Eighth successful title defense for Ancajas
INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas of the Philippines made it an eighth successful title defense after he defeated Chilean challenger Miguel Gonzalez by technical knockout in the sixth round of their fight in Puebla, Mexico, on Sunday (Manila time).
Torre vs Ribli 1983
By Bobby Ang
Torre vs Ribli Candidates Match
Alicante, Spain
April 4-26, 1983
1 GM Zoltan Ribli HUN 2595 +3 -1 = 6
2 GM Eugene Torre PHI 2580 +1 -3...
FIBA-honed Meralco faces Blackwater in PBA return
FRESH from their FIBA Asia Champions Cup campaign in Thailand where they finished fourth in the tournament, the Meralco Bolts make their return in the Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup today against the Blackwater Elite at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Gilas Pilipinas plunges into SEA Games action
THE Philippine men’s basketball team get its 30th Southeast Asian Games campaign rolling today, taking on Singapore on opening day of the 5-on-5 hoops competition at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Philippine Azkals begin qualifying bid at home in September
THE Philippine national men’s football team begins its qualifying bid for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022 and the AFC Asian Cup in China in 2023 here at home in September.
Coach Jamike Jarin: From NCAA back to UAAP
THE University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) is not alien anymore to basketball coach Jamike Jarin but he admits that as he makes...
Mordido posts record win in Shell chess finals
KYLEN JOY MORDIDO became the first female player to capture the overall crown in the 25th Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship (SNYACC) grand...
Beermen go for second win before PBA break
VICTORIOUS in their Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup debut at the weekend, the San Miguel Beermen go for their second win today in the last PBA play date before it takes a two-week break for the preparation of the national team for the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
PHL gold now up to 15 thanks to quartet of sports
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Reporter
TEAM Philippines had a five-gold medal day yesterday with the sports of boxing, lawn bowls, ice hockey and track &...
David deserves another crack at PBA
By Rey Joble
In one stretch in the third period, Gary “El Granada” David exploded to keep the Bataan Defenders-BaiShipping afloat in their second game in the...
UP looks to stick to ‘might as well win this’ mode
WITH their University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 81 campaign extended by negating a twice-to-win handicap in the Final Four to force a sudden-death match, the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons are now more determined to take it all the way.
Philippine national women’s basketball team out to keep Division A status at FIBA Asia...
THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL women’s basketball team sees action at the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2019 next month in India with an eye on doing well and keeping its Division A status.