Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas could play without the presence of fans for its campaign in the Group A of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers later this month at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Sonny Barrios said the Quezon City government nixed the...
Photo from PBA TNT, which has committed to lend some of its players for the upcoming FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, will play four games in a span of seven days when the PBA Governors’ Cup resumes Friday, Feb. 11 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Tropang Giga begin the rigid schedule on the day of...
Photo from AFC National women’s football team veteran Camille Rodriguez said the achievement of reaching the FIFA Women’s World Cup is proof that a long-term approach can eventually reap benefits. Rodriguez shared that it took more than just financial backing for the team to grow from failed...
Photo from PBA If returning Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes would have his way, he prefers to put less emphasis on having PBA players beyond the upcoming February window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Reyes made this point while being in the early stages of the qualifiers that will have a...
Manny V. Pangilinan Manny V. Pangilinan believes everyone, including himself, is accountable for the situation that led to the sudden coaching change in Gilas Pilipinas three weeks before plunging into action in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Pangilinan, speaking for the first time since Chot Reyes...
Photo from FIBA The composition of the Gilas Pilipinas roster for this month’s FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers window will be tackled Friday, Feb. 4 in a special board meeting. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial and representatives of the 12 ballclubs will discuss plans proposed by coach Chot Reyes,...
Photo from AFC Sarina Bolden said the national women’s football team’s successful bid to secure a historic berth in the FIFA Women’s World Cup was a product of a winning mentality that was lacking in past campaigns. Bolden saw the transformation during the ongoing AFC Women’s Asian Cup with...
Chot Reyes (Photo from FIBA) Chot Reyes will return to his familiar role as coach of Gilas Pilipinas in time for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced late Monday, Jan. 31. The SBP said Reyes was brought back to call the shots after Tab Baldwin...
Photo from AFC Olivia McDaniel was glad to step up on both sides during a tense penalty shootout that ended with the national women’s football team securing a spot in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The stocky goalkeeper had two saves late in the shootout while also keeping the Pinay booters’...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Jan. 31, congratulated the Philippines’ women’s football team as it punches its way to a historic appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC), the first Philippine team to do so. (Photo from AFC) The Malditas won in penalty over Chinese Taipei in the...
Photo from FIBA A limited number of team passes for the games of Gilas Pilipinas for next year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup will be sold online starting March 1. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas said in a press release Wednesday, Jan. 26 that 1,100 passes will be made available under an...
Argentina's Lionel Messi (center) drives the ball past Brazil's Fred (left) and Eder Militao during their South American qualification football match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the San Juan del Bicentenario stadium in San Juan, Argentina, on November 16, 2021. (AFP) Argentina qualified...
