am
MOSCOW – Figure skater and junior world champion Yekaterina Alexandrovskaya has been found dead in Moscow, a source in the law enforcement informed TASS on Saturday, adding that she has committed suicide. The source informed that her body had been found near her house in Moscow. She was 20. "The… Read More
Garcia wins 2nd Haridas Pascua online tourney
July 18, 2020, 6:19 pm
BAGUIO CITY – International Master (IM) Jan Emmanuel Garcia scored 97 points on a 66-percent winning rate to run away with the 2nd IM Haridas Pascua birthday online chess tournament held Friday. The tournament was played over the online chess game Lichess. Garcia played 44 games and was 10 up on… Read More
Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski elected to IOC exec board
July 18, 2020, 4:42 pm
MANILA – Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski will become part of the powerful International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board after she was voted into the body during the virtual IOC session early Saturday. Jaworski, a gold medalist in the 2002 Asian Games in equestrian, is set to become the first… Read More
Real Madrid clinches La Liga Santander title
July 17, 2020, 3:19 pm
MANILA – Real Madrid ended a three-year wait for a La Liga Santander championship after clinching it at home with a 2-1 victory over Villarreal at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium in the Spanish capital early Friday (Manila time). Karim Benzema's brace sealed Real Madrid's fate even if it had to… Read More
Kickboxing rules upgraded
July 17, 2020, 10:39 am
BAGUIO CITY – The Samahang Kickboxing ng Pilipinas (SKP) is expected to apply the new rules of kickboxing in its upcoming tournaments it will join and host. “The new rules will be used in upcoming events of kickboxing. It should have been used in the Juniors World Championship this November… Read More
NFL: 72 football players contract coronavirus
July 17, 2020, 9:45 am
ANKARA – The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) announced Thursday that 72 players tested positive for the coronavirus as of July 10. The union said the players are quarantined and the NFLPA started working with the NFL to prepare protocols with new measures against the… Read More
Blackwater slapped with P100-K fine for quarantine violation
July 17, 2020, 7:31 am
MANILA – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) meted a PHP100,000-fine to the Blackwater Elite for what is deemed as a violation of quarantine protocols amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. On Thursday, the league slapped the Ever Bilena franchise with the sanction after its… Read More
IOC 'fully committed' to staging 2021 Tokyo Games with spectators
July 16, 2020, 3:26 pm
PARIS – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) remains "fully committed" to staging the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 and is considering "multiple scenarios" to ensure the safety of all participants, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday. The Tokyo Olympic Games, which was initially… Read More
ABL 'deemed concluded' due to Covid-19
July 16, 2020, 7:54 am
MANILA – The Asean Basketball League (ABL) has officially called off its 10th season as the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic continues to hamper Southeast and East Asian sports. "The Asean Basketball League board has met and announces today (Wednesday) that the ABL Season 2019-2020… Read More
PSC exec thanks LandBank for uncovering payroll padding
July 15, 2020, 7:01 pm
MANILA – Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) officer-in-charge Ramon Fernandez on Wednesday thanked Land Bank of the Philippines for giving his office a heads-up regarding the alleged payroll padding scheme made by one of its employees. Marietta Cabusao, the LandBank's assistant vice president,… Read More
