Kiefer Ravena Kiefer Ravena helped spark a fourth quarter comeback as the Shiga Lakestars beat Thirdy Ravena and the San-En Neophoenix in their much-anticipated B.League season-opening duel Saturday, Oct. 2 at the Ukaruchan Arena in Otsu, Japan. The elder Ravena had a hand in the Lakestars’...
Photo from Niigata Albirex Kobe Paras scored 25 points in an impressive debut but Niigata Albirex absorbed an 85-81 home loss to the Kyoto Hannaryz in its B.League season opener Saturday, Oct. 2 at the City Hall Plaza Aore in Nagaoka, Japan. Paras waxed hot in the first half to help Niigata rally...
Brothers Thirdy (left) and Kiefer Ravena A good start and bragging rights will be at stake when Thirdy Ravena and the San-En Neophoenix go on the road to face older brother Kiefer and the Shiga Lakestars to highlight the start of the much-anticipated campaign for Filipino players in Japan’s...
Thirdy Ravena’s breakthrough stint with Japanese club San-En Neophoenix created plenty of opportunities for Filipino players to ply their trade in the Land of the Rising Sun. And with Ravena joined by seven compatriots, the B.League is expected to create plenty of buzz among Filipino fans as...
Photo from Japan B.League Filipino basketball fans will get a chance to see eight players who took their talents to Japan on television and online after the B.League struck a deal with a local cable channel. The B.League announced Wednesday, Sept. 29 that Tap Digital Media Ventures will air 51...
Filipino, American, and Japanese troops kicked off this year's iteration of the "Kaagapay ng mga Mandirigma mula sa Dagat" (KAMANDAG) exercise on Tuesday, September 28, but participants were drastically reduced due to the prevailing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Filipino, American, and...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's ruling party picks its new leader Wednesday, with a mild-mannered former foreign minister and the Twitter-savvy vaccine chief leading the race to become the country's next prime minister. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is going to the polls with Prime Minister Yoshihide...
Kiefer Ravena (PBA Images) By REYNALD MAGALLON Kiefer Ravena is seeing a lot of room for growth when he suits up for the Shiga Lakestars in the Japan B. League which is about to kick off this weekend. In an interview streamed through the Lakestars’ YouTube channel, Ravena expressed his excitement...
The value of all ongoing foreign-assisted projects of the government increased by almost half last year after President Duterte augmented the country’s coronavirus response, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl...
By REYNALD MAGALLON Shiga Lakestars officially welcomed NLEX guard Kiefer Ravena through its social media pages on Sunday following news confirming the release from the PBA of the Gilas Pilipinas stalwart. The Lakestars already updated Ravena’s player information on its official website while...
Photo from PBA Kiefer Ravena will no longer return for the remainder of NLEX’s campaign in the PBA Philippine Cup after being cleared to play for the Shiga Lakestars in time for the start of Japan’s B.League season next week. Team official Ronald Dulatre confirmed Saturday, Sept. 24 that Ravena...
Photo by Munehiro Kugimiya Carlos Yulo returned to competition after his Tokyo Olympics campaign by capturing one gold and one bronze medal in the 2021 All-Japan Senior and Masters Gymnastics Championships in Yamagata Thursday. Yulo ruled the floor exercise where he is the reigning world champion...
