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Joshua Pacio  For months, former two-time ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio has worked religiously on his skill set after losing his throne to current divisional king Jarred “The Monkey God” Brooks. Now it’s time to put those skills to the test. Top-ranked Pacio returns to action …

At a Glance Germany hung on and pulled off a nail-biting 81-79 escape against Latvia to keep its record unblemished and set up a semifinals collision against Team USA in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Germany hung on and …

Filipinos have long been known to be gracious hosts – and that hasn’t changed at all in FIBA World Cup 2023. The Azzurri FIBA PHOTO  Italy, a quarterfinalist in the world meet, has been firsthand witness to that, as their Filipino attaché has held their hands through the ins and …

Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio met with PBA commissioner Willie Marcial and chairman Ricky Vargas, along with San Miguel Corp. sports director Alfrancis Chua to set the direction of the Philippine men’s team’s participation in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. In an update posted at the …

Pole vault ace Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena is expected to deliver a gold medal for the Philippines in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China slated from September 23 to October 8. EJ Obiena AFP PHOTO  Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino said he has high hopes that …

Filipino pole vault ace Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena bounced back big time. Three days after finishing last at the Diamond League’s Zurich leg, Obiena recovered with a gold medal performance in the Istaf Berlin at the Olympiastadion in Germany early Monday, September 4 (Manila time). Obiena cleared 5.92 meters in …

Novak Djokovic did not encounter any of the sort of trouble he did in his previous match, eliminating qualifier Borna Gojo 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 on Sunday night to reach the US Open quarterfinals. Djokovic — who has won three of his men’s record 23 Grand Slam titles at Flushing Meadows …

THE next FIBA Basketball World Cup won’t happen until four years from now in 2027. And in that year, Jordan Clarkson, who played as naturalized player for Gilas Pilipinas in this year’s World Cup, will already be 35 years old, an age when athletes start to decline due to the …

Outside Jordan Clarkson, Dwight Ramos, and Junemar Fajaro, Rhenz Abando seemed to have been that one Gilas Pilipinas player whom the home crowd really supported in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Rhenz Abando PHOTO BY RIO DELUVIO  The fan adulation for Abando was at its peak when the Philippines played …

DALLAS Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic and the Slovenian men’s basketball team are headed to Manila for the final phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. This, after Doncic and the Slovenians booted out Australia, 91-80, to rise to 4-0 in the second round of the world meet and secure a …