Games & Gaming

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Philippines’ first-ever hosting of the FIVB 2025 had its first Inter-Agency Technical Working Group Meeting among representatives from key organizations and government agencies at the Badminton Hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. “Our first inter-agency meeting for the FIVB 2025 Men’s World Championship draws a lot of interest from various government and non-government agencies,” said Ramon “Tats” Suzara, …

Team  Pilipinas of the Philippine Youth Dreamers did the country proud during  the first Asia-Pacific Youth Basketball Tournament for U15 division held  in Taipei, Taiwan last  October 18-20. With multi-titled coach Beaujign Acot as head of delegation,  Joey De Guia  and Julius Terule as team consultants and Terrence Baclig as head coach, the Filipinos competed against se;ect teams from the …

The Philippine National Shooting Association (PNSA) ends the year with a bang when it hosts the Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championships from Nov. 24 to Dec. 14. The 46th edition of the event will feature competitions in practical shooting, sporting clays, bench rest, and Olympic shotgun which includes both trap and skeet shooting. At least eight to nine neighboring countries …

By Robert Andaya Puerto Princesa City —Mission accomplished for Team Philippines. Ranged against strong world-class foreign opposition, host Philippines did not disappoint. The Filipino paddlers made history by achieving their best-ever showing at the 2024 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships held at the Puerto Princesa Baywalk on Saturday. Inspired by an enthusiastic home crowd in the four-day event organized by …