Barangay Ginebra takes Game One, seizes early series lead
THE Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings got the early lead in their best-of-seven Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup finals series after taking Game One over the Meralco Bolts, 91-87, on Tuesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
UP, Ateneo engage in ‘Battle of Katipunan’
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Reporter
THE UNIVERSITY of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons and Ateneo Blue Eagles renew their rivalry in Season 80 of the...
Gilas Pilipinas naturalized prospect wants to get better
ISAIAH AUSTIN may be the promising naturalized prospect Gilas Pilipinas is looking for.
Standing 7-foot-1, the NBA veteran is a mobile big man that is...
Newly formed Philippine Premier League banking on stronger fundamentals to ensure success
HAVING learned from the “missteps” of previous local club football leagues, the newly formed Philippine Premier League (PPL) is looking to have far better success when it officially rolls off later this year, banking on stronger fundamentals.
ONE Championship sets stacked card for next Manila event in August
ONE CHAMPIONSHIP does not come back to Manila until August but this early much buzz is generating behind it after it announced a stacked card for the event.
PHL water polo team in Singapore as part of SEA Games preparation
LOOKING to sharpen its game as its aims for a first-ever gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine water polo team is in Singapore to compete at the FINA Water Polo Challengers Cup 2019.
Follow-through key to avoid turning New Clark City facilities into a white elephant
IN the lead-up to the just-concluded 30th Southeast Asian Games, concerns were floated around over facilities built for it, particularly those in the New Clark City complex in Capas, Tarlac, ending up as white elephants.
Ancajas ready anytime boxing resumes, open to different possibilities
SIDELINED for months now because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Filipino world boxing champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas said he is not letting the “forced” break go to waste as he continues to train in preparation for boxing’s eventual resumption just as he said he is open to different possibilities as far as future opponents is concerned, including against compatriot Donnie “Ahas” Nietes.
GAB issues licenses to first pro three-point shooters
IN a groundbreaking event for local basketball yesterday, the first professional three-point shooters were given licenses by the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) as part of the agency’s continued thrust to safeguard professional sports in the country.
Coyle rules frantic Stage Four of Le Tour de Filipinas
LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY -- Aussie Jessie Coyle of Team Nero Bianchi of Australia outsprinted Malaysian Adian Mohd Shukri of Team Sapura Cycling of Malaysia to the finish to rule Stage Four even as Dutchman Jeroen Meijers of Taiyuan Miogee Cycling Team of China clung to the Air21 purple jersey in the 10th Le Tour de Filipinas here on Monday.
Jerwin Ancajas moving on from shelved title fight
WHILE admitted to have been greatly disappointed over the last-minute cancellation of his title defense in California at the weekend, International Boxing Federation (IBF) world super flyweight champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas said he is now moving on from it, believing that greater things could well be in store for him in lieu of the botched fight.
Lakers finalizing deal with JR Smith, reports say
THE LOS ANGELES Lakers are finalizing a deal with guard JR Smith to add him to their roster for this month's season restart in Orlando, Florida., multiple outlets reported Monday.