What’s the plan for Kai Sotto? This was the common question of many Filipino fans as Kai Sotto again did not see action in Orlando Magic’s game against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday (Manila Time) in the NBA Summer League 2023 at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. …
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Gilas to play in pocket tournament in China
GILAS Pilipinas shifts its preparation for the 2023 FIBA World Cup into high gear come August as it flies to China for a five-day pocket tournament. The national squad arrived in Manila on Monday after spending more than two weeks in Europe where the team played six tune-up matches against …
Read More »Laput playing with newfound confidence
MAGNOLIA’S young slotman James Laput is enjoying every bit of the PBA On Tour. And it reflects on the way he plays for the Hotshots who remain unbeaten in eight preseason games. The 6-foot-10 Laput is averaging over 13 points and 11 rebounds in 28 minutes of playing time per …
Read More »Petro Gazz staves off Farm Fresh for second straight win
Petro Gazz staved off a gutsy fight from Farm Fresh en route to a 25-21, 31-29, 25-17 victory for its second straight win in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational Conference at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, July 11. Marian Buitre (11) and KC Galdones (12) of Petro Gazz tried …
Read More »Obiena’s PH teammates get share of Asian tilt spotlight
EXPECTATIONS will be high on pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and his Filipino teammates, led by sprinter Kyla Richardson, long jumper Janry Ubas and the 400-meter relay teams in the women and mixed events during the coming 25th Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. A big chunk of the …
Read More »Sotto benched again in Orlando’s loss to Indiana
Filipino NBA hopeful Kai Sotto logged another DNP (did not play) in the score sheet as the Orlando Magic bowed to the Indiana Pacers, 86-106 in the NBA Summer League at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday, July 11 (Manila time). Kai Sotto Sotto, who …
Read More »PH hopes ‘meteoric rise’ to World Cup is game-changer
Manila: In a country obsessed with beauty pageants, basketball and boxing, the Philippines women’s team hope to ignite interest in football when they make the nation’s World Cup debut. Long minnows in the sport, the Philippines have never played at a FIFA World Cup, either the men’s or women’s. All …
Read More »Marcos to award cash incentives to SEAG, APG medalists on July 20
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., will lead the distribution of cash incentives to more than 500 national athletes on July 20 at the Malacañang Palace in recognition to their outstanding achievements at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) and 12th ASEAN Para Games (APG) held recently in Cambodia. President Ferdinand …
Read More »Fil-Am Corpuz wins US Women’s Open for first LPGA triumph
San Francisco: Filipino-American Allisen Corpuz captured her first LPGA victory in dramatic fashion on Sunday (Monday in Manila), firing a three-under par 69 to win the US Women’s Open by three strokes. The 25-year-old from Honolulu finished 72 holes at Pebble Beach on nine-under 279 to defeat England’s Charley Hull, …
Read More »Obiena snares silver in French tilt
ERNEST John “EJ” Obiena claimed a silver medal in the Meeting International de Sotteville at the Jean Adret Stadium in France early Saturday, July 8 (Manila time). Five days after clearing 5.82 m at the Bauhaus-Galan in Sweden, where he notched a silver medal and became the first Filipino to …
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