Category: Sports
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Gilas braces for uphill battle in Beirut
With Fil-Am NBA player Jordan Clarkson, towering Kai Sotto and some of the country’s best pro ballers in uniform, Gilas Pilipinas is fielding its strongest yet under coach and program director Chot Reyes. This current iteration of Gilas, a powered-up version from the youth-laden and short-handed crews that struggled in the last two international sorties,…
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NBA player Jalen Green returns to Manila
Fil-Am player Jalen Green of the Houston Rockets is back in Manila! Green arrived in Manila this morning as he will be hosted by sports and lifestyle brand adidas for the JG4 Manila Tour, where the brand will take him on a tour and make him experience Filipino culture, street lifestyle, and grassroots sports. This…
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‘Asia’s fastest woman’ Lydia de Vega succumbs to cancer
Philippine track and field legend Lydia De Vega-Mercado has died after a years-long battle with breast cancer. She was 57. De Vega-Mercado’s daughter and volleyball player Stephanie Mercado-de Koenigswarter confirmed the news on Wednesday evening. It was also De Vega-Mercado’s daughter that made public the multi-titled track star’s health status last month when she asked…
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San Miguel, TNT move in front in PBA Philippine Cup semis
The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT Tropang Giga surged in front as they registered dominant wins over their respective foes in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup semifinals on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. The Beermen walloped the Meralco Bolts, 121-97, while TNT spanked the Magnolia Hotshots, 108-96, to draw first…
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Filipinas as Asean champs eye next task: Break barriers
Members of the Philippine women’s football team looked restless after having the time of their lives the crazy night before as they met members of the media the day following their successful conquest of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship. “We had fun,” said Hali Long, the team’s veteran defender during a press conference…
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Gilas whips India in FIBA Asia Cup
William Navarro had his finest moment playing for Gilas Pilipinas on Friday as the 6-foot-5 swing man finished with 18 points to lead a balance scoring attack for the Philippines which manhandled India, 101-59, in the FIBA Asia Cup at Istorya Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Several other players ended up in double figures for the…
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Gilas gets sound beating from Lebanon in FIBA Asia Cup
The Philippine men’s basketball team was manhandled by a physical Lebanon team, 95-80, in the FIBA Asia Cup Wednesday night at the Istora Senayab in Jakarta, Indonesia. Lebanon outscored Gilas Pilipinas, 33-19, in the third period, as the powerhouse team from the Middle East started to flex its muscle against a Philippine squad which sent…
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Converge outruns NLEX; SMB overpowers TNT
Converge brought out its running shoes Thursday night and outsprinted NLEX throughout the game en route to a 112-108 victory in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Sophomore David Murrell and rookie Tyrus Hill took care of the transition baskets, while Taylor Browne provided the outside sniping for the FiberXers, who outscored…
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Gilas Pilipinas U16 squad makes waves in Asian tourney
As far as Patrick Aquino is concerned, the Gilas Pilipinas women’s team competing in the Fiba U16 Women’s Asian Championship Division B has not accomplished anything yet. “There’s still two games to play,” he told the Inquirer on Monday via a phone call from Amman, Jordan, where the tournament is being held. The team completed…
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Ginebra hands San Miguel first loss in PBA Philippine Cup
The Barangay Ginebra Kings handed the San Miguel Beermen their first loss of the tournament, 75-72, in the PBA Season 47 Philippine Cup on Friday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Versatile big man Christian Standhardinger led the charge for the Kings as he had 20 points,10 rebounds, five assists, and…