Sports
SAP Go admits tough grind in MPBL
June 14, 2018, 6:04 pm
MANILA -- Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence“Bong” Go admitted that the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is at a totally different level of basketball from the UNTV Cup. "Noong nakita ko ang mga kalaban, sina Marlou Aquino, medyo tama nga. Saling pusa lang ako… Read More
Cebu-Iloilo football match postponed due to bad weather
June 13, 2018, 4:56 pm
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna -- For the second time this season, a match involving Global Cebu and Kaya Iloilo was called off. This time, however, the weather intervened. The Philippines Football League (PFL) announced just 25 minutes prior to the supposed 3 p.m. kickoff that the scheduled Cebu-Iloilo game… Read More
Vic Manuel named Player of the Week anew
June 13, 2018, 1:52 pm
MANILA -- With Calvin Abueva and Jeron Teng out of Alaska, Vic Manuel found an opening to put up another explosion in the PBA Commissioner's Cup. Manuel put up a career-high 35 points, 17 coming in the fourth quarter, to lead the Aces to a 103-99 win over the Magnolia Hotshots on Sunday night. The… Read More
Serbia defends 3x3 WC men's title; Italy new women's champ
June 13, 2018, 10:36 am
MANILA -- Serbia repeated its dominance over Netherlands with a 16-13 win for its third straight FIBA 3x3 World Cup men's title at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on Tuesday night. Dusan Bulut and Stefan Stojacic provided the spark for the Serbians as they held off the Dutch, who were… Read More
Netherlands sets up finals rematch vs. Serbia
June 12, 2018, 6:57 pm
BOCAUE, Bulacan -- It's Serbia versus Netherlands in the men's final of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup again. The Netherlands booked the other seat in the championship game after knocking out Slovenia, 21-16, at the Philippine Arena here on Tuesday. The Dutchmen bucked early foul trouble and found their… Read More
Majstorovic lifts Serbia to 3x3 World Cup final
June 12, 2018, 6:55 pm
BOCAUE, Bulacan -- Dejan Majstorovic showed why he is the "Maestro" of FIBA 3x3 play. Majstorovic nailed the game-winning basket as Serbia clinched the first seat in the championship game of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup by beating Poland, 21-19, at the Philippine Arena here on Tuesday. Majstorovic… Read More
Janine Pontejos rules FIBA 3x3 World Cup shootout
June 12, 2018, 6:48 pm
BOCAUE, Bulacan -- Janine Pontejos showed that girls can beat the boys in a three-point, or in the case of 3x3 basketball, a two-point shootout. The Perlas sniper struck gold for the Philippines by ruling the FIBA 3x3 World Cup shootout at the Philippine Arena here on Tuesday. Actually, the girls… Read More
FIBA 3x3 World Cup men's semis set
June 12, 2018, 6:20 pm
BOCAUE, Bulacan -- An all-European semifinals ensued in the men's division of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup after the quarterfinals ended at the Philippine Arena on Tuesday. Serbia and Poland locked the first pair of semifinal seats after getting to the magic number of 21 in their respective… Read More
Pontejos earns seat in 3x3 WC shootout finals
June 12, 2018, 8:18 am
MANILA -- Janine Pontejos gave the Filipino fans another reason to watch the final day of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup even if both the Philippine national teams are already out of contention. The Perlas gunner moved on to the finals of the two-point shootout after the second round of competition on… Read More
Gilas blasts Russia to close out FIBA 3x3 campaign
June 11, 2018, 8:58 pm
BOCAUE, Bulacan -- Gilas Pilipinas ended its campaign in the FIBA 3x3 World Cup on a high note after blasting Russia, 19-12, at the Philippine Arena on Monday night. A little more than an hour after losing a chance to make the quarterfinals following a loss to Canada, Gilas vented its ire on… Read More
Linkwater sinks winning layup as Canada ousts Gilas
June 11, 2018, 8:31 pm
BOCAUE, Bulacan -- Canada held off a gritty Gilas Pilipinas side, 20-19, in the penultimate day of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup at the Philippine Arena here on Monday. The Canadians, who led most of the way, survived a late rally by Gilas anchored by an explosion from RR Pogoy as the Philippine national… Read More
DavOcc Tigers expect 'nothing but championship' in MPBL
June 11, 2018, 8:15 pm
MANILA — Newcomer Davao Occidental Tigers have expressed readiness to test their mettle, eyeing nothing but a championship in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup which kicks off at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Tuesday. "We expect nothing but a championship… Read More
3-day IP Games opens in Lake Sebu June 14
June 11, 2018, 4:39 pm
LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato -- It's all systems go for the three-day Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-backed Indigneous Peoples Games (IPG) set on Thursday to Saturday (June 14 to 16) at the Lake Sebu Municipal Gym here. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Charles Raymond A. Maxey, who… Read More
PH team paddles to victory in Beijing dragon boat tourney
June 11, 2018, 2:18 pm
The Philippine Canoe Kayak Dragon Boat National Team. BEIJING, China — The Philippine Canoe Kayak Dragon Boat National Team bagged both the grand prize and the third place in the 2018 Beijing International Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament on June 9. The 28-man Filipino dragon boat team was… Read More
Spain knocks out Perlas in 3x3 World Cup
June 10, 2018, 7:23 pm
MANILA -- Spain banked on a late rally to oust Perlas Pilipinas from contention in the FIBA 3x3 World Cup with a 21-17 win at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue on Sunday. Paula Palomares had the last laugh over Janine Pontejos as the veteran-laden Spanish side handed the Filipina squad its third… Read More
Blackwater finally nails win, stuns Magnolia
June 6, 2018, 9:02 pm
MANILA -- Blackwater survived a fourth-quarter shutdown by Magnolia to preserve a third-quarter barrage on the way to an 86-84 win in the PBA Commissioner's Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Wednesday night. Henry Walker scored the go-ahead slam with 3.4 seconds left as the Elite… Read More
Manny Ott suffers facial fracture after collision with Kozawa
June 6, 2018, 11:27 am
MANILA -- Ceres Negros' key player Manny Ott could be spending some time on the sideline for both his club and the Philippine Azkals as he suffered a facial fracture during the PFL match against JPV Marikina on Saturday. "Guess it didn't work out well. Have a fracture under my eye that needs to be… Read More
Lady Volcanoes win in rugby return, turn back India
June 6, 2018, 8:14 am
MANILA -- The Philippine Lady Volcanoes opened their account in the Asia Rugby Women's Championship Division 1 by trouncing India, 19-5, at the Queenstown Stadium in Singapore on Tuesday night. Playing for the first time in the 15's level since 2012, the Lady Volcanoes played as if they are a… Read More
Ceres mentor: Changes in Davao coaching staff ‘doesn’t affect us’
June 6, 2018, 7:47 am
BACOLOD CITY-- Ceres-Negros assistant coach Ronald Ian Treyes has remained confident of his team’s performance against visiting Davao Aguilas now mentored by Melchor Anzures. “We’re still the same team, it doesn’t affect us,” Treyes said during Tuesday afternoon’s press conference… Read More
Filipino-led Mineski enters DOTA 2 world championships
June 5, 2018, 10:02 pm
MANILA -- The playoffs of the China DOTA 2 Supermajor may be ongoing, but Southeast Asia's participation in The International 8 is already assured. Mineski will join DOTA 2's grandest stage again after seven years by securing a direct invite on Monday night. The team, led by Filipino Michael Ross… Read More
