Sports
3rd PH Beach Games set in Lingayen on May 24-26
April 24, 2019, 7:30 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Beach Games will return to Lingayen for its third edition from May 24 to 26 this year. Eleven sporting events, all beach versions of various sports being played indoors or on grass fields, will happen during the three-day event. In an interview with the Philippine News… Read More
SMB blasts Phoenix in emotional semis Game 4
April 23, 2019, 9:59 pm
MANILA -- San Miguel bludgeoned Phoenix, 114-91, in Game 4 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay on Tuesday night. In a highly emotional match that saw numerous technical and flagrant fouls as well as ejections, including a late second quarter commotion, the Beermen… Read More
NorMin cagers seek to end 2-year drought in 'Palaro'
April 23, 2019, 7:31 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- For two straight years, the Region 10 (North Mindanao) Palaro Secondary Boys basketball team has failed to advance to the semis, losing by only one point in the quarterfinals.This year, James Racines, who has coached the team for four straight years now, wants to stop that… Read More
Ceres Negros pulls huge comeback to stun Persija Jakarta
April 23, 2019, 7:30 pm
MANILA -- Ceres Negros fought back late in the second half to shock Persija Jakarta, 3-2, and stay unbeaten in the AFC Cup at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Tuesday night. Ceres Negros came back from 0-2 down to edge Persija Jakarta on the road in a match that coincided with the… Read More
Philippines' Parrenas challenges Japan's Kurihara for OPBF title
April 23, 2019, 7:28 pm
DAVAO CITY -- Warlito Parrenas of the Philippines will challenge newly-crowned Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight champion Keita Kurihara of Japan on May 10 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.The 35-year-old Parrenas (26W-9L-1D, 23KO), also known as "Wars Cowboy", lost in… Read More
CDO FC girls advance to Mindanao tourney
April 23, 2019, 7:26 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Bulua Strikers FC Girls 14 team recently swept the Northern Mindanao elimination tournament of the Allianz National Futsal Invitational to advance to the Mindanao qualifying tournament in Davao City on May 18-19.The girls of coach Junieto Actub leaned on the… Read More
Guiao proposes longer training for World Cup-bound Gilas Pilipinas
April 23, 2019, 6:01 pm
MANILA — Gilas Pilipinas head coach Yeng Guiao forwarded to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) a “simple proposal” that calls for a longer and more extensive training for the team that will vie in the FIBA World Cup in China. “We’re hoping we can start earlier,” said Guiao… Read More
Search for outstanding triathletes launched
April 23, 2019, 4:38 pm
MANILA -- Go For Gold Philippines on Tuesday launched a talent search to discover outstanding triathletes. Go For Gold program head Jeremy Go said the top male and female competitors, after a series of races co-organized by Sunrise Sprint and Swim-Bike-Run PH, will be offered a contract to become… Read More
Magnolia survives late ROS run to tie PH Cup semis series
April 23, 2019, 9:28 am
MANILA – The Magnolia Hotshots held on despite a late Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters fightback and took a 94-91 win in Game 4 of the Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup semifinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Monday night. Up by 21 points, 60-39, early in the third… Read More
DavaoOcc rally force MPBL Finals decider vs. San Juan
April 23, 2019, 9:25 am
MANILA – The Davao Occidental Tigers crawled back in the final frame to beat the San Juan Knights, 77-66, in Game 4 of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League National Finals at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City on Monday night. The Tigers outscored the Knights, 32-13, in the final… Read More
Gab Banal wins MPBL MVP plum
April 22, 2019, 8:28 pm
MANILA — Gab Banal was named the Most Valuable Player of the MPBL Datu Cup following the season awards at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City on Monday night. The Bacoor City forward got the nod after the tallying of votes from the coaches of the 26 participating teams, the sportswriters… Read More
Phoenix edges SMB for 1st PBA semis win
April 22, 2019, 7:42 am
MANILA — Phoenix Fuel Masters bounced back in its Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup semifinal series against San Miguel Beermen with a 92-90, Game 3 win at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Sunday night. Clutch free throws from Matt Wright helped the Fuel Masters hold… Read More
PSC sending ‘lean and mean’ team to Arafura Games 2019
April 21, 2019, 4:36 pm
DAVAO CITY — A lean and mean team will represent the Philippines in the Arafura Games 2019 set to be held from April 26 to May 4 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.Mark Edward Velasco, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) national training director and the delegation’s Deputy Chef de… Read More
Casimero beats Espinoza for interim WBO title
April 21, 2019, 4:32 pm
MANILA — John Riel Casimero took the vacant World Boxing Organization interim bantamweight title after knocking out Ricardo Espinoza of Mexico at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, USA on Sunday (Philippine Time). In a bout that was ordered by the WBO to be an interim title… Read More
Pasig finishes 5th in Doha Masters
April 21, 2019, 11:25 am
MANILA — Pasig scored a fifth-place finish in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Doha Masters that took place over the holidays in Doha. A 19-16 shocker over then world number one Liman in the pool stages highlighted Pasig's impressive campaign in the said tournament. However, the Kings' stint came to an… Read More
Kaya FC-Iloilo succumbs to PSM Makassar
April 18, 2019, 12:07 pm
BACOLOD CITY -- Kaya FC-Iloilo dropped to third spot after scoring a lone goal against PSM Makassar’s two in a highly physical match that saw both teams down to 10 men each through the second half. Playing under the sweltering heat at the Panaad Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, the Indonesian… Read More
2 Dagupan swimmers qualify for SEA AGe swimming tilt in Cambodia
April 17, 2019, 10:57 pm
DAGUPAN CITY - Two elite swimmers from the Balon Dagupan Swim Club have qualified for the 43rd South East Asian Age (SEA Age) Group Championships to be held in Cambodia this June. Janelle Alisa Lin and Gabriel Angelo Jizmundo both made it to the Philippine Swimming National Team, under the… Read More
Koronadal to host Little League Philippines national finals
April 17, 2019, 1:24 pm
KORONADAL CITY -- The city government has stepped up its preparations for the hosting of the 2019 Little League Philippines series national finals in May. Tony Aguilar, city sports coordinator, said Wednesday they are currently working on the arrangements for the playing venues and accommodations… Read More
Kaya FC-Iloilo, PSM Makassar race for top spot in Group H
April 17, 2019, 8:56 am
BACOLOD CITY -- Kaya FC-Iloilo of the Philippines is gunning for a second victory at home, as they face Indonesia’s PSM Makassar in Group H of the AFC Cup 2019 at the Panaad Park and Stadium here, on Wednesday afternoon. Head coach Noel Marcaida said another win is important for them to keep the… Read More
San Juan zips DavaoOcc for 2-1 lead in MPBL Finals
April 17, 2019, 8:51 am
MANILA – The San Juan Knights took a commanding 2-1 lead in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Finals against the Davao Occidental Tigers with a 67-62 Game 3 win at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City on Tuesday night. The Knights held the Tigers to just nine points in the final… Read More
