A basketball arena is set to be built at the heart of Parañaque City.
Mayor Edwin Olivarez said Tuesday the sports center would become the official home court of the city’s National Basketball League (NBL) teams, the Aces in the men’s division and the Lady …
Read MoreThe Gilas Pilipinas Men will be participating in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) after New Zealand begged off from the competition.
FIBA said Friday the Gilas Men would replace New Zealand for being "the next best team from the Asia-Oceania Region in the FIBA …
Read MoreThe Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has started preparing for next year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
The POC named Board Member George Canlas to lead the national team as chef de mission.
In his first plan of action, the renowned sports doctor said he is …
Read MoreNLEX Road Warriors coach Yeng Guiao on Monday said the team is looking to stay intact for now ahead of the upcoming Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) season.
He said the team is not keen on doing a trade right now involving its current players.
“Ayaw …
Read MoreThe Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) has decided to cancel its supposed bubble hosting of the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers (ACQ).
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio confirmed the development on Friday.
“The SBP is saddened by the development,” Panlilio …
Read MoreSeven-time Australia Open champion Serena Williams has defeated 19-year-old Anastasia Potapova in the third round of the 2021 tournament in Melbourne.
“Respect. @serenawilliams toughs out a 7-6(5) 6-2 win over Potapova to keep her pursuit of a 24th Grand Slam title alive,” said the Australian …
Read MoreThe interim National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) will decide on appeals to include in the Covid-19 vaccine priority list Filipino athletes and other delegates who will be competing in the Tokyo Summer Olympics and the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi this year, a Palace …
Read MoreA businessman will provide the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines for the national athletes as they return to action in a major manner this year.
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham Tolentino confirmed on Tuesday that business tycoon Enrique Razon Jr. will shoulder the inoculation of …
Read MoreSenator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday appealed to vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. to include in the priority list for Covid-19 vaccination Filipino athletes and other delegates who will be competing in the Tokyo Summer Olympics and the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi this year.…
Read MoreThe Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will use an interactive game to teach financial education (fin-ed) to about 1.9 million fisherfolk nationwide.
In a virtual briefing Thursday, BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the interactive game will …
Read MoreThe story of Davao Del Norte has been an underrated case of how sports event hosting should be done.
On Thursday (Feb.4), the secret to the province’s success will be revealed in the next installment of the online National Sports Summit series.
Davao Del Norte …
Read MoreThe newest professional basketball league, the Pilipinas Visayas-Mindanao Super Cup, has found a new partner to help promote their league and give jobs to basketball workers in Visayas and Mindanao.
Pilipinas Visayas-Mindanao Super Cup COO Rocky Chan announced Tuesday that Molders of Defined Champions (MDC) …
Read MoreThe two government agencies overseeing Philippine sports reiterated anew the restrictions for sports leagues looking to resume amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
This after a new grassroots basketball league named the Batang Pilipino Basketball League (BPBL) was formed last week.
“In line with the …
Read MoreThe Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has shifted the postponed National Sports Summit into a three-part program with a series of weekly online conference-type sessions set to be held on Jan. 27.
“We wanted to push through with this because we know it will be useful …
Read MoreJamie Lim believes the Philippine team still has enough time to prepare for the Olympic qualifying events lined up for early 2021 despite the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic halting physical training for quite some time.
“Five months is great enough,” the country’s rising star karateka …
Read MoreTo develop more promising students in sports, the Department of Education (DepEd) will team up with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on the implementation and establishment of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) this year.
“Ang DepEd at ang PSC, sa katunayan, ay magkatuwang sa …
Read MoreTwo projects valued at PHP544 million are expected to bring the Baguio athletic bowl closer to world standard and boost local sports.
City Administrator Engr. Bonifacio dela Peña on Thursday said the PHP434-million youth center and multi-sports facility and the PHP110-million four-storey parking and …
Read MorePhilippines Football League club United City has expressed its full support to the Department of Health (DOH) in its campaign against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
“We at United City Football Club, including our staff and our players, have committed to support the BIDA Solusyon …
Read MoreInternet cafes, gyms, fitness studios, and sports facilities are now allowed to operate in the city of Manila in a limited capacity and in compliance with imposed safety health protocols, Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso said Tuesday.
“If your business is internet café, …
Read MoreAnother Growling Tiger is moving out of University of Santo Tomas (UST).
Swingman Brent Paraiso confirmed on Saturday night that he will no longer play for the Tigers in the aftermath of the alleged training bubble that they put up in Capuy, Sorsogon earlier …
Read MorePhilippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez said he sees the reported ill-advised training bubble made by the UST Growling Tigers amid the health crisis as something beyond basketball.
“The issue, for me, is much bigger than sports. It touches on a sensitive facet …
Read MoreThe men’s basketball team of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) is now being investigated for apparently violating quarantine protocols.
Aldin Ayo, the Growling Tigers’ head coach, reportedly conducted a training ‘bubble’ in his hometown, Sorsogon City.
Because the team is not considered …
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) is staging the first-ever Teatro Europa in the Philippines, a virtual festival of theater arts featuring seven classic pieces from Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain.
The event, which will run from August to September 2020, …
Read MoreGames and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra said the joint administrative order (JAO) that the board formulated with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Department of Health (DOH) about sports practices amid the health crisis can be tweaked if the need arises.
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Read MoreThe National Basketball League (NBL) is considering a bubble just to finish its postponed third season amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
On Thursday, the league bared the plan after revealing that it has accomplished a 50-page comprehensive set of protocols that the …
Read MoreThe Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) said Friday it has begun meeting with officials of national sports associations (NSAs) on how national athletes could resume their training in their bid to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
“This is …
Read MoreThe Games and Amusements Board (GAB) said on Thursday the joint administrative order (JAO) that will pave the way for the return of sports practices amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic may be released next week.
The development was a result of a meeting …
Read MoreFIBA announced that the Basketball World Cup 2023 will take place in three different countries, including the Philippines, from Aug. 25 to Sept.10.
”The approved dates of the competition have been decided by FIBA’s Central Board following consultation with the host nations and a recommendation …
Read MoreTeam Philippines basks in the glory of its stirring triumph in the 30th Southeast Asian Games as it will be feted with the highest honor by the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) in a special rite on Friday night.
Bannered by world champion and double gold …
Read MoreIt is the Communist Party of the Philippines(CPP) founding chair Jose Maria Joma Sison who is to be blamed for identifying and red-tagging militants and activists allied to their cause.
This, according, to Southern Luzon Command chief, Major General Antonio Parlade, Jr., in response to …
Read MoreThe Career Service Examination Pen and Paper Test (CSE PPT) scheduled on March 15 will push through in 66 testing centers nationwide, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said Friday.
In a news release, the CSC said examinees who exhibit flu like symptoms on the day …
Read MoreA gold in kickboxing in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and a silver in wushu in the 2014 Asian Games make Kalinga pride Jean Claude Saclag ready to face the bigger arena.
If it is God's will, then so be it, Saclag said as he …
Read MoreThe Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has announced that Peryahan Games are now suspended.
This is to inform the public that effective February 6, 2020, the operation of Peryahan Games is suspended until further instruction from the Office of the President, said PCSO General Manager …
Read MoreThe Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association (CARAA) sports meet that was postponed last week will hopefully be staged on March 24.
CARAA was one of the events that was postponed after Mayor Benjamin Magalong ordered all activities that can draw big crowds either canceled or …
Read MoreAround 600 athletes from the Schools Division of Ilocos Norte (SDOIN) are undergoing intensive training for the upcoming Region 1 Athletic Association Meet in Lingayen, Pangasinan on February 19-26.
Eric Aguilar, SDOIN sports coordinator, said Tuesday the month-long training started on January 19 until February …
Read MoreThe Manila Stars put an end to Bacoor City Strikers' eight-game winning streak in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Lakan Season with a 78-74 road win at the STRIKE Gym in Bacoor on Monday night.
Manila pulled away in the third quarter, opening a …
Read MoreThe city council's sports committee is expected to consolidate all inputs after the second public hearing for the first City Sports Code was completed on January 31, Councilor Levy Lloyd Orcales said on Monday.
Orcales, Sangguniang Kabataan Federation chairman in Baguio, said the final draft …
Read MoreTennis sensation Alex Eala made the country proud when she teamed up with Priska Nugroho of Indonesia to rule the 2020 Australian Open juniors doubles tournament in Melbourne Park, Australia on January 31.
Eala, only 14, and her Indonesian partner swept the European duo of …
Read MoreThe Asean Basketball League (ABL) announced on Tuesday that it has postponed the game between Alab Pilipinas and the Macau Black Bears due to growing concerns regarding the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
In a statement, the league said match, scheduled for Feb. 16 at the Sta. …
Read MoreAlex Eala, the country's top junior tennis player, climbed to career-high No. 4 in the latest girls' ranking of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after ruling the juniors women's doubles competition in the Australian Open in Melbourne over the weekend.
The Filipina tennis sensation jumped …
Read MoreThe Kansas City Chiefs overcame a 10-point deficit to beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 Sunday in Super Bowl LIV, securing their first National Football League (NFL) title in 50 years.
The Chiefs' explosive offense started the game fast at the Hard Rock Stadium in …
Read MorePampanga Giant Lanterns now has an inside track of making a Top 4 finish in the Northern Division of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) after mauling Cebu Sharks, 88-77, at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City on Tuesday night.
The Giant Lanterns, who were …
Read MoreHidilyn Diaz took flight in Rome and ruled the women's 55-kilogram event in the Weightlifting World Cup on Tuesday.
The 2016 Olympic silver medalist swept the three golds at stake in her division by winning the snatch, the clean-and-jerk, and the overall categories.
Diaz lifted …
Read MoreTuesday's National Basketball Association (NBA) game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the LA Clippers has been postponed after Kobe Bryant's death.
The game scheduled for tonight has been postponed, NBA said in a statement Monday evening.
"The decision was made out of respect for …
Read More- Cebu kept its bid for a spot in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League playoffs alive after a 101-76 rout of Imus at the Alonte Sports Arena here on Saturday night.
The Sharks used a 14-1 run late in the first quarter to pull away …
Read MoreJames Laput looks to give a huge impact to Marinerong Pilipino in the upcoming PBA D-League Aspirants Cup.
The 6-foot-10 big man is among the new key recruits by the Skippers, the only non-collegiate squad in the cast of the season-opening conference.
"I'll just have …
Read MoreCeres Negros moved a step closer to making the main tournament of the AFC Champions League after shocking Port Football Club, 1-0, in the second round of the qualifying phase at the PAT Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday night.
Stephan Schrock made the lone …
Read MoreThe Baguio-Benguet Educational Athletic League (BBEAL) will resume its second phase of games after the city's hosting of the Cordillera Administrative Region Athletic Association (CARAA) meet that ends on February 21.
Tournament commissioner Eduardo Laureano of host Cordillera Career Development College (CCDC) told the Philippine …
Read MorePresident Rodrigo Duterte joined locals and visitors in celebrating the 40th Sinulog Festival at the Cebu City Sports Center here on Sunday.
Duterte, who traces his roots from Danao City, some 33 km. from here, expressed his delight in joining Cebuanos in celebrating the festival …
Read MoreChristine Hallasgo and Jerald Zabala ruled the women's and men's divisions of the 42nd National Milo Marathon Finals here on Sunday.
Hallasgo, a Manila Milo eliminations winner, clocked 2:52:53 to beat last year's winner, Mary Joy Tabal.
Tabal clocked 2:58:49 to clinch second place while …
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