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Sotto benched again in Orlando’s loss to Indiana 

Filipino NBA hopeful Kai Sotto logged another DNP (did not play) in the score sheet as the Orlando Magic bowed to the Indiana Pacers, 86-106 in the NBA Summer League at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday, July 11 (Manila time). Kai Sotto Sotto, who …

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Petro Gazz staves off Farm Fresh for second straight win

Petro Gazz staved off a gutsy fight from Farm Fresh en route to a 25-21, 31-29, 25-17 victory for its second straight win in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational Conference at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, July 11. Marian Buitre (11) and KC Galdones (12) of Petro Gazz tried …

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Cignal bounces back with win over Foton

Cignal bounced back from a loss with an emphatic 25-10, 25-15, 25-22 victory over Foton in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational Conference at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, July 11. Cignal’s Jheck Dionela tries to save the ball during the PVL Invitation Conference against Foton at the Philsports …

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Canada raps China, ends campaign with win

(UPDATE) CANADA took down China in four sets 25-23, 25-21, 17-25, 25-18 to end their 2023 Men's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) campaign with a victory at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, July 9. Karol Klos (No. 7) and Grzegorz Lomacs (No. 12) of Poland attempt to block Samuel …

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Sotto benched in Orlando’s game vs Detroit

(UPDATE) FILIPINO NBA hopeful Kai Sotto would have to wait at least two more days to make his Summer League debut. This, after the 7-foot-3 cager got benched in the entirety of Orlando Magic's game against the Detroit Pistons in the Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center in …

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Fil-Am Corpuz wins US Women’s Open for first LPGA triumph

San Francisco: Filipino-American Allisen Corpuz captured her first LPGA victory in dramatic fashion on Sunday (Monday in Manila), firing a three-under par 69 to win the US Women's Open by three strokes. The 25-year-old from Honolulu finished 72 holes at Pebble Beach on nine-under 279 to defeat England's Charley Hull, …

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PH hopes ‘meteoric rise’ to World Cup is game-changer

Manila: In a country obsessed with beauty pageants, basketball and boxing, the Philippines women's team hope to ignite interest in football when they make the nation's World Cup debut. Long minnows in the sport, the Philippines have never played at a FIFA World Cup, either the men's or women's. All …

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Marcos to award cash incentives to SEAG, APG medalists on July 20

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., will lead the distribution of cash incentives to more than 500 national athletes on July 20 at the Malacañang Palace in recognition to their outstanding achievements at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) and 12th ASEAN Para Games (APG) held recently in Cambodia. President Ferdinand …

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Wembanyama: I’m still a kid, I’m just ready to learn

LAS VEGAS: Victor Wembanyama freely acknowledged that he was often confused in his first NBA Summer League game, going as far as to say that there were times when he didn't know what he was doing. He's in good company. San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama AFP PHOTO Wembanyama shared the …

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Chot happy to see Gilas team defense improve a lot

As Gilas Pilipinas concluded its Europe training camp with an emphatic 125-102 win over Lithuania's World University Games team on Saturday night, national coach Chot Reyes noted the huge improvement of the team's defense since their first tuneup game two weeks ago versus Estonia. Chot Reyes PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO …

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