BOCAUE, Bulacan – Italy pulled away in the final frame and overcame a huge Angola scare, 81-67, to open its Group A campaign in the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Philippine Arena here on Friday, Aug. 25. Nicolo Melli provides the veteran presence for the slow-starting Italy (Noel Pabalate/MB)...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Friday, Aug. 25, expressed its full support to all the participants of the FIBA World Cup 2023. Photo credit to PCSO "In line with our vision to empower, uplift, and serve the Filipino people as the premier government agency...
By MARK MONTEJO The Philippine men's basketball team was basking in glory as a world powerhouse especially during the heydays of basketball Hall of Fame inductee Caloy Loyzaga in the 1950s and 60s. Now, the gallant men of Gilas Pilipinas are tasked to carry the torch against the...
By IANE MACASIEB Members of OPM band Ben&Ben could not contain their excitement as they will be performing along with pop star Sarah Geronimo during the opening day of the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan on Friday, Aug. 25. Photo from Ben&Ben's Facebook page In...
PLDT Inc., Smart, MediaQuest Holdings, Cignal TV, and NTT DATA Friday, Aug. 25, announced their collaboration to offer a new experience for basketball fans from the Philippines and overseas who will watch the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 onsite in Manila: the unveiling of Pearl, the...
Former Serbia head coach, now China's mentor, Sasha Djordjevic, who once criticized Gilas Pilipinas for the lack of quality, is now heaping praises on the national team. Sasha Djordjevic, who once said that Gilas lacks quality, now says the Nationals are a team to respect (FIBA photo) ...
Team captain Japeth Aguilar is fully embracing his new role with the Nationals and he is thankful for the past Gilas leaders who paved the way for him. Japeth Aguilar is taking the leadership role for Gilas Pilipinas (Noel Pabalate) “I'm not really a vocal person pero I just want to...
Everything hinges on a single game – the one that holds power to either bring the dreams within reach or shatter every fragment of hope and prayers from the entirety of this basketball-crazy nation. Now is the time to show the lessons learned from the past. Gilas Pilipinas huddles up in...
The Philippine national team that participated in the 1978 FIBA World Championship may have ended the tournament without a win, but no one will ever dispute how hard the players fought for glory in front of their countrymen. 1978 Philippine national basketball team. (SBP) Culled from different...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes said the team will get its hands full in just trying to contain Dominican Republic’s NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns during their match at the Philippine Arena on Friday, Aug. 25. Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to be the biggest thorn to the side of Gilas...
Pop star Sarah Geronimo and local folk-pop band Ben&Ben along with The Dawn are set to perform in the opening day of the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan on Friday, Aug. 25. Sarah Geronimo (FIBA Photo) The performances will take place just right after the 4...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- A talented United States team of young NBA players will try to capture the Basketball World Cup with a fast-paced attacking style and a physical defensive scheme. Jalen Brunson of the United States grabs a rebound ahead of teammate Anthony Edwards after Brandon Ingram of...
