Fifty years ago on December 15, an all-homegrown Philippine team whipped South Korea, 90-78, before a boisterous crowd of over 8,000 hometown fans at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum to capture the 1973 Asian Basketball Confederation (now known as the FIBA Asia Cup) title
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World Beach Pro Tour Challenge: Latvia wins women’s crown
Latvia’s Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova showed how tenacious their seven-year partnership have become by beating Spain’s Daniela Alvarez Mendoza and Tania Moreno Matveeva, 21-14, 21-18, to reign as the women’s champions of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Challenge.
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Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon: 17-K runners take part in sold-out 5KM, 10KM categories
The second day of the highly anticipated Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) 2023, Southeast Asia’s leading mass participation running event, kicked off with an exhilarating start Saturday, December 2, morning.
IOC certifies Kayla Sanchez as Filipino
Kayla Sanchez is now eligible to compete as a Filipino in the Paris 2024 Olympics per Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino on Friday, December 1.
Ataydes give hope to underprivileged young athletes
Young aspiring athletes have been the centerpiece of the country’s grassroots system for the past few decades, leading to the growth of many successful stories of various great Filipino sports personalities that overcome poverty by excelling globally through sports.
Makeover Needed: The campaign of F2 Logistics
I confess that I always explode in joy whenever my favorite team in the ongoing Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All Filipino Conference register a bombastic victory.
Pilipinas Live brings championship thrills with UAAP Season 86, NBA In-Season finals
Cignal’s innovative OTT streaming app, Pilipinas Live, continues to deliver nonstop basketball action in the UAAP Season 86 and the first ever NBA In-Season Tournament.
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PNVF Challenge Cup: UST shocks Cignal for Men’s trophy; CSB takes Women’s plum
University of Santo Tomas (UST) unleashed a lethal weapon in taking down Cignal while College of Saint Benilde (CSB) played true to form to emerge men’s and women’s champions of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Challenge Cup on Saturday night at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila.
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Out of sight, but not out of mind
Another career setback for Kevin Alas of the NLEX Road Warriors and where is Justin Brownlee now after testing positive for a substance at the 2023 ASIAD.
Smart bags bronze at 2023 CLIO Sports Awards for FIBA World Cup efforts
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) bagged a bronze in the prestigious 2023 CLIO Sports Awards for turning the iconic SM Mall of Asia landmark in Pasay City into a giant basketball to serve as a massive welcome to the FIBA World Cup 2023, the world’s biggest basketball tournament, last August.