Javi Gomez de Liano (FIBA) Javi Gomez de Liano is set to join his younger brother Juan in the Land of the Rising Sun as the Japan B. League announced on Monday, June 5, his assignment to Division 1 team Ibaraki Robots. Though playing for different teams and divisions, Javi decided to follow the...
Screengrab from the tournament livestream courtesy of World Athletics' YouTube channel Olympic-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena fell short of a podium finish at the prestigious Bauhaus-Galan Wanda Diamond League Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden after settling for fourth place over the weekend. Obiena...
Pole vaulter EJ Obiena will be put to test ahead of this month’s Tokyo Olympics when he competes with fellow qualifiers in the Bauhaus-Galan Wanda Diamond League Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden late Sunday. Obiena is coming off multiple podium finishes that include a gold medal at the Taby Stav Gala...
Photo from tournament's Instagram page EJ Obiena toughened up his Tokyo Olympics preparations Friday, July 2, after capturing the gold medal in the Taby Stav Gala Street Pole Vault competition in Bottnaryd, Sweden. Obiena cleared 5.80 meters on his first attempt to win via countback against...
Photo from AFC United City suffered another brutal defeat in Group I of the AFC Champions League, this time at the hands of Japanese side Kawasaki Frontale, 8-0, Friday, July 2 at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It looked like the Philippines Football League titleholders were poised...
Photo from AFC Kaya-Iloilo remained without a point in Group F of the AFC Champions League after being handed a 3-0 defeat by last year’s winner Ulsan Hyundai Friday, July 2 at the Leo Stadium in Pathum Thani, Thailand. Two goals from Oh Se-hun in the first half and one courtesy of Valeri...
Kiefer Ravena (PBA) Kiefer Ravena was included in the Shiga Lakestars’ opening day roster for the 2021-22 B.League season despite being barred by the PBA to push through his stint with the Japanese ballclub. The Lakestars announced Tuesday, June 29 the inclusion of Ravena to their 12-man roster,...
United City's Stephan Schrock (left) and Kaya-Iloilo's Marwin Angeles (AFC photos) United City expects a tough battle against South Korean side Daegu while Kaya-Iloilo takes on another domestic league champion from Southeast Asia in Vietnam’s Viettel tonight in the AFC Champions League. UCFC...
Photo from Perlas Spikers' Facebook page Professional volleyball club team Perlas Spikers said Monday the squad did not breach any health protocols while in bubble training in Baguio City following reports that team members tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the club said they had been...
The bubble training of professional volleyball team Perlas Spikers in Baguio has been temporarily suspended after eight players tested positive of COVID-19. Premier Volleyball League (PVL) commissioner Tony Liao confirmed this Monday, June 28, following reports circulating on social media. The...
Photo from AFC Kaya-Iloilo coach Graham Harvey couldn’t ask more with the effort his team put up after its AFC Champions League debut ended with a 4-1 defeat to BG Pathum United. The Philippines Football League side was given a harsh lesson in its first foray in Asia's biggest club competition as...
United City coach Jason Withe United City coach Jason Withe couldn’t hide his disappointment after being held to a 1-1 draw by Beijing Guoan in the club’s maiden AFC Champions League match Saturday, June 26 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The champions of the Philippines Football League looked like...
