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Pacman to stage ‘Thrilla’ celebration
by Joaquin Henson - March 26, 2025 - 12:00am
Boxing icon and the only eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao is staging a major celebration to commemorate the “Thrilla In Manila” on its 50th golden anniversary this year with the goal of cementing...
No surgery for Brownlee?
by Joaquin Henson - March 23, 2025 - 12:00am
From how Justin Brownlee played in Game 4 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals at the Ynares Center, Antipolo, last Friday, it looks like he’s determined to finish the best-of-seven series between Barangay...
ABAP severs ties with IBA
by Joaquin Henson - March 22, 2025 - 12:00am
There’s no turning back for ABAP which has dissociated itself from IBA and will participate in events only sanctioned by World Boxing and Asian Boxing.
Making MVP’s dream come true
by Joaquin Henson - March 18, 2025 - 12:00am
Reviving the Tour of Luzon is a step towards making sports patron and business executive Manny V. Pangilinan’s dream of a Filipino cyclist qualifying for the Tour de France, the jewel of the world’s three...
Pinoy ref in FIBA elite level
by Joaquin Henson - March 17, 2025 - 12:00am
There’s only one Filipino referee classified in FIBA’s elite level and for Glenn Cornelio, his dream is to someday make it to the World Cup. Cornelio, 44, worked the recent EASL championship game in...
Sweep unlikely in Finals
by Joaquin Henson - March 16, 2025 - 12:00am
History isn’t on the side of a sweep in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals even as TNT was dominant in trouncing Barangay Ginebra, 95-89, in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series at the SM Mall of Asia Arena...
Ginebra fans motivate TNT
by Joaquin Henson - March 14, 2025 - 12:00am
TNT team manager Jojo Lastimosa isn’t fazed by the loud Ginebra crowd and said it’s actually a motivation for the Tropa to try to silence the noise in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals that start...
Obiena to face Mondo
by Joaquin Henson - March 11, 2025 - 12:00am
World No. 4 pole vaulter EJ Obiena will compete in the Mondo Classic at the IFU Arena in Uppsala, Sweden, on Thursday with the mindset of building up for the coming outdoor season where he begins his campaign in...
ABAP gets ready for battle
by Joaquin Henson - March 8, 2025 - 12:00am
Six fighters are now in training in Guangzhou, China up to March 14 and 10 will report at another boot camp in Korea on April 7-17 as ABAP gears up for competitions this year starting with the Thailand Open on May...
Obiena passes up World Indoors
by Joaquin Henson - March 6, 2025 - 12:00am
World No. 4 pole vaulter EJ Obiena failed to clear the qualifying mark of 5.85m for the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China, on March 21-23 and will focus on regaining his timing in training to...
Yeng, E-Painters out to tie series
by Joaquin Henson - March 5, 2025 - 12:00am
It’s a virtual do-or-die Game Four for Rain or Shine against TNT in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum tonight.
Coach challenge gains ground
by Joaquin Henson - March 4, 2025 - 12:00am
Five-time PBA champion coach Dante Silverio never got a taste of the Head Coach Challenge when he called the shots for Toyota in 1975-79 and Shell in 1987-89 but said it’s an innovation that’s good for...
Olympic return imminent for boxing
by Joaquin Henson - March 1, 2025 - 12:00am
A final vote to recognize World Boxing as the new international governing body for the sport by the IOC General Assembly will restore the fight game in the 2028 LA Olympic calendar and ABAP chairman Ricky Vargas...
Tight sked for Gilas
by Joaquin Henson - February 27, 2025 - 12:00am
It’ll be another tight squeeze for Gilas in preparing for the FIBA Asia Cup in Jeddah on Aug. 5-17 with the PBA season’s final conference, the Philippine Cup, slated to end July 27 if the quarterfinals,...
Terrafirma to exit with a bang
by Joaquin Henson - February 26, 2025 - 12:00am
It was a sad morning when Terrafirma PBA governor Bobby Rosales met with the Dyip coaches and players before practice at Gameville, Mandaluyong, last Monday.
Losing to Gilas not option for Kiwis
by Joaquin Henson - February 22, 2025 - 12:00am
New Zealand isn’t taking any chances against Gilas in their third FIBA Cup qualifying window rematch at the Spark Arena, Auckland, tomorrow night as coach Judd Flavell is retaining only four players from the...
Chinese-Taipei out for revenge
by Joaquin Henson - February 19, 2025 - 12:00am
Chinese-Taipei battles Gilas in the third FIBA Asia Cup qualifying window at the Taipei Heping Gymnasium tomorrow with two players who didn’t see action in their first round meeting. The host nation is suiting...
Is Qatar playing ringers?
by Joaquin Henson - February 17, 2025 - 12:00am
Gilas beat Qatar, 74-71, at the second Doha Invitational Cup last Friday even as the home team’s roster included three Americans, one from Bosna-Herzegovina and two from Senegal.
Asian Boxing, OCA affirm alliance
by Joaquin Henson - February 11, 2025 - 12:00am
ABAP chairman Ricky Vargas inked a Memorandum of Understanding confirming the partnership of Asian Boxing, where he is a board member, and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) represented by director general Dr. Husain...
Big-time boxing in Cebu
by Joaquin Henson - February 8, 2025 - 12:00am
Three WBO regional championships will be at stake with WBO No. 1 minimumweight Vic Saludar headlining the undercard in a blockbuster boxing event called “Binukbukay Sa Sugbu” at the NUSTAR Resort and...
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