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  Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone has cancelled Monday training session of the national team. (Rio Deluvio) By WAYLON GALVEZ Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone considers Indonesia and Thailand as the teams expected to give the Filipinos a good fight in the 30th Southeast Asian Games here. Cone pointed to the improvement of the twoContinue reading “SEAG: Gilas coach Tim Cone sees Indonesia and Thailand as threats”

By Jonas Terrado Slumping TNT KaTropa has two options to secure the twice-to-beat advantage when it battles San Miguel Beer in the final playdate of the PBA Governors’ Cup eliminations on Wednesday. TNT KaTropa’s Jayson Castro (Rio Leonelle Deluvio / MB SPORTS FILE PHOTO) The KaTropa can do it conventional way by scoring a victoryContinue reading “PBA: Struggling TNT KaTropa has two options to secure quarters bonus”

By Jonas Terrado Game Tuesday (Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai) 10 p.m. — Syria vs Philippines The Philippine Azkals aim to get a favorable result against Group A leader Syria in their FIFA World Cup/AFC Asian Cup second round qualifiers match at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai. The Philippine Azkals pose for a group photoContinue reading “Azkals take on Syria”

By Kristel Satumbaga Margielyn Didal (Mohd RASFAN / AFP) Organizers assured that the skateboarding venue will be ready in time for the 30th Southeast Asian Games that the country is hosting late this month. Skateboarding and Roller Sport Association of the Philippines president Monty Mendigoria said the venue is 99.5 percent ready and that theContinue reading “SEAG skateboarding venue almost complete”

Lyrden Laborte Second seed Lyrden Laborte dismantled Miles Aguilar 21-8, 21-6 to open his title bid in the 2019 SMART National Badminton Open on a high note over the weekend at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex. The win arranged the 15-year-old Laborte into the third round of the men’s singles open against Christian Selga a 16-21,Continue reading “Badminton: Lyrden Laborte shines in SMART Nat’l Badminton Open”

Despite missing three tournaments, Princess Superal still kept her Ladies Philippine Golf Tour Order of Merit crown, anchoring her latest feat on a victory, two runner-up finishes and four top 10 efforts in the just concluded seventh season of the country’s premier ladies circuit. The former US Girls’ Junior champion actually needed to endure aContinue reading “Princess Superal retains LPGT Order of Merit title”

Games Thursday (San Juan City Gym) 2 p.m. – PhilHealth vs Malacañang-PSC 3:30 p.m. – DENR vs Agriculture 5 p.m. – AFP vs NHA PITC Global Traders’ Aloysius Taplah, left, led the team to victory in the 8th UNTV Cup with 26 points and 3 rebounds. (UNTV Images) Judiciary and Philippine International Trading Corporation bestedContinue reading “Judiciary ousts PNP in UNTV Cup”

Season MVP Janina Ann Solis and Finals MVP Opeyemi Lawan. (WNCAA Images) Centro Escolar University, Chiang Kai Shek College and Miriam College retained their division titles over the weekend in the Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) season 50 basketball tournament. CEU clobbered San Beda Alabang 79-36 to sweep their best-of-three finals series in theContinue reading “CEU, Chiang Kai, Miriam complete title sweeps in WNCAA”

By Nick Giongco There’s no stopping the 30th Southeast Asian Games from pushing through, the Phisgoc said yesterday. Phisgoc chief operating officer Tats Suzara said the Athletes Village at the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac is set to welcome the first batch of occupants on Sunday, less than a week before the SEAG formallyContinue reading “Phisgoc: Green and go for SEAG”

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Nick Folk kicked three field goals and Julian Edelman executed a trick play as the New England Patriots clinched their 19th straight winning NFL season with a 17-10 victory over Philadelphia on Sunday. Wide receiver Edelman threw a pass for a touchdown and quarterback Tom Brady was 26-of-47 for 216 yardsContinue reading “Super Bowl champ Patriots use trick play to down Eagles”