Carl Jammes Martin is set for another ring comeback in Mexico on November 30 against brawler Ruben Tostado Garcia of Mexico in a non-title super bantamweight bout in Tijuana, Mexico that will determine his fate next year. “Carl Martin looks to close out 2024 with a big victory for a world title fight in 2025,” international matchmaker Sean Gibbons, also …
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It will be Philippine Christian University against No. 2 Our Lady of Fatima University, and New Era University versus defending champion St. Clare College of Caloocan in the semis of NAASCU Season 22 basketball tournament. The Dolphins outclassed AMA Universities and Colleges, 61-46, while the Hunters humbled Enderun Colleges, 57-47, in their respective knockout quarterfinal matchups to book their tickets …
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By Robert Andaya Barely a week after TNT Tropang Giga’s successful title defense in the PBA Governors’ Cup, all basketball eyes now shift to the coming PBA Commissioner’s Cup with teams bringing in another talent-laden batch of new and balik-imports. Leading the cast are NBA veterans Ed Davis of NLEX Road Warriors, and Cheick Diallo of Converge FiberXers and Akil …
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Businessman-sportsman Engineer Teddy Javines is slowly but making a name in the sport of shooting, Last week, Javines captured the men’s trap gold medal in the 25th Pan-Pacific Friendship Shooting Competition 2024 at National Shooting Training Base Gongxu in Taoyuan, Taipei. Javines, who only started shooting two years ago, beat seasoned shooters Chulhyung Hwang of South Korea, who settled for …
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When the crown was on the line, the Quezon Huskers found a custodian in LJ Gonzales. Replicating his Game Two heroics, Gonzales tallied the Huskers’ last 13 points as Quezon Province tripped Batangas, 65-60, in Game Three on Thursday and clinched the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season South Division championship at the packed Quezon Convention Center in Lucena …
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A bigger and better Go For Gold Cycling Series is in store next year following the success of the three-leg criterium races this season. Founder Jeremy Go said the sports foundation will be eyeing to hold additional races and events for the year 2025, still covering Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The plan is to have a cycling league that will …
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The two teams that will represent the Philippines in the prestigious Mobile Legends M6 World Championships are heading to Kuala Lumpur with a bullseye on their backs. The Philippines ruled the event last year with a team carrying the Falcons AP Bren banner. This time, however, it will be MPL PH champion Fnatic ONIC PH and Aurora Gaming that will …
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By Robert Andaya Sweeter the 10th time around for TNT Tropang Giga. With two-time Best Import winner Rondae Hollis-Jefferson leading the way as usual, TNT finished off Barangay Ginebra, 95-85, to retain the PBA Governors’ Cup crown before a wildly-cheering Friday night crowd of over 14,000 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Tropang Giga, who captured the championship against the …
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Visayas seeks to continue proving that the finest girls’ volleyball players in the Philippines are found in its major island group as two regional dynasties and another worthy champion look forward to fly to Manila for the Rebisco Volleyball League (RVL) National Finals from November 22 to 25 in Mandaluyong. Defending national champion Bacolod Tay Tung High School, University of …
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Manila Indios Bravos completed a stunning reversal in the 2024 PCAP -GM Wesley So Cup chess championships, pulling off a three-game sweep of top favorite Toledo Trojan in their three-game playoffs last Wednesday. IM Yoseph Taher shocked GM Aleksey Sorokin, IM Paulo Bersamina outwitted IM MIchael Concio, Jr. and GM Oliver Barbosa crushed IM Joel Pimentel as Manila swept Toledo …
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