Batang Gilas wallops Thailand, moves to 2-0 in FIBA Asia U16

The Philippines now leads Group C MANILA, Philippines – A day after making quick work of Bahrain, the Philippines’ national under-16 basketball team faced a tougher challenge but still managed to come away with a one-sided victory over Thailand, 70-51, on Friday, October 30, at the Britama Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia. The win improved the team, called Batang Gilas, to 2-0 in the 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 championship. Kris Harvey Pagsanjan and...

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Stallions sign Josh Grommen

CAGAYAN DE ORO City — Stallions FC team owner and coach Ernie Nierras today confirmed that they have signed Australia based Filipino-Dutch defender Josh Grommen in preparation for the United Football League (UFL) season next year. “We have signed him recently,’’ said Nierras who is also the main benefactor and coach of the Philippine women’s football team, the Malditas. He added that he signed the Filipino-Dutch defender because he is athletic...

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BMX championships draw Olympic hopefuls to Myanmar

photo from flickr:https://www.flickr.com/photos/vividphotographybywayne/11112095646 The 10th Asian Continental BMX Championships will be held in Nay Pyi Taw on October 31, the first time the annual international cycling event has come to Myanmar. The racing will take place on the 2013 SEA Games BMX track at Mount Pleasant, and medals will be awarded in four categories: Junior Women, Junior Men, Elite Women and Elite Men. According to the Myanmar...

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Dave Ildefonso stars as Batang Gilas rips Bahrain in Fiba-Asia Under-16 debut

THE Philippines beat Bahrain, 98-58, on Thursday at the start of the 2015 Fiba-Asia Under-16 Championship in Jakarta. Dave Ildefonso topscored for the Batang Gilas cagers with 16 points while Juan Gerardo Gomez De Llano had 15 in the lopsided victory to start their campaign in Group C play. Batang Gilas, coached by Mike Oliver, opened a 22-13 lead after one quarter before outscoring Bahran, 33-13, in the second period behind eight points from...

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US Open 9-Ball Championships 2015

  Team PHILIPPINES   Athletes: 128 total participants Filipino players: Carlo Biado, Warren Kiamco, Dennis Orcollo, Francisco Felicilda, Roberto Gomez, Jundel Mazon, Jeffrey Ignacio, Ramil Gallego Format: Double Elimination - a player is eliminated when he loses twice Carlo Biado  - First Round: vs. G. Ramsey (USA) || WON 11-2  - Winners Round 1: vs. B. Shuff (USA) || WON 11-5  - Winners Round 2: vs. T. Hohmann...

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FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 #6 Tokyo, Japan

photo (c) Tempo Sports Day 1 RESULTS  - event - time - rank - OQT/"A" Time - OST/"B" Time   *max of 2 entries from each NOC is allowed for athletes passing the OQT (Olympic Qualifying Time) *max of 1 entry from each NOC is allowed for athletes passing the OST (Olympic Selection Time) Joshua Hall   - Men's 50m Breaststroke - 28.69 - 19th/45 - not an olympic event Jessie Khing Lacuña   - Men's 400m Freestyle - 3.59.91 - 20th/35...

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FIBA Asia U16 Championships for Men

  TEAM PHILIPPINES   Under 16 FIBA World Rank: 27 2013 FIBA Asia U16 Championship: Silver Medal RESULTS: Preliminary Group C | vs. Bahrain - 98-58 Preliminary Group C | vs. Thailand - 70-51 Preliminary Group C | vs. North Korea *cancelled as North Korea withdrew from the tournament END of PRELIMINARY : Rank #1 with 3-0 Standing Second Round Group F | vs. Iraq - 78-69 Second Round Group F | vs. Korea - 74-77 Second...

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Manny Pangilinan, SBP going all out in bid to win hosting rights to Olympic qualifier

THE Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is going all out in its bid to win the hosting rights for one of three Fiba tournaments in July that will stake the final three places in the basketball competition of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. SBP executive director Sonny Barrios said Manny V. Pangilinan has gathered his top basketball lieutenants to map out the Philippine bid which will once again be spearheaded by a foreign consultant and...

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Foreign players in Superliga under fire

photo (c) ABS CBN Sports Officials of the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) decried the blatant disregard and abuse of Philippine laws by Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI) for allowing foreign players to see action in the ongoing Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix without proper documentation. PVF President Edgardo Boy Cantada particularly put to task PSL top executive and also LVPI official Tats Suzara for allowing this mockery...

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2015 World Gymnastics Championships

At stake in Glasgow are not only World titles but team and individual qualification berths to both next spring’s Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro (BRA) and next summer's Olympic Games. The top 24 teams from the 2014 World Championships in Nanning (CHN) will compete in Glasgow, where the top eight men's and women's teams from the team qualification round will automatically earn team berths to the Olympics. Teams ranked 9th through...

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PH to host 2016 AVC Women’s Club C’ship

photo from http://asianwomenclub2015.asianvolleyball.net/ The country is set to stage the Asian Volleyball Condeferation (AVC) Asian Women’s Club Championship next year with the Philippine Superliga leading the formation of the national team. This was revealed by Philippine Super Liga president Ramon “Tats” Suzara Friday after his meeting with officials from the Larong Volleyball ng Pilipinas. Suzara said the club that will emerge...

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Amit finishes 2nd in Beijing Miyun 9-Ball

photo (c) news.xinhuanet.com Former world champion Rubilen Amit settled for the runner-up honors in the 2015 Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA) Beijing Miyun 9-Ball International Tournament held in Beijing, China. The 34-year-old Mandaue, Cebu pride absorbed a close 9-11 decision at the hands of World No. 2 Chen Siming of China in the championship match. Chen started strong with a 5-2 lead when Amit unleashed powerful breaks and...

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ISTAF Super Series Thailand 2015 Finals

This is why you have wild-cards! Much as I agree with the ISTAF SuperSeries format where the elite eight in the men’s and the super six in the women’s game fight it out at every tournament, I think there needs to be a wild-card or two at each event, provided that they can raise their game and prove they belong. Here in Nakhon Pathom, we have two wild-cards in the men’s event. China and Indonesia were unable to attend, and it was decided to invite...

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55 swimmers earn Universiade berths

Fifty-five tankers have qualified to the 29th Summer World University Games scheduled in 2017 in New Taipei City in Taiwan. The swimmers were selected based on their showing in the 85th Philippine Swimming League (PSL) National Series dubbed as the All-School Swim Challenge held at the Diliman College swimming pool with Presidential Trophy awardee Andrea Jheremy Pacheco of College of Saint Benilde heading the list of qualifiers. Pacheco was...

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Tab Baldwin hopes to have Blatche, Clarkson as Gilas joins its 'toughest tournament'

Baldwin welcomed the availability of what he believes is the best available talent for Gilas Pilipinas given the quality of competition awaiting the national team in next year’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Now if he can only have naturalized player Andray Blatche and potential national team player Jordan Clarkson with the team. Unfortunately, the Gilas mentor could only talk about the case of Blatche at the moment as Clarkson’s situation...

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Philippines bids to host 2016 Olympic Wildcard qualifiers

Some of the world’s top teams could gather in Manila after the Philippines has signified its intent to bid in the hosting of one of three Olympic qualifiers slated next year. Sonny Barrios, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director, said that the cage body submitted its interest to host on Friday. Barrios added that having powerhouse teams like Greece, France, Turkey and Serbia flaunt their world-class form at home will be a...

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