Lithuania went off to a good start but put up an even better finish to keep Luka Doncic and Slovenia winless in Manila, 100-84, in their classification match for the fifth to eighth spots in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Thursday, Sept. 7. Jonas Valanciunas...
Newly appointed Gilas Pilipinas interim head coach Tim Cone shared that he actually reached out to his predecessor Chot Reyes and got the blessing when he took on the job for the upcoming Asian Games. Former Gilas head coach Chot Reyes (left) and newly appointed interim coach Tim Cone. (Noel...
Andrejs Grazulis put up a near-perfect performance as Latvia held off Italy, 87-82, in the classification round for the fifth to eighth places in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Thursday, Sept. 7. Andrejs Grazulis leads Latvia past Italy. (FIBA) Grazulis fired away...
MANILA (AFP) -- Dillon Brooks is the man basketball fans love to hate, but Canada wouldn't swap him for anyone as they prepare for a historic first World Cup semifinals on Friday, Sept. 8. Canada's Dillon Brooks. (AFP) Brooks is the troublemaker-in-chief in the Canada team, using all his dark arts...
MANILA (AFP) -- Austin Reaves warned his United States teammates on Thursday, Sept. 7, that national pride will transform Germany's players when they meet in the Basketball World Cup semifinals. US's Austin Reaves (right) and Tyrese Haliburton gesture during the FIBA Basketball World Cup...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay councilor running for barangay chairman in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections next month was shot and wounded in Sitio Naga, Barangay Consuegra, Leyte, Leyte on Thursday, September 7. Police Capt. Rush Alvarado, Leyte, Leyte municipal police station...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Team USA paid tribute to its fallen heroes in World War 2 as the players and coaches visited the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Team USA players and coaches visit the Manila American Cemetery in Taguig City on Wednesday, Sept. 6. (USA...
PIKIT, North Cotabato (PNA) – A candidate for barangay councilor for next month’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections was shot dead by still unidentified assailants in Barangay Takepan here Wednesday afternoon. FLORES (FB) Rhoyden Matt Clarence Flores, 36, was buying vegetables in a...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has submitted a provisional 22-member Filipinas lineup for its upcoming debut in Asian Games this September in China. The list, though, subject to change, included most of the players who suited up for the FIFA Women’s World Cup last July. The...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman running for reelection in the barangay elections next month and her live-in partner were gunned down on Wednesday, September 6, in their home in Barangay Campeig, Santa Margarita, Samar. Police identified the victims as Vivian Morales Verano, 46, and her...
MANILA (AFP) -- Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic said he needed to learn to control his emotions after being ejected on Wednesday, Sept. 6, in his country's Basketball World Cup quarterfinals defeat to Canada. Canada's Dillon Brooks (right) and Slovenia's Luka Doncic react during the FIBA Basketball...
A total of 405 candidates in nine barangays in Muntinlupa filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). "We welcome the participation of qualified Muntinlupeños who wish to lead the...
