Rain or Shine prevailed in a fiery shootout against TNT and spoiled the 50-point debut of Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson and the career-high of Calvin Oftana with a gutsy 119-112 victory to punch a ticket to the playoffs in the 2023- 24 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday,...
MADRID (AFP) -- Spanish World Cup-winning star Jenni Hermoso told a judge on Tuesday, Jan. 2, that the kiss forced on her by disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales was "at no point consensual" and that she had come under pressure to defend his actions. Spain's Jenni Hermoso (AFP)...
TOKYO (AFP) -- Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma was named in Japan's Asian Cup squad on Monday, Dec. 1, despite an ankle injury, as coach Hajime Moriyasu looks to erase the "frustration" of their 2019 final defeat. Brighton winger Japanese Kaoru Mitoma (AFP) Brighton coach Roberto De Zerbi said last...
Basketball and volleyball never lacked support from Filipinos in 2023. Basketball and volleyball tournaments set record attendance in 2023. Year 2024 should only continue to get more of it. Philippine sports saw fans come in droves whether it was in Metro Manila or outside of it to...
From left: Cup of Joe Gab Fernandez, Xen Gareza, Gian Bernardino, Sevii Severino and Raphael Ridao (Carissa Alcantara) The current darlings of the Pinoy pop music scene, Cup of Joe, made a phenomenal entrance for 2023. Starting their humble beginnings as students, the band consists of Gian...
NEW DELHI (AFP) -- India may be forced to forfeit a Davis Cup playoff hosted by rival Pakistan, with the local tennis association saying on Thursday, Dec. 28, the team was waiting on New Delhi's approval to travel. The nuclear-armed neighbors have fought several wars since winning independence from...
Terrence Romeo lit the Christmas Day fireworks inside the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Terrence Romeo waxes hot for SMB. (PBA Images) The flamboyant point guard presided over a huge fourth quarter explosion for San Miguel to take down Phoenix, 117-96, and book a spot to the quarterfinals in the 2023 PBA...
Magnolia shrugged off a desperate resistance from Converge, pulling away in the final frame for an 88-80 victory to keep its hunt for the top seed in the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, Dec. 23. Tyler Bey scatters 22 of his 27 points in the second half to...
Magnolia looks to close out the year on a high note and get a better position in the standings against the lowly Converge in the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, Dec. 23. Already clinched the twice-to-beat advantage after sealing their spot in the Top...
Tony Bishop faces his old pals when Barangay Ginebra clashes with Meralco in a tiff crucial to their playoff plans in the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, Dec. 22. Barangay Ginebra center Tony Bishop goes for a layup. (PBA Images) Tip-off of the marquee duel...
Daniella Uy, deemed the least-credentialed among the four Filipinas, defied expectations as she emerged the standout performer after 18 holes of the Asia Pacific Cup, matching par 72 to trail Thai ace Atthaya Thitikul and three others, including Korean amateur Hyosong Lee, by four in Indonesia on...
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas has turned over the basketball floorings used in the country’s hosting of the FIBA World Cup to the Philippine Sports Commission in a simple ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 21. SBP President Al Panlilio, center, turns over the FIBA courts used in the World Cup...
