Sports
PH ends campaign at Youth Olympics
October 17, 2018, 9:11 am
BUENOS AIRES — Archer Nicole Tagle closed out the country’s stint in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games without any medal to show on Monday along with golfers Yuka Saso and Carl Janno Corpus. The pair of Corpus and Saso assembled together a score of eight-over 148 on the final day, finding… Read More
Filipino-Norwegian Tio wins kiteboarding silver in Youth Olympics
October 16, 2018, 12:16 pm
BUENOS AIRES – Filipino-Norwegian Christian Tio saved the Philippine campaign with a kiteboarding silver medal in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games here. Tio, 17, finished second in the final race of men’s kiteboarding on Sunday to move up from fourth the day before for the silver performance after… Read More
Amer hits winner as Meralco pulls comeback win over NLEX
October 15, 2018, 8:46 am
MANILA -- Baser Amer was just 1-of-7 from beyond the arc entering the final minute of Meralco's PBA Governors' Cup match against NLEX at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Despite that, Chris Newsome put his trust on Amer as he found him wide open from the left wing. Amer did not… Read More
PH archer Tagle reaches quarterfinals in Youth Olympics
October 14, 2018, 3:02 pm
BUENOS AIRES — Filipino archer Nicole Tagle got a consistent partner in Hendrik Oun of Estonia to advance to the quarterfinals of the mixed international team event in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The pair of Tagle and Oun defeated the lower-ranked duo of Isabela Bassi of Chile and Ravien… Read More
DavOcc returns to beat Laguna; San Juan stifles Marikina
October 14, 2018, 2:46 pm
MANILA — Davao Occidental pulled off a huge comeback to edge Laguna, 72-66, in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Datu Cup at the Marist School Gym in Marikina on Saturday night. Leo Najorda came up big down the stretch as the Tigers completed a rally from 22 points down to turn… Read More
SMB blasts Phoenix to remain in QF hunt
October 13, 2018, 10:03 am
MANILA -- San Miguel kept its hopes of making the PBA Governors' Cup quarterfinals alive on Friday night after blasting Phoenix, 117-100, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. The Beermen outscored the Fuel Masters, 31-14, in the second quarter to turn the game around. Phoenix still tried to put up… Read More
NorthPort holds off Meralco to keep playoff hopes alive
October 13, 2018, 10:01 am
MANILA -- NorthPort stayed alive in the PBA Governors' Cup playoff race after putting down Meralco with a 99-94 win at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Friday night. Clutch triples from Stanley Pringle and Sean Anthony sealed the deal for the Batang Pier as they overtook their victims with their… Read More
Top draft pick not for trade again starting 2019
October 13, 2018, 9:49 am
MANILA -- The number one pick in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Draft will not become available for trade starting next year. "Napag-usapan na yun ng board (This has been discussed by the board)," Commissioner Willie Marcial said in a statement posted in the PBA website on Friday. It… Read More
PH wins 4 more golds in Asian Para Games
October 13, 2018, 8:30 am
MANILA -- Chess, swimming, and cycling delivered the gold medals for Team Philippines in the penultimate day of the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. In a text message, Team Philippines deputy chef de mission Dennis Esta said the Filipino chess players won two golds, one silver, and… Read More
PSC bares 10 athletes to be inducted into 2018 Sports Hall of Fame
October 12, 2018, 7:37 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has announced the 10 athletes who will be enshrined in the 2018 Sports Hall of Fame. Lydia de Vega-Mercado, who was dubbed as Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s, is among those to be enshrined, along with Josephine dela Vina (athletics); former… Read More
Batangas City crawls back to MPBL South Top 8 after win in Mandaluyong
October 12, 2018, 5:34 pm
MANILA -- Batangas City nearly shut down Mandaluyong early on before holding on to a 61-57 win in the MPBL Datu Cup at the Jose Rizal University Gymnasium on Thursday night. The Athletics held the El Tigre to just nine points in the first quarter, although the latter kept the game close by only… Read More
Golfer Saso keeps medal hopes alive in Youth Olympic Games
October 12, 2018, 10:21 am
BUENOS AIRES -- Yuka Saso hobbled with a four-over-par 74 on Wednesday but still remained in the hunt for a podium finish in women’s golf while swimmer Nicole Oliva reached the finals in the 200m freestyle at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games here. The 17-year-old Filipino- Japanese compiled 145 over… Read More
Powerlifter Dumapong-Ancheta captures bronze in Asian Para Games
October 12, 2018, 10:19 am
MANILA -- Powerlifter Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta delivered another bronze medal for Team Philippines at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia on Thursday. Dumapong-Ancheta lifted 107kgs on her second attempt to finish third among five entries in the women's over 86kg competition held at the Balai… Read More
Manila hands Muntinlupa first Datu Cup defeat
October 11, 2018, 4:59 pm
MANILA -- In just one snap, Muntinlupa's unbeaten record in the MPBL Datu Cup is gone. The Cagers dropped their first loss of the season, bowing at home to the Manila Stars, 86-100, at the Muntinlupa Sports Center on Wednesday night. Coach Philip Cezar seemed to have found a solution to Coach… Read More
7's Football League semifinal cast complete
October 11, 2018, 12:06 pm
MANILA -- The four teams that will move on to the semifinals of the 7's Football League were finally known after the matches on Monday night at the McKinley Hill Stadium in Taguig City. Laro and Real Amigos earned the two outright semifinal seats after edging their respective foes in their final… Read More
Phoenix mauls NLEX, 123-97
October 11, 2018, 8:22 am
MANILA -- Phoenix Fuel Masters rode on a hot start led by Eugene Phelps to depose NLEX Road Warriors, 123-97, in the PBA Governors' Cup at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Wednesday night. Phelps erupted for 51 points on 21-of-31 shooting as he spearheaded the Fuel Masters' first half… Read More
PH swimmer Gawilan wins 2nd gold in Asian Para Games
October 11, 2018, 8:20 am
MANILA -- Paralympian Ernie Gawilan came up with another sterling performance at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Center to win his second gold medal in the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday. The 28-year-old Gawilan registered 1:19.90 in the men's 100-meter backstroke S7 event… Read More
PH golfer Saso two shots behind leader in Youth Olympic Games
October 10, 2018, 8:19 pm
BUENOS AIRES — Yuka Saso scored a one-over 71 for joint second place at the start of women’s golf while fencer Lawrence Everett Tan and swimmer Nicole Oliva failed to get a medal in their events on Tuesday in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Saso, Asian Games individual champion, had to contend… Read More
Blackwater's Zamar named Player of the Week
October 10, 2018, 6:32 pm
MANILA -- Paul Zamar may just be a rookie in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) but being a veteran in the pro ranks especially in Thailand, Zamar quickly showed that he deserves a spot in Asia's premier play-for-pay cagefest. This past week, his efforts came into fruition. The PBA Press… Read More
Medina wins table tennis silver in Asian Para Games
October 10, 2018, 10:21 am
MANILA -- Paralympian Josephine Medina bagged the silver medal in the women's singles table tennis Class 8 category of the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia on Tuesday. Medina, a bronze medalist in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, lost to China's Mao Jingdian, 0-3 (8-11, 3-11, 6-11) during their… Read More
