Matthew Wright perhaps echoed the sentiment of every PBA player recently as the waiting game for the 46th season to start lingers on due to the COVID-19 crisis. “Tired of waiting to play this game,” the Phoenix Super LPG star said on Instagram recently. View this post on Instagram Wright and...
It will still be our favorite for the next 50 Last April 1, 2021, instant noodle brand, Original Nissin Cup Noodles, pranked noodle lovers all over the world with the supposed comeback of Cup O' Noodles, its name not until the change in the '90s. And hearing its first brand name sure brought a lot...
The PBA’s plan to have its teams and staff vaccinated remains far from clarity even if the government is allowing private entities like the pro league to purchase on their own. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said there are no new developments with regards to the vaccination program which could...
All-Star Game also set in May The second conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) is already in the works by dubbing it as the “Wesley So Cup.” PCAP Commissioner Paul Elauria said the 27-year-old Cavite-born Grandmaster, who recently became an American citizen,...
Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Chief Operating Officer Rocky Chan Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Chief Operating Officer Rocky Chan said Monday, April 5, that instead of creating dissension in the local basketball community, officials from the MPBL should focus in providing help to players by allowing them...
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has sent an apparent warning to its players and teams joining the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, another regional league albeit a professional one. In the Memorandum No. 29-2021 dated April 1, Thursday, MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes...
North Macedonia players celebrate after the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification football match Germany v North Macedonia in Duisburg, western Germany on March 31, 2021. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / AFP) Germany's performance was dubbed "embarrassing" after they suffered their first World Cup...
Screenshots from Instagram accounts of Chris Ross and Scottie Thompson PBA teams and players are once again settling on individual or online workouts to make up for the temporary stoppage of practices due to the return of Enhanced Community Quarantine regulations. Social media posts showed players...
Jaja Santiago scored 11 points for Ageo Medics in their championship match against NEC at the Japanese V.Cup Division 1 finals (Photo from Ageo Medics) The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) lauded Jaja Santiago’s recent success overseas as the first Filipino player to win a...
Alaska guard Maverick Ahanmisi drives to the basket against Anthony Semerad of NLEX during the PBA Philippine Cup last year in Pampanga. (Photo from PBA) At least one PBA player is supportive of the idea of holding another bubble in the light of the return to stricter quarantine regulations in most...
Photo from FIBA The COVID-19 pandemic is making it difficult for Gilas Pilipinas to map out concrete plans for the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers and the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. “This word ‘plans’ is like a dream. We should be saying ‘What are your fantasies?’”...
Photo from FIBA For Kai Sotto to play for Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers and the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, program director Tab Baldwin said the 7-foot-3 youngster will need more than just showing up for both competitions. “He has a willingness to come and I guess I’m the...
