Pole vaulter becomes first Pinoy athlete to qualify Pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena became the first Filipino athlete to earn a qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics. According to the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association, the Filipino athlete surpassed the 5.80-meter Olympic qualifying standard after registering 5.81 meters at a meet last Tuesday in …
SPORTS
UST opens UAAP season with win over UE
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) opened the 82nd UAAP men’s basketball season with a 95-82 win over the University of the East (UE) yesterday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Rhenz Abando finished with 22 points, including five triples, for UST; while Soulemane Chabi Yo earned a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Down …
Bacolodnon boxer guns for WBC belt today
Undercard features fighter from San Carlos City Rolando Servania of Bacolod City will be vying for the World Boxing Council-Asian Boxing Council youth super bantamweight belt today against Jerry Pabila in Polomolok, South Cotabato. The fight is the Bacolodnon’s first professional boxing championship bout since his debut in 2013. Servania is coming off a unanimous …
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Angola beats PHL in overtime The Philippine men’s national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, prolonged their losing streak in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup yesterday with an 84-81 overtime defeat to Angola at the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center in China. The Philippines managed to come back from a 12-point deficit with Jaymar Perez, …
Bacolod falls to Rizal in the Maharlika League
By Adrian Stewart Co Bacolod Master Sardines failed to hold on to a fourth quarter lead and fell 89-84 to the Rizal Golden Coolers last night in the ongoing Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Lakan Cup at the Batangas City Coliseum. After trailing early in the game, Jopher Custodio led the Bacolod offense to pull to …
CEU remains undefeated
in the D-League CEU Scorpions maintained their undefeated record in the ongoing 2019 PBA D-League Foundation Cup after cruising to a 126-76 win over the Hazchem Green Warriors last Monday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Maodo Malick Diouf finished with 19 points, 21 rebounds, and seven blocks for CEU, with Dave Bernabe …
UAAP men’s basketball kicks off today
The 82nd UAAP men’s basketball season is set to kick off today with a triple header at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The University of Santo Tomas faces the University of the East at 10:30 a.m., the University of the Philippines meets Far Eastern University at 12:30 p.m., while Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) plays Adamson …
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Serbia thumps PHL, 126-67 The Philippine men’s national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, was trounced last Monday in the ongoing 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, falling 126-67 to Serbia at the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center in China. The loss eliminated Gilas from the competition. Despite surrendering five early points, Gilas went on to take …
Milojević named Azkals head coach
Sixth national team coach since March 2018 Goran Milojević was officially announced as the new head coach for the Philippine national football team, the Azkals. The former midfielder for the Yugoslavian national football team has experience as a player with various clubs such as Serbian club Red Star Belgrade, Club América in Mexico’s Liga MX, …
Seven Negrense squads to compete in regional 3×3 competition
By Adrian Stewart Co Seven teams from Negros Occidental are expected to compete in the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) 3×3 Regional Finals later this month in Iloilo City. The teams gained qualification following the Negros Occidental/Bacolod qualification tournament last weekend at the St. John’s Institute gym in Bacolod City. STI-West Negros University and University …