By Adrian Stewart Co After a court invader donning a Spiderman costume interrupted Game 5 of the 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup finals last week, the league announced they will be filing charges against the individual. “We don’t tolerate such acts,” PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial stated. Midway in the fourth quarter, the suspect, Paolo …
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Creamline to play BanKo Perlas in Iloilo City next month
By Adrian Stewart Co The Creamline Cool Smashers and BanKo Perlas Spikers are scheduled to faceoff at the University of San Agustin gym in Iloilo City next month, June 15, as part of a 2019 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Reinforced Conference out-of-town match. “This is a first in Iloilo history, [hosting] a PVL regular …
Ilonggo loses ONE FC bout
By Adrian Stewart Co Ilonggo mixed martial artist Robin Catalan fell to Thailand’s Pongsiri Mitsatit in a first round stoppage loss last week in the ONE Championship “ONE: Warrior of Light” event at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Mitsatit opened aggressive as he pummeled Catalan with consecutive knees to the body until the …
Cadiz City boxer loses OPBF fight, announces retirement
By Adrian Stewart Co After losing the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight title against Japanese boxer Keita Kurihara last week at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, Warlito Parrenas of Cadiz City announced his retirement. “This is [the] time to retire,” he said. “I will just turn my attention [on being] a full-time …
Silay City boxer to fight for WBC belt in Thailand
By Adrian Stewart Co Sonny Boy Jaro of Silay City will fight for the World Boxing Council-Asia Boxing Council (WBC-Asia) bantamweight belt next weekend, May 18, where he faces Thai boxer Nawaphon Kaikanha at the Workpoint Studio in Bang Phun, Thailand. The Negrense boxer previously held the WBC world flyweight title, WBC international super flyweight …
Marinerong beats Metropac- San Beda in the D-League
By Adrian Stewart Co The Marinerong Pilipino Skippers kept their playoff hopes alive after their 88-85 overtime win over the Metropac Movers-San Beda Red Lions last Thursday in the 2019 PBA D-League at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Larry Rodriguez and Art Aquino led the win with each scoring 16 points, while Leonard Santillan …
Negrense sends DLSU into the UAAP men’s football finals
By Adrian Stewart Co Shanden Vergara of San Carlos City scored the decisive goal for De La Salle University (DLSU) in their 2-1 win over the University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 81 men’s football semifinals earlier this week at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The win moves DLSU into the finals. With the …
UST volleyball players set to win UAAP awards
By Adrian Stewart Co Cherry Rondina and Ejiya Laure of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) women’s volleyball team are each expected to be recognized by the UAAP. Rondina is reportedly the runaway winner for Most Valuable Player, beating out Laure and Kat Tolentino of Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU). Meanwhile, Laure beat out De …
UP to play exhibition match at the Montalbo residence in Bacolod City
By Adrian Stewart Co The University of the Philippines (UP) women’s volleyball team will be in Bacolod City on Wednesday, May 15, when they play an exhibition match against Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) at the Montalbo residence. Among those suiting up for UP include former BTTHS standout Marianne Sotomil, along with Bacolod City …
Ilonggo mixed martial artist fights in ONE FC bout tonight
By Adrian Stewart Co Ilonggo mixed martial artist Robin Catalan will be looking to pull off an upset tonight against Thailand’s Pongsiri Mitsatit in the ONE Championship “ONE: Warrior of Light” event at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. “There’s a bit of pressure competing in front of a partisan crowd, but I need …