Sports
Obiena favored to win medal in Hangzhou Asian Games
September 12, 2023, 5:46 pm
MANILA – All eyes will be on pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena as the Philippine athletics team seeks to end a three-decade medal drought in the 19th Asian Games scheduled from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8 in Hangzhou, China. Long jumper Elma Muros is the last Filipino to win a medal in athletics in… Read More
Zamboanga wins MPBL finals rematch
September 12, 2023, 8:25 am
MANILA – Zamboanga exacted revenge on Nueva Ecija with a 67-65 win in their much anticipated Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League finals rematch on Monday night at the Vitaliano Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City. Judel Fuentes won it for Zamboanga in its lone home stand for the regular season as… Read More
Spanish football chief resigns after World Cup kiss scandal
September 11, 2023, 6:16 pm Updated on September 11, 2023, 9:11 pm
OVIEDO, Spain – The suspended president of Spain’s football federation announced late Sunday that he will resign in the wake of a scandal that started when he kissed a female player during celebrations last month for the Spanish team’s victory in the Women’s World Cup. Just over two weeks… Read More
Novak Djokovic wins 2023 US Open men's singles title
September 11, 2023, 1:05 pm
ANKARA – Novak Djokovic won the 2023 US Open men's singles title by beating Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6(7-5), 6-3 in the finals on Sunday. The Serbian legend bagged his fourth US Open singles title at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York after wins in 2011, 2015, and 2018. Djokovic started the match… Read More
Germany beats Serbia, captures first-ever FIBA World Cup title
September 11, 2023, 12:55 am Updated on September 11, 2023, 9:01 am
MANILA – Germany beat Serbia, 83-77, capturing its first title in the FIBA Basketball World Cup, witnessed by 12,022 fans at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday. Germany's Dennis Schroder scored 28 points and was named tournament Most Valuable Player, awarded by NBA legend and FIBA… Read More
Saint Benilde ends UE win streak in V-League, barges into semis
September 10, 2023, 7:15 pm
MANILA – College of Saint Benilde (CSB) snapped University of the East's (UE) five-game winning run to formalize its entry into the semifinal round of the V-League Women’s Collegiate Challenge at Paco Arena in Manila on Sunday. The Lady Blazers, banking on the brilliant performances of… Read More
UP defends PH intercollegiate badminton title
September 10, 2023, 5:26 pm
MANILA – The University of the Philippines (UP) outclassed San Sebastian College to retain the Smart-Philippine Intercollegiate Badminton Championships title at Centro Atletico Badminton Center in Quezon City over the weekend. Just like what they did last year, the Fighting Maroons swept the… Read More
Coco Gauff claims 2023 US Open women's singles title
September 10, 2023, 12:15 pm
ANKARA – Coco Gauff became the 2023 US Open women's singles champion by beating Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the final Saturday. Sabalenka won the first set, despite missing several critical break points early in the match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City. But afterward,… Read More
Moroccan football players donate blood in wake of deadly quake
September 10, 2023, 10:26 am
RABAT – Morocco’s national football team on Saturday donated blood in the wake of Friday’s earthquake that left over 1,000 people dead. The Moroccan national team’s account on the X social media platform posted pictures of the Moroccan players donating blood. Earlier, Amal Duraid, the… Read More
1st batch of delegates arrives in Hangzhou for Asian Games
September 10, 2023, 9:55 am Updated on September 10, 2023, 10:07 am
HANGZHOU – Three members of the Hong Kong, China delegation touched down at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport on Saturday afternoon. They are the first group of delegation members to arrive in Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, in anticipation of the 19th Asian Games.… Read More
Doncic-led Slovenia beats Italy for 7th spot in FIBA World Cup
September 9, 2023, 10:20 pm
MANILA – Slovenia ended its FIBA World Cup campaign on a high note, pipping Italy 89-85 in the seventh-place game on Saturday night in front of 10,775 fans at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.Slovenia restored order just in time after Italy fought back from 15 points down.Down 65-50 in the… Read More
USA falls to Germany in FIBA WC semis
September 9, 2023, 9:12 am
MANILA – Team USA took a shocking fall on Friday night after dropping a 113-111 decision to Germany in their semifinal showdown in front of 11,011 fans at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Germany turned the tides in the third quarter, outscoring Team USA, 35-24, to open a 94-84 lead… Read More
Serbia stuns Canada, makes FIBA World Cup finals
September 8, 2023, 9:30 pm
MANILA – Serbia stunned a Canada team loaded with seven National Basketball Association (NBA) players, 95-86, to book the first finals seat in the FIBA World Cup at SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Friday night. USA and Germany are disputing the other finals berth as of posting time. The… Read More
UP outclasses Taiwan’s Chengchi in preseason friendly
September 8, 2023, 7:54 pm
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – University of the Philippines (UP_ pulled away in the last eight minutes from reigning World University Basketball Series champion National Chengchi University of Taiwan to score a 92-67 win in a pre-UAAP tune-up game at the Copeland Gym of UP Los Baños on Friday. Gerry… Read More
Gauff faces Sabalenka in US Open women's final
September 8, 2023, 6:56 pm
ANKARA – World no. 6 in women's tennis Coco Gauff will play against second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the 2023 US Open final. On Thursday, the women's semifinals were held at the New York's Arthur Ashe Stadium as the 19-year-old Gauff from the US beat Czech opponent Karolina Muchova with straight… Read More
Lyceum notches first win in V-League Women's Collegiate Challenge
September 8, 2023, 4:52 pm
MANILA – Lyceum outplayed Enderun College in the deciding fifth set to notch its first victory in the 2023 V-League Women's Collegiate Challenge at Paco Arena in Manila on Friday. Opposite hitter Janeth Tulang had 18 points and four blocks as the Lady Pirates triumphed, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19,… Read More
US Open women’s semifinals halted by climate protest
September 8, 2023, 3:20 pm
WASHINGTON – The US Open women’s semifinals was halted for nearly 50 minutes Thursday due to a protest by a group of climate activists. Several spectators stood up while some of the activists were shouting about “environmental issues" during the second set of the semifinal round between Coco… Read More
Tenorio urges Filipinos to unite behind nat'l team at Asian Games
September 7, 2023, 6:49 pm
NASUGBU, Batangas – Newly appointed Gilas Pilipinas assistant coach LA Tenorio on Thursday vowed on behalf of the national team to deliver their best performance in the 19th Asian Games firing off Sept. 23 in Hangzhou, China. Tenorio, who is also a FIBA World Cup 2023 ambassador, told the… Read More
PH karatekas training abroad for Asian Games
September 7, 2023, 6:47 pm
MANILA – Eight athletes, led by World Games champion Junna Tsukii, make up the Philippine karate team set to compete at the 19th Asian Games from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8 in Hangzhou, China. The Japan-based Tsukii ruled the women's kumite -50kg category at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama last… Read More
Cone to coach Gilas for Asian Games
September 7, 2023, 6:45 pm
MANILA – Tim Cone will be calling the shots for Gilas Pilipinas ahead of this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The concurrent Ginebra tactician is back at coaching the national team on the Asian Games level 25 years after his first stint. Cone will take over the reins of Chot Reyes as… Read More
