Sports
Tigers win over Voyagers; Yee sets MPBL rebound record
September 20, 2018, 9:33 am
MANILA -- Mark Yee's solid output on the boards spelled victory for Davao Occidental Tigers over Pasay Voyagers, 68-61, at the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City Wednesday night. Yee grabbed 24 boards for Davao Occidental, erasing the 21 rebounds made by… Read More
Taguig finally scores Batang Pinoy gold in karatedo
September 19, 2018, 9:47 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Julia Marcos and Ailec Cervan gave Taguig its first two gold medals in the ongoing Batang Pinoy National Championship here. Marcos bagged the gold after winning the 14-15 over-54 kilogram women's karatedo kumite tournament at the SM City Baguio Events Center on Wednesday night,… Read More
GenSan, Basilan stun Luzon foes
September 19, 2018, 4:21 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- GenSan and Basilan stunned their on-paper stronger Luzon foes as the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Datu Cup resumed action at the Jose Rizal University Gym in Mandaluyong on Tuesday night. The Warriors shocked the Bulacan Kuyas, 56-43, while the Steel turned back the… Read More
Italy-based Tarlac native wins Batang Pinoy cycling race
September 18, 2018, 6:00 pm
BAGUIO -- In his first and only cycling race ever in the Philippines, Mar Van Baluyut quickly scored a win. The San Jose, Tarlac, who is now based in Rome, took the gold in the Batang Pinoy circuit cycling race here on Tuesday. Baluyut, whose father Villamor is a former national team cyclist,… Read More
Zamboanga City reigns in Batang Pinoy boys’ U-12 weightlifting
September 18, 2018, 4:29 pm
BAGUIO -- Zamboanga City essentially ruled the boys’ under-12 weightlifting event of Batang Pinoy 2018 after taking three golds here on Tuesday. Prince Tarro, Albert Delos Santos, and Christian Rodriguez captured the top spot for the Zamboanguenos as the said city, hometown of Olympic silver… Read More
Lucena tankers bag 5 golds on Day 1 of Batang Pinoy
September 18, 2018, 3:10 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Lucena City ace tankers Markus Johanne De Kam and Mervien Jules Mirandilla on Monday ruled their respective events in the swimming competition to power their team's five gold medal haul in the opening action of the 2018 Batang Pinoy national championship co-hosted by Baguio City and… Read More
Dasmariñas, Bacolod bets Batang Pinoy's fastest sprinters
September 18, 2018, 1:36 pm
BAGUIO CITY-- Jason Jabol of Dasmariñas City, Cavite and Antonette Jay Aguillon of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental became the fastest runners in the on-going 2018 “Batang Pinoy” meet after they ruled the 100-meter run event of the Boys and Girls secondary division, respectively, on Monday.… Read More
Antique hosts PH swimming league qualifying leg
September 18, 2018, 11:46 am
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The province of Antique will host the qualifying leg of the Philippine Swimming League (PSL) on Sept. 29. Antique provincial tourism officer Jose Ramlo Villaluna said the event will be participated in by swimmers from around the country who are vying to compete… Read More
Gilas downs Qatar in closed-door match
September 18, 2018, 9:40 am
MANILA -- Gilas Pilipinas went ablaze in the second half to bludgeon Qatar, 92-81, in a closed-door FIBA World Cup Qualifiers battle at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Monday night. Despite struggling once again from beyond the arc which highlighted a slow first half that saw Qatar… Read More
PH rowers win 4 golds in world championships
September 17, 2018, 8:34 am
GAINESVILLE, Georgia—The Philippines claimed two more gold medals in the 2018 International Canoe Federation (ICF) World Dragon Boat Championships here by winning the 10-seater and 20-seater senior mixed 200-meter races held at the Lake Lanier Olympic Park. Led by veterans Hermie Macaranas and… Read More
Wright, Aguilar, Pringle join Gilas team vs. Qatar
September 16, 2018, 11:28 pm
MANILA -- The return of Matt Wright and Japeth Aguilar headlines the Gilas Pilipinas lineup that will take place in Qatar in the home leg of the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Monday night. Wright and Aguilar served a one-game ban in the national… Read More
Pangasinan team in Baguio City all safe: prov’l gov’t
September 16, 2018, 8:47 pm
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- Pangasinan’s Provincial Sports Development and Management Council (PSDMC) has assured the safety of the 241 athletes, coaches and other delegates of Team Pangasinan, who are in Baguio City for the "Batang Pinoy" national finals since Wednesday. PSDMC executive officer… Read More
Dagupan team withdraws from 'Batang Pinoy' for safety reasons
September 16, 2018, 8:10 pm
DAGUPAN CITY -- The Balon Dagupan Team has pulled out from the "Batang Pinoy" national finals that is scheduled to start in Baguio City on Monday, due to the venue’s high safety risk after it was struck by Typhoon Ompong. In her letter addressed to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman… Read More
Garcia wins back-to-back titles in Sri Lanka tennis tourney
September 16, 2018, 11:32 am
MANILA -- Matthew Anton Garcia and partner Tanapatt Nirundorn of Thailand won their second straight doubles title at the Sri Lanka International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit in Colombo. Garcia and Nirundorn scored a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Kim Hyeong Jin and Kim Sunwoo of South Korea in… Read More
UAAP, UCSAA postpone play
September 15, 2018, 9:47 am
MANILA -- The University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and the Universities, Colleges, Schools Athletic Association (UCSAA) have decided to postpone their scheduled games for Saturday due to Typhoon Ompong. "After due consultation and considering what appears to be a severe… Read More
Shocker vs. SoKor highlights Volcanoes' 2-0 start in Asia Rugby 7's
September 15, 2018, 9:43 am
MANILA -- The Philippine Volcanoes went 2-0 to start their campaign in the Asia Rugby Sevens Series in Hong Kong on Friday. The Volcanoes stunned South Korea in their first outing before downing Southeast Asian rival Malaysia in the nightcap. Ryan Howe scored the winning try as the Volcanoes… Read More
Baloria sets MPBL scoring record, but Pampanga loses to Imus
September 14, 2018, 8:29 pm
MANILA -- Jong Baloria reset the single-game scoring record in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, but his rampage came up short as Pampanga dropped a 76-88 decision to Imus at the Imus City Sports Complex in Imus on Thursday night. Baloria erupted for 36 points, eclipsing the previous mark… Read More
PFF W-League games postponed, too
September 14, 2018, 8:19 pm
MANILA – The anticipated inclement weather in Cavite due to Typhoon Ompong forced the PFF Women's League to postpone its entire weekend fixtures at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona town. In the supposed schedule, La Salle and University of the Philippines will collide in the first of… Read More
PH to send 57 athletes to Asian Para Games in Indonesia next month
September 14, 2018, 3:50 pm
MANILA -- Paralympics medalists Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta of powerlifting and Josephine Medina of table tennis will lead Team Philippines in the 3rd Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia next month. Ancheta is the first Filipino medalist in the Paralympics when she won the bronze in Sydney,… Read More
PH paddlers capture 2 gold medals in ICF World Dragonboat Championship
September 14, 2018, 2:41 pm
GAINESVILLE, Georgia -- The Philippines quickly snatched two gold medals in record-setting fashion during the opener of the prestigious 2018 ICF World Dragon Boat Championships at the Lake Lanier Olympic Park here. The national paddlers from the Philippine Canoe Kayak Dragonboat Federation (PCKDF)… Read More