![Sophia Nicole Divino pins E. Samatova of Kyrgyzstan during their Youth women’s -47kg preliminary bout at the 11th Asia-Oceania Sambo Championships at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. [PSC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Untitled-design187-400x200.png)
Teenage Filipina Sophia Nicole Novino continued her rapid rise by reaching the Youth women’s -47kg final at the Asia-Oceania Sambo Championships in Manila.
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New University of the East (UE) head coach Chris Gavina is set to bring a defense-first philosophy to the Red Warriors as they prepare for the upcoming UAAP season. With a deep respect for the team’s rich history, Gavina is determined to lead UE back to the Final Four and beyond.
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University of Santo Tomas edged out University of the East, 3-2, for a 6-0 sweep in the first round of the UAAP Season 85 Men’s Tennis tournament on Saturday, Mar. 25, at the Felicisimo Ampon Tennis Center in Malate, Manila.
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Ateneo de Manila University brushed off a slow start to repulse the University of the East in four sets, 22-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19, for its second straight win in the UAAP Season 85 Men’s Volleyball tournament on Saturday, Mar. 25, at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City.
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Ateneo de Manila University kept University of the East winless despite a rough third set, scoring a 25-16, 25-23, 22-25, 25-19 victory to start the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament second round, Saturday, Mar. 25, at the Philsports Arena in Pasig.
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University of Santo Tomas cruised to its third consecutive victory in the UAAP Season 85 women’s volleyball tournament, defeating University of the East in four sets, 30-32, 25-18, 25-16, 25-14, at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan on Saturday, Mar. 18.
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An undermanned National University survived the upset-seeking University of the East in a thrilling 22-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-22, 15-6 match in the UAAP Season 85 men’s volleyball tournament at the Philsports Arena on Sunday, Mar. 12.
With most of his basketball contemporaries gone, Billy Abarientos or “Haba-Haba” looked with fondness a career which started during his elementary days at the Marulas Elementary School.