Sports
Joey Antonio-led GM Balinas team joining Misamis Occidental tourney
November 7, 2023, 5:32 pm
MANILA – The GM Rosendo Carreon Balinas Jr. team will compete in the 1st Gov. Henry Oaminal 8-in-1 Chess Festival scheduled Nov. 10 to 12 at Ozamiz City Auditorium in Misamis Occidental. The team is composed of GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. (Board 1), Drigo "Ringo" Acero Teves (Board 2) and… Read More
Magnolia edges TNT to open new PBA season
November 6, 2023, 8:35 am
MANILA – Magnolia began the new Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) season on a high note after pipping TNT, 110-102, on Sunday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Tyler Bey scored crucial inside baskets down the stretch as the Hotshot prevented the Tropang Giga from… Read More
UST dominates Cel Logistics athletics tourney
November 5, 2023, 6:43 pm
MANILA – University of Santo Tomas won the men’s and women’s team titles in the Under-20 category of the CEL Logistics, Inc. Weekly Relay Series finals at Philsports track and field stadium in Pasig City on Sunday. Gerald Mark Casimiro ruled the 400 meters as the men’s team collected nine… Read More
Fajardo bags 7th PBA Most Valuable Player award
November 5, 2023, 6:35 pm
MANILA – San Miguel Beer’s veteran center June Mar Fajardo reclaimed the Philippine Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, beating last year's winner Scottie Thompson and two others during the Leo Awards at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday. Fajardo amassed… Read More
NU, UP shuttlers first into UAAP semifinal round
November 4, 2023, 7:21 pm
MANILA – Defending champion National University (NU) and University of the Philippines (UP) scored contrasting victories to claim the first two semifinal berths in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 men's badminton tournament at Centro Atletico Badminton… Read More
Navyman Lopena rules 100m elite division in Cel Logistics relay
November 4, 2023, 7:06 pm
MANILA – Navyman Anfernee Lopena won the men's 100-meter in the Elite/Open division of the 2023 Cel Logistics, Inc. Weekly Relay Series Finals at Philsports track and field stadium in Pasig City on Saturday. The 29-year-old national athlete clocked 10.47 seconds to beat University of the… Read More
St. Benilde stamps class on Arellano, rises to 2nd in NCAA basketball
November 4, 2023, 6:54 pm
MANILA – College of St. Benilde rolled to its fourth straight victory at the expense of Arellano University, 74-56, in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 99 men's basketball tournament at Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Saturday. Will Gozum finished with 17… Read More
Benilde beats Coast Guard in Spikers' Turf Invitational debut
November 3, 2023, 6:55 pm
MANILA – St. Gerrard Construction-Benilde outplayed Philippine Coast Guard, 25-15, 25-16, 25-20, in its debut in the Spikers' Turf Invitational Conference at the Paco Arena on Friday. Arnel Christian Aguilar had nine attacks and three service aces as the Blazing Blazers claimed victory after one… Read More
EAC downs Letran to boost semis bid in NCAA basketball
November 3, 2023, 5:20 pm
MANILA – The Emilio Aguinaldo College defeated Letran, 82-69, to boost its semifinal bid in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 99 men's basketball tournament at the Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan on Friday. JP Maguliano scored 20 points and nine rebounds while Nat Cosejo… Read More
Tunisian tennis star donates part of prize money to Palestinians
November 3, 2023, 11:17 am
ISTANBUL – Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur burst into tears as she donated a part of her Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals prize money to Palestinians. Jabeur made a heartfelt speech to the crowd following her straight-set championship win over Marketa Vondrousova at the season-ending… Read More
Siargao local wins back-to-back int’l surfing tourney crowns
November 2, 2023, 5:42 pm
BUTUAN CITY – It’s a back-to-back win for John Mark Tokong of Siargao Island after capturing the championship crown of Men’s Category of the 27th Siargao International Surfing Cup on the final day of the competition on Wednesday afternoon at the Cloud 9 Surfing Site in General Luna, Siargao… Read More
Robles gears up for Asian Archery Championships
November 2, 2023, 3:17 pm
MANILA – After winning the bronze medal at the Indoor World Series (IWS) Stage 1 Lausanne, Switzerland last Sunday, Andrea Lucia Robles is setting her sights on the 23rd Asian Archery Championships. The Asian Championships, which serves as a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics, will take place… Read More
Visayas, Mindanao top players to join Ozamiz City chess festival
November 2, 2023, 1:54 pm
MANILA – The best players from Visayas and Mindanao will see action in the first Governor Henry Oaminal 7-in-1 Chess Festival from Nov. 10-12 at the Ozamiz City Auditorium in Misamis Occidental as part of the province's 94th founding anniversary celebration. "This is the first time that the… Read More
Chiba repeats over TNT in EASL action
November 2, 2023, 8:00 am
STA. ROSA, Laguna – Chiba spoiled TNT's East Asia Super League home debut with a 75-66 win in a rare live basketball game on Wednesday night at the City of Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex. In the repeat of their first meeting in Japan, the Jets clobbered the Tropang Giga early on and led… Read More
Israel's EURO 2024 qualifying matches to be played in Hungary: UEFA
November 1, 2023, 7:22 pm
ANKARA – The two matches of Israel in the upcoming EURO 2024 qualifiers will be played in Hungary, the UEFA announced on Tuesday. "Following the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee that no UEFA competition matches shall be played in Israel until further notice due to the current security… Read More
Philadelphia 76ers trade James Harden to Los Angeles Clippers
November 1, 2023, 2:25 pm
ISTANBUL – The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to trade James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski confirmed Tuesday. "The Sixers are acquiring Marcus Morris, Nic Batum, Robert Covington, KJ Martin, multiple draft picks and a pick swap for James Harden, PJ Tucker,… Read More
Lionel Messi wins 2023 Men's Ballon d'Or
October 31, 2023, 2:20 pm
ANKARA – Inter Miami's Argentine superstar Lionel Messi was announced the winner of the 2023 Men's Ballon d'Or award at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, marking a record eighth win. Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the 2023 Women's Ballon d'Or award. Aston Villa's Argentine… Read More
Taekwondo's Venerable wins PH's third gold medal in World Combat Games
October 31, 2023, 7:00 am
MANILA – The Philippines ended its campaign at the World Combat Games with three gold medals, the last one coming from taekwondo's Darius Venerable in the men's individual poomsae competition at the King Saud University Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday night. Venerable tallied 9.280… Read More
NU badminton coach Llanes optimistic on women's team campaign in UAAP
October 30, 2023, 6:13 pm
MANILA – National University badminton head coach Jaime Llanes is optimistic that the women's team can perform better in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86. Last Sunday, NU survived Season 85 runner-up University of the Philippines, 3-2, at the Centro… Read More
'Boss Emong' rules Philracom-PCSO Silver Cup anew
October 30, 2023, 5:17 pm
MANILA – Multi-titled Boss Emong won the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom)-Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Silver Cup for the second time at the Metro Manila Turf Club in Malvar, Batangas on Sunday. The Kennedy Morales Stable's flag-bearer and 2022 Horse of the Year became… Read More
