Sports
As transfer window officially opens, Negros FC makes huge acquisitions
July 18, 2018, 9:12 am
MANILA -- Just as the Philippine Football League (PFL) midseason transfer window officially opened, Ceres Negros FC announced five new signings as the team looks to lock in its second consecutive league title. Highlighting the new acquisitions is the return of goalkeeper Roland Muller from a… Read More
Blackwater silences Seoul-Samsung in Super 8 play
July 17, 2018, 9:20 pm
MANILA -- In 2002, Lee Sang-Min drained a buzzer-beating triple to lift South Korea to the Asian Games men's basketball finals against the Philippines. On Tuesday night, Lee, now a coach for Seoul-Samsung, witnessed his team's three-point shooting deserting them against a Filipino side when needed… Read More
‘Henry’ washes out hoop action
July 17, 2018, 6:03 pm
MANILA -- The rains brought about by Tropical Storm Henry prompted the PBA, the NCAA, and the MPBL to announce the postponement of their scheduled games on Tuesday. Both club leagues explained in separate statements on Tuesday that the safety of their fans is of "utmost importance." The… Read More
NLEX mauls Formosa at start of Super 8
July 17, 2018, 5:59 pm
MANILA -- NLEX blasted Formosa, 94-68, at the start of the Asia League Summer Super 8 tournament at the Macao East Asia Games Dome in Macau on Tuesday. The Road Warriors began the game with a 9-1 run and then outscored the Dreamers, 32-13, in the second period to virtually seal the rout. Kenneth… Read More
Fajardo named Player of the Week
July 17, 2018, 5:57 pm
MANILA -- Junemar Fajardo is making a late challenge to Vic Manuel for Best Player of the Conference for the PBA Commissioner's Cup. Proof is his Player of the Week award that was announced on Tuesday by the PBA Press Corps.Fajardo posted consistent numbers in the three games he played last week,… Read More
Ateneo falls to hot-shooting SoKor
July 16, 2018, 10:03 pm
MANILA -- Ateneo found South Korea's fluid offense too tough to handle and bowed, 73-90, in their Jones Cup clash at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City on Monday night. The Blue Eagles were actually in the thick of things most of the game against South Korea's national team which was… Read More
2018 World Cup gives everyone moments to remember
July 16, 2018, 10:03 am
MOSCOW -- In the end it was Didier Deschamps in the rain, looking up at the stands after his side beat Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup final, water dripping down his face and golden ticker tape in his hair and on his jacket... Two years ago, he'd been the loser after Portugal defeated France 1-0 in… Read More
Ateneo opens Jones Cup with rout of Chinese Taipei B
July 16, 2018, 7:43 am
MANILA -- The only college team in this year's Jones Cup showed that it can compete with a national team pool. Ateneo opened its campaign in the said tournament with an 87-64 rout of Chinese Taipei White on Sunday night. The Blue Eagles tightened up on their defense in the last three quarters,… Read More
Martes, Lamparas rule Milo Marathon season opener
July 15, 2018, 5:59 pm
MANILA -- Christabel Martes will make a return to the national finals of the Milo Marathon after ruling the first race of the new season in Urdaneta, Pangasinan on Sunday. Despite not playing 100 percent unlike her previous conquest of the said race last year, Martes still reigned in the women's… Read More
Pacquiao downs Matthysse via 7th-round TKO
July 15, 2018, 1:52 pm
MANILA -- He’s back. Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao now has a WBA belt in his hands. The eight-division world champion is back at the top of the welterweight ladder, dethroning Argentina’s Lucas Matthysse in a seventh-round knockout at the main event of "Fight of the… Read More
Tepora downs Mexican foe to claim WBA belt
July 15, 2018, 12:22 pm
MANILA -- Before Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao even steps in for his title bout against Lucas Matthysse in Kuala Lumpur, a Filipino world boxing champion was crowned. Jhack Tepora became the new interim WBA featherweight champion after defeating Edivaldo Ortega in the co-main… Read More
Boracay-based Swede Kadestam downs Malaysian foe in KL
July 14, 2018, 1:09 pm
MANILA -- He may have needed to find another place to train due to the ongoing rehabilitation work at the world-renowned Boracay Island, but nothing has stopped Boracay-based Swedish fighter Zebaztian Kadestam from reaching his dreams.Kadestam silenced the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur after… Read More
Davao battles Negros in return to Tagum
July 14, 2018, 8:08 am
MANILA -- After spending some time playing home games at the Rizal Memorial Stadium here, the Davao Aguilas will finally make a return to their "nest". Davao battles Negros at 4 p.m. at the Davao del Norte Sports Complex in Tagum in one of two Philippines Football League (PFL) games scheduled on… Read More
Veteran Barbaso leaves Global Cebu
July 13, 2018, 10:12 pm
MANILA -- Global Cebu is set to lose another key player as veteran defender Jerry Barbaso announced his departure from the club. "I am sad to leave you all," Barbaso said on Facebook on Friday night. He did not detail his departure from Global Cebu. Barbaso has been with Cebu since he began his… Read More
Folayang, Pacio to see action in One: Reign of Kings undercards
July 13, 2018, 9:51 pm
MANILA -- Kevin Belingon will have two of his fellow Team Lakay fighters joining him in the locker room as he challenges Martin Nguyen for the interim One bantamweight champion during the One: Reign of Kings at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on July 27. Former One lightweight champion Eduard… Read More
Saludar battles Japanese foe in first world title shot
July 13, 2018, 9:49 pm
MANILA -- Another Filipino is on a quest for a world boxing title this month. Froilan Saludar will try to dethrone Sho Kimura as the World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight champion when they collide on July 27 in Qingdao, China. Saludar (28-1-2 win-draw-loss record with 19 knockouts) knocked… Read More
SMB, Alaska open PBA Commissioner's Cup semis
July 13, 2018, 2:55 pm
Game on Saturday(Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City)6:40 p.m. -- Alaska vs. San MiguelMANILA -- For the first time since their memorable 2016 PBA Philippine Cup Finals clash, the Alaska Aces and San Miguel Beermen will face off again in a playoff series.The Aces and the Beermen opened their… Read More
Croatia defeats England to advance to 2018 World Cup final
July 12, 2018, 2:27 pm
MOSCOW -- Team Croatia and France are to meet in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final after Croatia defeated England in overtime of their semifinals match at the Luzhniki Stadium in the Russian capital of Moscow on Wednesday. The Croatian national anthem was the first to be played before the match at the… Read More
SMB sweeps TNT, sets up semis clash vs. Alaska
July 12, 2018, 9:32 am
MANILA -- San Miguel Beermen pulled away in the last two minutes to eliminate TNT KaTropa from the PBA Commissioner's Cup contention with a 106-102 win in Game 2 of their best-of-three quarterfinal series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. The Beermen, which went on… Read More
Ginebra sweeps QF series against Meralco Bolts
July 12, 2018, 9:31 am
MANILA -- Barangay Ginebra completed a 2-0 sweep of its best-of-three PBA Commissioner's Cup quarterfinal series against Meralco Bolts with a 104-90 Game 2 win at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. The Barangay banked on a 32-point second quarter blast and limited the… Read More
