Sports
PH women’s team eyes strong finish in FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup
May 14, 2019, 7:36 pm
MANILA – Coach Pat Aquino is confident that he has the right tools to carry the Gilas Pilipinas women’s team to a strong finish in the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in Changsha, China from May 23-26. “These are the best players that we have,” said Aquino, program director of women’s basketball for… Read More
Rain or Shine trades Almazan to Meralco
May 14, 2019, 5:42 pm
MANILA -- Rain Or Shine (ROS) made a huge shakeup to its lineup during the election season by letting go of Raymond Almazan. In a trade approved on Tuesday, Almazan will head to Meralco for two future first round picks. It was initially reported that the Elasto Painters have the luxury to choose… Read More
Skippers try to stay in PBA D-League Foundation Cup playoff race
May 13, 2019, 2:00 pm
MANILA -- Marinerong Pilipino makes its last stand in the 2019 PBA D-League when it faces Perpetual on Tuesday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. The Skippers need a victory in the 2 p.m. tiff against the Altas to keep themselves in the Foundation Cup playoff race. "At least yung chance nandyan… Read More
SMB, Magnolia to hold practice on Election Day
May 13, 2019, 6:40 am
MANILA -- Both Magnolia Hotshots and San Miguel Beer will be holding practices on Monday, election day, ahead of Game 7 of the Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup Finals. This after the Beermen forced the rubber match with a 98-86 win over the Hotshots in Game 6 at the Smart Araneta… Read More
SMB forces Game 7 vs. Magnolia in PBA PH Cup Finals
May 13, 2019, 6:37 am
MANILA -- San Miguel Beermen forced a seventh game in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals after romping over Magnolia Hotshots, 98-86, in Game 6 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday night. Up by as much as 21 in first half only to see their lead drop to six after the third quarter, the… Read More
Pacquiao takes on Thurman for WBA welter super belt
May 12, 2019, 6:36 pm
MANILA -- Manny Pacquiao is set to take on American Keith Thurman for the World Boxing Association welterweight super title on July 21 (Philippine Time). "This summer just got a little hotter!" Pacquiao, the current WBA regular champ, said on his social media accounts in formally announcing the… Read More
Pantino wins second straight ITF title
May 11, 2019, 4:39 pm
MANILA -- Top seed Arthur Craig Pantino collected his second straight singles title after winning the China Junior 8 tournament in Beijing on Saturday. The 18-year-old player from Ormoc City in Leyte province scored a 7-5, 6-3 victory over third seed Kasidit Samrej of Thailand in their… Read More
Costumed fan crashes into PBA PH Cup Finals game
May 11, 2019, 8:40 am
MANILA -- A pitch invasion marred Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup finals between Magnolia and San Miguel on Friday night. A fan in a full Spider-Man costume ran to the court of the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City with 3:08 left in the game. However, the fan bumped into Junemar Fajardo,… Read More
Pantino enters semis in China netfest
May 10, 2019, 5:23 pm
MANILA -- Arthur Craig Pantino has remained on track for a second straight title after reaching the singles semifinal at the China Junior 8 tournament in Beijing on Friday. The 18-year-old player from Ormoc City in Leyte province prevailed after his opponent, fifth seed Wai Yu Kai of Hong Kong,… Read More
Fajardo 'blessed' to receive best player award
May 10, 2019, 8:59 am
MANILA -- Junemar Fajardo believes that his sixth consecutive Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup Best Player of the Conference award is a blessing for him. "Sobrang blessed ko na nakuha ko yung BPC (I am so blessed to get the BPC)," the San Miguel center said. Fajardo also thanked… Read More
Peñalosa, TV5 ESPN kicks off tournament for grass-roots talents
May 10, 2019, 6:11 am
DAVAO CITY – Former two-division world champion Gerry Peñalosa and TV5 ESPN headed by Chot Reyes, is kicking off the tournament for grassroots talents dubbed the Ultimate Boxing Series on June 2.“This will be the first boxing series in the Philippines,” said Peñalosa.The boxers will be… Read More
PRRD approves P1-B additional funding for SEA Games
May 9, 2019, 5:11 pm
MANILA -- The country's hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) received a big boost from no less than President Rodrigo Roa Duterte after he approved PHP1 billion additional funding to ensure the success of the biennial tournament slated from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 this year. This was… Read More
New logos for SBP, Gilas unveiled
May 9, 2019, 8:13 am
MANILA -- The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced a repackaging of sorts on Wednesday night by revealing its new logo. A slight tweak of the old logo, SBP's new symbol, simply composed of the ball design used in the original one plus a new font on the letters. "The [new] SBP logo is slightly… Read More
SMB ties Magnolia in PH Cup Finals
May 9, 2019, 8:07 am
MANILA -- Junemar Fajardo posted dominating numbers as the San Miguel Beermen whipped Magnolia Hotshots, 114-98, in Game 4 of the Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. Fajardo, who earlier in the night received his… Read More
Dacquel to fight Japanese boxer in Hong Kong bout
May 8, 2019, 7:45 pm
DAVAO CITY – Renz ” Thunder” Dacquel of the Philippines will fight Nanako Suzuki of Japan for a non-title bout at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong on Sunday.The 21-year-old Dacquel (1W-1L-0D, 1KO) defeated Kathleen Paptie by technical knockout in the first round of… Read More
Mindoro, Negros get nod to host next Palarong Pambansa
May 8, 2019, 5:33 pm
PASIG CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday announced that Occidental Mindoro and Negros Occidental hurdled intensive deliberation for the right to host the Palarong Pambansa in 2020 and 2021, respectively. The Palaro Board, chaired by DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones,… Read More
PBA to hold 4 twin bills per week in Comm Cup elims
May 8, 2019, 4:44 pm
MANILA -- To give Gilas Pilipinas more time to prepare for the FIBA World Cup, the Philippine Basketball Association has moved to hold regular Saturday doubleheaders for the Commissioner's Cup.In the elimination round schedule, which was released on Wednesday, the league will hold twin bills four… Read More
PH to send lean team to Summer Universiade
May 8, 2019, 3:13 pm
MANILA -- The Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines (FESSAP) will send a lean but competitive contingent to the 30th Summer Universiade to be held in Naples, the largest city in southern Italy, on July 3-14. The Philippines will compete only in seven sports -- athletics,… Read More
SEA Games complex to be completed by end August
May 7, 2019, 8:51 pm
MANILA -- The construction of the New Clark City Sports Complex, the main venue of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, will be completed by the end of August, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) bared… Read More
Ex-WBC champ to challenge Thai boxer in WBC ABC title
May 7, 2019, 8:46 pm
DAVAO CITY – Former World Boxing Council (WBC) world flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro of the Philippines will challenge WBC Asian Boxing Council bantamweight champion Nawaphon Kaikana of Thailand on May 18 at the Workpoint Studio in Bang Phun, Thailand.The 37-year-old Jaro, who has 45 wins, 14… Read More
