Strong Group completed a hard-earned 96-91 win over Jordan to finish at fifth place in the 2026 William Jones Cup at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium Friday, Aug. 21. The SGA ballers overcame a 62-70 deficit heading into the fourth and leaned on a 13-4 blitz capped by Titing Manalili’s inside basket to...
Strong Group Athletics closed out its three-peat bid with a statement win over Chinese Taipei Blue, 117-74, but was eventually relegated to the battle for 5th place in the 2026 William Jones Cup at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium Thursday, Aug. 20. The Philippine-based club imposed its will throughout the...
The Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA), organizer of the ongoing 2026 William Jones Cup, has issued a public apology following the sudden change of format that jeopardized the three-peat bid of Strong Group Athletics. CTBA disclosed in its statement that the body ratified the running...
There was no question why coach Charles Tiu and Strong Group Athletics were still disappointed despite their vengeful 27-point rout of South Korea. It was the format. The SGA dribblers fell short to a much-needed 32-point lead as they only carved out a 113-87 win against the Ethan Alvano-led Korea...
Strong Group Athletics needed to shake off a sluggish start before completing a 107-86 victory over Japan to take its third straight win in the 2026 William Jones Cup at Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City Tuesday, Aug. 18. The SGA ballers struggled in the opening frame but regained their form...
Three-peat-seeking Strong Group Athletics flashed its championship form and dismantled Chinese Taipei Blue, 97-78, to go two in a row in the 2026 William Jones Cup at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City Sunday, Aug. 16. Following their breakthrough 78-72 triumph over Japan, the SGA cagers...
Three-peat chasing Strong Group Athletics rediscovered its winning form and held off Japan, 78-72, to barge into the winning column of the 2026 William Jones Cup at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City Saturday, Aug. 15. Coming off a 110-79 beating from South Korea, SGA regrouped quickly and...
The three-pead bid of Strong Group Athletics got off to a shaky start after dropping a 79-110 loss to South Korea in the William Jones Cup at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City Friday, Aug. 14. Despite the hulking presence of Serbian giant Boban Marjanovic and a potent core of imports,...
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato – A councilor of the Kadayangan, Special Geographic Area-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (SGA-BARMM) was gunned down Thursday afternoon in this town. Police Lt. Col. Rey Salgado, head of the Midsayap Municipal Police, said the attack against Kadayangan...
COTABATO CITY – Two people were killed Monday afternoon when armed hostilities erupted between warring clans in Pahamuddin town in the Special Geographic Area of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (SGA-BARMM), police said Tuesday. Police Capt. Rafael Bataan, police chief of the...
COTABATO CITY – About 160 families fled to safer grounds Thursday night after armed groups exchanged gunfire in Barangay Malingao, Kadayangan, in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) Special Geographic Area (SGA) in Cotabato province. Barangay Malingao chairperson...
COTABATO CITY – The death toll in the bloody gun attack in the Special Geographic Area of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (SGA-BARMM) on Tuesday rose to four as two more wounded victims have died in the hospital, police said. “Four other wounded victims remained in...
