Sports
Pasig upsets QC in MPBL Datu Cup
January 4, 2019, 7:43 am
BIÑAN, Laguna -- Opening the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup with a dismal 2-14 record, Pasig Pirates needs to win all its remaining nine games to keep its playoff hopes alive. Right on the first MPBL game for 2019, the team got what it wanted. Despite a late comeback bid by Quezon… Read More
Sandejas reaches Andrada Cup quarterfinals
January 3, 2019, 7:28 pm
MANILA -- Fifth seed Nina Sandejas won over Margaud Rosales, 6-0, 6-1, to reach the quarterfinal round of the girls' 16-under category of the 2019 Andrada Cup at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Thursday. Sandejas, a Grade 9 student at Woodrose School in Alabang, will be up against Alexa Joy… Read More
Malaysia upends Saigon for 1st ABL win of 2019
January 3, 2019, 8:47 am
MANILA -- Winston Shepard scored on a buzzer-beating alley-oop to seal Malaysia Dragon's comeback 84-82 win against Saigon Heat in the first ASEAN Basketball League game for 2019 at the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday night. With only one second to execute the winning basket, Shepard… Read More
MPBL resumes play with doubleheader at Alonte
January 2, 2019, 6:22 pm
MANILA -- Four teams from Metro Manila will square off in another province as the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League returns to play on Thursday night with its first offering for calendar year 2019. Pasig will battle Quezon City, while Muntinlupa will take on Pasay in the scheduled doubleheader… Read More
Former Azkals stopper Cuaresma retires
January 1, 2019, 3:16 pm
MANILA -- Just as 2018 came to an end, Ref Cuaresma announced that his playing days draw to a close. The Kaya Iloilo goalkeeper announced on Monday his retirement from football. "They say it's still young to stop, but it's time to give way for the younger potentials who are hungrier and faster,"… Read More
Pringle is PBA's top scorer for 2018 season
January 1, 2019, 9:39 am
MANILA -- Stanley Pringle dethroned former teammate Terrence Romeo as the best scorer of the season in the Philippine Basketball Association. The NorthPort guard averaged 21.0 points per game (ppg) during the 2018 season, way ahead of the incoming San Miguel combo guard, who had a tumultuous… Read More
Nietes ends 2018 as WBO super flyweight champ
January 1, 2019, 9:38 am
MANILA -- The year 2018 ended on a big bang for Philippine sports as local icon Donnie Nietes became a world champion anew. Banking on a 14-year winning streak, Nietes defeated Kazuto Ioka for the vacant World Boxing Organization super flyweight title at the Wynn Palace in Macau right on the final… Read More
'Valientes' to be re-launched as Zambo Family’s Brand Sardines
December 29, 2018, 8:38 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Zamboanga's Family’s Brand Valientes, one of the teams seeing action in the ongoing Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL Datu Cup), will be re-launched as Zamboanga Family’s Brand Sardines next year in a bid to strengthen the team in the MPBL Datu Cup.The team will… Read More
Gymnast Yulo gets PSC incentive for winning bronze in Qatar
December 28, 2018, 6:38 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on Friday awarded a PHP250,000 incentive to Carlo "Caloy" Yulo for winning the bronze medal at the 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, held at the Aspire Academy Dome in Doha, Qatar from October 25 to November 3. Yulo, the youngest among… Read More
Perkins leads PBA Rookie of the Year race
December 28, 2018, 6:12 pm
MANILA -- Jason Perkins remains on top of the statistical points race for the Rookie of the Year award for the recently concluded 2018 Philippine Basketball Association season. The Phoenix stretch-4 is way ahead of the field with a cumulative average of 32.2 statistical points, 13.5 points above… Read More
Poy Erram trade officially approved
December 28, 2018, 5:49 pm
MANILA -- It's now official. Poy Erram is heading to NLEX. The much talked-about trade involving him, Paul Desiderio, and Abu Tratter finally got the approval of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Willie Marcial on Friday following a previously unannounced tweak to the package.… Read More
No Etheridge for Azkals in historic Asian Cup stint
December 28, 2018, 7:12 am
MANILA -- Neil Etheridge will miss the Philippine Azkals' first-ever appearance in the AFC Asian Cup next year. The Cardiff goalkeeper is not listed in the 23-man roster submitted by the Philippine Football Federation for the tournament in the United Arab Emirates from Jan. 5-Feb. 1, 2019. Michael… Read More
Pringle still ahead in PBA MVP stats race
December 28, 2018, 7:11 am
MANILA -- Stanley Pringle could be the biggest threat to take the Philippine Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player award from Junemar Fajardo. The NorthPort guard remains number one in the statistical points race after a cumulative average of 35.5 points, way ahead of the San Miguel… Read More
Desiderio, Tratter finally sign with Blackwater
December 27, 2018, 8:35 pm
MANILA -- The rehashed Poy Erram trade remains classified "pending" as the Philippine Basketball Association has yet to announce the approval of the said swap as of posting. But with Blackwater signing up Paul Desiderio and Abu Tratter, the two first round picks NLEX gave up for Erram, on… Read More
Folayang defends ONE lightweight belt vs. Aoki
December 27, 2018, 7:22 am
MANILA -- Shinya Aoki will get a second chance at the ONE lightweight title he lost to Eduard Folayang as they will meet again in his home country next year. Folayang and Aoki will face off in one of the highly-anticipated three world title fights scheduled in the first event in Tokyo, ONE: A New… Read More
Lakers maul Warriors in Christmas clash
December 26, 2018, 5:51 pm
MANILA -- The Los Angeles Lakers silenced the Oracle Arena in Oakland on Wednesday (Philippine Time) when they mauled the Golden State Warriors, 127-101, in one of the five scheduled National Basketball Association Christmas games. Despite missing LeBron James the rest of the way due to a slight… Read More
Tortal wins 14-under title in PSC-PHILTA age-group championships
December 24, 2018, 4:28 pm
MANILA -- Second seed Rupert Ohrelle Tortal and unranked Jenaila Rose Prulla were crowned champions in the 14-under category of the Philippine Sports Commission-Philippine Tennis Association (PSC-PHILTA) Age Group Championships at the Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) indoor shell courts in… Read More
PTA metes indefinite ban on Ateneo bully
December 24, 2018, 11:46 am
MANILA -- The Philippine Taekwondo Association meted an indefinite ban on the high school taekwondo jin, who became viral last week after videos of him bullying his schoolmates surfaced online. In a statement posted online early Monday, PTA president Robert Aventajado said the penalty will cover… Read More
Pacio now to defend belt vs Saruta
December 24, 2018, 10:30 am
MANILA -- Joshua Pacio will defend his One strawweight title belt against a Japanese opponent at One: Eternal Glory on Jan. 19 in Jakarta. However, it's not Yoshitaka Naito anymore. The supposed blockbuster rematch between Pacio and Naito has been called off, and instead, Pacio will stake his… Read More
Go bags first title in PSC-PHILTA age-group championships
December 23, 2018, 2:07 pm
MANILA -- Lucas Sebastian Go defeated Sergius Immanuel Canque, 4-1, 4-0, in the 8 and under unisex final of the Philippine Sports Commission-Philippine Tennis Association (PSC-PHILTA) Age Group Championships at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Sunday. Go, a Grade 3 student at Xavier School, was… Read More
