The Toledo-Xignex Trojans are the 2025 PCAP All-Filipino champions. Led by GM Oliver Barbosa and Cherry Ann Mejia, the Trojans completed a convincing 13-8, 14-7 win over Pasig Pirates in their two-match title showdown last Wednesday. Barbosa swept Sherwin Tiu, 3-0, while Mejia crushed Sherily Cua, 3-0, as the Trojans finally ended years of disappointments and captured the championship in …
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International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimum weight champion Pedro Taduran eyes the same result in his rematch with former world champion Japanese Ginjiro Shigeoka on May 24 at the Intex Osaka in Japan. “It is going to be a complete annihilation. It will be the same thing, same result that is going to happen in the first fight because the other …
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The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) held its National Convention at the Meralco Multi-Purpose Hall in Pasig City. The event was graced by the top decision-makers of the organization led by SBP Chairman Emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan, Chairman Robbie Puno, and President Al Panlilio. “The National Congress is a chance to celebrate our progress, honor those who have helped us …
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MANILA – The Philippine Racing Commission (PHILRACOM) is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated first leg of the prestigious Triple Crown Stakes race, set to electrify racing enthusiasts on Sunday, 11 May 2025, at the Metro Manila Turf Club Inc., Malvar, Batangas (MMTCI). This exhilarating race will see a talented field of three-year-old thoroughbreds vying for supremacy over a challenging …
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Adidas ushers in a new era for Philippine basketball as it confirms a new partnership with the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) to be the new official outfitter of the national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas. This multi-year partnership is the latest milestone in adidas’ ongoing commitment to supporting national athletes, now extending support to one of the most prominent sports …
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By Tracy Cabrera General Santos City, South Cotabato — Relectionist senator Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Pacquiao sets his sight to get out of retirement by eyeing a world title match against World Boxing Council champion Mario ‘El Azteca’ Barrios this coming July in Las Vegas, Nevada. Based on an Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) report, Pacquiao will be ‘un-retiring’ to fight …
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The PCAP All-Filipino Conference Final Four cast is complete. Top favorites San Juan Predators slammed the door on AQ Prime Cavite Spartans, 15-6, 10-11, and 2-1 in Armageddon, while Pasig Pirates eliminated back-to-back champions Manila Load Manna Knights, 13.5-7.5, 10-11 and 3-0 in Armageddon in a pair of heart-stopping duels in the Northern Conference. Toledo-Xignex Trojans bested Iloilo Kisela Knights, …
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Baguio city—Two-time Korean national champion Dae-Yeong Joo is the undisputed winner of the MPTC Tour of Luzon: The Great Revival. Joo overcame his toughest challengers in the final stage to emerge as the champion of prestigious, eight-stage cycling competition at the Camp John Hay here Thursday. Although Joo finished well behind stage winner Joshua Pascual of Excellent Noodles, who clocked …
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Capas, Tarlac – Both with Filipino blood in their veins, Singapore’s Marc Brian Louis and Jessica Laurance from Australia emerged as the fastest man and woman in the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships at the New Clark City Athletic Stadium late Friday night. The Singapore national sprint champion, Louis, whose mother, Julie Ann Adsuara, hails from Moncada, Tarlac, won a close …
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MOONTON Games today unveiled the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Immortal Cup, a groundbreaking evolution of the iconic MPL trophy. The MPL Immortal Cup will be introduced to all seven MPLs—Cambodia, Indonesia, LATAM, Malaysia, MENA, the Philippines, and Singapore—today, marking a bold new chapter for the MPL. The new trophy follows the launch of the new Mobile Legends: …
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