Pole vaulter EJ Obiena and gymnast Carlos Yulo are poised to become the first Filipino athletes to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Thanks to specified tournaments that could key their outright Olympic qualification, Obiena and Yulo, who both competed in the 2021 Tokyo Games, don't have to accumulate points …
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NU brings back Norman Miguel as Lady Bulldogs head coach
National University brought back Norman Miguel as head coach for its women's and girls' volleyball teams. NU announced Miguel's appointment on Monday, June 26, replacing Karl Dimaculangan in the Lady Bulldogs and Villet Ponce-De Leon in the Lady Bullpups. NU Lady Bulldogs UAAP PHOTO “National University is thrilled to have …
Read More »PinoyLiga semis: Maroons take on Bulldogs, Eagles battle Generals
University of the Philippines faces National University in a UAAP Season 85 Final Four rematch while Ateneo plays lone NCAA survivor Emilio Aguinaldo College in the PinoyLiga Collegiate Cup semifinals on Tuesday, June 27 at the Villar Coliseum in Las Piñas City. The Fighting Maroons and the Bulldogs slug it …
Read More »Family first for Adamson’s Trisha Tubu
AFTER an impressive rookie campaign, Trisha Tubu was primed for at least two more explosive playing years for Adamson in the UAAP women's volleyball tournament. Tubu, who gained a “super rookie” title for her superb showing last Season 85, had to cut her collegiate career short as she turned professional …
Read More »ROS tries to keep unbeaten run, faces Ginebra
Rain or Shine tries to keep its unbeaten run going when it shoots for its sixth straight win against Barangay Ginebra in the PBA On Tour on Sunday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. The Elasto Painters won their first five games in the preseason series and will look …
Read More »PH downs Uzbekistan, finishes seventh in AVC Challenge Cup
The Philippine women's volleyball team defeated Uzbekistan in four sets, 25-14, 13-25, 25-18, 25-18, to finish seventh in the AVC Challenge Cup at the Tridharma Sports Hall in Gresik, East Java, Indonesia on Sunday, June 25. The Filipino volleybelles blasted the Uzbeks in the first set but the latter returned …
Read More »Dwight Ramos locked in for Gilas in World Cup prep
Filipino-American Dwight Ramos is pumped up to play and represent the country when the Philippines serves as one of hosts in the 2023 FIBA World Cup scheduled this August. Coming off an ankle injury that forced him to miss a lot of games in the recent Japan B.League season, Ramos …
Read More »Kai Sotto to play against top picks in NBA Summer League
Filipino cager Kai Sotto is set for a collision course against some of the top picks in the 2023 NBA Rookie Draft, giving the fans a chance on how he would fare against these bluechip youthful players in the Summer League. Getting an invite to play for the Orlando Magic, …
Read More »Blu Boys arrive in Japan for Men’s Softball Asia Cup
The Philippine Blu Boys arrived in Kochi, Japan on Saturday, June 24, to do battle in the Asian Men's Softball Asia Cup 2023 beginning Sunday, June 25. The Philippine men's softball team will have a tough task of dethroning powerhouse Japan for the Asian title. In the last eight stagings …
Read More »PinoyLiga: Maroons battle Red Lions, Cardinals take on Generals in do-or-die games
Games Sunday (Activate Hoop Arena, Sparta Compound, Pioneer, Mandaluyong City) 1 p.m. – EAC vs Mapua 4 p.m. – UP vs San Beda RC Calimag, playing against his former school, fired a tournament-high 41 points as an eight-man San Beda crew squeaked past University of the Philippines, 84-81, to send …
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