Games on Friday (Rizal Memorial Coliseum)9 a.m. – AU vs ADMU11 a.m. – UE vs CSB2 p.m. – AdU vs FEU5 p.m. – NU vs UST Reigning champion National U and challenger University of Santo Tomas lock horns in an all-UAAP duel as the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-Season Championship reaches a thrilling finale on Friday at the Rizal …
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By Robert Andaya Blackwater Bossing and Meralco Bolts recorded similar impressive victories over their respective opponents for winning starts in the 48th season of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Blackwater, led by Puerto Rican import Chris Ortiz, dominated Converge FiberX, 103-84, while Meralco, bannered by Nigerian reinforcement Suleiman Braimoh, outsteadied Rain or Shine, 107-102, …
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THE Philippines’ Jivee Tolentino made the country proud by finishing 13th overall out of 75 participants in the 2023 Backyard Ultra World Championship in Bell Buckle, Tennessee recently. A well-known ultra-marathoner, Tolentino clocked 72:33.54 to finish 13th among the world’s best ultra-marathoners after running the approximate distance between San Francisco to Los Angeles. The 47-year-old, Dublin, Ireland-based Tolentino pushed himself …
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By Robert Andaya THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Asia’s first play-for-pay league, formally welcomed Season 48 by honoring the top individual players — from the Rookie of the Year to the Most Valuable Player – of the previous season during an unforgettable awarding ceremony at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The star-studded evening also saw the much-awaited ceremony honoring the members …
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It was last year when Filipino jiu-jitsu Aleia Aielle Aguilar became the country’s first ever youngest world champion in the combat sports where her family is known for. Then on Thursday, the six-year-old daughter of Alvin Aguilar — the founding father of Filipino mixed martial arts — and Maybelline Masuda retained her crown to clinch her second consecutive world title …
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Reigning champion National U drubbed Adamson, 25-13, 26-24, 25-20, and booked a finals return trip in the Shakey’ Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-Season Championship Season 2 Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. The Lady Bulldogs erased a 22-24 deficit in the second set before banking on a hot start in the clincher to score yet another straight-sets victory …
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Vengeful University of Santo Tomas fended off College of St. Benilde, 25-15, 25-16, 19-25, 32-30, in the thrilling knockout duel to catch the last bus in the Shakey’s Super League (SSL) Collegiate Pre-Season Championship Season 2 Final Four Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. The Golden Tigresses wasted a huge lead in the fourth set before recovering in …
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Philippine Paralympic Committee president Mike Barredo firmly believes that swimmer Ernie Gawilan’s first gold in the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games last Tuesday night will start the ball rolling and inspire the other athletes vying for honors here. “I knew that Ernie was going to win the first gold for us and, normally, this starts the ball rolling and the …
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Filipino para chessers paced three divisions in both individual and team standings Wednesday, inching closer in delivering the country another potential golden windfall in the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games chess tournament at the Hangzhou Qi-Yuan Chess Hall here. FIDE Master Sander Severino, Atty. Cheyzer Crystal Mendoza and Menandro Redor showed the way after the fifth round of the standard …
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Veteran para swimmer Ernie Gawilan achieved the coveted golden breakthrough for Team Philippines last Tuesday night, retaining the men’s 400-meter freestyle S7 crown in runaway fashion at the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games swimming championships here. Relegated to the bronze medal in the men’s 200-meter individual medley race the previous day, Gawilan made certain that the gold would not slip …
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