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Gilas braces for uphill battle in Beirut

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 [...]

August 25, 2022 Sports
Fil-Am player Jalen Green

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 [...]

August 11, 2022 News, Sports
'Asia's fastest woman' Lydia de Vega succumbs to cancer

‘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 [...]

August 11, 2022 Sports
San Miguel, TNT move in front in PBA Philippine Cup semis

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 [...]

August 4, 2022 Sports
Filipinas as Asean champs eye next task: Break barriers

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 [...]

July 19, 2022 Sports
Gilas whips India in FIBA Asia Cup

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 [...]

July 16, 2022 Sports
Gilas gets sound beating from Lebanon in FIBA Asia Cup

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 [...]

July 14, 2022 Sports
Converge outruns NLEX; SMB overpowers TNT

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 [...]

July 8, 2022 Sports
Gilas Pilipinas U16 squad makes waves in Asian tourney

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 [...]

June 28, 2022 Sports
Ginebra hands San Miguel first loss in PBA Philippine Cup

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 [...]

June 25, 2022 Sports