Sports
Kaya Iloilo held to goalless draw by Tampines
February 27, 2020, 8:06 am
MANILA — Kaya Iloilo braved the challenge of the Tampines Rovers, as both sides settled for a goalless draw in their AFC Cup showdown at the Rizal Memorial Stadium here on Wednesday night. Tampines took the game into Kaya Iloilo, threatening in the 14th minute with a Jordan Webb strike that just… Read More
Boca to face Thawornkham March 1 in Bangkok
February 26, 2020, 8:20 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Flyweight Jeny Boy "Camiguin Tiger" Boca of Bukidnon will face Sarawut Thawornkham of Thailand for vacant WBA Asia flyweight title on March 1 in Bangkok, Thailand.The orthodox 25-year-old Boca (13W-6L-0D, 11KO) won his last fight over Lony Cadayday of General Santos City by a TKO in… Read More
Santig to get 'SEA boxing promoter of the year' plum
February 26, 2020, 2:59 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – After getting the nod of BoxRec as the Promoter of the Year for 2019, another boxing body will confer the same to boxing promoter based here as its top for the past year in Southeast Asia. Highland Boxing Gym owner Brico Santig will get the Boxing Promoter of the Year for… Read More
Negros Occidental edges Davao South in PFF U15 semis
February 26, 2020, 2:54 pm
MANILA — Negros Occidental claimed the first seat in the finals of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) U15 Boys National Championship after taking down Davao-South, 1-0, in their semifinal game on Wednesday at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite. Mark Cantos' goal made the… Read More
Ceres Negros stays on top of AFC Cup group despite draw vs. TQN
February 26, 2020, 8:06 am
MANILA — Ceres Negros failed to close out its AFC Cup match against Than Quang Ninh as the latter escaped with a 2-2 draw on Tuesday night at the Rizal Memorial Stadium here. Despite the result, Ceres Negros remained on top of Group G as Bali United absorbed a shock 1-2 defeat from Svay Rieng… Read More
Chua says Slaughter never informed him about taking a break
February 25, 2020, 6:08 pm
MANILA – Alfrancis Chua said that neither he nor Greg Slaughter reached out about the latter's decision to take a break from basketball. "I never talked to him, even the entire [Ginebra] management," Chua, Ginebra's representative to the Philippine Basketball Association Board of Governors,… Read More
Team Lakay’s Banario flies to Singapore for redemption
February 25, 2020, 8:41 am
BAGUIO CITY – Former ONE featherweight king Honorio Banario left with Team Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao on Monday for Singapore hoping to break his three-game losing skid. “We will be there,” said Sangiao on Sunday, prior to their departure to Singapore for Banario’s fight against Shannon… Read More
NoCot hoop club keeps title as PRISAA-Soccsksargen champions
February 24, 2020, 10:08 pm
COTABATO CITY – The basketball club of Notre Dame of Midsayap College (NDMC) in Midsayap, North Cotabato, will represent Region 12 (Soccsksargen) in the national level Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA 2020) to be held in Northern Luzon in April this year.This came after the NDMC… Read More
Ceres Negros battles Vietnam's Than Quang Ninh in AFC Cup
February 24, 2020, 8:55 pm
MANILA — Ceres Negros is eyeing a second straight win in the AFC Cup as it goes up against Than Quang Ninh on Tuesday night at the Rizal Memorial Stadium here. Than Quang Ninh was supposed to host its Matchday 2 clash with Ceres Negros, but the AFC decided to reschedule the Vietnam leg of their… Read More
Alab Pilipinas pummels Saigon
February 24, 2020, 8:53 am
STA. ROSA, Laguna — Alab Pilipinas tripped Saigon Heat for the second straight time this season in the Asean Basketball League with a 99-79 blowout at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex here on Sunday night. Although playing without Justin Brownlee for the second straight game, Alab this… Read More
2nd half blast pushes Gilas over Indonesia in FIBA ACQ
February 24, 2020, 8:52 am
MANILA — Gilas Pilipinas Men wreaked havoc in the second half and whipped Indonesia, 100-70, at the start of their FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers campaign at the Britama Arena in Jakarta on Sunday night. Gilas Men pulled away from Indonesia late in the first quarter after going on a 12-0 run to… Read More
PVF files protest with FIVB as AVC accepts LVPI teams
February 23, 2020, 11:48 am
MANILA — The Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) protested to FIVB (international volleyball federation) the decision of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) to accept the Philippine teams formed by Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas (LVPI) to join the AVC events for this year. In a letter… Read More
Makati, Manila sweep series to complete MPBL North semis cast
February 23, 2020, 11:11 am
MANILA — The Manila Stars survived an endgame scare from the Pasig Realtors to clinch their MPBL Northern Division Playoffs first round series through an 82-80 Game 2 win at the Malolos Sports and Convention Center on Saturday night. Holding an eight-point cushion with less than a minute to go,… Read More
Baguio-Benguet sports meet in limbo with CARAA delayed
February 22, 2020, 2:13 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The staging of most of the sports event in the Baguio Benguet Educational Athletic League (BBEAL) for the second semester is in limbo due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) scare that prompted local officials here and in Baguio to either scrap or postpone the… Read More
Batangas City, Bicol tie MPBL playoff series
February 22, 2020, 8:30 am
BATANGAS CITY – The Batangas City Athletics kept their MPBL Lakan Season alive after beating Zamboanga at home, 84-75, in Game 2 of their playoff first-round meeting at the Batangas State University Gym here on Friday night. Batangas City came alive in the second and the third quarters,… Read More
San Juan sweeps Pasay; enters MPBL divisional semis
February 21, 2020, 7:40 am
MANILA -- San Juan Knights pulled away late into Game 2 of its Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League playoff first-round meeting against Pasay Voyagers and won, 74-67, at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center on Thursday night. The Knights went on an 11-2 run to break a… Read More
PSC backs national para-athletes’ Tokyo 2020 bid
February 20, 2020, 8:21 pm
MANILA -- With Asian Games gold medalist Ernie Gawilan earning his pass to Tokyo 2020, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is heartened to continue its support to the National Paralympic Team for more qualifiers to follow his steps. Gawilan, one of the country’s bemedaled para swimmers,… Read More
PH can produce world-class karatekas
February 20, 2020, 6:12 pm
MANILA — Like other martial arts sports, the Philippines can also produce a world champion in karate. Former Southeast Asian Games champion and national team coach David Lay certainly thinks so. “With the right training and proper international exposure, Filipino karatekas can also excel in… Read More
Benguet caretaker-solon wants gym for Team Lakay
February 20, 2020, 3:08 pm
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Benguet caretaker Rep. Eric Go Yap on Thursday promised to help Team Lakay to have its own gym that could be compared to the best found in Thailand in Southeast Asia. Visiting the Team Lakay gym at Barangay Pico, Yap will seek to get a piece of the lot at the Wangal Sports… Read More
Alab Pilipinas falls to Kuala Lumpur anew
February 20, 2020, 7:29 am
MANILA — Alab Pilipinas once again fell prey to the Kuala Lumpur Dragons as the latter won, 92-80, in their Asean Basketball League battle at the MABA Stadium in the Malaysian capital on Wednesday night. The Dragons shut Alab down in the first quarter, holding them to just 12 points in the said… Read More
