Sports
Coronavirus won’t block 2020 Tokyo Olympics: IOC
February 5, 2020, 7:19 pm
ANKARA -- The novel coronavirus outbreak will not disrupt the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games, with the year’s leading sports events to be held as planned, said an official of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). "The coronavirus has nothing to do with the 2020 Olympics as this outbreak… Read More
June Mar Fajardo to miss PBA Philippine Cup due to leg injury
February 5, 2020, 7:14 pm
MANILA -- June Mar Fajardo will miss the entire PBA Philippine Cup as he injured his right leg during practice on Monday night.San Miguel confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that the 6-foot-10 center will sit out the first conference of the upcoming 2020 season."San Miguel Beermen center June… Read More
Mark Yee, Jai Reyes headline MPBL All-Star Game
February 5, 2020, 6:49 pm
MANILA -- Mark Yee and Jai Reyes will lead their respective teams in the MPBL All-Star Game after getting the most votes after the balloting.Yee, the hardworking Davao Occidental forward, was the top vote-getter overall and will headline the Southern Division All-Stars, getting 73 percent of the… Read More
‘Special’ gov’t service eligibility for nat’l athletes proposed
February 5, 2020, 5:36 pm
MANILA -- National athletes will have a chance to acquire “special” professional and sub-professional eligibility soon if one is to base it on Wednesday’s discussions between the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC). In the courtesy visit at the Rizal… Read More
PSC assures to help NSAs’ grassroots sports programs
February 5, 2020, 1:35 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) assured that it is committed to partnering with and give its full support to the grassroots sports programs of various national sports associations (NSAs) for 2020. PSC chairman William Ramirez made this assurance as the government sports agency has… Read More
48th non-master chess tourney in Baguio set March 6-7
February 5, 2020, 1:21 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The oldest and longest-running chess tournament here will have its 48th staging this March. Baguio Center Mall will be hosting anew the quarterly event that draws non-master chess players not just from Baguio but from Regions, I (Ilocos), II (Cagayan Valley), III (Central Luzon)… Read More
PH’s top junior netter Eala jumps to No. 4 in ITF rankings
February 4, 2020, 6:28 pm
MANILA -- Alex Eala, the country’s top junior tennis player, climbed to career-high No. 4 in the latest girls’ ranking of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after ruling the juniors women's doubles competition in the Australian Open in Melbourne over the weekend. The Filipina tennis… Read More
Coronavirus scare forces suspension of ABL games
February 4, 2020, 6:25 pm
MANILA -- The Asean Basketball League (ABL) announced on Tuesday that it has postponed the game between Alab Pilipinas and the Macau Black Bears due to growing concerns regarding the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). In a statement, the league said match, scheduled for Feb. 16 at the Sta. Rosa… Read More
Young tennis star Eala is TOPS’ Athlete of the Month
February 4, 2020, 5:03 pm
MANILA – Tennis sensation Alex Eala made the country proud when she teamed up with Priska Nugroho of Indonesia to rule the 2020 Australian Open juniors doubles tournament in Melbourne Park, Australia on January 31. Eala, only 14, and her Indonesian partner swept the European duo of Slovenia’s… Read More
Baguio finalizes sports code to benefit athletes, coaches
February 4, 2020, 1:53 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city council’s sports committee is expected to consolidate all inputs after the second public hearing for the first City Sports Code was completed on January 31, Councilor Levy Lloyd Orcales said on Monday. Orcales, Sangguniang Kabataan Federation chairman in Baguio, said the… Read More
Manila snaps Bacoor City's MPBL winning streak
February 4, 2020, 12:17 pm
MANILA -- The Manila Stars put an end to Bacoor City Strikers' eight-game winning streak in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Lakan Season with a 78-74 road win at the STRIKE Gym in Bacoor on Monday night. Manila pulled away in the third quarter, opening a 19-point lead, 61-42, with… Read More
Kansas City wins 1st Super Bowl title in 50 years
February 3, 2020, 6:02 pm
ANKARA -- The Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 10-point deficit to beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 Sunday in Super Bowl LIV, securing their first National Football League (NFL) title in 50 years. The Chiefs' explosive offense started the game fast at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida and… Read More
Alab Pilipinas trounces Singapore Slingers in OT thriller
February 3, 2020, 7:41 am
STA. ROSA, Laguna -- Alab Pilipinas came alive late in the overtime period to repulse Singapore Slingers, 86-77, in their Asean Basketball League match-up at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex here on Sunday night. Losing a 16-point third-quarter lead, Alab finished the game strong,… Read More
Sabillo to fight ex-WBO champ Kimura in Manila
February 2, 2020, 5:22 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Former world champion Merlito "Tiger" Sabillo of Bacolod City will fight ex-WBO World flyweight champion Sho Kimura of Japan on Feb. 15 at the Manila Arena in Sta. Ana. The 36-year-old Sabillo, a southpaw, lost his Asian Boxing Federation light flyweight title, as well as failed in… Read More
Undefeated US boxer to fight Feb. 8 in PH
February 2, 2020, 4:15 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Undefeated professional boxer Rafael "Rocky" Marzan of the United States is coming to the Philippines to fight Jestoni "Lion Heart" Autida of Zamboanga del Sur on Feb. 8 at Saint Louis College in San Fernando City, La Union. The 25-year-old super featherweight orthodox Marzan… Read More
Mighty Sports pulls out historic win in Dubai tourney
February 2, 2020, 2:26 pm
MANILA — Mighty Sports took home the title in the Dubai International Basketball Championship after drubbing Al Riyadi Beirut, 92-81, in the final at the Shabab Al Ahli Club early Sunday (Manila Time). Mighty Sports broke loose from its Lebanese opponent in the third quarter, opening the quarter… Read More
Zamboanga shocks San Juan; Pasig romps Valenzuela in MPBL play
February 1, 2020, 8:53 am
MANILA -- Zamboanga pulled off a 69-64 win over reigning Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) champion San Juan to tighten the race for the third seed in the Southern Division Playoffs at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay on Friday night. Zamboanga shut San Juan down in the second quarter,… Read More
Iniong, Adiwang score impressive wins at ONE: Fire and Fury
January 31, 2020, 9:20 pm
MANILA -- Team Lakay started its campaign at ONE: Fire and Fury at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Friday night 2-0 as Gina Iniong and Lito Adiwang won in contrasting yet dominating fashion. Iniong put up an impressive performance en route to a unanimous decision win over India's Asha… Read More
Jomary Torres' fight vs. Taiwanese foe declared no contest
January 31, 2020, 7:53 pm
MANILA -- The first fight scheduled at ONE: Fire and Fury on Friday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City was called off. The showdown between Jomary Torres and Chinese Taipei's Jenny Huang was abruptly stopped due to the former getting hit at the groin area twice. Both Torres and Huang… Read More
Women boxers off to Thailand before Jordan Olympics qualifier
January 31, 2020, 6:06 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The three female boxers who will see action in the Asia-Oceana qualifier to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are expected to fly to Thailand for their training after the qualifier was postponed when Wuhan, China begged off as host due to the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) that saw the Chinese… Read More
