Coach Ron Dulay (Marinerang Pilipina) Former Ateneo volleyball players Gretchen Ho and Jem Ferrer paid respects to veteran coach Ron Dulay, who passed away Monday after a battle with bone marrow disease. He was 48. “Sad news today,” said Ho in a Twitter post. “Coach Ron was the one who asked...
'New faces, more balanced' -- Commissioner Eric Altamirano From left, Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra, Chooks 3x3 commissioner Eric Altamirano and 3x3 player Alvin Pasaol (Handout photo) Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 commissioner Eric Altamirano said Thursday that movements of players...
In this file photo, the NorthPort Batang Pier practice social distancing during their practice last March before the government implemented the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. (Photo from NorthPort's Twitter account) Team practices in the professional ranks could be put on hold...
From left, Games and Amusements Board chairman Baham Mitra, Chooks 3x3 commissioner Eric Altamirano and 3x3 player Alvin Pasaol (Handout photo) The Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 league has gained professional status from the Games and Amusements Board ahead of plans to start its second season in...
Three-time PBA champion Chico Lanete Three-time PBA champion Chico Lanete has been tapped by Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 as playing assistant coach for its pro teams. "Having Chico around will be of great help to our players as 3x3 is a game of court awareness," said league owner Ronald...
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (ABL Images) The ASEAN Basketball League on Wednesday expressed its commitment to stage the 2021 season amid talks that the decade-old regional league is on the brink of folding. “We will now turn our efforts into planning for the next ASEAN Basketball League season in...
Gilas Pilipinas' RR Pogoy, named by FIBA as one of its improved players, collars the rebound against Indonesia in file photo. (FIBA Images) The official website of world governing body FIBA named Roger Pogoy as one of seven improved players based on his performance in Gilas Pilipinas’ Asia Cup...
Former Gilas coach also bats for pool of reinforcements The choice of naturalized player in the 2023 FIBA World Cup will depend on the development of 7-foot-2 local Kai Sotto and Cypriot-born Filino AJ Edu, said former Gilas Pilipinas coach Yeng Guiao. (FIBA Images) If it is possible...
After 10 seasons, is the ABL closing shop? In this file photo, coach Jimmy Alapag draws a play for Alab Pilipinas in the ASEAN Basketball League, which hangs in peril due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (ABL Images) The ASEAN Basketball League is in danger of folding after 10 seasons due to the economic...
Collegiate stars Jack Animam of National University, Ateneo's Thirdy Ravena and Kenneth Tuffin of Far Eastern University. (UAAP Images) The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas hailed the decision of Thirdy Ravena, Kenneth Tuffin and Jack Animam to take their talents overseas, adding it will only...
Tab Baldwin stays with Gilas Pilipinas The Samahang Basketbol sa Pilipinas (SBP) has reprimanded amateur players like Thirdy Ravena, left, after breaching the General Community Quarantine guidelines on playing five-on-five basketball. (Photo from TrueFocus Basketball @truefocus_ph / Instagram) The...
PH kickboxers continue training amid COVID-19 pandemic Philippine kickboxing team (MB Photo / Ali Vicoy) Safety remains paramount for the Samahang Kickboxing ng Pilipinas (SKP), whose athletes have been told to strictly follow stringent government protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic. SKP...
