By Robert Andaya BASKETBALL remains a widely-followed team sports, but the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Season 49 Governors’ Cup has already produced several outstanding individual performances from both local and foreign players after only two weeks of action-packed games. These standout performances have enabled to fire up the imagination of even the most local basketball analysts and bring the fans …
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PARIS – Para wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan’s heat struggles apparently spilled over into the finals Friday night (Saturday morning in Manila), finishing eighth and last in the men’s 400-meter T52 race in a sub-par time of one minute and .04.55 seconds in the 17th Paris Paralympic Games at the packed Stade de France here. After placing seventh out eight qualifiers …
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FOUR wins in a row for Rain or Shine. Aaron Fuller and Adrian Nocum provided the spark as the Elasto Painters rolled to their fourth straight win after posting a 116-99 victory over all-Filipino Phoenix Super LPG in the PBA Season 49 Governors Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. Fuller finished with another monster numbers of 28 points …
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DigiPlus Interactive Corp., the fastest-growing digital entertainment company in the Philippines, together with its popular sports betting app ArenaPlus, proudly celebrated Carlos Yulo’s historic victories at the 2024 Paris Olympics by presenting him with a generous five million peso cash gift during a grand media event dubbed “Astig Ka, Carlos!” Held last August 31 at Cinema 11 of Gateway Mall …
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By Robert Andaya As the whole nation celebrates National Heroes Day on August 26, The Market Monitor takes look at the five Filipino athletes whose bravery and heroism in the recent 2024 Paris Olympics make us proud to be Filipinos. No less than the country’s No.1 sportsman, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and the country’s top sports officials — Philippine Olympic …
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By Robert Andaya The PBA Season 49 Governor’s Cup is only on its first full week, but TNT Tropang Giga are already making their presence felt with two straight convincing victories. Led by balik-import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, the Tropang Giga strung up two victories by defeating the Northport Batang Pier 101-95 and reigning Philippine Cup champion Meralco Bolts 93-73, at …
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Chooks-to-Go and Bounty, proud supporters of Philippine sports, honored their commitment to sports excellence on Friday, August 23, by awarding a P3-million incentive to Paris Olympics double gold medalist Carlos Edriel Yulo. The awarding ceremony was part of the grand opening of Chooks! at Festival Mall in Muntinlupa— the company’s 38th dine-in restaurant. While Yulo isn’t officially part of Bounty’s …
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James Martinez of the Phuket Waves is well on his way to another remarkable performance in the Thailand Basketball League (TBL). Martinez, a former PBA player now making a name as a playing coach, took the lead in points scored after the first leg of the Thailand-based competition. Martinez amassed had 329 points after nine games for an average of …
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The much-awaited Sharks Billiards Association (SBA) Championships finally come off the wraps on Sept. 12 at the state-of-the-art Sharks Billiards and Pool Arena in Tomas Morato Ave., Quezon City. SBA Chief Executive Officer and founder Hadley Mariano said the First Conference of the newly-formed professional billiards league is expected to attract a lot of attention not only in the country, …
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The country’s magical performance in the Paris Olympics will not stop the Philippine Sports Commission from striving and dreaming for more. “Milestones were achieved,” said PSC chairman Dickie Bachman, referring to the Paris Games, during Tuesday’s Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. “And to rate our performance (in Paris), I would give it a gold,” added …
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