In 2005, then Philippine Women’s National Football Team head coach Ernest Nierras proclaimed that someday, the Malditas would make the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Whatever it was that the visionary tactician saw at the time, fate would fulfill his prophecy 17 years later, as the mighty Malditas of coach Alen Stajcic scored a historic 4-3 win over Chinese Taipei on penalties on Sunday, January 30 to make the World Cup…
NBL: Sotto hits dagger, Hannahs saves 36ers to upset Melbourne in OT
Dusty Hannahs hit a game-tying triple in regulation before coming up with big buckets in overtime as the Adelaide 36ers pulled off a colossal upset of the league-leading Melbourne United, 88-83 on Sunday in the 2021-2022 NBL Australia regular season at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
NBL: Tasmania stuns 36ers, spoils Sotto’s efficient game
The Adelaide 36ers’ struggles continued after a setback at the hands of the lowly Tasmania JackJumpers, 76-71 in the 2021-2022 NBL Australia regular season MyState Bank Arena.
AFC: PWNFT shuts Indonesia, 6-0 to near FIFA Women’s World Cup berth
The Philippine Women’s National Football Team put on a brilliant offensive display for a 6-0 shutout of Indonesia in the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup on Thursday, barging into the quarterfinals and moving a win away from a historic FIFA Women’s World Cup berth.
Kerr, Aussies too much for PH in AFC Women’s Asian Cup
It wasn’t as spectacular as three days ago, but Samantha Kerr and the Australian women’s national soccer team got the job done against the Philippine women’s national football team, 4-0 on Monday in the continuing 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup at the Mumbai Arena in India.
NBL: Adelaide falls anew, but Sotto notches double-digit scoring
Kai Sotto scored in double digits for the first time in the NBL Australia 2021-2022 regular season, although his Adelaide 36ers once again faltered on Monday to the Illawarra Hawks, 100-89 at the WIN Entertainment Centre.
Focus on historic milestones, not monicker, ‘Malditas’ proponent says
Ask coach Ernie Nierras what he thinks about the on-going discussion regarding the Philippine women’s national football team’s monicker “Malditas” and he’d be the one to tell you he couldn’t care any less.
NBL: Sotto has productive outing in Melbourne’s conquest of 36ers
The league-leading Melbourne United had a hot-shooting performance from three-point land to beat the Adelaide 36ers, 97-78 in the 2021-2022 NBL Australia regular season on Saturday at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.
WATCH: Kai Sotto dunks for first NBL regular season field goal
Kai Sotto scored his first official NBL Australia regular season field goal in style, slamming it home during the second quarter of the Adelaide 36ers’ home game against Melbourne United.
McDaniel hands PH 1-0 win over Thais in AFC Women’s Asian Cup opener
Chandler McDaniel scored in the 81st minute in unlikely fashion but it was enough for the Philippine National Women’s Football Team to beat Thailand, 1-0 in their 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup group stage debut on Wednesday at the DV Patil Stadium in Maharashtra, India.
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