HANGZHOU, China - The pain is now totally healed as far as Gilas coach Tim Cone is concerned. Philippines' coach Tim Cone is carried by his team players after winning the gold medal game between Jordan and the Philippines at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern...
The three stars and the sun have finally shone above Asia. Gilas Pilipinas ends a 61-year medal drought in the Asian Games (PSC-POC) Gilas Pilipinas is back to the throne after an agonizing 61-year wait in the men’s 5-on-5 basketball in the Asian Games and it was only natural for...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez hailed on Saturday, Oct. 7 the "historic" and "extraordinary" feat that Gilas Pilipinas accomplished when it won the gold medal in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. "With immense...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Contributed photo) Can you say, "best basketball team in Asia?" House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo sure can, and he's talking about none other than the country’s very own Gilas...
MANILA (AFP) -- Filipinos roared in joy and relief as their men's basketball team ended decades of heartbreak in winning their first Asian Games gold medal in 61 years. Philippines' players hold their country's national flag as they celebrate their win against Jordan at the men's gold medal...
President Marcos has congratulated Gilas Pilipinas and three other Filipino athletes for clinching gold medals from the 19th Asian Games on Friday, Oct. 6. 'GOLD!' — Asian Games gold medalists EJ Obiena, Meggie Ochoa, Annie Ramirez, and Gilas Pilipinas' Scottie Thompson (Philippine Sports...
HANGZHOU, China – The Philippines produced what could go down as one of its greatest basketball wins in the history of Asian Games with a tense-filled 70-60 victory over Jordan Friday, Oct. 6, at the Hangzhou Olympic Gymnasium here. Gilas players rejoice after beating Jordan in the men's 5-on-5...
The National Collegiate Athletic Association on Friday, Oct. 6, lauded Gilas Pilipinas for making the country proud in the Hangzhou Asian Games in China. NCAA management Committee chair Paul Supan of Season 99 host Jose Rizal University said the country’s oldest and longest running league is just...
For the first time in 33 years, the Philippine Men’s Basketball Team has successfully reached the Asian Games Final and is all set to battle Jordan and its star player Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for a shot at its first gold since 1962. Thanks to the heroic performance by Justin Brownlee, Gilas is a...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- Fed-up Chinese basketball fans berated and mocked the men's national team on Thursday, Oct. 4, after the hosts' agonizing 77-76 defeat to the Philippines in the Asian Games semifinals. Jinqui Hu of China (AFP) The hashtag "Chinese men's basketball lost twice to Philippines in 32...
Just as the buzzer sounded off on Wednesday night, Oct. 4, in the game between the Philippines and China in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, not a few Filipinos may have stopped rejoicing for a moment to call to mind the storied campaign of the country’s first-ever, all professional basketball...
HANGZHOU, China – “Just-in” time. That was how one self-styled expert described Justine Brownlee’s sudden explosion in the final half that helped power Gilas Pilipinas to spell-binding 77-76 win over China in their titanic semis duel in the 19th Asian Games that left home fans in funeral...
