Sports
Brandon Vera returns to the cage for ONE 164
November 4, 2022, 2:47 pm
MANILA - Brandon "The Truth" Vera is making a return to the mixed martial arts cage at ONE 164. ONE Championship chief executive officer Chatri Sityodtong announced Friday that former ONE heavyweight champion is taking on Iran's Amir Aliakbari in the latest addition to the fight card set on Dec.… Read More
St. Benilde downs La Salle in V-League Collegiate Challenge
November 4, 2022, 2:36 pm
MANILA – The College of St. Benilde snapped a two-game skid after posting a 25-18, 25-20, 26-28, 23-25, 15-8 victory over De La Salle University in the V-League Men’s Collegiate Challenge at the Paco Arena here Friday. Banking on middle blocker James Paul Laguit and outside hitter Roniey… Read More
Clippers beat Rockets 109-101 in NBA
November 3, 2022, 8:01 pm
ANKARA – The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Houston Rockets 109-101 in the NBA on Thursday. The Clippers' Paul George dropped 28 points, while Marcus Morris added 21 at the Toyota Center, Houston. Turkish player Alperen Sengun's double-double with 26 points and 13 rebounds was not enough for a… Read More
PNVF Champions League to unfold Nov. 5
November 3, 2022, 6:19 pm
MANILA – The Basilan Tennun Spikers and the AIP-University of Baguio-Benguet Province Cardinals square off at 8 a.m. when the 2022 Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Champions League kicks off on Nov. 5 at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. Other games will pit Cignal HD Spikers… Read More
PH wins 2nd int'l online chess finals for prisoners
November 3, 2022, 1:11 pm
MANILA – The Philippines has won the second Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners in the men's category, defeating Colombia in the finals. In a statement Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the Philippine team is from the General Santos City Jail. “Placing… Read More
Palicte prevails in Jordan boxing tourney
November 3, 2022, 12:12 pm
MANILA – Two Filipino boxers on Wednesday opened the Philippine campaign in the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Elite Championships in Amman, Jordan with contrasting results as Mario Fernandez dropped a close bout while James Palicte won convincingly in his own match. The 29-year-old veteran… Read More
ABL returns with ‘Invitational Tournament Series'
November 2, 2022, 8:16 pm
MANILA – The Asean Basketball League (ABL) is set for a relaunch in January 2023. The premier regional basketball league pitting some of the best basketball players in Southeast Asia will be returning after the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic canceled the remainder of the 2019-20… Read More
Ex-world champ Rivera wins Nat’l Open mixed open title
November 2, 2022, 5:03 pm
MANILA – National coach Biboy Rivera ruled the mixed open division in the Philippine National Open held on Oct. 30 at the Coronado Lanes in Starmall Edsa, Mandaluyong City. Rivera, representing Tenpin Bowling Association of Makati (TBAM) Cuisiners, defeated Raoul Miranda of TBAM in the… Read More
Gymnast Yulo makes 4 finals events in Worlds
November 1, 2022, 8:49 pm
MANILA – Carlos Yulo advanced to four finals events after the qualification phase of the World Gymnastics Championships at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England on Tuesday (Philippine time). Yulo ruled his pet event floor exercises in the preliminary round in the hopes of reclaiming his… Read More
Bucks squeeze past Pistons to maintain unbeaten start
November 1, 2022, 7:38 pm
ANKARA – The Milwaukee Bucks claimed a thrilling 110-108 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night to keep up their perfect start to the NBA season. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points, Jrue Holiday had 25, and Brook Lopez racked up 24 as the Bucks clinched their sixth straight win to… Read More
Alex Eala misses W100 main draw
November 1, 2022, 8:23 am
MANILA – Alex Eala's bid in the W100 Shrewsbury came to an abrupt end on Monday night after Great Britain's Maia Lumsden pulled off a 6-1, 7-5 shocker in the second round of the qualifying draw. Lumsden, currently ranked 578th in the world by the Women's Tennis Association, upset the 248th… Read More
LeBron James, Anthony Davis join forces as Lakers take 1st win
October 31, 2022, 7:24 pm
ANKARA – US basketball superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined efforts to guide the Los Angeles Lakers to their first win of the 2022-23 NBA season on Sunday. LeBron scored 26 points and Davis racked up 23 as the Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 121-110 at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena.… Read More
Eala opens W100 Shrewsbury campaign with win vs. British foe
October 31, 2022, 3:01 pm
MANILA – Alex Eala's stint in the International Tennis Federation W100 Shrewsbury 2022 began on a high note with a 6-3, 6-1 win against Great Britain's Ranah Stoiber in the first round of the qualifying draw on Sunday night. In a battle between 17-year-olds, it was a masterclass for Eala, ranked… Read More
Kaya Iloilo edges Stallion Laguna
October 31, 2022, 8:41 am
CARMONA – Kaya Iloilo survived losing one player due to an ejection and deposed Stallion Laguna, 2-1, in the lone Philippines Football League match on Sunday at the PFF National Training Center here. Kaya Iloilo lost Simone Rota after incurring a direct red card for a rough challenge. Still, the… Read More
Arcilla bags 10th PCA Open title; teen unseats Capadocia
October 30, 2022, 7:55 pm
MANILA – Top seed Johnny Arcilla defended his men's singles title with a hard-fought 7-5, 1-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 win over Guillermo Olaso of Spain in the 39th Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open Tennis Championships at the PCA indoor shell court in Paco, Manila on Sunday. It was the second… Read More
Bicol Oragons ready to add spice to PSL life
October 30, 2022, 1:25 pm
MANILA – Returning Pilipinas Super League (PSL) member Bicol Spicy Oragons hope to produce a basketball masterpiece worthy of the region and the people they represent. Bicol Spicy Oragons coach Monnel Kallos believes the team, built around young and experienced players, is up to the challenge.… Read More
PH squash players off to SoKor for Asian team championships
October 30, 2022, 10:04 am
MANILA – Robert Andrew Garcia and three other squash players left on Saturday for South Korea to compete in the 21st Asian Squash Team Championships at the Cheongju International Squash Stadium from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4. Reymark Begornia, David William Peliño and Jonathan Reyes are also joining… Read More
Anasta-Patrombon crowned PCA Open men's doubles champion
October 29, 2022, 7:01 pm
MANILA – Philippine Army's Elbert Anasta and Jeson Patrombon rallied past Jose Antonio Tria and Bryan Saarenas, 7-5, 3-6, 10-4, to capture the men's doubles title in the 39th Philippine Columbian Association (PCA) Open Tennis Championships at the PCA indoor shell court in Paco, Manila on… Read More
F1 team Red Bull fined $7-M for breaching 2021 cost cap
October 29, 2022, 6:02 pm
ANKARA – The International Automobile Federation (FIA) on Friday ordered Red Bull Racing to pay $7 million for a minor financial breach during the Formula One 2021 season won by their Dutch driver Max Verstappen. The FIA said the team had exceeded the £114 million ( $132 million) cost cap by… Read More
Alcantara, Wong fall in men's doubles semis in Indonesia tourney
October 29, 2022, 12:00 pm
MANILA – No. 3 seeds Francis Casey Alcantara of the Philippines and Coleman Wong of Hong Kong failed to reach the men's doubles final round after losing to their Australian rivals on Friday in the first leg of the Medco Energi International Tennis Championships in Indonesia. Alcantara and Wong… Read More
