Eighteen teams from the UAAP and other major collegiate leagues in the country are expected to see action in the Manila Best Tournament, a newly-organized basketball competition, starting July 20. Mikey Calungcaguin, a co-founder of the league, said top collegiate teams from the UAAP, NCAA, NAASCU, NCRAA and even the PBA D-League, have been invited to participate in the tournament. …
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Plans may not have worked in favor of Gilas Pilipinas Women 3×3 in Europe, but Sam Harada said that the team has no plans of quitting as it proudly represents the country in the Fiba 3×3 Women’s Series. “Even if we did not get the results that we wanted, we know that we will just keep on improving,” she said. …
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The Philippine Army ended swimming with 5 golds and added 13 in taekwondo, 4 in athletics and 2 in chess yesterday to remain with the most number of wins on the third day of the 2024 ROTC Mindanao Leg at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex here. But it was Air Force cadet John Austin Hampac of Southern City …
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THE Quezon Huskers found a savior in Judel Fuentes to subdue the Iloilo United Royals, 71-61, on Tuesday and gain the solo lead in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the Caloocan Sports Complex. With the count tied at 58, Fuentes bunched 9 points in 1 minute and 32 seconds, enabling the Huskers to finally ward off …
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THE Go For Gold Criterium Race takes its act down South as it holds Series 2 of its competition this Sunday. Around 400 participants are expected to compete in the 10 categories at stake in the one-day race to be held at the City Di Mare in Cebu. Over P200,000 prize money will be given out during the event, with …
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THE District Warriors Philippines of Quezon City’s first district fought for flag and country and emerged victorious in the Mutant 2024 Cahaya Lestari Surabaya (CLS) Cup International Invitational League Under-23 Senior Basketball Boys Division crown held in Indonesia last Saturday. The District Warriors, backed by Quezon City first district Representative Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde, withstood a late rally by the …
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By Robert Andaya REMEMBER former PBA “Best Import” awardee Sean Chambers? Chambers, who bagged six championships with Alaska Milk as import from 1989 to 2001, including a grand slam in the 1996 season, is back But this time, the 59-year-old native of Los Angeles, California is returning to the country as one of the assistant coaches of Tim Cone in …
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The Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Richard Bachmann recognized the growing number of sports and participants in the Philippine ROTC Games. He attended Wednesday’s action on the tournament’s Mindanao leg, making witness of eight sports namely arnis, boxing, and kickboxing, including debuting disciplines from 5v5 basketball, swimming, sepak takraw, target shooting, and raiders competition. “The increase in the number of sports …
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Ub Huishan NE (SRB) rediscovered their top form to outlast a gritty Lausanne (SUI) 20-19 in an epic final and win the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Chengdu 2024 on June 23. After falling short at the first three World Tours this season, No.1 seed Ub were extra motivated but they had to do it the hard way after a Day One loss to Beijing …
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Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Nesthy Petecio and eight other Paris Olympics-bound athletes formally received their P500,000 cash assistance from Sen. Bong Go during a simple turnover ceremony at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) office at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila. Aside from Petecio, the other athletes who received their checks from Sen. Go were gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxers Aira …
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