MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone is preparing the squad from top to bottom with two new additions. After a commendable outing at the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers’ first window, Cone revealed that he has added two more names in Japeth Aguilar and Mason Amos to backstop Gilas’ current 12-man pool. “We’re excited that
PLDT roared to a four-game winning run in the PVL All-Filipino Conference after blanking Akari 25-17, 25-20, 25-19 on Tuesday at PhilSports Arena. Coming off a short Holy week break, the High Speed Hitters showed no signs of slowing down, especially Majoy Baron who topped her best performance from last game against Farm Fresh with
The Cleveland Cavaliers get a glimpse of the future of the Utah Jazz when the clubs meet in Salt Lake City in the NBA on Tuesday night. While the Cavaliers (45-30) need the win in their duel with the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic for playoff position in the Eastern Conference, the Jazz (29-46)
MANILA, Philippines—Add one more piece of hardware to Bryan Bagunas’ championship cabinet. Bagunas and Win Streak swept Taipower after winning the Top Volleyball League championship in Game 2 of the Finals, 25-22, 25-21, 25-21, on Sunday in Taiwan. This, after defeating Taipower in Game 1 a few days ago, 25-23, 25-17, 25-19. READ: Bryan Bagunas
MANILA, Philippines—It takes two to tango and Eduard Folayang knows exactly who his dance partner is in his legendary career in MMA. During a press briefing recently, Folayang was asked about who his favorite career opponent is. Well, the shirt he was wearing at the time basically gave his answer away as he was wearing
MANILA, Philippines–Melvin Jerusalem, the country’s only current boxing world champion, has no plans of letting up. Jerusalem on Sunday took home the WBC minimumweight title after beating Yudai Shigeoka of Japan by split decision at International Conference Hall in Nagoya, Japan. The Bukidnon native’s stunning victory–highlighted by a knockdown in the third and sixth rounds—stopped
Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem is hoping his approach of cutting down the intensity of his practice will help him avert a recurring wrist injury as he looks to climb back up the world rankings after a turbulent few years. The 30-year-old former world number three has struggled to get back to top form
Ronel Blanco pitched the 17th no-hitter in Astros history while Kyle Tucker and Yainer Diaz recorded multi-homer games as Houston pounded out a 10-0 victory over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in the MLB on Monday. Blanco (1-0) issued a leadoff walk to George Springer in the first inning before retiring 26 consecutive batters. Springer
MANILA, Philippine—Gilas Pilipinas Women standout Jhaz Joson will add another feather to her cap right after her collegiate career by flying to Australia. On Monday afternoon, Joson signed with the Goldfield Giants to start her professional career in the National Basketball League (NBL) 1. “Jhazmin is a versatile shooting guard that has a quick shot
BERLIN — The German football federation and Adidas have stopped the sale of Germany jerseys with the number 44 because of a resemblance to the logo of the Nazi Party’s notorious SS paramilitary units. Adidas on Monday stopped offering the personalization of jerseys with names and numbers, and the federation halted the delivery of jerseys
Banking stellar performances from its girls squads, Makati FC secured its second straight Paul Parker overall championship at the JSSL Singapore Academy 7s 2024 Sunday. Most impressive was the Girls Under 16 team, which after giving one of the club one of its six titles automatically qualified to the Girls U16 Pro division where it
MANILA, Philippines—Wonju DB Promy has an MVP in their roster and he’s not a homegrown Korean Basketball League (KBL) talent. Filipino import Ethan Alvano officially won the league’s domestic MVP after posting norms of 15.9 points, 6.6 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 steals a game for Wonju. After 54 games, Alvano powered DB Promy to
Joseph Schooling, who famously beat his idol Michael Phelps in Rio to become Singapore’s first and only Olympic champion, said Tuesday he was retiring from competitive swimming. Schooling made the announcement on social media eight years after stunning the world by beating American great Phelps to win 100m butterfly gold. Schooling failed to qualify for
DETROIT — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 27 of his 40 points in the second half and the Memphis Grizzlies held on for a 110-108 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night in the NBA. Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins thinks Jackson has reached a new level since moving to center. “JJ was phenomenal tonight,” Jenkins
ORLANDO, Florida — The Portland Trail Blazers’ 10th straight loss came down to one shot, and it was a good one. But Deandre Ayton missed an open baseline jumper at the buzzer and the Orlando Magic won 104-103 on Monday night in the NBA. Franz Wagner scored 20 points, Wendell Carter Jr. had 17 points
INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton scored 27 points and had 13 assists to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 133-111 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night in the NBA. Despite being ejected for a flagrant foul midway through the third quarter, Pacers forward Jalen Smith had 17 points and 10 rebounds. The Nets’ Dennis
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Sam Hauser poured in 25 points on seven 3s and the Boston Celtics avenged an early season loss to the Charlotte Hornets with a 118-104 victory on Monday night in the NBA. Kristaps Porzingis added 20 points and Derrick White had 19 points
ALBANY, New York — Caitlin Clark put up another sensational performance to carry Iowa to its second straight Final Four. The Hawkeyes’ superstar guard, whose record-breaking exploits have brought unprecedented attention to women’s basketball, made nine 3-pointers and finished with 41 points and 12 assists as Iowa knocked defending national champion LSU out of the
NEW ORLEANS — Devin Booker scored 52 points, the fifth-highest scoring game of his career, to power the Phoenix Suns to a 124-111 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night, bringing them within a game of the Pelicans for the No. 6 playoff spot in the NBA Western Conference. Rebounding from a 128-103
NEW YORK — Mike Tyson will be 58 when he takes on Jake Paul on July 20 in Texas but he said fans are still clamoring to see the former heavyweight champion in action. The bout between one of the most feared fighters in history and YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul will be held at the 80,000-seat AT&T
An embarrassing loss to a traditional victim and the continued absence of its ace playmaker, in a way, turned out fortuitous for Barangay Ginebra, according to its elder statesman LA Tenorio. On the heels of an 87-77 triumph over Magnolia that had the club improving to 3-1 in the Philippine Cup, the veteran point guard
Don’t hold your breath on Bennie Boatwright Jr. donning the Gilas Pilipinas kit anytime soon. The San Miguel Beer import may provide the same qualities that naturalized Filipino Justin Brownlee brings to the table for the national squad—and he’s even got much better size—but he faces a long wait for his new citizenship. “It’s usually
LeBron James delivered another epic performance on Sunday, scoring 40 points and matching a career-high with nine 3-pointers on 10 attempts as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 116-104 National Basketball Association (NBA) victory at Brooklyn. James, a four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and the NBA’s oldest active player at 39, made 13-of-17 shots
MANILA, Philippines–Rosegie Ramos has been lifting barbells more than thrice her weight on a daily basis. Well, all that hard work paid off after the 20-year-old from Zamboanga City clinched a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday during the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup.“I have secured my spot. I knew I could
MANILA, Philippines–Versatility, size, and more importantly Bennie Boatwright Jr.’s similarities to the national basketball program’s old reliable Justin Brownlee are what made the San Miguel import a prime candidate to become Gilas Pilipinas’ latest naturalized player. “He’s got great size and he can play in and out. He’s very versatile and he kind of reminds
