HANGZHOU, China – What’s happening to the people of Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas? Gilas Pilipinas (PBA Images) With the backing of Smart and PLDT top honcho Manny V. Pangilinan, SBP executives should be on top of situation in all matters pertaining to basketball because it is closest to the...
HANGZHOU, China – Tokyo Games bronze medalist Eumir Marcial knows the perils of fighting in a heavier weight division for the first time. Eumir Marcial wins over Mongolia's Dalai Ganzorig. (PSC-POC Media Pool) That’s why one can’t blame him when he just played hard enough in the...
HANGZHOU, China – Forget about the mishandling of the Gilas Pilipinas’ lineup back home, it’s now time to get real. Gilas Pilipinas (PBA Images) The Nationals arrived in this modern city on Sunday, Sept. 24, in high spirits despite the difficulty of coach Tim Cone to assemble a...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- Olympic champions Zhang Yufei and Wang Shun powered to gold on Sunday, Sept. 24, as hosts China won all seven races on the opening night of swimming at the Asian Games, smashing a slew of Asian records. China's Zhang Yufei celebrates winning gold during the medals ceremony for the...
The Gilas Pilipinas women's team is pulling out of the 3x3 basketball event in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China following the denial of the appeal for the two replacement players. Gilas Women program director Pat Aquino said the team had no other choice but to withdraw from the...
HANGZHOU, China – What good about Fil-Canadian swimmer Kayla Sanchez is that she’s humble and forthright. No alibis whatsoever. Kayla Sanchez (File photo) So when she failed in her first test after the Philippine 4x100m freestyle relay team finished a far fifth in the contest...
HANGZHOU, China – Tokyo Olympic veteran Eumir Marcial gave Mongolia’s Dalai Ganzorig a neat lesson in boxing while two-time Olympic swimming medalist Kayla Sanchez failed in her first test in the Asian Games here. Eumir Marcial is too classy for his Mongolian opponent....
HANGZHOU, China – What an impressive start for a first-timer from Cebu in the biggest continental showpiece. Mark Ashley Fajardo (Mark Ashley Fajardo's Facebook post) Mark Ashley Fajardo made sure his debut in the 19th Asian Games would be remembered in the years to come when he scored a first...
HANGZHOU, China – It will be another exciting week for tennis princess Alex Eala as she launches her medal bid in the women’s singles event on Monday, Sept. 25, in the 19th Asian Games here. Alex Eala. (File Photo/Alex Eala's Facebook page) Considered as one of the region’s rising...
HANGZHOU, China –– Taekwondo jin Patrick King Perez distinguished himself as the first medal winner for Team Philippines by taking the bronze on Sunday, Sept. 24, in the men’s individual poomsae in the 19 th Asian Games here. Patrick King Perez becomes the country's first medal winner...
Floremel Rodriguez and Genesa Eslapor kept their medal hopes alive after barging into the women’s quarterfinals in beach volleyball at the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Sunday, Sept. 24. Floremel Rodriguez and Genesa Eslapor inch closer to the medal round after barging into the...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 19th Asian Games in a colorful ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday, Sept. 23, launching a two-week sporting extravaganza that boasts more athletes than the Olympics. China's President Xi Jinping waves during the opening ceremony of the 2022...
