Sports
Chot Reyes not rejoining TNT
January 6, 2019, 12:39 pm
MANILA -- Chot Reyes refuted reports that he is returning to TNT. "Contrary to published reports, I am not part of TNT in any official capacity," said Reyes in a tweet on Sunday, a day after multiple reports surfaced that he is rejoining the team as adviser. He confirmed, however, that he was in… Read More
Basilan scores New Year upset after beating Batangas City
January 6, 2019, 11:26 am
MANILA -- Basilan crashed into the bottom of the Southern Division standings in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, thanks to a seven-game losing streak. On Saturday night, the team from way south stunned no less than the defending MPBL champ. Basilan pulled its own upset ax on Saturday… Read More
Navotas sends Bulacan to back-to-back home defeats in MPBL
January 6, 2019, 11:25 am
MANILA -- Bulacan ended 2018 with a home loss. After Navotas came to the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in Malolos, Bulacan on Saturday night, Bulacan started 2019 with yet another home defeat in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). The Clutch rode behind a hot night from Jai Reyes and… Read More
Jarata siblings reach Andrada Cup final
January 5, 2019, 6:50 pm
MANILA -- Second seed Marc Andrei Jarata of La Union barged his way into the boys' 14-under category final after posting a 6-2, 6-4 victory over fourth seed Darwin Cosca Jr. of Olongapo City in the 30th Andrada Cup Age Group Championships at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Saturday. The… Read More
Cavite squads meet contrasting fates in MPBL Imus twinbill
January 5, 2019, 8:49 am
MANILA -- Ato Ular scored the winning basket as Marikina sizzled in the fourth quarter to trump Bacoor City, 87-85, in the MPBL Datu Cup at the Imus City Sports Complex on Friday night. Ular scored the go-ahead basket with four seconds left off a Francis Munsayac feed as the Shoemasters joined a… Read More
Prulla earns 2 semis berths in Andrada Cup
January 4, 2019, 8:24 pm
MANILA -- Unseeded Jenaila Prulla scored a 6-1, 6-2 upset win over fourth-seed Rhyshana Brazal to earn a semifinal berth in the girls' 16-under category of the 2019 Andrada Cup at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Friday. Prulla, who was born in Quezon City but is now residing in Bulacan, will… Read More
Eustaquio-Moraes 3 to headline 1st ONE event for 2019
January 4, 2019, 3:28 pm
MANILA -- The third meeting between Geje Eustaquio and Adriano Moraes is officially on! Eustaquio and Moraes will meet again for the former's ONE flyweight title in the main event of ONE: Hero's Ascent, the first stop of the promotion for 2019 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on January 25.… Read More
Muntinlupa pips Pasay in MPBL Datu Cup
January 4, 2019, 7:44 am
BIÑAN, Laguna -- Muntinlupa Cagers opened 2019 on a high note as the team trumped Pasay Voyagers, 80-67, at the resumption of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup at the Alonte Sports Arena on Thursday. Having to move their home game due to the unavailability of the Muntinlupa… Read More
Pasig upsets QC in MPBL Datu Cup
January 4, 2019, 7:43 am
BIÑAN, Laguna -- Opening the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup with a dismal 2-14 record, Pasig Pirates needs to win all its remaining nine games to keep its playoff hopes alive. Right on the first MPBL game for 2019, the team got what it wanted. Despite a late comeback bid by Quezon… Read More
Sandejas reaches Andrada Cup quarterfinals
January 3, 2019, 7:28 pm
MANILA -- Fifth seed Nina Sandejas won over Margaud Rosales, 6-0, 6-1, to reach the quarterfinal round of the girls' 16-under category of the 2019 Andrada Cup at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Thursday. Sandejas, a Grade 9 student at Woodrose School in Alabang, will be up against Alexa Joy… Read More
Malaysia upends Saigon for 1st ABL win of 2019
January 3, 2019, 8:47 am
MANILA -- Winston Shepard scored on a buzzer-beating alley-oop to seal Malaysia Dragon's comeback 84-82 win against Saigon Heat in the first ASEAN Basketball League game for 2019 at the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday night. With only one second to execute the winning basket, Shepard… Read More
MPBL resumes play with doubleheader at Alonte
January 2, 2019, 6:22 pm
MANILA -- Four teams from Metro Manila will square off in another province as the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League returns to play on Thursday night with its first offering for calendar year 2019. Pasig will battle Quezon City, while Muntinlupa will take on Pasay in the scheduled doubleheader… Read More
Former Azkals stopper Cuaresma retires
January 1, 2019, 3:16 pm
MANILA -- Just as 2018 came to an end, Ref Cuaresma announced that his playing days draw to a close. The Kaya Iloilo goalkeeper announced on Monday his retirement from football. "They say it's still young to stop, but it's time to give way for the younger potentials who are hungrier and faster,"… Read More
Pringle is PBA's top scorer for 2018 season
January 1, 2019, 9:39 am
MANILA -- Stanley Pringle dethroned former teammate Terrence Romeo as the best scorer of the season in the Philippine Basketball Association. The NorthPort guard averaged 21.0 points per game (ppg) during the 2018 season, way ahead of the incoming San Miguel combo guard, who had a tumultuous… Read More
Nietes ends 2018 as WBO super flyweight champ
January 1, 2019, 9:38 am
MANILA -- The year 2018 ended on a big bang for Philippine sports as local icon Donnie Nietes became a world champion anew. Banking on a 14-year winning streak, Nietes defeated Kazuto Ioka for the vacant World Boxing Organization super flyweight title at the Wynn Palace in Macau right on the final… Read More
'Valientes' to be re-launched as Zambo Family’s Brand Sardines
December 29, 2018, 8:38 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Zamboanga's Family’s Brand Valientes, one of the teams seeing action in the ongoing Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL Datu Cup), will be re-launched as Zamboanga Family’s Brand Sardines next year in a bid to strengthen the team in the MPBL Datu Cup.The team will… Read More
Gymnast Yulo gets PSC incentive for winning bronze in Qatar
December 28, 2018, 6:38 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on Friday awarded a PHP250,000 incentive to Carlo "Caloy" Yulo for winning the bronze medal at the 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, held at the Aspire Academy Dome in Doha, Qatar from October 25 to November 3. Yulo, the youngest among… Read More
Perkins leads PBA Rookie of the Year race
December 28, 2018, 6:12 pm
MANILA -- Jason Perkins remains on top of the statistical points race for the Rookie of the Year award for the recently concluded 2018 Philippine Basketball Association season. The Phoenix stretch-4 is way ahead of the field with a cumulative average of 32.2 statistical points, 13.5 points above… Read More
Poy Erram trade officially approved
December 28, 2018, 5:49 pm
MANILA -- It's now official. Poy Erram is heading to NLEX. The much talked-about trade involving him, Paul Desiderio, and Abu Tratter finally got the approval of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Willie Marcial on Friday following a previously unannounced tweak to the package.… Read More
No Etheridge for Azkals in historic Asian Cup stint
December 28, 2018, 7:12 am
MANILA -- Neil Etheridge will miss the Philippine Azkals' first-ever appearance in the AFC Asian Cup next year. The Cardiff goalkeeper is not listed in the 23-man roster submitted by the Philippine Football Federation for the tournament in the United Arab Emirates from Jan. 5-Feb. 1, 2019. Michael… Read More
