By Adrian Stewart Co Bago City, representing Asia-Pacific, salvaged a podium finish in the 2022 Junior League Softball World Series that ended over the weekend in Kirkland, Washington. The Negros Occidental-based softball squad ended up with a bronze medal following a 3-0 beating of West representative Summerlin South Little League of Las Vegas in the …
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SMB, TNT surge ahead in PBA PHL Cup semis
By Adrian Stewart Co San Miguel Beermen (SMB) rode on the dominance of June Mar Fajardo in the endgame to score a 96-91 victory over Meralco Bolts in Game 3 of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Sunday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Clinging to a five-point lead midway in the final quarter, …
Kaya-Iloilo escapes ADT on Giganto game-winner
By Adrian Stewart Co Eric Giganto converted a goal when it mattered the most as Kaya Futbol Club-Iloilo escaped with a 1-0 win over Azkals Development Team (ADT) in the 2022-2023 Philippines Football League on Sunday night, August 7, at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium. Giganto, who was subbed in at the 81st minute of …
2022 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League: Villoria scores a winner, Bacolod prevails over Pasig
By Adrian Stewart Co Kraniel Villoria drilled a go-ahead basket as Bacolod BingoPlus cruised to a 71-70 victory over Pasig City in the 2022 Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) season on Saturday night, August 6, at the Bren Guiao Convention Center in Pampanga. Down 70-69 following a basket by Pasig City’s Jun Manzo with 22 …
Tamasak FC bags 2 JCFC-ELBFA football titles
By Adrian Stewart Co Tamasak Football Club clinched the crown in the 11-12 category of the 2nd JCFC-ELBFA Football Invitational Festival 2022 on Saturday afternoon, August 6, at the FIFA Training Center in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo. Led by Most Valuable Player (MVP) awardee Jeur Mattheiu Derotas, Tamasak FC bagged the category championship after a …
NegOcc girls softball seniors team wins first 2 games in World Series
The Negrense girls softball seniors team scored back-to-back wins in Delaware, U.S.A. on Wednesday (Philippine time). On its first game, the team won over Latin America, 3-2, followed by a 10-0 victory against the East Coast girls. Negrense pitcher Joy Alpitche of Hinoba-an town in Negros Occidental gave the opponents a hard time with her power-packed …
Negrense Nietes faces Ioka anew for WBO world title
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense boxer Donnie Nietes aims to reclaim the World Boxing Organization (WBO) world super flyweight belt in his rematch with Japanese Kazuto Ioka tonight at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Japan. The Murcia, Negros Occidental-native is raring to become the only Filipino world boxing champion so far following the recent …
Ravena, Belangel lead Gilas in FIBA Asia Cup
By Adrian Stewart Co Ilonggo brothers Kiefer and Thirdy Ravena and Bacolodnon Samjosef Belangel will lead the Gilas Pilipinas in the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup beginning tonight at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta, Indonesia. The three Western Visayas-based cagers will form part of the 12-man national men’s basketball team of returning head …