Sports
Gilas U19 squad needs not only height but team play
June 18, 2019, 8:18 pm
MANILA -- While touted as the tallest Philippine Youth squad ever assembled, people behind the Gilas Pilipinas U19 team was quick to temper expectations about its coming campaign in the FIBA U19 World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. Team manager Andrew Teh did stress height will be among the team’s… Read More
Vargas quits as POC president
June 18, 2019, 4:36 pm
MANILA -- Ricky Vargas resigned as president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Tuesday. This was after he was questioned over his involvement in various issues hounding the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games by the executive board. Eight of the 13 board members acted… Read More
Bacolod's 'King Arthur' to fight France's Oubaali for WBC title
June 18, 2019, 2:53 pm
DAVAO CITY – “King Arthur” Villanueva of Bacolod City will challenge World Boxing Council (WBC) world bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali of France on July 6 at Barys Arena in Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan.The 30-year-old Villanueva who holds a record of 32 wins, 3 losses, and 18… Read More
4 shot, 2 arrested in Toronto Raptors victory parade
June 18, 2019, 1:57 pm
WASHINGTON -- Four people were shot and wounded and two more were arrested at a rally celebrating the Toronto Raptors' first NBA championship on Monday, local police said. Numerous Raptors fans ran from the shooting on the City Hall square, which was packed with tens of thousands of people.… Read More
Pinoy super flyweight to fight in Japan
June 18, 2019, 8:06 am
DAVAO CITY -- Super flyweight Rey Orais of Mandaue City will face Hayate Kaji of Japan in an 8-rounder on July 6 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The event is sanctioned by the Japan Boxing Commission. The 34-year-old Orais (20W-18L-2D, 5KO) defeated Ken Achiwa of Japan by a unanimous… Read More
Ceres-Negros gears up for ‘difficult game’ vs. Hanoi
June 18, 2019, 8:06 am
BACOLOD CITY -- Ceres-Negros FC is up for a tough challenge against Hanoi FC in the first leg of the AFC Cup 2019 ASEAN Zonal semi-finals Tuesday night at the Panaad Park and Stadium here. Risto Vidakovic, head coach of Ceres-Negros FC, said his players will fight hard against the Vietnamese club,… Read More
POC chief leaves PHISGOC Foundation board of trustees
June 17, 2019, 5:11 pm
MANILA -- Philippine Olympic Committee president Ricky Vargas resigned as member of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) Foundation board of trustees on April 2. Vargas himself announced this development during the POC-PHISGOC-National Sports Associations (NSAs)… Read More
Caloocan's Ligas wins PBF super flyweight crown
June 17, 2019, 8:03 am
DAVAO CITY – Bievenido “Spider Ben” Ligas of Caloocan City defeated Bataan’s JC Francisco via a unanimous decision to win the vacant Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) super flyweight title bout, which was held Saturday at the Elorde Southbox in Las Piñas City. Judges Elmer Lopez and… Read More
Davao City to face Cabadbaran in dual meet June 20
June 17, 2019, 7:07 am
DAVAO CITY -- This city's boxing team will face the Cabadbaran boxers in a dual meet on Thursday in the municipality of Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte. With 10 players in each team, Davao's Team Agila, headed by Coach Librado “Jun” Sagarino, is composed of Cyril Joshua Revilla (Kid’s Division… Read More
Johnson beats Farah to win ‘Thrilla in Davao’
June 16, 2019, 3:38 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Former World Boxing Council (WBC) United States heavyweight champion Ronald Johnson twice dropped Saul Farah of Bolivia as the American fighter completely dominated the ‘Thrilla in Davao’ fight to win the Global Boxing Organization (GBO) heavyweight title at the Azuela Cove in… Read More
Perpetual Junior Altas retain Imus Volleyball League crown
June 16, 2019, 1:26 pm
CITY OF IMUS, Cavite -- Perpetual Junior Altas survived a late rally by De La Salle Zobel to emerge back-to-back champion of the Imus Volleyball League (IVL) inter-secondary invitational division at Imus Sports Center here on Saturday.The five-peat champion of the National Collegiate Athletic… Read More
Alsons Power-Hidilyn Diaz program adds 10 scholars
June 15, 2019, 8:14 pm
SCHOLARS. 2016 Rio Olympic Weightlifting Silver Medalist Hidilyn Diaz (with eyeglasses) joins in a photo session with the 10 new scholars of the Alsons Power-Hidilyn Diaz Power scholarship program. (Photo by R. G. Antonet a. Go)ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Ten promising weightlifters have been added to the… Read More
Baguio lass falls short in Dutch World archery championship
June 14, 2019, 6:28 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Baguio lass and Olympic hopeful Kareel Meer Hongitan fell short of her quest for an automatic slate in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo when she lost to the world’s number two in the last 16 in the S-Hertogenbosch 2019 Hyundai World Archery Championship in The Netherlands on June 13… Read More
PH golf team off to Japan for tourney
June 14, 2019, 6:26 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Local golf sensation Luigi Paolo Wong and the Philippine Junior Golf team left Friday for Nagoya, Japan to compete in the World Team World Cup. Wong joined the men’s Philippine team troika of Aidric Chan, Carl Corpus and 15-year-old Sean Jean Ramos in the 2019 Toyota Junior World… Read More
Raptors deliver Canada's first ever NBA championship
June 14, 2019, 3:06 pm
WASHINGTON -- The Toronto Raptors won Canada its first NBA title with a 114-110 victory in Game 6 of the Finals' best of seven series over the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Canada's only NBA team put the finishing touches to a remarkable 4-2 series upset that… Read More
Cordillera sports legends art exhibit to open June 16
June 13, 2019, 8:30 pm
BAGUIO CITY -- Some 27 Cordillera athletes will be feted on Sunday as the Baguio Museum continues to celebrate heroism with at least two shows that began during the celebration of the 121st Philippine Independence Day on Wednesday. Fast-rising artist Gladys Laciste-Labsan will feature during the… Read More
Bolivian boxer vows to stop American foe in ‘Thrilla in Davao’
June 13, 2019, 2:47 pm
DAVAO CITY --“Is he crazy or what?”This was Saul Farah's reaction to American foe Ron Johnson when the latter declared he would take the former out in two rounds.“He must be living up to his name," Farah said, referring to Johnson whose alias is “The American Dream”.“Yes, the fight… Read More
Confusion stalls PH Wushu Sanda team training in China
June 12, 2019, 4:39 pm
BAGUIO CITY — Wushu Sanda members are still waiting for their flight to China where they will undergo a five-month training in preparation for the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), a team member from the Cordillera said on Wednesday. “Hindi pa. Next month na daw po kami aalis (Not yet. We… Read More
Imus team exec says Helterbrand can still play
June 12, 2019, 2:09 pm
MANILA — For new Imus team manager Lou Abad, Jayjay Helterbrand "still got game" at age 42. “Kayang-kaya pa niya maglaro (He can still play)," Abad said. The former Ginebra star recently came out of retirement to suit up for the Bandera in the upcoming Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League… Read More
Undermanned CEU enters D-League finals after ousting St. Clare
June 12, 2019, 8:25 am
MANILA — Centro Escolar University claimed the last seat in the PBA D-League finals after ousting Virtual Reality-St. Clare, 89-72, in the rubber match of their semifinal series at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig on Tuesday. Still reeling from the loss of a bunch of players due to game-fixing… Read More
