MANILA -- Professional basketball teams now do not have much to worry if their key players get hurt while doing national team duties.FIBA announced on Saturday night its executive committee's approval of an insurance program that assures the clubs of compensations in case of major injuries that... Read More
TAGBILARAN CITY -- Weightlifting champion Ellen Rose Perez has been the talk of the town of late for her series of victories, yet she never let her success get into her head but just keeps her eyes on the grandest prize -- to be an Olympian.Perez, in an interview, said she is currently focusing to... Read More
MANILA -- Cebuano Arthur Craig Pantino lost to top seed Japanese Shinsuke Mitsui, 6-3, 6-3, on Sunday in the boys' singles final of the Phinma-PSC International Juniors 1 at the Manila Polo Club indoor claycourt in Makati City.Reaching the singles final was an accomplishment for Pantino, who has... Read More
MANILA— Simply call them Eastern from here on. Don't worry. The championship pedigree remains. The team formerly known by the moniker Long Lions opened its ABL title defense with a bang, turning back Alab Pilipinas, 92-89, at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday night. Eastern... Read More
MANILA -- Top seed Filipinos Arthur Craig Pantino and Michael Francis Eala were crowned boys' doubles champions in the Phinma-PSC International Juniors 1 on Saturday.Pantino and Eala won the title after beating third seeds Kei Manaka and Taiyo Yamanaka of Japan, 6-2, 6-2, in their final showdown at... Read More
MANILA -- Wushu Federation of the Philippines secretary general Julian Camacho will meet with Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chair William "Butch" Ramirez to talk about the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.Camacho has been designated chef de mission of Team Philippines in the 18th Asian Games to be... Read More
MANILA -- Cebuano Arthur Craig Pantino defeated Japanese Ryota Ishii, 6-2, 6-2, on Friday to reach the boys' singles semifinal round in the Phinma-PSC International Juniors 1 at the Manila Polo Club indoor clay court in Makati City.The second-ranked Pantino is the only Filipino left in the... Read More
DAVAO CITY -- Filipino prospect Reymart “Gensan Assassin” Gaballo made a smashing debut in the United States by knocking out Mexican Ernesto Guerrero on Thursday at the Hawaii Events Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.Gaballo twice downed Guerrero in Round 2 for the knockout victory to remain... Read More
MANILA -- Cebuano Arthur Craig Pantino won his second-round match on Thursday to lead two other Filipinos into the boys' singles quarterfinals of the Phinma-PSC International Juniors 1 at the Manila Polo Club indoor clay court.The second-ranked Pantino defeated Japanese Nowa Matsubayashi, 6-0, 6-2,... Read More
MANILA — As an old saying goes, "It's not about how you start it, but on how you end it."San Beda defied the odds and turned back Lyceum, 92-82, in Game 2 of the NCAA men's basketball finals in front of 14,693 people at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Thursday night.Behind a late... Read More
DAVAO CITY -- Former WBC Youth Silver super bantamweight champion Rey “Technician” Perez of the Philippines will be challenging the undefeated WBC Youth Silver Super featherweight champion Lamont Roach Jr. of USA on November 30 at The Theater of the MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill,... Read More
DAVAO CITY -- Former interim WBO Asia Pacific Youth Glenn “The Rock” Porras of the Philippines will be fighting ex-world title challenger Noldi Manakane of Indonesia for the vacant WBC Asia Boxing Council super bantamweight title on November 25 at at the UM Gym in Tagum City, Davao del... Read More
MANILA - Filipino netters Melanie Faye Dizon and Virvienica Isearis Bejosano won their respective matches on Wednesday to forge a second-round meeting in the Phinma-PSC International Juniors 1 at the Manila Polo Club indoor claycourt in Makati City.Dizon pulled off a 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 upset victory over... Read More
MANILA -- Second seed Arthur Craig Pantino defeated Malaysian Jiang Keong Takeshi Koey, 6-1, 6-0, late Tuesday afternoon to reach the second round of the ongoing Phinma-PSC International Juniors 1 at the Manila Polo Club indoor clay court in Makati City.Pantino's victory sent him up against Japanese... Read More
MANILA -- Paralympian Josephine Medina hopes to make it to next year's World Para Table Tennis Championships in Slovenia.The bronze medalist in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games is among the world's Top 10 players in the women's Class 8 category.Medina has a total of 160 points, which is 30 points more... Read More
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan -- Carlo Peñalosa took home the WBC Asia silver flyweight title after subduing fellow Cebuano Salatiel Amit in the headliner of Battle of Palawan: Night of Champions at the Puerto Princesa City Coliseum on Friday night.The nephew of boxing legend turned fight... Read More
MANILA -- Filipino bowler Krizziah Lyn Tabora defeated Malaysian Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman in the women's final of the 53rd QubicaAMF World Cup in Hermosillo, Mexico.In a news report posted on the tournament website on Sunday (Manila time), the 26-year-old Tabora scored 236 against Siti... Read More
MANILA — The Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) female bantamweight belt remains without a holder.Japan's Yuko Henzan and Thailand's Phannaluk Kongsang fought to a split draw for the still vacant title during the Battle of Palawan: Night of Champions, held at the Puerto Princesa... Read More
PUERTO PRINCESA — Japan’s Erika Hanawa claimed the OPBF women's minimumweight title after knocking out Thailand’s Sornsawan Khunmarn in the Battle of Palawan: Night of Champions at the Puerto Princesa City Coliseum on Friday night.The Japanese boxer dominated her Thai opponent from... Read More
DAVAO CITY – Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) President Abraham Kahlil “Baham” Mitra wants the OPBF to be more participative and transparent in promoting the organization and its activities.This was Mitra’s message during the Gala Dinner and Awards held at the... Read More
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