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Kieffer Alas will be out of the Gilas Pilipinas roster for the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024 after suffering a knee injury in the team’s last tuneup game against Canada.
Gilas Pilipinas fell short in a tuneup game against Turkey in Istanbul, 84-73, as the Philippine team continued their preparations for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Gilas Pilipinas guard Dwight Ramos has been named as the official sports ambassador of Pilipinas Live, the winner of the Sports Broadcasting award at the recently concluded 2024 Asia Pacific Broadcasting Awards.
The Olympic dream of Gilas Pilipinas will be on the line when the Philippine national basketball team, goes for broke at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) where 24 teams will be vying for the final four slots in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
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Rosalio “Yoyong” Martires fought until his last breath for as long as he could. The illness happened after a provincial trip. He was given all the medical attention possible but complications on his pneumonia were too much to handle for the Filipino Olympian, comedian, basketball player and politician.
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The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons got more support from Converge ICT Solutions, a solid supporter of the UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT). This was after two shuttles were turned over to the Fighting Maroons for their mobility needs.
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THE news of Yuka Saso winning the US Open for the second time was heard round the sporting world.
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McCullough will don the jersey of Strong Group for the 43rd William Jones Cup, scheduled to take place from July 13 to 21, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan.
The Liaoning Flying Leopards have secured their spot at Basketball Champions League Asia (BCL Asia) 2024 after winning the 2023-24 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Finals.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves have reached the Western Conference Finals, the second time they have done so in franchise history.