Sarah Ababa fired a one-under 69 to open a four-stroke lead after Day 1 of the ICTSI Negros Occidental Golf Classic in Bacolod on Wednesday, March 15. Ababa’s last win on the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour came all the way back in Sherwood Hills in 2015, but the Davao native put herself in a …
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Bacolod bows to Marikina in MPBL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolod City of Smiles failed to hang on to its fourth quarter lead to suffer a 79-67 defeat to Marikina Shoemasters in the 2023 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) at the Batangas City Coliseum on Tuesday night, March 14. Holding to a 58-53 lead midway in the fourth quarter, the …
Tennis: Eala gets wild card pass for Miami Open
Filipina tennis superstar Alex Eala will suit up for the Miami Open 2023 after being included in the list of wild card entries. Eala was among the 22 athletes who got a pass for the ATP Masters 1000 tournament. She is one of the seven players under the WTA Main Draw Wild Cards. The Miami …
TNT eliminates NorthPort
By ADRIAN STEWART CO TNT Tropang Giga dashed NorthPort Batang Pier’s quarterfinal hopes in the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup with a 134-110 rout at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City yesterday. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson finished with double-double 31 points and 11 rebounds to go with four steals and three assists as the Tropang Giga zoomed …
Bacolod to host PBA All-Star Weekend 2024
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Following the successful hosting of Iloilo province’s Passi City over the weekend, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Star Weekend will remain in Western Visayas next year. PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial announced on Monday, March 13, that the annual PBA festivity will return to Bacolod City next year as per the …
PBA Governors’ Cup: Beermen’s Fajardo out with injury
By ADRIAN STEWART CO San Miguel Beermen will be shorthanded heading into the homestretch of the 2022-2023 PBA Governors’ Cup with veteran center June Mar Fajardo sidelined with an injury. Fajardo is reportedly to be out for five to six weeks due to a medial collateral ligament injury he sustained while playing for Beermen in …
NCAA VOLLEYBALL: Doguna earns NCAA honors after back-to-back wins over Lyceum
Joan Doguna of the Lyceum of the Philippines University has been named the Collegiate Press Corps NCAA Player of the Week as the open spiker helped the Lady Pirates strengthen their Final Four hopes in the ongoing Season 98 women’s volleyball tournament. With Doguna being at the forefront of Lyceum, they were able to …
Team Japeth beats Team Scottie in PBA All-Star
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Paul Lee turned City of Passi Arena as his playground as he powered Team Japeth to score a 140-136 victory over Team Scottie in the 2023 PBA All-Star Weekend on Sunday night, March 12. Lee, who ruled the Three-Point Shootout last Friday, March 10, waxed hot with seven four-point conversions …
Kaya-Iloilo manhandles Stallion-Laguna in PFL
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo leaned on a first-half goal spree to defeat Stallion-Laguna Football Club, 3-0, in the 2022-2023 Philippines Football League (PFL) at the Biñan Football Stadium in Laguna on Sunday, March 12. Jarvey Gayoso and Mar Diano scored a goal each in the first half while Nano Amita added …
MMA: Pacio officially announces exit from Team Lakay
Former ONE strawweight world champion Joshua Pacio officially announced his exit from Baguio City’s Team Lakay yesterday, March 13. GMA Integrated News first reported Pacio’s exit last Saturday, March 11, shortly after his teammates Kevin Belingon and Honorio Banario announced their own departures. Eduard Folayang, on Friday, March 10, was the first to announce he …