MANILA, Philippines—Meralco is well aware of Ginebra’s general popularity in the PBA. Chris Newsome knows that the Bolts are in for a ride in the Philippine Cup semifinals with the crowd solidly behind the crowd darlings Gin Kings. Despite not being the favorites, though, Newsome is keeping a certain mentality to help rally the Bolts
MANILA, Philippines—Rain or Shine went down swinging in its Game 2 loss over San Miguel in the 2023 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals at Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday. However, no Elasto Painter exuded more resilience than rookie Adrian Nocum, who fought for loose balls and even challenged Beermen inches bigger than him. In the
BOSTON — So much about the journey the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers have taken to the NBA Eastern Conference finals has been about what – or specifically who – they haven’t had to face to get to here. Top-seeded Boston mostly coasted to a 4-1 first-round series win over a Miami Heat team that
DENVER — As the shock of blowing their 20-point Game 7 lead settled in, Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone repeated what had become somewhat of an underlying mantra for his talented but thinned team. “I consider the San Antonio Spurs a dynasty, and they never won back-to-back,” said Malone, saluting the franchise that won NBA
MANILA, Philippines—After collecting four gold medals at the 2024 Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships, Carlos Yulo isn’t looking at slowing down any time soon. In a post on Instagram, Yulo was nothing short of grateful after a successful stint at the Asian Championships. “I am so grateful for this experience—the amount of hard work, dedication and
Samantha Catantan couldn’t help but pour emotions when several kids from her old fencing club welcomed her at the airport. “I see myself in them. More than a decade ago, I’m one of those kids who dreamed of reaching the Olympics someday,’’ said Catantan during the Philippine Sportswriters Association forum held at the Philippine Sports
MANILA, Philippines—Kai Sotto’s run in the Japan B.League has come to an end. For now, at least. The Yokohama B-Corsairs have announced that the deal between them and Kai Sotto has expired and no new contract has been signed as of writing. “We would like to inform you that the limited transfer period of Kai
MANILA, Philippines—Dwight Ramos isn’t going anywhere any time soon. On Tuesday, Japanese B.League team Levanga Hokkaido announced that they have signed the Filipino import to a contract extension. Levanga is bringing back Ramos for his third year with Hokkaido and his fourth overall in the B.League after starting his B.League career with the Toyama Grouses.
The Philippines will once again face Vietnam and Indonesia before the end of the year after being drawn alongside their two World Cup Qualifiers opponents for the Asean Mitsubishi Electric Cup. The men’s football team formerly known as the Azkals are also joined by Myanmar and Laos in Group F of Southeast Asia’s major tournament
PARIS — Rafael Nadal returned to Roland Garros on Monday to practice and try to figure out whether to compete at the French Open, a tournament he has won a record 14 times. The 37-year-old Spaniard showed up late in the afternoon with his coach, Carlos Moya, and a couple of sparring partners at Court
The Philippine women’s volleyball national team, now known as Alas Pilipinas, tests its mettle in the 2024 Asian Women’s Volleyball (AVC) Challenge Cup at Rizal Memorial Coliseum from May 22 to 29. The Philippines is grouped in Pool A with Chinese Taipei, India, Iran and Australia while Vietnam, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Singapore and Hong Kong complete
DALLAS — Daniel Gafford remembers facing Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert and company about two weeks before he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks this season. That memory alone is enough for the 6-foot-10 center to know the challenge that’s coming when the NBA Western Conference finals start Wednesday night at the Minnesota Timberwolves. Make that
The race for the PBA Philippine Cup championship is down to four teams. Ginebra Gin Kings, San Miguel Beermen, Rain or Shine Elastopainters and Meralco Bolts dispute the All-Filipino Finals slots in separate best-of-seven semifinals series. Mall of Asia hosts Games 1, 2 and 4 of the Philippine Cup Finals while Dasmariñas Arena holds Game
NEW YORK — San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama was a unanimous selection for the NBA All-Rookie team this season, the league revealed Monday. It was no surprise, given that Wembanyama also was the unanimous choice for rookie of the year from the same panel of 99 voters who cast ballots for the league’s awards this season.
NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson’s NBA postseason, one of the best ever by a New York Knicks player, had ended one quarter earlier because of a broken left hand. Julius Randle’s season had been over for months already because of a separated shoulder, and three more key players had been lost in between. Yet there
MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas’ offense will be anchored by two Julias, who have different playing styles but honed their skills at the same high school in Colegio San Agustin under coach Grace Vita. Julia “Jia” De Guzman, an eight-time PVL Best Setter of the Creamline Cool Smashers, is returning to the Philippine women’s volleyball
MANILA, Philippines — Despite being a late addition to the team, Arah Panique is eager to help Alas Pilipinas in the AVC Challenge Cup, which fires off on Wednesday at Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Panique, a backup spiker for National University, will have to cut the Lady Bulldogs’ UAAP Season 86 championship celebration short after receiving
LeBron James will turn 40 in December. Stephen Curry is 36. Kevin Durant will turn 36 and Jimmy Butler will turn 35 by the time training camps start in the fall. They have been stars of the NBA playoffs for years, players who come up biggest at the biggest times. But not this year. The
Carlos Yulo was a cut above the rest after cornering the vault and parallel bars titles for a mighty four-gold collection at the conclusion of the 2024 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Filipino fireball revalidated his billing anew as the continent’s finest, counting those earlier victories in the individual all-around and floor
Angelo Que is out to break a winless streak on the Philippine Golf Tour (PGT) when he rolls into the ICTSI Villamor Philippine Masters onboard a couple of strong performances on the Asian Development Tour. The P2-million championship tees off on Wednesday at Villamor Golf Club with Que adding flavor to a field after coming
The women’s Alas Pilipinas is composed of various professional and young stars of volleyball, but most of them have pointed out one person they are most excited to play alongside with. It’s Jia de Guzman, the former Creamline playmaker who just came back from her stint with Denso Airybees in the Japan V.League. “It’s very
EJ Obiena, one of the nation’s brightest hopes for a medal in the Paris Olympics, opened his 2024 Olympic season with a blast, launched by a victory at the prestigious Los Angeles Grand Prix. The Filipino pole vault hero seized the gold medal from fellow Tokyo Olympians Chris Nilsen and KC Lightfoot and two-time world
NEW YORK — The Indiana Pacers are headed back to the NBA Eastern Conference finals and don’t plan to slow down when they get there. Not when they are so good at playing fast. Indiana put up some of the best offensive numbers in NBA history during the regular season by pushing the tempo. The
DENVER — The Minnesota Timberwolves reached the Western Conference finals brimming with talent, trust and tenacity after staging the biggest Game 7 comeback since the NBA began tracking play-by-play data 28 years ago. The Timberwolves trailed the Denver Nuggets by 15 points at halftime Sunday night and by 20 points just over a minute into