Min Woo Lee of Australia looks on during the final day of the Australian PGA Championship at the Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane on November 26, 2023. (Patrick HAMILTON / AFP) BRISBANE, Australia — Min Woo Lee held his nerve after a shaky start to fire a three-under-par 68 …
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Maroons oust Blue Eagles to book UAAP finals return
Francis Lopez of UP goes for a layup against Ateneo’s Geo Chiu. (UAAP Media Bureau) MANILA, Philippines – For the first time in eight years, the Ateneo Blue Eagles will not be playing in the UAAP Finals. The UP Fighting Maroons shrugged off an ice-cold first half and heated up …
Read More »La Salle dumps NU, sets up UAAP championship date with UP
De La Salle returned to the UAAP men’s basketball finals after a six-long wait with a 97-73 romp of National University in Season 86 on Saturday night, Nov. 25, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Mark Nonoy sizzles with 20 points in 19 minutes of action for De La Salle. (UAAP …
Read More »HD Spikers inch closer to semis, whip Chameleons
Games Tuesday 2 p.m. – Farm Fresh vs Galeries 4 p.m. – Choco Mucho vs Gerflor 6 p.m. – Creamline vs Chery Tiggo Cignal all but secured one of the last two semifinal berths in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference as it blasted Nxled, 25-17, 25-14, 25-14, on superior …
Read More »St. Benilde battles UP in PNVF Challenge Cup finale
NCAA’s College of St. Benilde and UAAP’s University of the Philippines forged an explosive finale duel after drubbing their respective foes in the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Challenge Cup women’s semifinals on Friday, Nov. 24, at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila. College of Saint Benilde celebrates after taking …
Read More »Blue Eagles wary of deep UP squad
Defending champions Ateneo and the top-seeded UP Fighting Maroons will face each other Saturday. (UAAP Media Bureau) MANILA, Philippines – UP’s depth will continue to be the thorn in Ateneo’s side, Blue Eagles guard Jared Brown said, as the defending champions begin their UAAP Season 86 semis series against the …
Read More »Fortuna scores breakthrough win, routs Duque in Match Play
Mikha Fortuna Santa Rosa, Laguna – Mikha Fortuna capped a four-day display of brilliant shotmaking and putting with a decisive performance, overpowering amateur Laurea Duque, 7&5, to secure her first professional win in the ICTSI The Country Club Match Play Invitational at the TCC course here Friday. Despite the wet …
Read More »Fortuna dispatches Ikeda, forges title clash vs Duque
SANTA ROSA, Laguna – Mikha Fortuna moved a step closer to claiming her first pro victory, securing a decisive 4&3 triumph over Chihiro Ikeda to seal a championship clash with amateur Laurea Duque in the ICTSI The Country Club Match Play Invitational at the TCC course here on Thursday, Nov. …
Read More »Cool Smashers thwart Chameleons to zoom in on PVL semis
Jema Galanza led the way for Creamline with 14 points. (PVL Media Bureau) MANILA, Philippines – Creamline fended off a fierce first-set challenge by Nxled and then went on a merciless attacking rampage in the last two sets as it hacked out a 25-23, 25-16, 25-21 win Thursday that pushed …
Read More »PH para archers bag Asian tourney bronze
Filipino para archers Marzel Burgos and Agustina Bantiloc with their Korean opponents. Jonathan Josol The Philippine pair of Marzel Burgos and Agustina Bantiloc overcame the mighty Koreans in the battle for the bronze in the Compound Open Mixed Team event at the recent Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. …
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