Sports
SMB gets Nabong, GlobalPort takes Espinas in trade
June 21, 2018, 4:00 pm
MANILA -- San Miguel Beermen already has a solid frontline in Junemar Fajardo and Chris Standhardinger. But on Thursday, the team added another big guy in Kelly Nabong. The Beermen took the services of the six-foot-seven forward-center from the GlobalPort Batang Pier in a trade approved by… Read More
Injury-laden Ceres Negros relentless against JPV Marikina
June 21, 2018, 2:29 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Injury-hit Ceres-Negros pulled away after beating JPV Marikina, 4-1, at the Panaad Stadium here Wednesday night to keep hold of the top spot in the Philippines Football League (PFL). The Busmen, now with 35 points, is 12 points clear of Kaya FC-Iloilo and Davao Aguilas, both tied… Read More
Late second half surge propels Davao Aguilas over Kaya Iloilo
June 20, 2018, 10:55 pm
MANILA -- Davao Aguilas went on a late second half surge to turn back Kaya Iloilo, 3-1, in their rain-delayed Philippines Football League match at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila on Wednesday night. Davao got its breakthrough within the last 15 minutes of regulation as it forced a tie for… Read More
Phoenix shows life sans Chan, mauls GlobalPort
June 20, 2018, 8:11 pm
MANILA -- Phoenix lost a key guy in streak-shooting Jeff Chan through a trade. But on Wednesday night, the team made GlobalPort feel the absence of lockdown stopper Julius Sargent more. The Fuel Masters went on an offensive barrage to maul the Batang Pier, 135-108, in the Philippine Basketball… Read More
Rain delays Davao Aguilas-Kaya Iloilo game
June 20, 2018, 7:15 pm
MANILA -- Heavy rains in Metro Manila prompted the Philippines Football League to put to hold the ongoing match between Davao Aguilas and Kaya Iloilo at the Rizal Memorial Stadium here Wednesday. The game started despite the inclement weather, with Davao even drawing first blood in the 25th minute… Read More
Stallion Laguna bounces back big, mauls Global Cebu
June 20, 2018, 6:28 pm
BIÑAN, Laguna -- Stallion Laguna bounced back from a bad beat with a 4-0 blanking of struggling Global Cebu in the first of three Philippines Football League games being played on Wednesday at the Binan Football Stadium. The home side showed grit four days after getting mauled against Davao… Read More
NCAA to go all-Filipino starting 2020
June 19, 2018, 10:10 pm
MANILA -- The era of foreign players making waves in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is set to end. Frank Gusi said on Tuesday that beginning 2020, or the 96th season, the league will not anymore let the foreign student-athletes to play in the league. "The NCAA has decided this… Read More
PBA okays Ginebra, Globalport swap
June 19, 2018, 9:42 pm
MANILA -- Ginebra is not yet done with the shock trades. On Tuesday, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Willie Marcial approved a one-on-one swap involving the Barangay and the GlobalPort Batang Pier. Ginebra took the services of Julian Sargent in exchange for Paolo Taha.… Read More
Go, Tankoua named Pivotal Players of the Year
June 18, 2018, 8:44 pm
MANILA -- Ateneo's Isaac Go and San Beda's Donald Tankoua are set to be named the Pivotal Players of the Year by the UAAP-NCAA Press Corps. The said distinction will be formalized on Thursday night during the 2018 Chooks-to-Go Collegiate Basketball Awards at The Bayleaf Hotel. The Pivotal Player… Read More
Ateneo, San Beda to be honored in awards night
June 18, 2018, 10:36 am
MANILA -- The champion teams of Ateneo Blue Eagles and San Beda Red Lions last year will be feted once more on Thursday night, June 21, during the Collegiate Basketball Awards. The Blue Eagles and the Red Lions, who ruled the UAAP and the NCAA respectively last season, will be given special… Read More
Japan's Tokuyama qualifies for 2018 Youth Olympic Games
June 18, 2018, 10:15 am
SUBIC -- Japan's Teppei Tokuyama and Singapore's Emma Ada Middleditch will banner the Asian entries in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Bueno Aires, Argentina. Tokuyama and Middleditch topped their respective divisions in the Asian Triathlon Confederation (ASTC) Youth Olympic Games qualifying… Read More
Possible title shot awaits Kingad-Ma winner
June 17, 2018, 7:47 pm
MANILA -- Adriano Moraes and even Geje Eustaquio may need to watch the showdown between Danny Kingad and Ma Hao Bin while they prepare for their battle. A future fight for Moraes' One flyweight belt could be at stake as Kingad and Ma collide in one of the undercards of One: Pinnacle of Power in… Read More
Davao Aguilas scores 5-0 blasting of Stallion Laguna
June 17, 2018, 10:35 am
MANILA -- Stallion Laguna was once again sent to the wrong end of the biggest win of the Philippines Football League (PFL) season as Davao Aguilas handed the club a 5-0 beating at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. Sixteen days after dropping a 2-6 decision at home against Negros,… Read More
1st eSports franchise league to be launched in PH
June 16, 2018, 2:54 pm
MANILA -- The Philippines is making a huge step in the electronic sports or eSports scene through the launch of The Nationals.For the first time ever, a club eSports league similar to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Philippine SuperLiga (PSL), Premier Volleyball League, and the… Read More
Dooley respects PFF decision to replace him with Butcher
June 16, 2018, 2:13 pm
MANILA -- Thomas Dooley said he respects the Philippine Football Federation’s (PFF) move to bring in former England skipper Terry Butcher as the new head coach of the Azkals. "I have no hard feelings about the decision the PFF made. I don’t understand but I respect the decision," the former… Read More
Rizal Memorial Stadium to host rare PFL twinbill
June 15, 2018, 6:32 pm
MANILA -- For the first time since the UFL days, the Rizal Memorial Stadium will host not one but two pro football matches on the same night. Davao Aguilas and Global Cebu will play hosts to their respective opponents in a rare PFL doubleheader at the said venue on Saturday night. This developed… Read More
Russia opens FIFA World Cup with historic rout of Saudi
June 15, 2018, 10:58 am
MANILA -- In its very first FIFA World Cup group stage game at home, Russia put on a show as stellar as the opening ceremonies. The Russian side pulled off a 5-0 win against Saudi Arabia at the start of the 2018 edition of football's biggest stage at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow early Friday… Read More
Meralco, Alaska gun for outright QF seats
June 15, 2018, 10:56 am
MANILA -- Meralco Bolts and Alaska Aces aim to officially join the quarterfinal cast of the PBA Commissioner's Cup as they battle slumping opponents at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Friday night. The Bolts, currently in fourth place at 5-2, will take on the cellar-dwelling Blackwater… Read More
Etheridge, Cardiff battle Bournemouth at Premier League campaign
June 14, 2018, 9:16 pm
MANILA -- Neil Etheridge's much-awaited Premier League return is now set. The Azkals goalkeeper and the rest of Cardiff City FC will battle Bournemouth on the road at the start of the 2019 season on Aug. 11. The kick-off time is to be announced. Fulham, where Etheridge last played in the Premier… Read More
Coaching change looms for Azkals ahead of Suzuki Cup
June 14, 2018, 9:13 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Azkals are leaning toward a new direction for the remainder of 2018.Multiple reports said that the team is tapping the services of England's Terry Butcher as its new head coach with a few months to go before the AFF Suzuki Cup. Butcher began his playing career with… Read More
