By Adrian Stewart Co Playing in his 20th year in the PBA, NLEX Road Warriors center Pauliasi Taulava is contemplating retirement from professional basketball. “It’s been a great 20 years; a lot of great memories, a lot of bad memories, and I won’t [trade] it for the world,” said Taulava, who has suited up …
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Negrense taekwondo athletes medal in Pasay City tournament
By Adrian Stewart Co Negros Occidental-based taekwondo athletes earned two gold and four bronze medals over the weekend during the 2019 Carlos Palanca, Jr. National Taekwondo Championships at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay City. Negros Taekwondo Union students Jamiehannah Agaloos and Leigh Andee Rodriguez each captured gold. The former won …
2019 WVRAA Meet
Negros Occidental girls’ volleyball set to defend title By Adrian Stewart Co The Negros Occidental girls’ volleyball team is set to defend their Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) meet title with this year’s competition set to begin on Sunday, February 17, in Roxas City, Capiz. “Our preparation started last December – even …
Negrense boxer captures WBC Asia belt
By Adrian Stewart Co Ricardo Sueno, Jr. of Sagay City recently captured the World Boxing Council-Asian Boxing Council continental flyweight title after defeating Diomel Dioces via unanimous decision at the Flash Grand Ballroom, located at the Elorde Sports Complex in Parañaque City. The Negrense boxer was aggressive from the start, pummeling Dioces with punching, …
Cousins’ late free throws lead Warriors past Heat
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant scored 39 points and DeMarcus Cousins made two free throws with 5.4 seconds to play that helped the Golden State Warriors cap a comeback from a 19-point deficit in the first quarter to beat the Miami Heat 120-118 on Sunday night (Monday, PHL time). Cousins rebounded a missed three-pointer by …
Azkals’ FIFA ranking drops
By Adrian Stewart Co The Philippine men’s national football team, the Azkals, saw their rankings drop by seven spots in the recently released FIFA world football rankings. The Azkals dropped from 116 last year to 123 this year. The Philippine team recently competed in their first AFC Asian Cup but exited the competition winless. …
Philippines beats HK anew in the ABL
By Adrian Stewart Co San Miguel Alab Pilipinas beat the Hong Kong Eastern basketball team, 96-81, in the 2018-2019 ASEAN Basketball League over the weekend at the Southorn Stadium in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai area. Renaldo Balkman led the way with 32 points, while Bobby Ray Parks, Jr. added 23 markers and seven rebounds …
San Miguel routs Magnolia, 113-92
By Adrian Stewart Co The San Miguel Beermen cruised to its second straight win in the 2019 Honda PBA Philippine Cup after their 113-92 win over Magnolia Hotshots last Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Arwind Santos led the way with 29 points and seven triples for the Beermen, while Terrence Romeo and June …
Negrense leads UST over DLSZ
By Adrian Stewart Co Mark Nonoy of La Carlota City capped off his high school career by leading the University of Santo Tomas (UST) to an 85-64 rout over the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School (DLSZ) in the 81st UAAP juniors basketball season last Sunday at the San Juan Arena. The Negrense guard …
Bacolodnon boxer wins via unanimous decision, remains unbeaten
Peñalosa fight rescheduled By Adrian Stewart Co Rolando Servania of Bacolod City defeated veteran boxer Arnel Caoctoy via unanimous decision over the weekend at the Midas Hotel and Casino in Pasay City maintaining his unbeaten record. The win was a second consecutive victory for the Bacolodnon, who defeated Wiljan Ugbaniel last year. The Bacolod City …