Sports
Angelo Que joins Maybank Championship
February 22, 2019, 3:20 pm
MANILA — Filipino golfer Angelo Que is the latest addition to the cast of the Maybank Championship. Que becomes the fifth Southeast Asian golfer who will participate in the said tournament from March 21-24 at the Saujana Golf & Country Club in Shah Alam, Malaysia. He will be joined in the ASEAN… Read More
PSC hails solons who backed creation of PH sports training center
February 22, 2019, 1:37 pm
MANILA – A week after President Rodrigo R. Duterte signed a law creating a ‘state-of-the-art’ Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC), Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William Ramirez thanked the lawmakers who authored and co-sponsored the measure in the Senate. "We express our… Read More
Muntinlupa tightens hold of 2nd place; Davao Occ blasts Rizal
February 22, 2019, 8:19 am
MANILA — The Muntinlupa Cagers got a huge head start in the race for the second seed in the Southern Division playoffs in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup after drubbing the Bulacan Kuyas, 86-66, at the Muntinlupa Sports Center on Thursday night. The Cagers turned to… Read More
Gilas stays alive in FIBA World Cup bid with win vs. Qatar
February 22, 2019, 8:18 am
MANILA — Gilas Pilipinas is still in the race for the FIBA World Cup. The national basketball team got a much-needed win to stay alive in the Asian Qualifiers, drubbing Qatar, 84-46, at the Al-Gharafa Sports Club in Doha early Friday (Philippine time). While both teams began the game slow, Qatar… Read More
P10-K cash awaits Antique WVRAA gold medalists
February 21, 2019, 8:09 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Antiqueño athletes who won gold medals in the ongoing Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) 2019 meet in Roxas City, Capiz will be awarded PHP10,000 cash. Antique Provincial Information Officer Galileo Magbanua said in an interview Thursday that… Read More
Taekwondo jins hope to deliver in SEAG
February 21, 2019, 7:45 pm
MANILA – Expect the Philippine taekwondo team to deliver gold medals during the 30th Southeast Asian Games in Manila. Barcelona Olympics bronze medalist Stephen Fernandez cannot be wrong. “Our taekwondo team will definitely surpass our achievements in the last SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur two… Read More
Eala, Quizon chosen PSA’s MILO junior athletes of the year
February 21, 2019, 7:13 pm
MANILA – Two budding protégés in the field of tennis and chess have been chosen as the MILO Junior Male and Female Athlete of the Year in the coming SMC-PSA (Philippine Sportswriters Association) Annual Awards Night at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel. Netter Alexandra Eala and chess… Read More
PBA team owner wants PH Sports Training Center built on time
February 21, 2019, 4:35 pm
MANILA — If 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero is to be asked, he would want the new Philippine Sports Training Center to be finished within two years. "There is no wiggling out of this 24-month deadline. If the builders have to work 24/7, they must," Romero said in a statement. Romero, the… Read More
PH golf ace Saso to compete in WAAP
February 21, 2019, 7:32 am
MANILA — Yuka Saso is among the favorites to win the second Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) golf tournament. Saso, who won two gold medals in last year's Asian Games in Jakarta, will join a field consisting of 80 female amateur golfers for the WAAP at The Royal Golf Club in Hokota, Japan on… Read More
Makati ties MPBL streak record; QC scores crucial home win
February 21, 2019, 7:27 am
MANILA — The Makati Skyscrapers equaled the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) record for the longest winning streak after trouncing the Biñan Heroes, 76-65, at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City on Wednesday night. The Skyscrapers stifled the Heroes in the first half, limiting them to… Read More
Clark’s modern sports complex will be ready for 30th SEA Games
February 20, 2019, 6:32 pm
MANILA – Developers and their associate, Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), assured that facilities of the modern sports complex in New Clark City will be ready for the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games by November. With nine months to go before the Nov. 30 to… Read More
Starters for PBA All-Star Game revealed
February 20, 2019, 8:30 am
MANILA -- It's gonna be speed versus brute in this year's Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Star Game at the Calasiao Sports Complex in Pangasinan on March 31. Four agile players will headline the North All-Star starters, while the twin tower combination of June Mar Fajardo and Greg… Read More
FIBA 3x3 Super Quest set to take place in PH
February 20, 2019, 8:29 am
MANILA — The Philippines’ last dash to the first-ever Olympic 3x3 basketball event got a huge boost as it hosts the FIBA 3x3 Asia-Pacific Super Quest, possibly in April. Ronald Mascariñas, president of Chooks-To-Go, the main presenter of the tournament, officially announced the development… Read More
Gilas names lineup for crucial game vs. Qatar
February 20, 2019, 8:29 am
MANILA — Thirdy Ravena is making his way to the Gilas Pilipinas lineup for the sixth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Ravena made the final cut for the 12-man roster for the Philippine team that will take on Qatar in an all-important showdown in Doha early Friday (Philippine time).… Read More
Miado aims to sustain winning momentum at ONE Championship
February 19, 2019, 9:23 pm
MANILA -- Fresh from one of his biggest wins as a mixed martial artist, Jeremy “The Jaguar” Miado feels that he is at the highest point of his professional career. Miado scored a highlight-reel victory in November 2018 after knocking out Peng Xue Wen of China in the second round of their… Read More
Mindanao pro boxing to hold 5 title fights
February 19, 2019, 5:41 pm
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Professional Boxing Association (MinProba) will topbill five title fights in the ‘Redemption 2 Bakbakan’ slated on March 5 at the Dujali Gymnasium in Braulio E. Dujali, Davao del Norte. The Bakbakan, presented by Engr. Jilson Basang of MB Sports Promotion in… Read More
UPH-Molino beach spikers bag PRISAA-Cavite title
February 19, 2019, 2:26 pm
DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite – University of Perpetual Help-Molino clobbered Perpetual GMA (General Mariano Alvarez) to bag the men’s beach volleyball title of the 2019 Private School Athletic Association (PRISAA) Cavite meet. Amber Gervacio, Christian Muñoz and Elmer Villamor outlasted their GMA… Read More
Bataan nears top seed; Zamboanga moves up in MPBL
February 19, 2019, 8:39 am
MANILA — The Bataan Risers moved closer to taking the top seed in the Northern Division Playoffs of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup after prevailing on the road against the Marikina Shoemasters, 81-64, at the Marist School Gymnasium in Marikina City on Monday night.… Read More
PH to host SEA anti-doping meeting
February 18, 2019, 4:26 pm
MANILA -- The Philippines will host the Southeast Asian Regional Anti-Doping Organization (SEA RADO) 2019 Board Meeting and Doping Control Officer (DCO) Training Course from Feb. 20 to 22 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. Dr. Alejandro Pineda, head of the… Read More
Team LeBron wins NBA All-Star Game
February 18, 2019, 3:34 pm
MANILA — Team LeBron pulled off a huge second half rally to defeat Team Giannis, 178-164, in the 2019 NBA All-Star Game at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Monday (Philippine Time). The roster led by LeBron James prevailed over Giannis Antetokounmpo’s squad after coming alive from downtown.… Read More
