Filipino-Japanese forward Matthew Aquino was named in Japan’s national team pool for the first window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, the B.League announced on Monday, Nov. 15. Matthew Aquino (right) was named to Japan's national team pool. (Photo from B.League) The former National University...
France's forward Kylian Mbappe (right) vies with Kazakhstan's defender Aleksandr Marochkin during the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualification football match between France and Kazakhstan at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, on November 13, 2021. (AFP) World champions France booked its place at next...
Alen Stajcic An Australian coach who guided his country to two FIFA Women’s World Cup appearances and a quarterfinals berth in the Olympics will call the shots for the national women’s football team. The Philippine Football Federation announced Tuesday, Oct. 26 the hiring of Alen Stajcic for...
Photo from FIBA The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is looking forward to the hosting of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers under a bubble setup in February. SBP president Al Panlilio said the experience of staging the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers last June will help a great deal in trying to...
Photo from FIBA The Philippines will host all Group A matches of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers originally slated for two windows under a bubble format in Feb. 2022. FIBA made the announcement after its executive committee decided to implement another bubble for two of the four groups in Asia...
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against Uruguay during the South American qualification football match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, on October 10, 2021. (Photo by ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP) Lionel Messi opened the scoring as Argentina...
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin said facing New Zealand, South Korea and India will present different challenges in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Despite already assured of a spot in FIBA’s centerpiece event, Gilas is still going to take part in the Asian Qualifiers...
Spain national team member Rudy Fernandez draws the Philippines during a proceeding to determine the groupings for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers held Thursday, Aug. 31 at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas is set for another duel with old rival South Korea...
Photo from FIBA The official draw of the highly anticipated 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. (Manila Time) from the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Switzerland. The qualifier draw ceremony marks the tip-off as teams try to successfully navigate their way on the...
Photo from FIBA FIBA is scheduled to hold a draw for the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers on Tuesday, Aug. 31 at the world governing body’s headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. The proceedings are set for 6:30 p.m. Manila time, formally kicking off the road to FIBA’s centerpiece event which the...
Four PH chessers advanced to the next round of their respective divisions in the FIDE Online Rapid World Cup Cadets & Youth Chess Championships over the weekend. Wayne Ruiz advanced to the Open 14-under playoff round after ending up in a six-player logjam for second place in the preliminaries....
Woman National Master Jersey Marticio slipped from the top spot after eight rounds in the FIDE Online Rapid World Cup Cadets & Youth Girls U14 Sunday. Marticio yielded to second seed Woman FIDE Master Alexandra Shvedova of Russia in the seventh round then bounced back with an eighth-round...
