Kai Sotto has committed to join Gilas Pilipinas for the fourth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas confirmed in a statement on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Photo from Adelaide “We are glad to have Kai into the Gilas fold and thank him for his proactive...
Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone is set to make his return to the national team as an assistant coach to Gilas Pilipinas head tactician Chot Reyes for the August window. Ginebra coach Tim Cone (PBA Images) Cone was named as part of the Gilas coaching staff for the World Cup but Reyes bared on...
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas got the full commitment from the country’s major basketball stakeholders for the hosting of the FIBA 2023 World Cup and the formation of the best Gilas Pilipinas team for the global showpiece during a board meeting at the PLDT office in Makati City on Monday,...
The Philippine women’s national football team has penned more friendlies in the coming months as part of its preparation for the 2023 FIFA World Cup. Filipinas (AFF) Aside from Costa Rica and New Zealand, Jamaica and Uzbekistan have expressed interest to test their gears against the newly crowned...
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is set to meet with the country’s major basketball stakeholders to map out their plans for the upcoming FIBA 2023 World Cup which the country will be co-hosting with Japan and Indonesia. Photo from FIBA SBP President Al Panlilio called on the stakeholders to...
Dwight Ramos showed the way as Gilas Pilipinas vented its ire on the hapless India, 79-63, to wrap up the first stage of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on a high note at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, July 3. Photo from FIBA Still licking its wounds from a tough blowout loss against New...
The shorthanded and youth-laden Gilas Pilipinas men’s senior team faces a tall order when it tackles New Zealand on Thursday, June 30, in the third window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers at the EventFinda stadium in Auckland. Photo from Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas The Filipinos are...
Veteran playmaker Kiefer Ravena and NCAA Season 97 MVP Rhenz Abando will headline the Gilas Pilipinas 11-man roster for the third window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced on Saturday, June 25. Kiefer Ravena (PSC-POC Media) Also included in the...
This file photo taken on February 15, 2019 shows the FIFA logo during a press conference held by the president of the football's governing body at the FIFA Executive Football Summit in Istanbul. (AFP) Russia's future in the World Cup teetered on a knife-edge Sunday after FIFA plans to allow them to...
Photo from FIBA A former UAAP player who was part of the New Zealand squad that beat Gilas Pilipinas in their FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers match Sunday, Feb. 27 admitted coming in with a lot to prove. Taane Samuel, who played one season for La Salle as a foreign student athlete in 2018, said he...
Photo from FIBA Thirdy Ravena refused to look at silver linings despite a splendid performance for Gilas Pilipinas in the 88-63 loss to New Zealand in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Ravena was one of the few bright spots in the game held Sunday, Feb. 27 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, leading...
FIBA photo Gilas Pilipinas couldn’t keep up with the well-executed game plan of New Zealand and suffered an 88-63 loss Sunday, Feb. 27 in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Filipino cagers were outmatched by the all-around showing of the Tall Blacks while their...
