Sports
La Salle, Woodrose win NCR leg of Nat'l Inter-school swimfest
October 23, 2023, 7:59 pm
MANILA – La Salle Green Hills and Woodrose School emerged overall champions in the National Capital Region (NCR) leg of the inaugural Speedo National Inter-school Swimming Championships on Oct. 7-8 at the Xavier School in San Juan City. In a news release on Monday, La Salle Green Hills tallied… Read More
Adamson's Jardin wins 2 golds in ROTC Games National Championships
October 23, 2023, 7:51 pm
MANILA – Adamson University's Kent Francis Jardin kicked off his campaign in the Reserves Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Games National Championships with two gold medals at the Philsports track and field stadium in Pasig City on Monday. The 19-year-old Jardin, representing the Philippine Navy,… Read More
Bea Bell rules Philracom Juvenile Stakes Leg 2
October 23, 2023, 11:16 am
MANILA – Top favorite Bea Bell of the Bell Racing Stables ruled the second leg of the 2023 Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom) Juvenile Stakes Series at the Metro Manila Turf Club in Malvar, Batangas on Sunday. The grey filly by He's Had Enough out of Tocqueville and trained by Donato… Read More
Soaring Falcons beat Lifesavers in Spikers' Turf Invitational
October 23, 2023, 11:10 am
MANILA – Davies Paint-Adamson stamped the Philippine Coast Guard team, 25-19, 25-22, 25-14, for its first victory in Pool C of the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference at the Paco Arena in Manila Sunday night. Francis Casas and Marc Kenneth Paulino delivered the points that gave the Soaring… Read More
UST Tigers thwart FEU Tams, end 19-game UAAP skid
October 22, 2023, 7:47 pm
MANILA – University of Santo Tomas finally barged into the win column after more than a year, beating Far Eastern University, 68-62, in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 men's basketball at SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday. UST finally won after… Read More
Dusky Bicolana crowned Miss ROTC Philippines
October 22, 2023, 6:37 pm
MANILA – Philippine Army cadet Angel Brahms Bernaldez was crowned Miss ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) Philippines at Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Saturday night. The morena beauty from the fishing town of Rapu-Rapu in Albay province bested 23 cadets from different higher… Read More
Red Lions, Blazers rout foes to end NCAA basketball elims 1st round
October 22, 2023, 6:24 pm
MANILA – San Beda University downed Emilio Aguinaldo College, 86-72, to end up second after the first round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 99 men's basketball at Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan on Sunday. Jacob Cortez scored 17 points and three assists while three… Read More
Gawilan defends 3 swim events as Asian Para goes full blast Monday
October 22, 2023, 4:23 pm
HANGZHOU – Veteran para swimmer Ernie Gawilan plunges into action Monday as the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games goes full blast at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center (HOC) and surrounding venues here. Gawilan, 32, will compete in the S7 men’s 200-meter individual medley at the modern 6,000-seat… Read More
NU survives Adamson, ends UAAP elims 1st round at 6-1
October 21, 2023, 7:37 pm
MANILA – National University banked on Kean Baclaan in the second half to prevail over Adamson University, 69-66, in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 men’s basketball at UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila on Saturday. Baclaan scored 19 points in the… Read More
Otom, Bernardo flag-bearers in Asian Para Games debut
October 21, 2023, 7:34 pm
HANGZHOU – Chess player Darry Bernardo and swimmer Angel Mae Otom will be the flag-bearers in their debut at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games here on Sunday night. The opening ceremony of the Games’ fourth edition will be held at the 80,000-seat Hangzhou Olympic Stadium. Bernardo and Otom were… Read More
Mapua nips Perpetual to keep NCAA lead
October 21, 2023, 5:30 pm
MANILA – Mapua University nipped Perpetual Help, 62-61, to keep the top spot in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 99 men's basketball at Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Saturday. Marc Cuenco scored 13 points, highlighted by three triples, and made four assists,… Read More
Generals nip Blazers, climb to share of No. 4 with 5th win
October 20, 2023, 6:49 pm
MANILA – Emilio Aguinaldo College limited College of Saint Benilde to only three points in the final three minutes to escape with a 78-76 win in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 99 men's basketball at Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan City on Friday. JP Maguliano scored… Read More
All systems go for ROTC Games National Championships
October 20, 2023, 5:15 pm
MANILA – All is set for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games National Championships featuring the country’s best cadet-athletes. The gold and silver medalists of the qualifying legs in Luzon (Cavite), Visayas (Iloilo City), Mindanao (Zamboanga City) and National Capital Region… Read More
19 Filipino athletes to join World Combat Games in Saudi Arabia
October 19, 2023, 8:01 pm Updated on October 19, 2023, 9:50 pm
MANILA – The Philippines will send 19 athletes to the 2023 World Combat Games scheduled from Oct. 20 to 30 at the King Saud University Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Hangzhou Asian Games bronze medalists Jenna Kaila Napolis (ju-jitsu) and Jones Inso and Clemente Tagubara Jr. (wushu) will lead… Read More
Ganapin guns for gold in Asian Para Games to renew Paralympic bid
October 19, 2023, 2:16 pm
HANGZHOU – A casualty of the Covid-19 pandemic was one-armed taekwondo jin Allain Ganapin, whose bid to compete in the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021 was derailed after he was struck down by the virus just a few days before he was to go and see action in the Japanese capital. That painful… Read More
Go on dope claim vs. Obiena: ‘No cure for envy’
October 18, 2023, 6:06 pm
MANILA – The wife of 2012 Olympic gold medalist pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie, who insinuated through a social media post that Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena is using banned substances, might be jealous or has malicious intent, according to Senator Christopher Lawrence Go. In a news release on… Read More
Puerto Princesa gears up for Ironman 70.3 triathlon event
October 18, 2023, 5:39 pm
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan – The city government here is preparing to host a series of athletic competitions in a bid to turn this place into a hub for international sporting events, on top of its fame as a tourist destination. Puerto Princesa sports director Rocky Austria said on Wednesday that… Read More
Lady Falcons nail 2nd win in UAAP basketball
October 18, 2023, 5:31 pm Updated on October 19, 2023, 2:21 pm
MANILA – Adamson University dominated Far Eastern University, 71-50, to claim its second straight win in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 women's basketball at the Adamson University gym on Wednesday. Francine Meniano had 14 points, five rebounds and four… Read More
Adamson's Jardin optimistic on ROTC Games National Finals stint
October 16, 2023, 6:35 pm
MANILA - Adamson University trackster Kent Francis Jardin hopes to make a mark when he competes in the Reserves Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Games National Finals scheduled from October 22-27 at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate, Manila. Jardin, representing the Philippine Navy,… Read More
San Sebastian whips EAC in NCAA men's basketball
October 15, 2023, 10:21 pm
MANILA – San Sebastian College downed Emilio Aguinaldo College, 86-70, to boost its Final Four bid in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 99 men's basketball at Filoil EcoOil Arena in San Juan City on Sunday. Raymart Escobido fired four triples to finish with 23 points as… Read More
