Sports
Cavite squads meet contrasting fates in MPBL Imus twinbill
January 5, 2019, 8:49 am
MANILA -- Ato Ular scored the winning basket as Marikina sizzled in the fourth quarter to trump Bacoor City, 87-85, in the MPBL Datu Cup at the Imus City Sports Complex on Friday night. Ular scored the go-ahead basket with four seconds left off a Francis Munsayac feed as the Shoemasters joined a… Read More
Prulla earns 2 semis berths in Andrada Cup
January 4, 2019, 8:24 pm
MANILA -- Unseeded Jenaila Prulla scored a 6-1, 6-2 upset win over fourth-seed Rhyshana Brazal to earn a semifinal berth in the girls' 16-under category of the 2019 Andrada Cup at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Friday. Prulla, who was born in Quezon City but is now residing in Bulacan, will… Read More
Eustaquio-Moraes 3 to headline 1st ONE event for 2019
January 4, 2019, 3:28 pm
MANILA -- The third meeting between Geje Eustaquio and Adriano Moraes is officially on! Eustaquio and Moraes will meet again for the former's ONE flyweight title in the main event of ONE: Hero's Ascent, the first stop of the promotion for 2019 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on January 25.… Read More
Muntinlupa pips Pasay in MPBL Datu Cup
January 4, 2019, 7:44 am
BIÑAN, Laguna -- Muntinlupa Cagers opened 2019 on a high note as the team trumped Pasay Voyagers, 80-67, at the resumption of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup at the Alonte Sports Arena on Thursday. Having to move their home game due to the unavailability of the Muntinlupa… Read More
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
