Photo from Niigata By REYNALD MAGALLON Kobe Paras delivered in the final moments of the game as Niigata Albirex BB escaped Kyoto Hannaryz, 76-75, to take his first victory in Japan B. League on Sunday, Oct. 3. Paras, who exploded for 25 points on his debut against Kyoto on Saturday, struggled this...
Photo from Japan B.League By REYNALD MAGALLON Thirdy Ravena keyed San-En NeoPhoenix’s come-from-behind 101-96 overtime win over his brother Kiefer and the Shiga Lakestars to split a two-game road showdown in B. League on Sunday, Oct. 3. The Ravena siblings engaged in a memorable duel with Thirdy...
Juan Gomez de Liano (Earthfriends Tokyo Z) Juan Gomez de Liano saw limited action in his B.League second division debut Saturday, Oct. 2 that saw Earthfriends Tokyo Z suffer an 89-82 road defeat to the Kagawa Five Arrows. Gomez De Liano, still bothered by an injury, played 3 1/2 minutes and scored...
Photo from Nagoya Diamond Dolphins Ray Parks Jr. didn’t see action in the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins’ B.League season-opening 80-77 road loss to the Shibuya Sun Rockers Saturday, Oct. 2 due to an injury. The Diamond Dolphins bared minutes before the match held in Tokyo that Parks didn’t suit up...
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...
Grazielle Bombita Grazielle Bombita brings her game to the Cignal HD Spikers in future Premier Volleyball League competitions. The 5-foot-9 outside hitter became the latest addition to the squad as it tries to beef up its lineup ahead of 2022 PVL season. “@bombitagraze is ready to detonate and...
Photo from PFL The Philippines Football League is set to hold a meeting in the first week of October to plan for the start of the 2021 season which has been delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. PFL commissioner Coco Torre assured everyone that the league continues to find ways to...
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...
FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta (right) attends the Spanish League football match between FC Barcelona and Granada at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on September 20, 2021. (Photo by LUIS GENE / AFP) UEFA says that it is dropping its disciplinary case against Real Madrid, Barcelona and...
