Sports
Fil-Ams Hoffman, Brown make 400m hurdles' finals in Asiad
October 3, 2023, 11:42 am
HANGZHOU – Filipino-Americans Lauren Hoffman and Robyn Brown qualified in the finals of the 400m hurdles in the 19th Asian Games athletic competitions at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre here on Monday. The 24-year-old Hoffman finished second in Heat 2, clocking in 57.61, behind only… Read More
DPRK weightlifters set world records at Hangzhou Asiad
October 3, 2023, 11:22 am
HANGZHOU, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) weightlifter Kim Il Gyong won gold in the women's 59kg category of weightlifting competition at Hangzhou Asiad on Monday. She lifted 111kg in the snatch and 135kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 246kg and set a world… Read More
Paalam eyes sure boxing bronze against world champ
October 2, 2023, 8:22 pm
HANGZHOU, China – Carlo Paalam hopes to follow fellow Olympian Eumir Marcial to the boxing semifinals of the 19th Asian Games here, but will be up against reigning world champion Carlo Khalokov Abdumalik of Uzbekistan in Tuesday’s quarterfinal round. Paalam climbs the ring against the… Read More
EAC stays perfect in NCAA basketball
October 2, 2023, 10:05 am
MANILA – Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) rolled to its second straight victory at the expense of Letran College, 75-65, in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 99 at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan on Sunday. King Gurtiza led the Generals with 23 points, six rebounds… Read More
NU Lady Bulldogs sweep Pool A in Shakey's volleyball
October 1, 2023, 8:27 pm
MANILA – Defending champion National University (NU) pulled off a 25-11, 25-12, 25-11 victory over Jose Rizal University to sweep Pool A in the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-Season Championship Season 2 at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila on Sunday. Rookie Arah Ella Panique… Read More
UA&P notches first victory in WNCAA
October 1, 2023, 7:19 pm Updated on October 1, 2023, 7:22 pm
MANILA – University of Asia & the Pacific (UA&P) downed Philippine Women's University, 61-47, in the 54th Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) basketball tournament at the Chiang Kai Shek College (CKSC) Narra Campus gymnasium in Manila on Sunday. Sophomore Linda Nacional… Read More
Coo clinches bronze in Asian Games BMX Racing
October 1, 2023, 5:06 pm
HANGZHOU – Patrick Coo clinched bronze on Sunday in Chun’an to continue the Philippines' medal tradition in BMX racing of the cycling event in the 19th Asian Games. Coo’s bronze was the seventh for Team Philippines and it came the morning after Ernest John ‘EJ” Obiena bagged an expected… Read More
Obiena nails first PH gold in Hangzhou Asiad with record-breaking leap
October 1, 2023, 12:03 am
HANGZHOU, China – As expected, World No. 2 pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena gave the Philippines a gold medal at the 19th Asian Games here on Saturday night, exactly a week since the meet opened. The 27-year-old Obiena cleared 5.90 meters to outclass the competition at Hangzhou Olympic Sports… Read More
Defending champs Chiang Kai Shek, CEU win WNCAA opening games
September 30, 2023, 7:11 pm
MANILA – Host Chiang Kai Shek College (CKSC) kicked off its juniors title defense on a high note with a 51-40 victory over De La Salle-Zobel in the 54th Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) season opener at CKSC gymnasium in Manila on Saturday. Jessica Ashley Mabazza… Read More
Lady Warriors oust Lady Stags, gain SSL volleyball playoff spot
September 30, 2023, 6:50 pm
MANILA – University of the East (UE) pulled off a 25-18, 25-20, 25-20 victory over San Sebastian College-Recoletos to claim a playoff berth in the 2023 Shakeys’ Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-Season Championship Season 2 at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila on Saturday. Veteran KC Cepada… Read More
Eala-Alcantara delivers bronze; PH counts on Obiena for first gold
September 29, 2023, 10:53 pm
HANGZHOU, China – Alexandra Eala and Francis Alcantara bagged the bronze medal in the mixed doubles of tennis competitions at the 19th Asian Games here Friday. Taiwanese Liang En-Shuo and Huang Tsung-hao beat the Filipino pair, 7-5, 6-3, in the semifinals. “If overachievement is a thing, then… Read More
Blazers defuse Heavy Bombers in overtime, notch first NCAA win
September 29, 2023, 8:28 pm
MANILA – College of Saint Benilde (CSB) beat Jose Rizal University (JRU) in overtime, 93-85, for its first win in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 99 at Filoil EcoOil Center in San Juan on Friday. Miguel Corteza scored 21 points while reigning MVP Will Gozum, back from… Read More
CSB crowned V-League Collegiate Challenge women's champion
September 29, 2023, 6:41 pm
MANILA – College of Saint Benilde (CSB) displayed its awesome form to claim the women's title over Far Eastern University, 25-18, 25-19, 25-18, in the 2023 V-League Collegiate Challenge on Friday. Zamantha Nolasco finished with seven attacks and five blocks as the Lady Blazers swept the… Read More
Alex Eala ends 17-year medal drought with a bronze
September 28, 2023, 8:13 pm
HANGZHOU, China – Alex Eala suffered 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6 defeat to Chinese top seed Zheng Qinwen but successfully ended the country’s 17-year medal drought in tennis competition of the 19th Asian Games on Thursday at the city’s Olympic Tennis Centre here. Several inches shorter than the… Read More
New Clark City Aquatics Center to host freediving pool tourney
September 28, 2023, 7:22 pm
MANILA – The Association Internationale pour le Développement de l’Apnee (AIDA) Philippines will hold its first National Freediving Pool Championship from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac. Freedivers from all over the country are expected to join the… Read More
PFF gets new equipment from Japan embassy
September 28, 2023, 7:18 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) on Thursday formally received a donation of practice jerseys and footballs from the Embassy of Japan through the Japan Football Association at the national sports association's office in Pasig. First Secretary Shigehiro Matsuda represented the… Read More
Mandal delivers 1st PH silver in 19th Asian Games
September 28, 2023, 6:40 pm
HANGZHOU, China – Sanda fighter Arnel Mandal dropped his final encounter against a favored foe on Thursday, delivering the first silver medal for the Philippines in the 19th Asian Games. The 27-year-old Mandal unloaded a large number of punches in a desperate attempt to knock out China’s Jiang… Read More
PSC chief keeps hopes high despite PH’s slow start in Asiad
September 28, 2023, 4:56 pm
HANGZHOU, China – Philippine Sports Commission chairman Richard “Dickie” Bachmann is not yet losing hope, saying that Filipino athletes can still deliver despite their slow start in the 19th Asian Games here. In a conversation with Filipino sportswriters, Bachmann said he is counting on… Read More
Smashing Asiad debut for Gilas women’s team
September 28, 2023, 8:24 am Updated on September 28, 2023, 11:35 am
HANGZHOU – Welcome to the Asian Games, Gilas women’s team. The Filipina cagebelles had a rousing triumph in their first-ever game in the history of the quadrennial meet, hacking out an 83-59 rout of Kazakhstan Wednesday night at the Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre gymnasium. Janine Pontejos… Read More
UE bags V-League Collegiate Challenge bronze medal
September 27, 2023, 9:35 pm
MANILA – The University of the East outplayed the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, 28-26, 25-23, 25-23, to secure the bronze medal in the women's division of the 2023 V-League Collegiate Challenge at the Paco Arena in Manila on Wednesday. Outside hitter Casiey Monique Dongallo led the… Read More
