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There will be a next time
by Joaquin Henson - September 9, 2026 - 12:00am
It’s difficult to describe a loss as good because no matter how you cut it, the bottom line is what counts.
Was Gilas playing possum?
by Joaquin Henson - September 8, 2026 - 12:00am
Gilas 11-man team absorbed a painful whipping in two friendlies with the South Korean national team in Suwon last Friday and Sunday, raising doubts as to whether coach Tim Cone’s troops are ready to battle...
Annie, Kim lead jiu-jitsu team
by Joaquin Henson - September 7, 2026 - 12:00am
Jiu-jitsu legend Meggie Ochoa has retired from competition but reigning world champions Annie Ramirez and Kim Custodio continue to dominate the mat as they lead the Philippine team to high expectations at the Aichi-Nagoya...
PBA keeps busy during break
by Joaquin Henson - September 6, 2026 - 12:00am
The PBA will go on the road for a series of provincial exhibition games during the Asian Games break then returns to action in the Governors Cup on October 7. There were initial plans of staging a pocket tournament...
Back to Eumir option
by Joaquin Henson - September 5, 2026 - 12:00am
Boxer Weljon Mindoro has been ruled out to replace Eumir Marcial in the 80kg division at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after suffering a TKO loss in Los Angeles last week. Mindoro, a 2025 SEA Games bronze medalist...
Gilas’ edge is speed
by Joaquin Henson - September 4, 2026 - 12:00am
What Gilas lacks in size, it makes up for in speed. That’s how Brandon Bates figures the Philippine campaign will play out in men’s 5x5 basketball at the coming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
New Gilas, same dream
by Joaquin Henson - September 2, 2026 - 12:00am
The road to the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will make a stop in South Korea as Gilas leaves Manila for Seoul this afternoon to play two exhibition games in Suwon on Friday and Sunday before departing for Japan. The...
Door closes, opens for EJ
by Joaquin Henson - August 31, 2026 - 12:00am
Pole vaulter EJ Obiena failed to earn the required qualifying points for a ticket to the Diamond League Final in Brussels on Sept. 4-5 but while the door closed, another opened as he cleared 5.90m in Zurich last...
RHJ open to Jordan return
by Joaquin Henson - August 30, 2026 - 12:00am
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson isn’t closing the door on a return to Jordan as a naturalized import but if he does, it’ll be with mixed emotions playing against Gilas.
PTA pumped up for Asiad
by Joaquin Henson - August 29, 2026 - 12:00am
There’s a fresh vibe energizing the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) and with the recent transformation of the abandoned bowling center to the jins’ new training facility featuring four Olympic-size...
Door stays open for Justin
by Joaquin Henson - August 26, 2026 - 12:00am
Gilas head coach Tim Cone said yesterday he isn’t optimistic that Justin Brownlee will be ready to play when the national team starts its Asian Games campaign against Bahrain on Sept. 11 but the door stays...
3x3 U23 teams to World Cup, Asiad
by Joaquin Henson - August 25, 2026 - 12:00am
The Philippines will be represented in the men’s and women’s divisions of 3x3 U23 at the FIBA World Cup in Wuhan, China, on Sept. 15-19 and Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, on Sept. 20-25 with the lineups...
Boban warns Gilas of Jordan
by Joaquin Henson - August 24, 2026 - 12:00am
SGA center Boban Marjanovic said yesterday Jordan will be a tough opponent for Gilas in the fourth FIBA World Cup Asia qualifying window at the MOA Arena on Friday and described the West Asia team as tricky.
Eumir to focus on pros
by Joaquin Henson - August 23, 2026 - 12:00am
The die is cast and there’s no turning back.
No rest for Obiena
by Joaquin Henson - August 22, 2026 - 12:00am
World No. 12 pole vaulter EJ Obiena continues his chase for a slot in the Wanda Diamond League Final in Brussels on Sept. 4-5 and has two more competitions left to compile qualifying points to crack the elite lineup. Obiena...
The common denominators
by Joaquin Henson - August 21, 2026 - 12:00am
Two Gilas pools were formed by coach Tim Cone – one for the FIBA World Cup Asia fourth qualifying window and another for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Promise fulfilled
by Joaquin Henson - August 21, 2026 - 12:00am
EJ Obiena is slowly inching his way back into the world top 10 pole vault rankings and after clearing 5.91m in Poland early this week, has moved up a notch from No. 13 to No. 12. Last month, he vowed to vault over...
Golden 5.91M
by Joaquin Henson - August 19, 2026 - 12:00am
World No. 13 pole vaulter EJ Obiena cleared 5.91m to claim the gold medal and set a new meet record at the Golden Sand in Miedzyzdroje, Poland, yesterday morning (Manila time), registering his highest elevation in...
Five lifters go for Asiad gold
by Joaquin Henson - August 18, 2026 - 12:00am
In Asian Games weightlifting history, only Hidilyn Diaz has bagged a gold for the Philippines and she did it in the women’s 53kg division in 2018.
Alexmania: EJ saw it coming
by Joaquin Henson - August 5, 2026 - 12:00am
They say it takes one to know one and from the eyes of a world-class Filipino athlete, pole vaulter EJ Obiena foresaw the rise of tennis star Alex Eala from when she reached the Miami Open semis in March last y...
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