Pacio defends ONE straw belt; Folayang, 3 Lakay in mix
BAGUIO CITY – Reigning ONE strawweight champion Joshua Pacio will have his second title defense as he leads four other Team Lakay members in kicking off another year for the most successful team in Asia’s top mixed martial event. Pacio, known as Passion, will face former strawweight champion Alex “Little Rock” Silva in the main […]
World Athletics Indoor tourney postponed amid nCoV outbreak
PARIS — The 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing has been postponed to March 2021 due to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in China, the governing body of world athletics sports announced on Wednesday. “It is with regret that we have agreed with the organizers of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing (13-15 […]
1st Juego Todo champ receives new house & lot
MANILA — The inaugural winner of the Juego Todo Championship, a fusion of arnis and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), was finally rewarded with the top prize of a house and lot on Thursday. Balai Cagayano chief operating officer Vergel Glorioso gave Genil Francisco the title to his new house and lot during the Usapang Sports […]
Pampanga zooms to tie for 4th in MPBL North with win over Cebu
MANILA — Pampanga Giant Lanterns now has an inside track of making a Top 4 finish in the Northern Division of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) after mauling Cebu Sharks, 88-77, at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Tuesday night. The Giant Lanterns, who were error-prone in the first three quarters, pulled away […]
Hidilyn Diaz dominates Weightlifting World Cup
MANILA — Hidilyn Diaz took flight in Rome and ruled the women’s 55-kilogram event in the Weightlifting World Cup on Tuesday. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist swept the three golds at stake in her division by winning the snatch, the clean-and-jerk, and the overall categories. Diaz lifted 93 kilograms in the snatch and 119 in […]
NBA postpones Lakers game after Kobe Bryant’s death
ISTANBUL — Tuesday’s National Basketball Association (NBA) game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the LA Clippers has been postponed after Kobe Bryant’s death. The game scheduled for tonight has been postponed, NBA said in a statement Monday evening. “The decision was made out of respect for the Lakers organization, which is deeply grieving the […]
Ifugao’s ‘Boy Wonder’ Martin defends PBF crown Feb. 22
BAGUIO CITY – Ifugao’s “Wonder Boy” Carl Jammes Martin will have his first title defense even as he stakes his perfect slate of 15 wins, 14 of which by knockout. The 20-year-old Martin from Lagawe, Ifugao will go up against Renoel Pael on February 22 at the Mandaluyong High School gym to defend his Philippine […]
PH women’s team drawn to all-ASEAN group in Badminton Asia
MANILA — The Philippine women’s badminton team found itself joining two Southeast Asian rivals in one group following the result of the draw for the Badminton Asia Team Championships at the Century Park Hotel here on Wednesday. The Filipina shuttlers are grouped with Thailand and Indonesia in Group Y. The two other Southeast Asian teams […]
Dickel named Gilas interim coach for FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers
MANILA — The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas on Wednesday officially named Mark Dickel as the head coach for Gilas Pilipinas Men in the first window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. Dickel, currently the coaching consultant of TNT in the Philippine Basketball Association, will take over the coaching reins for Gilas Men in the first […]
Qatar Airways formalizes partnership with PFL
MANILA — Qatar Airways is now officially the primary sponsor of the Philippines Football League (PFL). Philippine Football Federation secretary general Ed Gastanes and Qatar Airways Group chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker formalized the partnership, that will run for three seasons, by signing a memorandum of agreement at the Qatar Airways head office in […]
