Sports
DavOcc claims South title, dethrones Batangas City as MPBL champ
April 8, 2019, 9:39 pm
MANILA -- Davao Occidental took home the MPBL Southern Division championship with a 66-51 win against Batangas City in the decider of their best-of-three divisional finals at the Almendras Gym in Davao City on Monday night. The Tigers set the tone in the first quarter, limiting the Athletics to… Read More
Esports World Federation launched in PH
April 8, 2019, 8:31 pm
MANILA -- The Esports World Federation (ESWF), which is the first internationally-oriented esports federation in the Philippines, was formally launched on Monday at the SM Megamall Building A Activity Center. ESWF president Arniel Gutierrez said the federation aims to hold the E-World Cup in the… Read More
Magnolia sends playoff vs Ginebra to rubber match
April 8, 2019, 8:22 pm
MANILA -- Magnolia led from wire to wire to beat Ginebra, 106-77, in Game 2 of the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Monday night. The Hotshots opened the game on an 11-0 run and never looked back, even bringing their lead up to 31 points in the… Read More
20K delegates expected in Davao City for Palarong Pambansa
April 8, 2019, 8:21 pm
DAVAO CITY – Around 20,000 athletes and other delegates from 17 regions across the country are expected to converge here for the 2019 Palarong Pambansa from April 27 to May 4. This as the city government represented by City Administrator Zuleika Lopez and Department of Education (DepEd)… Read More
Allianz to kick off Mindanao leg of nat'l futsal elimination
April 7, 2019, 7:07 pm
DAVAO CITY — Allianz Philippines has called on local football players to aim for international competitions as it kicks off the Mindanao leg of the Allianz National Youth Futsal Invitational (ANYFI) in Tubod, Lanao del Sur on April 13. At the launching of the 2019 ANYFI here at the Marco Polo… Read More
1Bataan qualifies for FIBA 3x3 World Tour Doha Masters
April 7, 2019, 5:42 pm
MANILA -- 1Bataan will join Pasig in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour in Doha after making the finals of the Chooks-To-Go 3x3 Asia-Pacific Super Quest at the SM Megamall Fashion Hall in Mandaluyong City on Sunday. The Risers punched a seat to the Doha tournament after beating the Jakarta West Bandits,… Read More
Manila's 'Silencer' KOs foe to win WBC Asian belt
April 6, 2019, 8:07 pm
DAVAO CITY – Arnel “The Silencer” Baconaje of Manila knocked out Tomjune “War Dog” Mangubat of Cebu in the 8th round to win the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Asian Boxing Council Silver featherweight title on Friday night at the South Town Centre Mall in Talisay City.Baconaje scored… Read More
Pinoy boxers suffer defeat in US bout
April 6, 2019, 8:07 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Filipino boxers Neil John Tabanao and John Vincent Moralde suffered separate defeats on Friday (April 6 in Manila) in non-title fights at Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada.Tabanao bowed to undefeated Angelo “El Chinito” Leo of US by a unanimous10-round… Read More
Pasig, 1Bataan make Super Quest playoffs
April 6, 2019, 4:50 pm
MANILA -- Pasig and 1Bataan barged their way to the quarterfinals of the FIBA 3x3 Asia-Pacific Super Quest following the results of the group stages at the SM Megamall Fashion Hall in Mandaluyong on Saturday. The Kings swept Pool C, while the Risers will enter the Sunday playoffs as the second… Read More
Fr. Martin Cup opener postponed
April 6, 2019, 8:07 am
MANILA -- The supposed opening day of the Fr. Martin Cup Summer League will now take place at a later date. In a statement Friday night, the management said the scheduled four-game bill at the SGS Gym in Quezon City on Sunday will be postponed "due to a miscommunication problem." The league… Read More
Alaska completes QF cast after win vs. NLEX
April 6, 2019, 8:04 am
MANILA -- Alaska secured the last seat in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals after edging NLEX, 88-80, in a playoff at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Friday night. The Aces limited the Road Warriors to just 25 points in the first half, only eight in the second quarter, before opening a… Read More
Some of ‘Asia's best’ to collide in inaugural FIBA 3x3 Super Quest
April 6, 2019, 7:47 am
MANILA -- A total of 12 teams from the Asia Pacific will slug it out in the first ever FIBA 3x3 Asia Pacific Super Quest at the SM Megamall Fashion Hall in Mandaluyong this weekend. The squads were formally unveiled during the welcome dinner at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria Ballroom in Pasig… Read More
Mancito takes on Bolcio in Rizal non-title bout
April 5, 2019, 6:54 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Lightweight Eduardo “The Nightmare” Mancito of Iligan City will take on Nathan Bolcio of Benguet in a non-title fight at the Baras covered court in Baras, Rizal on Saturday.The 26-year-old Mancito (16W-10L-2D, 9KO) lost to Neil John Tabanao by a unanimous decision in Tagaytay… Read More
Davao Occ takes MPBL South Finals opener vs. Batangas City
April 5, 2019, 7:34 am
MANILA — The Davao Occidental Tigers banked on an impressive first quarter defense to repulse the Batangas City Athletics, 66-48, at the start of the MPBL Southern Division Finals at the Almendras Gym in Davao City on Thursday night. The Tigers held the Athletics to just seven points in the… Read More
Manila prevails over San Juan in MPBL North Finals opener
April 5, 2019, 7:34 am
MANILA — The Manila Stars hung on despite a late mini surge from the San Juan Knights and took a 91-88 win in Game 1 of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Northern Division Finals at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City early Friday. The Stars held a 90-85 lead with 1:16 left in… Read More
SEA Games-bound athletes urged to aim for gold
April 4, 2019, 9:55 pm
MANILA – Well-known sports leader-turned-public servant Ali Atienza advised the national athletes seeing action in the coming 30th Southeast Asian Games in Manila late this year to aspire for the gold medal. “I’ll tell them (athletes) to go for the gold. Always aim for the gold. That’s the… Read More
Manila Bulletin sports editor elected new PSA head
April 4, 2019, 9:48 pm
MANILA – Tito S. Talao has been elected as the new president of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA). Talao, sports editor of the Manila Bulletin, succeeded Dodo Catacutan of SPIN.ph as head of the country’s oldest media organization. The PSA election of officers was held during its… Read More
Davao hosts 14th Pomelo Tee Member-Guest golf tourney
April 4, 2019, 8:26 pm
DAVAO CITY – More than 200 golfers will see action at the 14th Pomelo Tee Member-Guest golf tournament to be held at the Rancho Palo Verdes Golf (RPVG) and Country Club here on May 1-4.RPVG club manager, Tommy Inigo, said there will be a Mitsubishi car from Kar Asia and PHP500,000 from Royal… Read More
PH diving manager eyes 2 golds in SEA Games
April 4, 2019, 7:30 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine diving team is bringing in a young core for the 30th Southeast Asian Games, which the country will host from November 30 to December 11 this year, its manager, Marie Dimanche, said Thursday. "We have Joseph Reynado, Kiel Calupas, and Rose Ann Ocmer," she said. Dimanche was… Read More
Eastern dethrones Alab with QF Game 2 blowout
April 4, 2019, 7:46 am
MANILA — Alab Pilipinas was dethroned as ASEAN Basketball League champion on Wednesday night after the Eastern Long Lions completed a 2-0 sweep of its best-of-three quarterfinal series with a 102-84 Game 2 win at the Southorn Stadium in Hong Kong. The Long Lions unleashed a 16-1 run late in the… Read More
