The Ilagan Isabela Cowboys get the feel of Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League competition when they tackle the Sarangani Marlins at 8 p.m. on Saturday in the opening of the MPBL Seventh Season at their 10,000-seat homecourt–The Capital Arena. Binan Tatak Gel and retooled Abra clash in the 6 p.m. inaugural game. The Cowboys joined the country’s premier regional tournament last …
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Champion PBA coaches Leo Austria and Norman Black lead high-profile speakers for Milcu Sports Got Skills Basketball Coaching Clinic Milcu Sports and Got Skills will gather several high-profile stars within the coaching circle, both from the amateur and professional ranks, for a one-day coaching clinic on March 30 at the Greenhills West Clubhouse in San Juan. Headlining the speakers are …
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The Zamboanga Valientes exacted sweet revenge on Letran Asenso Bancoro, securing a 91-81 victory to bag the 3rd Gov. Ann K. Hofer Open Invitational Basketball Tournament title on Friday night at the Cultural & Sports Center in Sibugay. Despite the relentless full-court press of the gutsy Knights, the Zamboanga Valientes held their ground, relying on clutch baskets from Zamboangueño heroes …
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The Philippines saved the best for last in the last day of the ninth Asian Winter Games on Friday morning just a few hours before the closing ceremony as the country’s top men’s curling team gave the Filipinos their first ever gold medal in the winter games. Skipper Marc Pfister along with brother second Enrico Pfister, vice skipper Christian Haller, …
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The country’s sports heroes and heroines kicked off 2025 with history-making campaigns and podium finishes. Leading the fiery opening salvo was the Philippine women’s lacrosse team, which defied the odds and captured the bronze in the Asia-Pacific Women’s Championship in Queensland, Australia on its way to next year’s World Championship in Japan. The underdog Filipinas put the sweetener on top …
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By Robert Andaya Win once and you’re in the semis. Top seed NorthPort Batang Pier and No. 2 seed TNT Tropang Giga did just that as they made short work of their respective quarterfinal opponents to advance to the next round of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. The Batang Pier escaped Magnolia Chicken Timplados’ late rally, 113-110, while the Tropang Giga …
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Davao City kept its stranglehold of the pinnacle down south as Toyomoto Auto Supply repeated as victors in the 2025 Smart-NBTC Mindanao Regional Championship, warding off Notre Dame of Midsayap Rams, 84-63, Sunday at the brand new Oroquieta City Bayfront Arena in Misamis Occidental. Karlo Caezar Estomo kickstarted the blowout, firing seven of his game-high 32 points in a blazing …
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Zoos Tokyo proved that it still owns the peak after ruling Manila Hustle 3×3 Season 3 on Sunday at SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. With Most Valuable Player Ama Degbeon leading the way, the Japanese club got the better of Panthers 3×3, 17-13, to emerge as back-to-back champions in the Philippine women’s 3×3 international invitational co-presented by Uratex, Smart, …
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Jerome Delariarte, a one-time national champion and multi-pro events winner, will come out of retirement to play for Manila Southwoods as the Carmona-based squad seeks another successful defense of the Men’s Regular Championship division crown in Bacolod in less than two weeks. Now 46 years old and more than a decade removed from competitive play, Delariarte has reverted back to …
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Gilas Pilipinas is all set to fly to Doha, Qatar on February 13 for a series of friendlies before facing Chinese Taipei and New Zealand on the road in Window 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. The Philippines has already booked passage to the 2025 quadrennial event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia this August on the strength of its 4-0 …
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