Mizuno closes on Fil A title in golf tourney
BAGUIO CITY – X13 Mizuno rolled to 103 and 356 three day total for a 27-point lead and practically the champion’s trophy with a day left in Fil A of the 70th Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament at the Baguio Country Club course on Monday. Gab Macalagum led all scorers with 28 points at the Baguio […]
Indonesia eyes overall title in 2020 Asean Para Games in PH
JAKARTA — Indonesia has set a target to emerge anew as the overall champion in the 10th Asean Para Games scheduled to be held in the Philippines from January 18 to 25, 2020. Some 300 athletes will take part in the regional multi-event tournament for differently-abled athletes from 11 participating countries in the Southeast Asia […]
Ginebra shows playoff intensity anew in semis win vs. NorthPort
MANILA — Coach Tim Cone was glad that Ginebra once again played like a playoff team in Game 2 of the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals against NorthPort on Monday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. “I thought today we showed the playoff intensity we kinda expected to happen in the first game,” […]
Manila Southwoods on verge of 7th double win
BAGUIO CITY – Manila Southwoods virtually clinched on Tuesday the championship titles in the Fil and Am divisions of the 70th Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament at the Baguio Country Club. Lanz Uy, who solidified his bid for the individual plum, led the Carmona, Cavite-based squad with 33 points as the team finished with 115 points […]
After SEA Games title, PSC sets eyes on 2020 Olympics
MANILA — Buoyed by the success of the country’s campaign in the recent 30th Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) hopes the same level of performance by the Filipino athletes would carry over to next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Marc Velasco, national training director of the Philippine Sports Institute (PSI), said the PSC has […]
US eyed as venue of Casimero’s next fight
MANILA — If ever a title fight between Johnriel Casimero and Naoya Inoue is penciled, the handler of the newly-crowned Filipino world boxing champion sees the bout being held in either Las Vegas or Los Angeles. Manny Pacquiao International Promotions president Sean Gibbons believes a unification match between the Filipino and the unbeaten Japanese would […]
Alab Pilipinas pulls Q4 comeback to down Singapore
STA. ROSA, Laguna — Alab Pilipinas rallied in the fourth quarter to turn back the Singapore Slingers, 90-83, in its first ASEAN Basketball League game at home on Sunday night at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex here. Alab came back from 13 points down midway through the third period by dropping 40 points in […]
PSC chief recognizes SEA Games ‘unsung heroes’
MANILA — Two more acts of kindness during the recently concluded 30th Southeast Asian Games were not left unnoticed as no less than Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William ‘Butch’ Ramirez rewarded the people for their honesty. During the flag-raising ceremonies on Monday, Ramirez, also the chef de mission of the Team Philippines in the […]
Alab Pilipinas braces for another ‘test’ in rematch vs. Mono
MANILA — Alab Pilipinas only has a short time to prepare as the team will quickly jump back into action in Asean Basketball League (ABL) as it will battle Mono Vampire on Tuesday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City. Alab were fresh from a hard-fought 90-83 home win against the Singapore […]
Iloilo survives Rizal’s late run to bolster MPBL playoff bid
MANILA — Iloilo kept its poise down the stretch to edge Rizal, 71-65, and bolster its playoff bid in the MPBL Lakan Season at the Imus City Sports Complex on Monday night. In control for most of the first half, the United Royals found themselves engaging in a tight encounter with the Golden Coolers in […]
