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KEVIN Alas was one of four last-minute replacements for Gilas Pilipinas in the 19th Asian Games. But the NLEX veteran guard showed he can deliver for the team when needed. The 31-year-old Alas made his nine minutes of playing time count, particularly in the critical juncture of the fourth quarter …

EXCITEMENT filled the Terrafirma camp after PBA top overall rookie pick Stephen Holt finally showed up in the Dyip’s practice on Thursday at the Winter Pine gym in Quezon City. Stephen Holt FIBA PHOTO  The 31-year-old Holt arrived in Manila late Wednesday and had a walk through of the team’s …

HANGZHOU, China—Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial is headed back to the sport’s biggest stage next year in Paris, thanks to the power of his right fist that claimed another victim in the 19th Asian Games boxing competitions at the Hangzhou Gymnasium here on Wednesday. Slowly earning a reputation as …

San Miguel Corporation’s top boss, Ramon Ang, on Thursday, congratulated the Gilas Pilipinas squad, a day after its miraculous come-from-behind win over mighty China in their men’s basketball semifinal match in the Hangzhou Asian Games. “Let me join millions of Filipino basketball fans in congratulating Gilas Pilipinas—from its coaches to …

Hangzhou—Fighting hurt, but with God as her motivation, Margarita “Meggie” Ochoa delivered the Philippines’ second gold in the 19th Asian Games by defeating a familiar foe in United Arab Emirates’ Balqees Abdulla in the 48kg ju-jitsu finals at the XSL Gymnasium JJI Mat 1 here on Thursday. A two-time World …

HANGZHOU: Three Filipino riders who have racked thousands of kilometers at home but who are racing for the first time on the Asian Games stage make their own medal bid in cycling’s men’s road race on Thursday in Chung’an. Ronald Oranza, Jonel Carcueva and Joshua Pascual will carry the fight …

National University fended off Far Eastern University, 71-65, for back-to-back wins in the UAAP Season 86 Men’s Basketball Tournament at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday. The Bulldogs, who also defeated Ateneo de Manila University on opening day, 77-64, kept in pace with early league-leader University of the …

Filipino Olympic boxer Eumir Marcial has punched his ticket to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, after advancing to the 71-80 kilogram division finals of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Wednesday. Marcial knocked out Ahmad Ghousoon in the second round of the semifinals on Wednesday to …

The Philippine sepak takraw team had to settle for the bronze medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, after losing to Indonesia in the men’s quadrant on Tuesday. The Filipinos lost to the defending Asian Games champion Indonesia in three sets, 15-21, 25-24, 21-17, in the semifinal round. The …

Patrick Tambalque and Korean Ji Won Lee snatched victories from the clutches of defeat as they captured the boys’ 13-14 and girls’ 15-18 crowns, respectively, in a pair of sudden deaths highlighting the ICTSI Junior PGT national finals at The Country Club in Laguna on Tueday. Tambalque, who topped the …