Filipinas Beat Host Thais To Advance In SEAG Finals For 1st Time
CHONBURI – The Philippine women’s football team achieved history by advancing to the finals of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games for the first time. And the Filipinas did it in the most dramatic of fashions – fighting back from a 0-1 deficit, tying it late in regulation and stealing the semifinal match on thrilling penalties, 4-2, […]
Hidilyn Diaz Fails To Land In Podium In SEA Games Return
CHONBURI, Thailand – Hidilyn Diaz finished fourth in the women’s 58kg division of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games weightlifting competitions on Sunday at the Chonburi Sports School. The Tokyo Olympics gold medalist had a total lift of 200 kg. after hitting 90 in the snatch and 110 in the clean and jerk. The 34-year-old Diaz missed […]
San Beda routs Letran, nears NCAA title
MANILA – San Beda University banked on Bryan Sajonia and Agjanti Miller to beat Letran, 89-70, in Game 1 of the NCAA Season 101 men’s basketball best-of-three title series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. Sajonia finished with 17 points, six rebounds, and three assists while Miller chipped in 16 points and nine rebounds as […]
Cortez shines as Green Archers take UAAP finals Game 1
MANILA – De La Salle University banked on Jacob Cortez’s triple to beat University of the Philippines, 74-70, Wednesday in Game 1 of the UAAP men’s basketball finals at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The No. 4 seed Green Archers will try to wrap up the best-of-three series on Sunday at the same venue. […]
PH batters edge Thais, enter finals vs. same foes undefeated
BANGKOK – The Philippine men’s baseball team escaped past host Thailand, 8-7, in a thrilling 10-inning Wednesday affair that served as a preview of their title showdown in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games at the Queen Sirikit Baseball Stadium in Pathum Thani. A throwing error at home plate with one out and the bases loaded allowed […]
PH wins 2nd gold in Thailand SEA Games, Cambodia withdraws delegation
MANILA – The Philippines secured its second gold medal at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand after its women’s swimming team won the 4×100 relay on Wednesday. The team, composed of Olympian Kayla Sanchez, Heather White, Chloe Isleta and Xiandi Chua clocked in 3:44.26, more than two seconds away from silver medalist Team Singapore and […]
Cambodia withdraws from SEA Games in Thailand
BANGKOK – A contingent of Cambodian athletes has abruptly withdrawn from the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games currently underway in Thailand, citing safety concerns from their families back home amid escalating border tensions, Thai media reported on Wednesday. According to Thai online news outlet Khaosod, Vath Chamroeun, Secretary-General of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia, has notified […]
PH batters bomb Malaysians to stay perfect in 3 games
PATHUM THANI, Thailand – The Philippines continued its rampage in the men’s baseball competitions of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games after defeating Malaysia, 21-0, in five innings on Monday here. A five-run first inning followed by eight in the second allowed the Filipino batters to break the game wide open and stay perfect halfway into the […]
PSC chief hopeful PH can crack SEAG top 4
PATTAYA, Thailand – Philippine Sports Commission Chair Patrick Gregorio is hoping that the delegation will crack into the top four in the medal tally in this year’s Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. The Philippines is coming off a 33-gold-medal haul in the 2023 Cambodia SEA Games, good for fifth place. Gregorio is optimistic that the team can […]
KENNETH LLOVER DEFENDS OPBF TITLE
Undefeated Filipino prospect Kenneth Llover will close out a busy year with a fourth ring appearance, putting his OPBF bantamweight title on the line against Ayati Sailike on December 27 at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan. The 22-year-old rising star is coming off a blistering first-round knockout of Luciano Baldor last October in […]
