Sports
Judoka Watanabe delivers PH's 1st silver in Asian Games
August 30, 2018, 9:06 pm
JAKARTA -- Three-time Southeast Asian Games champion Kiyomi Watanabe delivered the country's first silver medal at the 18th Asian Games here on Thursday. The Filipino-Japanese marched on to the championship round of the women's -63kg category after beating Thailand's Orapin Senatham (by Ippon in… Read More
Marikina, Manila score contrasting wins in MPBL play
August 30, 2018, 11:38 am
MANILA -- Manila went ablaze in the middle two periods to blast Pasay, 115-85, in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup at the San Andres Sports Complex here late Wednesday night. The Stars took advantage of the Voyagers' foul troubles and even the ejection of Coach Cholo… Read More
NLEX bounces back, trips Columbian
August 30, 2018, 7:38 am
MANILA -- NLEX Road Warriors stopped Columbian Dyip in the fourth quarter to take a 116-104 win in the PBA Governors' Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. Engaging in a close battle with the Dyip for most of the first three quarters, the Road Warriors opened the… Read More
Alaska prevails over Phoenix in first game since Abueva trade
August 30, 2018, 7:37 am
MANILA -- The emotions were anticipated as Alaska Aces and Phoenix Fuel Masters finally met following the much talked-about Calvin Abueva trade. The Aces, however, decided to expressed theirs in the game-deciding third quarter turnaround. Alaska went ablaze right after halftime and turned back… Read More
PH assured of another bronze in Asian Games
August 29, 2018, 11:04 pm
JAKARTA -- Eumir Felix Marcial assured the Philippines of another bronze medal after beating his South Korean foe in the 18th Asian Games boxing competition at the Jakarta International Exhibition Center in Kemayoran late Wednesday night. The 5-foot-11 Marcial, a gold medalist in the 2017 SEA… Read More
Pinoy athletes hailed for successful Asiad stint
August 29, 2018, 10:09 pm
MANILA – Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Tuesday welcomed the Philippine athletes who competed in the Asian Games, saying the whole country is proud of them. “Ako, very proud po ako sa kanila. We are very happy and siguro next week pupunta sila ng… Read More
Skateboarder Didal delivers PH's 4th gold in Asian Games
August 29, 2018, 4:38 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippines notched its fourth gold medal at the 18th Asian Games after Margielyn Didal won the women's street final of skateboarding on Wednesday. The 19-year-old Cebuana tallied 30.4 points after five rounds to win the event at the Jakabaring Sports City Skateboarding Stadium in… Read More
Pencak silat's Abad captures bronze medal in Asian Games
August 29, 2018, 4:01 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippines got another bronze medal in pencak silat, this time, by Almohaidib Abad in the men's singles final. Abad, who placed fifth (singles) and sixth (team) in the 2017 SEA Games, scored 455 points to finish behind Indonesia's Sugianto Sugianto and Thailand's Ilyas Sadara in… Read More
Asiad gold winners come home
August 29, 2018, 8:23 am
MANILA -- The four biggest winners so far in the ongoing Asian Games are now back home. Hidilyn Diaz, Yuka Saso, Kaye Go, and Bianca Pagdanganan, who gave the Philippines all its three gold medals in the quadrennial meet as of Tuesday night, stepped foot on Philippine soil again. The four ladies… Read More
Gilas bounces back with rout vs Japan, assures better Asiad finish
August 29, 2018, 8:21 am
MANILA -- Gilas Pilipinas expressed all its frustration for losing the Asian Games quarterfinals to South Korea on Japan as the squad posted a 113-80 rout in their consolation match at the GBK Basketball Hall in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday night. Gilas broke out of a 27-all deadlock after the… Read More
PH assured of boxing bronze in Asian Games
August 28, 2018, 9:33 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippines has been assured of another bronze medal after Olympian Rogen Ladon reached the semifinal round of the men's flyweight (52kg) category in the 18th Asian Games boxing competition here on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old Ladon, who hails from Bago City, Negros Occidental,… Read More
Equestrian's Leviste, Arroyo reach Qualifier 2 in Asian Games
August 28, 2018, 7:48 pm
JAKARTA -- Marie Antonette Leviste and Joker Arroyo both made it to the individual Qualifier 2 of the 18th Asian Games equestrian jumping dressage competition at the Jakarta International Equestrian Park on Thursday. Leviste, who won the individual silver and team bronze in the SEA Games, finished… Read More
Cray settles for 7th place in Asian Games men's 400-m hurdles
August 28, 2018, 8:45 am
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Filipino-American Eric Shawn Cray finished seventh in the men's 400-meter hurdles final of the 18th Asian Games athletic competitions at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium on Monday night. The 29-year-old Cray clocked 51.53 seconds, which was slower than his time of 50.54 in… Read More
PH picks up 2 more bronze medals in Asian Games
August 27, 2018, 7:59 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippines picked up its 12th bronze medal courtesy of karateka Junna Tsukii in the women's -50kg event of the 18th Asian Games here. Tsukii pulled off a 4-1 victory over Thailand's Paweena Raksachart, the 2017 SEA Games silver medalist, in their battle-for-the-bronze match at the… Read More
Gilas bows to SoKor in Asiad basketball
August 27, 2018, 5:16 pm
MANILA -- The Korean road block once again hit Gilas Pilipinas. South Korea clinched the first spot in the Asian Games men's basketball tournament with a 91-82 comeback victory over Gilas at the GBK Basketball Hall in Jakarta on Monday. A hot fourth quarter was all South Korea needed to eliminate… Read More
Pencak silat's Regalado wins bronze in Asian Games
August 27, 2018, 1:17 pm
JAKARTA -- Pencak silat's Cherry May Regalado gave the Philippines its 11th bronze medal in the 18th Asian Games here on Monday. Regalado tallied 444 points among six competitors in the women's singles final at the Padepokan Pencak Silat Center in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. Indonesia's Puspa… Read More
Tabal finishes 11th in Asian Games women's marathon
August 26, 2018, 8:44 pm
JAKARTA -- Mary Joy Tabal placed 11th in the women's marathon competition in the 18th Asian Games at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium here Sunday. Tabal, the defending Southeast Asian (SEA) Games marathon champion, finished the race in 2 hours, 51 minutes and 41 seconds. Bahrain's Rose… Read More
PH golfers deliver 2 golds in Asian Games
August 26, 2018, 7:17 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippines added two more golds in its medal haul in the ongoing 18th Asian Games here. Filipino-Japanese Yuka Saso topped the women's individual event and annexed the team gold with Bianca Pagdanganan and Lois Kaye Go in the golf competitions at the Pondok Indah Golf and Country… Read More
Karatekas Soriano, Macaalay bow out of Asian Games
August 26, 2018, 5:46 pm
JAKARTA -- Two more athletes from karate kissed their medal hopes goodbye after failing to advance in the 18th Asian Games competitions at the Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall here on Sunday. Mae Soriano survived her first-round match against Jordan's Fatima Alshawabkeh, 2-1, to reach the… Read More
PH loses to Indonesia in Asian Games volleyball prelim
August 26, 2018, 3:46 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippines bowed to Indonesia, 1-3 (20-25, 20-25, 26-24, 22-25) in the 18th Asian Games women's volleyball preliminary round Group A at the Gelora Bung Karno Volley Center here on Saturday night. Alyssa Valdez scored 16 points while Alyja Daphne Santiago added 13 points for the… Read More
