By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Makati Football Club, representing the Philippines, relied on stellar showing from their girls squads to secure their second straight Paul Parker overall championship in the JSSL Singapore Academy 7’s 2024 over the weekend. The Girls Under-16 team had the most impressive performance among all the Makati FC teams that …
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Weightlifter Ramos clinches Paris Olympics slot
By ADRIAN STEWART CO Filipina weightlifter Rosegie Ramos punched her ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics following her successful participation at the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on Monday, April 1. The Zamboanga City-native Ramos, a back-to-back Asian junior champion, secured her Olympic slot by maintaining her position in the Top 10 …
Suns get 52 points from Devin Booker again, best Pelicans
Devin Booker scored 52 points against the New Orleans Pelicans for the second time this season, and the visiting Phoenix Suns tightened the Western Conference playoff race with a 124-111 victory yesterday (Philippine time). Kevin Durant added 20 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 19 points and 19 rebounds, and Bradley Beal scored 13 points as …
Beermen on a roll, takes down Phoenix in PBA
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The San Miguel Beermen rolled to their third victory in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup after a 116-102 domination of the Phoenix Fuel Masters at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Easter Sunday, March 31. Jaymar Perez finished with 32 points on 4-of-8 three-point shooting for the defending champion Beermen, which seized …
Melvin Jerusalem captures WBC world title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Philippines once again has a world boxing champion as Melvin Jerusalem captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) world minimumweight championship. The Bukidnon-native Jerusalem bagged the world title after a split decision victory over Japanese fighter Yudai Shigeoka at the International Conference Hall in Nagoya, Japan on Sunday night, March …
LeBron James knocks down 9 triples as Lakers sink Nets
LeBron James tied a season-high with 40 points and matched a career-high by hitting nine three-pointers as the Los Angeles Lakers raced out to a big lead and never trailed in a 116-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in New York yesterday (Philippine time). The Lakers (42-33) won for the sixth time in seven …
Filipinas San Carlos rules Real Madrid World Challenge
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Filipinas San Carlos Under-12 football team emerged as champions in the 2024 Real Madrid Foundation Clinics World Challenge held recently at the Valdebebas Training Ground in Madrid, Spain. The Negros Occidental’s San Carlos City-based booters clinched the crown in the U-12 category (silver group) after a 3-1 beating of …
Bacolod Tay Tung retains NOPSSCEA Aspirants volley title
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts volleyball team added another trophy to their collection after ruling the 43rd NOPSSCEA Aspirants Girls volleyball tournament held at the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Gym. The Thunderbolts completed a perfect run in the tournament after defeating Trinity Christian School in the championship match …
Van Sickle, Petro Gazz focus on recovery ahead of Creamline showdown
Petro Gazz ace Brooke Van Sickle knows the importance of recovery before facing the defending champion Creamline Cool Smashers. Baring the team’s plans for the Holy Week break, the former US NCAA standout said they needed to recover to be a “hundred percent going in.” “I would just say, you know, it’s a long …
Iraq dominates PH in FIFA World Cup qualifier
By ADRIAN STEWART CO The Iraq men’s football team handed host Philippine national men’s football team a humiliating 5-0 defeat in the joint FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday night, March 26. Unlike in their initial match last week, when host Iraq managed to escape …