HANGZHOU, China – Tennis star Alex Eala isn’t the “sweetheart” of Philippine sports for nothing. Alex Eala and partner Francis Alcantara (PSC-POC Media pool) She also earned a new moniker as the latest “wonder woman” of Team Philippines that enabled her to join an elite club of...
Powerhouse Mongolia proved to be a tough nut to crack for Gilas Pilipinas as the Nationals absorbed a 21-12 defeat on Friday, Sept. 29, denying them an outright spot in the quarterfinals of the men’s 3x3 basketball event in the 19th Asian Games at the Deqing Geographic Information Park in...
The Philippine Blu Girls crushed a feisty South Korean side, 5-0, in the women's softball competition at the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The Philippine Blu Girls advance to the super round of the women's softball competition of the 19th Asian Games. (ASAPHIL) The win immediately erased...
Gilas Pilipinas sustained its fiery form as Ana Castillo and Janine Pontejos continued to connect from deep to torch Hong Kong, 99-63, in the women’s basketball competitions in the 19th Asian Games at the Shaoxing Olympic Sports Stadium in Hangzhou, China on Friday, Sept. 29. Afril...
HANGZHOU, China – After investing so much time and money with the help of the Philippine Sports Commission, it's now time for the pole vault ace EJ Obiena to deliver the big one for Team Philippines in the 19 th Asian Games here. EJ Obiena (AFP) Judging his sterling performances since the...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- Three North Korean shooters cried their eyes out on the podium after winning the country's first gold medal of the Asian Games in China on Thursday, Sept. 28. The trio saluted and gradually dissolved into floods of tears as the red, white and blue North Korean flag was hoisted in...
The pressure surely weighs heavy on Sarina Bolden, Sara Eggesvik and the rest of the Philippine women’s national football team when they take on Japan in the quarterfinals of the 19th Asian Games on Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Wenzhou Sports Centre Stadium in China. Filipinas face Japan in...
HANGZHOU, China – Tennis star Alex Eala isn’t the “sweetheart” of Philippine sports for nothing. Alex Eala (PSC/POC Media pool) She also earned a new moniker as the latest “wonder woman” of Team Philippines that enabled her join an elite club of multiple winners in the Asian...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- Former Brooklyn Nets starter Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was hailed as the "missing piece" for Jordan at the Asian Games on Thursday, Sept. 28, with the "Kobe Bryant clone" hitting a game-high 17 points against Bahrain. Jordan's Rondae Hollis Jefferson (AFP) The American was...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- Gymnast Oksana Chusovitina made her international debut for the Soviet Union, and while the country may be long gone, the 48-year-old is still going strong. Uzbekistan's Oksana Chusovitina competes in the women's vault in the artistic gymnastics at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in...
Sara Eggesvik delivered a brace in the second half to bring the Philippine women’s national football team past Myanmar, 3-0, and advanced to the knockout quarterfinals round of the 19th Asian Games on Thursday night, Sept. 28, at the Wenzhou Sports Centre Stadium in China. Sara...
HANGZHOU – A long-time rival awaits Nesthy Petecio at the other end of the ring on Friday, Sept. 29, when she finally makes her debut in the 19th Asian Games. Nesthy Petecio (File photo) The Tokyo Olympic silver medal winner faces top seed Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei in an early clash between...
