By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Negros ICC Blue Hawks fell short in their opening-day assignment, bowing to expansion squad Pasay City Lady Voyagers, 25-23, 13-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-8, in the 2025 Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA) Season at the Dasmariñas City Arena. The Blue Hawks, who are out to improve from a seventh-place finish last …
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Home victory is ‘fairytale finish’ for EJ Obiena after tough season
A victory in front of his countrymen served as the perfect finish for Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena, who had endured a tough season this year. A little over a week after missing the finals of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Obiena put on a show in front of his fellow Filipinos in …
Bulgaria downs Portugal to reach FIVB Men’s Worlds QF
Bulgaria defeated Portugal, 25-19, 25-23, 25-13, to qualify for the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship quarterfinals at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Aleksander Nikolov scored 19 points off 17 attacks, one block and an ace in leading the Bulgarians to victory after one hour and 33 minutes. “I am super …
Alarcon, UP bow to UST in UAAP
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Negrense Harold Alarcon tried to rally University of the Philippines (UP), but his efforts went for naught as the Fighting Maroons fell to University of Santo Tomas (UST), 87-67, in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball tournament at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila on Sunday night, September 21. Alarcon finished …
Bacolodnon Oro rules ICTSI Bacolod JPGT tilt
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Bacolodnon John Rey Oro captured the boys’ 15-18 division title of the ICTSI Bacolod Junior PGT Championship with a four-stroke win at the Bacolod Golf and Country Club over the weekend. Oro carded a two-over 72 to finish with a 54-hole total of 218, eight over par. He broke a front-nine …
NU pulls away to dominate UE in UAAP Season 88 opener
National University (NU) flexed its might in its UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball opener. The Bulldogs of Jeff Napa opened their campaign on a winning note after they dominated University of the East (UE), 72-57, in their bout at the University of Santo Tomas Quadricentennial Pavilion in España. NU senior Jake Figueroa led his squad …
Italy sweeps Argentina to reach FIVB quarterfinals
Defending champion Italy advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIVB Men’s World Championship after sweeping Argentina, 25-23, 25-20, 25-22, at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Sunday, September 21. Outside hitter Alessandro Michieletto scored 15 points off 13 attacks, one block and one ace for the Italians, who wrapped up the match in …
Bacolod falls to Bataan as MPBL elim winds down
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tubo Slashers continued to struggle in the 2025 MPBL Season, absorbing an 89-76 defeat to the Bataan Risers at the Orion Sports Complex in Bataan over the weekend. Yves Sazon fired 14 points to lead Bataan, which improved to 12-16 behind steady support from Rhaffy Octobre (11 points, nine rebounds and …
Bacolodnon Aguilar triumphs in JPGT home leg
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Local bet Ana Marie Aguilar made her mark on home soil, clinching the girls’ 7-10 crown in the ICTSI Bacolod Junior PGT Championship with a two-day total of 169 at the Bacolod Golf and Country Club. Aguilar carded an 86 in the final round to hold off Cagayan de Oro’s Francesca …
Türkiye makes FIVB Men’s World Championship QF for the 1st time
Türkiye defeated the Netherlands, 27-29, 25-23, 25-16, 25-19, on Saturday, September 20, to secure a quarterfinal berth in the FIVB Men’s World Championship at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Opposite Adis Lagumdzija scored 28, including 25 attacks, while outside hitter Ramazan Efe Mandiraci added 15 points as the World No. 14 Turkish team …