The Philippines first played host to the FIBA World Cup (then known as the FIBA World Basketball Championship) in 1978.
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PSC Chief lauds ROTC Games
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richard Bachmann applauded the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games Visayas Regional leg in his opening speech in its opening ceremony on Sunday, August 13, in IloIlo City.
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James Harden Trade Talks Bog Down; Deal Could Happen Once New NBA Season Starts
James Harden trade talks have reportedly bogged down and the Philadelphia 76ers plan to keep the 2018 NBA Most Valuable Player for now when the 2023-24 season starts.
V-League Collegiate Challenge: Bulldogs ready to defend throne
National University sets out as the prohibitive pick when the V-League Collegiate Challenge comes off the wraps on Wednesday, Aug. 16, with eight teams seeing action at the Paco Arena in Manila.
FIBA 3×3 Sukhbaatar Challenger 2023: Lanete Comes Out Of Retirement
Chico Lanete will suit up for Cebu Chooks! in the FIBA 3×3 Sukhbaatar Challenger 2023 in Ulaanbaatar.
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MMA News: ‘Kintas’ Bangguigui suffers first ONE Championship loss
Dave “Kintas” Bangguigui absorbed his first loss in ONE Championship as he got decimated by Sanzhar “Uzbek Tiger” Zakirov at ONE Friday Fights 28 on Friday, Aug. 11, at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
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PVL: Akari fielding in second team in Nxled Chameleons
There will be a new team that will light up the Premier Volleyball League starting in the third conference later this year.
POC names Aguilar, Caringal deputy CDMs to Hangzhou
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) added wrestling’s Alvin Aguilar and volleyball’s Donaldo Caringal as deputy chefs de mission to the Hangzhou 19th Asian Games that are due to open in 42 days.
Ndebele and Torres gear up for spectacular showdown at BRAVE CF 73
It takes a long time to make your way up the ladder – and for Nkosi Ndebele and Jose Torres, their moment in the sunshine arrives this weekend when they battle for the BRAVE bantamweight championship.
FIBA World Cup – A Humbling Beginning
Not known to many, the FIBA World Cup – which was known as the FIBA World Basketball Championship from 1950 to 2010 – endured a humbling beginning.