By ADRIAN STEWART CO Volleyball action is returning to the Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City through the 2023 Volleyball League from January 12 to 15 at the city’s Jaro Gym, Fundidor Gym and YMCA Gym. According to Gametime Sports founder Rodolfo Go Villaruz, the three-day volleyball tournament will have four divisions, namely: women’s open, girls’ …
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Azkals falters to Thailand in AFF Cup
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Philippine Azkals were given a tough reality check by Thailand War Elephants with a 4-0 thrashing in the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup at the Thammasat Stadium in Thailand on Monday night, December 26. The defeat to the defending champion War Elephants dropped the national men’s football team to fourth …
Negrense boxer Sumugat bows to Japanese foe
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense boxer Roy Sumugat failed to keep his winning run this 2022 following a sixth round knockout loss to Japanese fighter Taiga Imanaga at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on Monday night, December 26. It was a stinging defeat for the Bacolod City-native Sumugat after winning his first two …
PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals: Ginebra takes down Bay Area in Game 1
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings overcame a slow start to score a 96-81 victory over Bay Area Dragons in Game 1 of the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday night, December 25. Justin Brownlee flirted with a triple-double with 28 …
Ilonggo Ravena scores 15, San-En bounces back in B.League
By ADRIAN STEWART CO San-En NeoPhoenix got a huge lift from Ferdinand “Thirdy” Ravena III as they defeated Gunma Crane Thunders, 92-79, in the 2022-2023 Japan B.League on Christmas Day at the Toyohashi General Gymnasium in Japan. The Iloilo City-native Ravena started for the NeoPhoenix and delivered 15 points to go with two rebounds …
PH Azkals wallop Brunei in AFF Cup
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Philippine men’s football team entered the win column of the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup following a 5-1 domination of Brunei Darussalam at the Rizal Memorial Stadium on Friday evening, December 23. Sebastian Rasmussen fired two second half goals, while Kenshiro Daniels, Sandro Reyes and Ilonggo Jhan-Jhan Melliza added …
Bacolodnon Villaran eyed for nat’l athletics team
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolodnon Mico Villaran made a strong case to join the national athletics team that will compete in the 2023 Asian Youth Athletics Championships slated from April 27 to 30 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Villaran drew attention from the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) after capturing three golds in the …
Bay Area escapes Beermen, advances to PBA finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bay Area Dragons survived a tough stand by San Miguel Beermen to reach the finals of the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup after a 94-92 escape in Game 4 of the semifinals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Wednesday night, December 21. From a tightly-contested …
Iloilo City Team shines with 12 golds in Batang Pinoy
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Iloilo City Sports Academy (ICSA) athletes showed their way during the 2022 Philippine Sports Commission’s Batang Pinoy, which closed on Wednesday afternoon, December 21, in Ilocos Sur. The Ilonggo student athletes ended the five-day competition in seventh place overall in the medal tally with 35 medals — 12 golds, 10 …
Ginebra drubs Magnolia, enters PBA finals
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings made their way to the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals after a 99-84 rout of Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots in Game 4 of the semifinals yesterday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Justin Brownlee led the way with 24 points, 16 …