Spain national team member Rudy Fernandez draws the Philippines during a proceeding to determine the groupings for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers held Thursday, Aug. 31 at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas is set for another duel with old rival South Korea...
15023fd4ed936fadd204a4eaae74a43e NorthPort will not take part in this week’s resumption of the PBA Philippine Cup in Bacolor, Pampanga after entering the league’s health and safety protocols. The league made the announcement Tuesday, Aug. 31, hours after it released the schedule of games for...
Photo from FIBA Unbeaten Magnolia and third-running Meralco face off in what will serve as the featured match of the PBA Philippine Cup’s resumption Wednesday, Sept. 1 at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga. The Hotshots-Bolts clash is set at 6 p.m. in a battle between...
Photo from PBA San Miguel Beer had a simple bonding time late last week after the players were done with their weights session, and there was one thing that caught the attention of coach Leo Austria. June Mar Fajardo is smiling again. “Napansin ko na ngumi-ngiti na si June Mar, nakikipag-biruan...
Photo from PBA The PBA Philippine Cup will officially resume Wednesday, Sept. 1 with a tripleheader at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga. TNT and Blackwater kick off the restart at 12:30 p.m. followed by a match pitting San Miguel Beer against Terrafirma at 3 p.m. and...
Photo from FIBA The official draw of the highly anticipated 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. (Manila Time) from the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Switzerland. The qualifier draw ceremony marks the tip-off as teams try to successfully navigate their way on the...
(From left) Tim Cone of Barangay Ginebra, Chito Victolero of Magnolia and Chot Reyes of TNT As the PBA braces for its return, the 12 teams are ready for the resumption of the Philippine Cup anytime this week at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga. Just like the other...
Gilas Pilipinas was drawn in Group B of the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup slated Sept. 27 to Oct. 3 at the Prince Hamza Hall in Amman, Jordan. Gilas Women in file photo. (FIBA) The national cagebelles will take on China, Australia and Taiwan in the preliminary round of the event which also serves as a...
This week’s expected restart of the PBA Philippine Cup eliminations is considered very crucial for teams needing an early momentum in their quarterfinal bids. Meralco Bolts (PBA) Teams are scheduled to undergo RT-PCR tests, the final step before the league can map out the first set of games for...
Photo from FIBA FIBA is scheduled to hold a draw for the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers on Tuesday, Aug. 31 at the world governing body’s headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. The proceedings are set for 6:30 p.m. Manila time, formally kicking off the road to FIBA’s centerpiece event which the...
Photo from PBA The PBA will release the schedule of the Philippine Cup eliminations that will be held at the Don Honorio Ventura State University in Bacolor, Pampanga on a weekly basis starting Tuesday, Aug. 31. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the first set of games will depend on the results...
Photo from tournament website Grandmaster Wesley So halved the point with fellow American Leinier Dominguez Perez to finish third in the Sinquefield Cup of the Grand Chess Tour in Saint Louis, Missouri Thursday (Friday in Manila). So agreed to a draw after 35 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Accepted to...
