Tab Baldwin not taking things lightly, guards Gilas cadets from embarrassment in SEA Games

ALTHOUGH the Philippines is the overwhelming favorite, head coach Tab Baldwin doesn’t want to take any chances and is guarding the Gilas cadets from embarrassment in the Southeast Asian Games. Winners of the SEA Games basketball competition 11 out of the 12 times, Gilas is heavily favored to improve that mark. The Philippines’ strength in the Southeast Asian region was once again re-affirmed earlier this month when the country captured the 11th...

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Games to go on as scheduled after tough V-League finals

THERE’LL be no rest for the weary as coach Roger Gorayeb says the national team practice goes on as scheduled on Monday, a day after a tough five-set V-League final featuring some of his players on the squad bound for the Southeast Asian Games. Seven of the 12 national team players saw action in the third match of the best-of-three V-League finals on Sunday won by PLDT. The players who saw action on Sunday were Open Conference Most Valuable Player...

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After bronze in 2013, Babanto shoots for gold

IN HER first assignment at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games two years ago, then 16-year-old Rinna Babanto brought home a bronze for the country. photo (c) Matt Wong Now, with more experience, Babanto has only one thing on her mind going into her second stint at the SEA Games on June 12 to 14 in Singapore and that is to give the country a gold medal. “I learned the importance of the team because my event (in 2013) was a team event. You also need...

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PH bets start arriving in small groups

SINGAPORE—Filipino athletes have to arrive here in trickles with the bulk of the Philippine delegation to the 28th Southeast Asian Games expected to hit town in the next few days. The Philippine sailing team was the first to check in over a week ago while the men’s football squad—the under-23 version of the Azkals—has started to  warm up for the challenge ahead after coming in four days earlier in this tiny city-state considered one of the world’s major commercial hubs. “We’re getting ready for the arrival of our athletes. We want to...

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Pinays battle Thais in SEAG netball opener

photo (c) netball.com.ph MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine women’s netball team “Siklab Pilipinas” plunges into action today against Thailand at the OCBC Arena in Singapore, officially kicking off the country’s campaign at the 28th Southeast Asian Games. The Filipinas take the court at 2 p.m. in the second game of a triple bill that opens the round robin preliminaries. Host and two-time Asian champion Singapore takes on Brunei at 12...

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Filipina cagers eye SEA Games dominance

Filipina cagers are entering the 28th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore in fighting form according to national team head coach Patrick Aquino. College standouts Shelley Gupilan, Raiza Palmera, Merenciana Arayi, Cindy Resultay, Sofia Roman, Fria Bernardo, Afril Bernardino, Danica Jose, Analyn Almazan, Clare Castro, Allana Lim and Camille Sambile will be representing the country in the women’s basketball competition biennial regional games. “We’ve...

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Ilang katao inaresto dahil sa game-fixing sa SEA Games sa Singapore

Inaresto ang isang Singaporean at ilang mga foreigners dahil sa tangkang pag-aayos ng football matches sa Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). Sa ipinalabas na pahayag ng ng Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) sila ay mahigpit na nagbabantay sa mga match fixing activities sa football at ng may nagbigay ng impormasyon sa nangyayari sa football match sa SEA games ay agad na nila itong tinugunan. Hindi naman na ipinalabas ng CPIB ang mga pagkakakilanlan ng mga nahuling suspek hanggat hindi napatunayan ang nasabing akusasyon. Tinutulungan...

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Former teammate of Alas, Romeo at Letran is a SEA Games champ — in track and field

ARCHAND Bagsit gave up a basketball career to become a trackster. He has no regrets. The switch from the hardcourt to the oval has done wonders for Bagsit, who distinguished himself two years ago by winning two gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar. Now, Bagsit is on track for more gold medals in Singapore next month — something that would have been beyond him had he chosen to stick with basketball during his college...

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SEA Games billiards: World No. 1, three world champions part of ‘Bata’ Reyes-led Philippine contingent

photo (c) thoughtsinbinary.com The Philippines will be sending a formidable team, which includes the current World No. 1 and three former world champions, that will be expected to deliver a haul of gold medals in the billiards events in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Singapore beginning June 5. Two-time world champion and Hall of Famer Efren “Bata” Reyes, the living legend of Philippine billiards, will spearhead the country’s campaign...

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Sailors set sights on 3 golds

SINGAPORE—The Philippine sailing team won’t settle for another gold-medal shutout similar to their Burma (Myanmar) experience two years ago. The Filipino sailors arrived in this wealthy island city-state as early as May 20, more than two weeks before they officially set sail in the 28th Southeast Asian Games. “I think we have a very good chance. We will be able to get at least three gold medals,” said sailing chief Judes Echauz. Carrying...

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Triathlon head predicts 2 golds for Filipino bets in SEA Games

(c) zimbio.com After a lengthy absence from the Southeast Asian Games, the sport of triathlon will be making its return to the multi-discipline event this year and that should give the Philippines plenty of reason to be upbeat in the upcoming biennial meet to be held in Singapore beginning June 5. “I think as far as our chances are concerned, we’re llamado,” Tom Carrasco, head of the Triathlon Association of the Philippines, told InterAksyon.com...

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U-23 Azkals nurse high SEA Games hopes

SINGAPORE—The Philippine U-23 football squad hit the ground running here, training twice a day since arriving last Tuesday in hopes of making at least the semifinals of the 28th Southeast Asian Games. (c) tribunnews.com The team won’t be at full strength, though, as seven original members of the squad have been tapped for the national team playing in the World Cup qualifier against Bahrain on June 11. But coach Marlon Maro is upbeat about...

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Fencers lunge for 5 golds

SINGAPORE—Veteran fencer Gian Carlo Nocum doesn’t mind rolling the dice even when the chances of winning are quite uncertain. “Five gold medals is the target,” declared Nocum with confidence as the Philippine fencing team braces for stiff competition in the 28th Southeast Asian Games here. The team, whose training was  monitored by actor-sportsman and fencing chief Richard Gomez, will be the first to hog the limelight as it vies for...

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18th ASIAN Seniors Women's Volleyball Championship Top SCORERS (Philippines)

18th ASIAN Seniors Women's Volleyball Championship Beijing and Tianjin, China May 20-28,2015 Philippines: TOP SCORERS LEGENDS: GP: Games Played SP: Sets Played APG: Average Points Per Game APS: Average Points Per Set AUS: Australia KAZ: Kazakhstan KOR: South Korea HKG: Hong Kong SRI: Sri Lanka IND: India MGL: Mongolia GP SP AUS KAZ KOR HKG SRI IND MGL Total APG APS PABLO...

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Fil-Am aims to improve stroke by stroke

MANILA, Philippines - Fil-Am swimmer Lily Jordana said yesterday she’s more excited than nervous in her debut with the Philippine team at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore on June 5-16 and her focus is learning how to deal with the pressure of competing in a high-level international competition with the goal of dropping time. Jordana, 18, said she’s going all out to bring her “A” game to Singapore. “I’m not sure what to expect,” said...

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Clouters target golden double in SEA Games

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Blu Boys and Blu Girls target another golden double as softball competitions return to the Southeast Asian Games calendar in Singapore. The Blu Boys and the Blu Girls have dominated softball play in the three times it was offered in the biennial games (2005, 2007 and 2011) and they seek to continue the run in the June 6-10 meet at Kallang Stadium. “They are ready,” said coach Randy Dizer.”With the preparations...

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Gilas cadets ready for SEA Games – Baldwin

After their Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) championship triumph, the Gilas Cadets are ready to take on foes in the 28th Southeast Asian Games, according to head coach Tab Baldwin. He said that he does not want his players to take their opponents lightly but reiterated their hard work in practice will be a big boost in their bid to bring home the gold. photo (c) Rivals.ph The young national basketball team, is composed mostly...

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Former Lady Spiker Michelle Datuin seeing action in SEA Games, but not in volleyball

MICHELLE Datuin, who made a name as part of the mighty De La Salle women’s volleyball team, will don the national colors in the coming 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. She won’t be playing volleyball, though. Datuin will be shooting hoops in the Lion City, but she is not part of the women’s basketball team, neither. The pretty two-sport athlete is actually part of the Philippine netball team that is making its SEA Games debut. And...

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Highly-touted PH track and field team up to the task in daunting SEA Games bid

THE Philippine athletics team is unfazed by the high expectations put upon its shoulders when it sees action in the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) president Philip Ella Juico confidently declared on Wednesday about the capability of the 36-man squad to win as many as eight to 12 golds in the June 6-15 biennial meet. But instead of being pressured, members of the team said...

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Jov Gonzaga vows to lead from the front as captain of SEA Games-bound PH team

IT took a while before the thought finally sunk in for Jovelyn Gonzaga that she will be leading the Philippine women's volleyball team in the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore next month. The pride of Sta. Teresa, Guimaras was informed by national coach Roger Gorayeb that she was chosen as the skipper during practice on Wednesday in front of her teammates. In a star-studded cast that included Alyssa Valdez, Jaja Santigo, Dindin Santiago-Manabat,...

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Athlete's Profile: Luis Gabriel Moreno

Luis Gabriel Moreno has his eyes on the gold medal at the upcoming Games. At a tender age of 17, Luis Gabriel Moreno is the “Golden Boy” of Filipino archery, thanks to his history-making feat of winning the country’s first gold medal at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games. Moreno paired up with China’s Li Jiaman, and the duo overcame the odds to defeat Germany’s Cynthia Freywald and Malaysia’s Muhamad Zarif Syahiir Zolkepeli 6-0 in the Nanjing...

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