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PASIG City MCW Sports outlasted Caloocan, 65-61, at the Caloocan Sports Complex on Friday, October 13, to force a decider in their Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Fifth Season North Division best-of-3 quarterfinals series. Robbie Manalang shoots the ball during Game 2 of the MPBL North Division Quarterfinals at the Caloocan …

THE International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday has approved the switching of national teams of fencer Maxine Esteban from the Philippine team to the Ivory Coast in preparation of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. Maxine Esteban. FACEBOOK PHOTO  During its session in Mumbai, India, the IOC Executive Board …

PLAYING undermanned is not an excuse for TNT to be beaten black and blue in any tournament, as far as coach Jojo Lastimosa is concerned. The Tropang Giga got their behinds kicked by the Chiba Jets, 93-75, in the opening night of the 2023-24 East Asia Super League Season 2 …

Rain or Shine bucked a slow start and the ejection of head coach Yeng Guiao in the opening period as the Elasto Painters scored a 109-105 come-from-behind win against Phoenix at the start of the 2023 Converge Pocket Tournament on Friday, October 13, at the Gatorade Hoops Center. Guiao, known …

At a Glance He finished third in the qualifications with a score of 14.600 and was the only gymnast in the final who didn’t yet have a pathway to Paris via the team or all-around qualifications. Carlos Yulo earns a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics following his performance in …

At a Glance Familiar faces emerged victorious at the start of the Philippine Aquatics-organized national tryouts NCR leg on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Teofilo Yldefonso swimming pool inside the historic Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) in Malate, Manila Familiar faces emerged victorious at the start of the Philippine Aquatics-organized …

Justin Brownlee Lausanne, Switzerland — Justin Brownlee, who played a starring role to help the Philippines win their first Asian Games basketball gold since 1962, has failed a doping test, officials said Thursday. The American-born Brownlee tested positive for the banned Carboxy-THC, the Lausanne-based International Testing Agency (ITA) said. Carboxy-THC is …

THE Philippine Olympic Committee reiterated on Wednesday that the Philippine Sports Commission had a hand in the Commission on Audit sending a demand letter asking the organization to liquidate a P10-million financial assistance that was released 25 years ago. POC president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said that an Affidavit of …

With less than a month before the start of Season 48 of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), TNT’s Filipino-American guard Mikey Williams is still not back with his team. TNT debuted in the East Asia Super League Season 2 on Wednesday night, October 11, with a 93-75 beating at the …

(UPDATE) MEMBERS of the victorious Gilas Pilipinas from the Asian Games men’s basketball are assured of at least a 10-day break from their respective PBA mother squads. Gilas team manager Alfrancis Chua gave that assurance to players, so as to give them enough time to rest following their Asian Games …