Philippines beats Indonesia, remains undefeated By Adrian Stewart Co Mighty Sports-Philippines remained undefeated in the 2019 William Jones Cup after scoring a 94-66 domination of the Indonesian men’s basketball team yesterday at the Changhua County gymnasium in Taiwan. Eugene Phelps top-scored for the Philippines with 19 points and nine rebounds, while Renaldo Balkman added 17 …
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F2 Logistics sweeps Sta. Lucia in the PSL
By Adrian Stewart Co The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers overcame a turbulent first set to pull off a 25-22, 25-3, 25-12 sweep over the Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors yesterday in the 2019 Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino Conference at the San Juan Arena. Kalei Mau delivered 13 points on 12 attacks, along with a service ace, for …
2019 PBA Commissioner’s Cup
TNT beats Magnolia, clinches top playoff spot By Adrian Stewart Co TNT KaTropa clinched the top spot in the 2019 Honda PBA Commissioner’s Cup playoffs following their 98-83 win over the Magnolia Hotshots last Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Terrence Jones fell short of earning a triple-double for TNT with 26 points, 13 rebounds, …
ASEAN School Games
Two Negrenses join boys’ basketball team By Adrian Stewart Co Two basketball players from Negros Occidental will suit up for the Philippine boys’ basketball team, which is represented by National University, at the ongoing ASEAN School Games in Semarang, Indonesia. Silay City native Harold Alarcon and Reyland Torres of Bago City will be part of …
Stallion-Laguna notches 6-2 win over Air Force FC
By Adrian Stewart Co After Philippine Air Force FC defender Glenn Bulaquiña scored the first goal in their match against Stallion-Laguna FC in the 2019 Philippines Football League earlier this week at the Biñan Football Stadium in Laguna, the home squad managed to come back and secure a 6-2 win. Stallion-Laguna midfielder Christian Nana scored …
Panaad to host FIFA World Cup qualifier matches
By Adrian Stewart Co The Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City will serve as the home venue for the Philippine national football team, the Azkals, for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification round for the Asian Football Confederation, which is set to begin in September. “The Rizal Memorial Football Stadium is unavailable as …
Ceres-Global match postponed
By Adrian Stewart Co The scheduled match between Ceres-Negros FC and Global Makati FC yesterday at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite was postponed after the Makati City-based club failed to field a team. The Philippines Football League (PFL) put out an advisory yesterday afternoon. “The match has been abandoned due to inability …
Petron sweeps Generika-Ayala in the PSL
By Adrian Stewart Co Petron Blaze Spikers turned around a slow start to pull off a 26-24, 25-12, 25-19 sweep over the Generika-Ayala Lifesavers earlier this week in the 2019 Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino Conference at the Strike Gym in Bacoor, Cavite. Trailing 17-11 early in the opening set, Petron rallied behind Bernadeth Pons to take …
2019 William Jones Cup
PHL beats South Korea, leads competition By Adrian Stewart Co After scoring an 89-82 win over South Korea last Tuesday in the 2019 William Jones Cup at the Changhua County gymnasium in Taiwan, Mighty Sports-Philippines became the only undefeated team in the tournament, topping the current standings. After seeing their double-digit first half edge turn …
Meralco upsets San Miguel in the Commissioner’s Cup
By Adrian Stewart Co The Meralco Bolts kept their quarterfinal hopes alive with a 95-91 win over the San Miguel Beermen at the close of 2019 Honda PBA Commissioner’s Cup elimination round last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Delroy James came up with back-to-back inside conversions in the final minute of the game to …