New mix of players to bolster Gilas in FIBA Asia Cup
Gilas Pilipinas tries a new mix of players when the country takes part in the FIBA Asia Cup, which begins on July 12, Tuesday, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Nightmares in Vietnam: Gilas, volleyball teams unmasked
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The nightmares in Vietnam will continue to become a sizzling hot topic in the months to come. But we must not forget that it wasn’t just Gilas Pilipinas that flopped in the Vietnam Southeast Asian Games.
PBA partylist congratulates representative Rambo Nuñez for engagement to actress Maja Salvador
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta or PBA, a leading partylist created to support the Filipino athletes who are poor and marginalized, recently sent a congratulatory message to its newly appointed representative Rambo Nuñez and his fiancée, actress Maja Salvador.
Grateful heart; slowly getting back into the groove
To escape boredom while “imprisoned” in my room as part of health protocols, I continued to digest the latest happenings in the sports scene here and abroad.
1978 World Basketball Championship recalled
A year from now, the Philippines will co-host the 19th edition of the FIBA World Cup (formerly known as the World Basketball Championship before being renamed as such in 2014)) with Japan and Indonesia. With the hosting rights, the country is automatically seeded to the 32-nation quadrennial competitions.
A Sad Episode in Jawo’s Cage Life
Exactly 50 years ago on December 19, the music died. On that fateful day of December 19, 1971, the festive local basketball scene was rocked by the physical mauling of a pair of referees in an All-Filipino game in the Manila Industrial Commercial and Athletic Association (MICAA).
POC orders Ethics Committee investigation on EJ-PATAFA row; Obiena issues latest statement
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Tuesday (Nov. 23) expressed deep regret over Ernest John “EJ” Obiena’s predicament in his federation and vowed to investigate the flaming issue that has put the Olympian pole vaulter in an ugly situation.
UniPin SEACA 2021 back in November with the best of Southeast Asia’s Esports team battles
One of Southeast Asia’s biggest mixed and ladies esports tournaments, UniPin Southeast Asia Cyber Arena (SEACA) is coming again this November.
Big Blow to PH Sports; May the force be with you Yuka Saso
Her decision is an utter shock to this observer simply because Yuka’s a rare find and capable of projecting to the world the wonderful world of Philippine sports.
Even at the Youth level, PH has struggled the last four decades
The Asian Youth Basketball Championship was established in 1970 with Seoul, Korea as the site of the debuting competitions for players no older than 18 years.