Sports
Tiu to talk to ROS bosses on retirement plan
November 4, 2018, 4:15 pm
MANILA -- Basketball player and TV personality Chris Tiu said he will talk to Rain or Shine's head honchos before he makes his final decision on whether he will still play for the club or hang up his Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) jersey. "I'll talk to our bosses, Sirs Raymond [Yu] and… Read More
Meralco stays alive with rout of SMB
November 4, 2018, 11:54 am
MANILA -- With its playoff hopes on the line, Meralco showed why it made the PBA Governors' Cup Finals for two straight years. The Bolts secured at least a playoff for the final quarterfinal spot with a 111-81 rout of the San Miguel Beermen at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday night. After… Read More
Tiu fires 30 as ROS ends season with win vs NLEX
November 4, 2018, 11:42 am
MANILA -- If this was Chris Tiu's final game in the Philippine Basketball Association, he made sure to exit with a bang. Tiu dropped 30 points to lead Rain or Shine to a 107-101 win against NLEX in its season finale at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Manila on Saturday night. Tiu came alive in the… Read More
Phoenix, Blackwater battle for QF bonus; Ginebra eyes top seed
November 3, 2018, 3:03 pm
MANILA -- Phoenix and Blackwater will slug it out for the last twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Governors' Cup quarterfinals right at the final night of the elimination round at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday. Currently tied in fourth and fifth places at 7-3, only one team… Read More
Former Boracay-based pug vies for ONE welterweight belt
November 3, 2018, 9:14 am
MANILA -- Zebaztian Kadestam gets another shot at the ONE welterweight title as he takes on Tyler McGuire in the main event of ONE: Warrior's Dream at the Stadium Istora in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 17. The Swedish fighter, once based in Boracay, previously vied for the belt only to lose to… Read More
Meralco eyes survival vs. SMB in Saturday showdown
November 2, 2018, 6:18 pm
MANILA -- Meralco goes for one final push to the PBA Governors' Cup quarterfinals as it battles San Miguel in a crucial encounter at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Saturday night. The Bolts and the Beermen will play at 6:45 p.m. with the former needing no less than a win to bolster… Read More
Bataan, Pasay battle to stretch winning streak
November 2, 2018, 5:41 pm
MANILA -- Four teams looking to spark or stretch their respective winning streak will slug it out as the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup resumes at the Bataan People's Center in Balanga on Saturday night. Cebu City and Pasig will clash in the first game at 7 p.m., while… Read More
Perez, 6 others lead Fil-foreign PBA Draft applicants
November 2, 2018, 11:55 am
MANILA -- CJ Perez leads the cast of Filipino-foreign players who formally declared for the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Draft by submitting their applications. Yes, that CJ Perez. The league declared the Lyceum star and Gilas Cadet, born to a Filipino mother, a Filipino-foreigner… Read More
Laguna subdues Mandaluyong in home court
November 1, 2018, 9:00 am
BINAN -- Laguna gave its fans a reason to smile even with “ghoulies” roaming outside at the Alonte Sports Arena here on Wednesday night. The Heroes held off the Mandaluyong El Tigre at home, 76-72, in their MPBL Datu Cup collision on Halloween night. Leading for most of the second half, Laguna… Read More
Pampanga snaps skid with late comeback over Navotas
November 1, 2018, 8:55 am
BINAN -- After Jai Reyes scored a booming triple with just 23.7 seconds left in the game, everybody thought Navotas was on its way to stretch Pampanga's woes further. But the Lanterns simply never gave up. Pampanga banked on huge defensive stops down the stretch to prevent Navotas from entering… Read More
Otico, Capadocia brace for tough battle in PCA Open
October 31, 2018, 7:55 pm
MANILA --John Otico and Marian Capadocia are set to defend their respective titles against a tough field in the Philippine Columbian Association Open from Nov. 16-Dec. 9. AJ Lim, the 2016 champ, and Johnny Arcilla, a former eight-time winner, headline the cast of the men's singles competitors who… Read More
Standhardinger named Player of the Week
October 31, 2018, 3:22 pm
MANILA -- As the Philippine Basketball Association takes a Halloween break, media covering the league handed Chris Standhardinger the Cignal-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week award. The San Miguel forward went for a 20-20 against NorthPort on Wednesday night and came close to another against Rain… Read More
Makati holds off Cañada, Bulacan
October 31, 2018, 10:03 am
MANILA -- Makati held off a hot showing from Jerick Cañada to take a 99-94 win over Bulacan in the MPBL Datu Cup at the Batangas City Sports Center on Tuesday night. The Skyscrapers' crisp ball movement turned pivotal as Cañada's best game in the league went down the drain despite the Kuyas'… Read More
Viernes helps Batangas City prevail over San Juan
October 31, 2018, 10:01 am
MANILA -- Since Jeff Viernes came in, Batangas City has won its last two games and found itself back in the thick of things in the early MPBL Datu Cup playoff chase. In his first game at home, Viernes showed how he turned the team around. Viernes provided the Athletics a huge spark off the bench… Read More
Kingad, Eustaquio groomed as possible rivals in Johnson's ONE debut
October 31, 2018, 8:59 am
MANILA -- ONE Championship chief executive officer Chatri Sityodtong bared that the organization has a shortlist of potential opponents of Demetrious Johnson in his first match under the said banner. "There are a few names for DJ off the bat. We have Kairat Akhmetov, who's 25-3, Adriano Moraes,… Read More
Metro League games postponed due to ‘Rosita’
October 30, 2018, 7:03 pm
MANILA -- Despite the effect of Typhoon Rosita being not as intense in Metro Manila as in Northern Luzon, the storm forced the postponement of the Metro League Open Division games scheduled at the Valenzuela Astrodome on Tuesday night. Valenzuela was supposed to host Marikina in the main game of… Read More
GAU claims WFL Elite title with squeaker over Army
October 30, 2018, 11:08 am
MANILA -- Green Archers United secured the WFL Elite Futbol League title after beating Army, 2-1, at the La Salle Zobel Football Field in Muntinlupa on Sunday. Only needing a draw to clinch the title with one match to spare, GAU went for the kill at home despite Army threatening early in the… Read More
Alaska claims QF bonus with win over NorthPort
October 29, 2018, 10:06 am
MANILA -- Alaska became the second team to clinch a twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Governors' Cup after defeating also-ran NorthPort, 95-85, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday night. The Aces made a late blitz to pull away from the Batang Pier. After letting NorthPort score… Read More
Iloilo claims inaugural Copa Alcantara title after beating Davao
October 28, 2018, 11:54 am
BINAN — The first Copa Paulino Alcantara championship is going to the said football legend's hometown made possible by a native of the city. Jovin Bedic struck the game-winning goal in extra time as Kaya Iloilo became the inaugural winner of the Philippines Football League's cup tournament with… Read More
SMB enters PBA Govs' Cup quarters with win over ROS
October 28, 2018, 11:31 am
BINAN — San Miguel formalized its entry to the PBA Governors' Cup quarterfinals after edging Rain Or Shine, 109-97, at the Alonte Sports Arena on Saturday night. The Beermen came alive in the second and third quarters, outscoring the Elasto Painters, 66-44 in the 24-minute span to overturn the… Read More
