Philippines loses to Malaysia By Adrian Stewart Co The Philippine men’s national U-23 football team opened their 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifying campaign with a 3-0 loss to host squad Malaysia last Friday at the Shah Alam Stadium in Selangor, Malaysia. Akhyar Rashid fired two goals, while Faisal Abdul Halim added another one …
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Petron remains undefeated in PSL Grand Prix
By Adrian Stewart Co The Petron Blaze Spikers kept their undefeated record intact following their 25-14, 25-17, 25-21 win over F2 Logistics Cargo Movers in the 2019 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference last Saturday at the San Juan Arena. Katherine Bell led the win with 30 points on 30 attacks, three service aces, …
NorthPort stuns TNT
By Adrian Stewart Co NorthPort Batang Pier got a huge boost in morale after pulling off a 109-83 stunner against TNT KaTropa in the 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Stanley Pringle led the win with 27 points and nine rebounds, Sean Anthony added 14 markers, while Moala …
Negrense reaches Santa Fe Open quarters
By Adrian Stewart Co Negrense Bea Tan, along with her partner Dji Rodriguez, moved into the quarterfinals of the Santa Fe Open over the weekend, a 2019 Beach Volleyball Republic on Tour competition at the Beach Placid Resort, located on Cebu’s Bantayan Island. Tan and Rodriguez defeated Natsu Kilamura and Katrina Epa of LNMB-Tanjay with …
Iloilo City school finishes second in NBTC 3×3 tournament
By Adrian Stewart Co Santa Clarita International School Inc. of Iloilo City recently finished in second place in the 2019 NBTC 3×3 Basketball National Finals, which took place at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. The Iloilo City squad, comprised Ralph Bajon, Franc Steven Tono, Jemar Cepriano, and Wilmer Dalumpines, fell short …
TNT escapes the Dyip By Adrian Stewart Co
TNT KaTropa survived a furious endgame run by the Columbian Dyip to eke out a 101-98 victory in the 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup last night at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. After being up by as much as 18 points, KaTropa found their advantage trimmed to 94-91 off a strong fourth quarter run …
DLSU men’s football team beats AdMU
By Adrian Stewart Co De La Salle University (DLSU) ended the first round of 81st UAAP men’s football eliminations with a 2-1 victory over Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) last Thursday at the Far Eastern University-Diliman (FEU-Diliman) pitch. After Alfonso Montelibano converted two goals and goalkeeper Gab Villacin delivered a crucial save, DLSU secured …
UE beats NU in UAAP women’s volleyball
By Adrian Stewart Co The University of the East (UE) scored a 25-16, 25-18, 24-26, 25-16 win over National University (NU) in the 81st UAAP women’s volleyball season at the San Juan Arena. Mean Mendrez led UE with 19 points, all coming off attacks; while Judith Abil contributed a triple-double with 13 points, …
Negrense seeks another BVR Tour title
By Adrian Stewart Co After winning the 2019 Beach Volleyball Republic on Tour (BVR Tour) Dreamwave White Beach title in Puerto Galera earlier this month, Negrense Bea Tan, along with her partner Dji Rodriguez, are looking to win the BVR Tour title at the Beach Placid Resort at Cebu’s Bantayan Island, which starts this …
Negrense fights for IBO belts in Bacolod City
By Adrian Stewart Co Calatrava native John Michael Zulueta will fight for two International Boxing Organization (IBO) minimumweight titles next weekend, March 30, at the Gaisano Grand Mall in Bacolod City. “John Michael is taking this fight seriously,” said Highland Hayashi Boxing promoter Brico Santig. “This is boxing; every boxer has the capability to …