PBA commissioner Willie Marcial PBA commissioner Willie Marcial declined to entertain questions regarding other issues affecting the league, particularly the issue surrounding Kiefer Ravena’s signing with the Japanese club Shiga Lakestars. Marcial begged for understanding at the start of the...
Eumir Marcial With just two weeks to go before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial said that he and the other 18 members of Team Philippines offer their campaign to the men and women that lost their lives in a tragic C-130 plane crash last week. “We offer our best...
Manny V. Pangilinan Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes of Team Philippines will get a chance to become instant millionaires. This is after the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) approved during a board meeting Thursday, July 8 that it will grant a cash reward to 19 Filipino athletes with podium finishes in...
Photo from PBA The PBA was finally given the go-signal by the Inter-Agency Task Force to begin its 46th season on July 16 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City after months of delays due to the fluidity of the COVID-19 situation. Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra made the...
The question as to when the PBA’s 46th season will start now lies on the Inter-Agency Task Force after the league presented its case on Wednesday, July 7. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial is hoping for a favorable nod from the IATF after attending the meeting presided by Foreign Affairs...
The Alaska Aces gather at midcourt during their training session in Batangas (PBA photo) PBA teams will continue to practice outside of Metro Manila and provinces under NCR Plus after the government extended the stricter version of General Community Quarantine regulations in the said areas until...
Filipino boxing icon Nonito Donaire paid homage to his wife Rachel for guiding him in his road to become the new WBC bantamweight champion. WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (left) and wife and head trainer Rachel (Photo from Nonito Donaire's Instagram) Taking it to Instagram , Donaire wrote...
NLEX guard Kiefer Ravena (PBA Images) Kiefer Ravena thanked the management of the NLEX Road Warriors in supporting his decision to sign with the Shiga Lakestars in Japan. Ravena in a Facebook post Wednesday, June 2, expressed gratitude to the Road Warriors management “for giving me your blessing...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial Kiefer Ravena may have to clear some things with the PBA before he can push through with his move to play in Japan. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said terms of the Uniform Players Contract bars the NLEX Road Warriors star from suiting up with B.League side Shiga...
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel's LA Tenorio tries to prevent an entry pass to rookie Brian Enriquez, right, during practice at the Aquamarine Recreational Center in Lipa City, Batangas. It was Tenorio's first practice with the team following a visit to the United States. (PBA Images) PBA teams will...
ABAP president Ricky Vargas Officials of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) are still waiting for the US visas of three Tokyo Olympics-bound boxers training in Thailand while it has given a go for another Olympian in Eumir Marcial to travel from Dubai to Colorado Springs...
The Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings huddle at center court during a practice session in Batangas City. (Photo from PBA) PBA teams are bracing for new quarantine classifications that could allow the resumption of full practices and scrimmages in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces under the NCR Plus...
