Pampanga draws 1st blood in NBL Finals
The Pampanga Delta took Game 1 of the National Basketball League Finals against La Union Paower with an 88-83 victory on Thursday night at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando City, Pampanga.
Category: Sports
Zamboanguenos proud of Valientes’ semis stint in Chooks 3×3
Zamboanga Peninsula team manager Junnie Navarro believes his team’s breakthrough semifinal stint in the first leg of the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 President’s Cup should serve as good news to everyone in the region.
UST’s basketball team under probe for ill-advised ‘bubble’
The men’s basketball team of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) is now being investigated for apparently violating quarantine protocols.
PBA teams to finally undergo swab test
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) teams can finally take their swab tests to be cleared for practice, now that Metro Manila is once again placed under general community quarantine (GCQ).
Pinay martial artist continues training in Bangkok amid pandemic
With the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic forcing travel restrictions in Bangkok, mixed martial arts fighter Denice Zamboanga has to stay in the Thai capital for now while continuing her training.
NBA: Pelicans sack head coach Gentry
The New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday dismissed head coach Alvin Gentry after missing the 2020 NBA playoffs.
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers for Asia moved to 2021
MANILA – FIFA announced on Wednesday that it is postponing the World Cup Qualifiers (WCQ) for Asia to 2021. With the coronavirus disease continuing to spread across the continent and even beyond, FIFA pushed to call off the scheduled matches for October and November and reschedule it sometime next year. “With the aim of protecting the … Read More
Maharlika Manila eyes to join PFL soon
MANILA – A new club could be joining the Philippines Football League (PFL) soon. Anton del Rosario said his new team, Maharlika Manila, is now seeking a club license that will make the squad eligible to play in the top tier league. “We are in the process of getting our license,” the former national team defender … Read More
Altamirano thanks GAB for giving Chooks 3×3 pro league status
MANILA – Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 commissioner Eric Altamirano thanked the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) for giving his league the professional status it deserves. In a virtual press conference on Wednesday night, the Chooks 3×3 league announced that it has just turned pro. “I’d like to thank the Games and Amusements Board headed by Chairman Baham … Read More
NBL eyeing Pampanga bubble to finish President’s Cup
MANILA — The National Basketball League (NBL) is considering a bubble just to finish its postponed third season amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. On Thursday, the league bared the plan after revealing that it has accomplished a 50-page comprehensive set of protocols that the teams will follow amid the pandemic. The bubble will run … Read More
NBL, WNBL set to go pro
MANILA – Two more basketball leagues are set to go fully pro. The regional National Basketball League (NBL) and its female counterpart, the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL), have made their intent to be under the sanction of the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) known. GAB Chairman Baham Mitra confirmed the development of the Philippine News … Read More
Tokyo 2020 marks one year until delayed Olympics as confirmed
TOKYO – Tokyo 2020 organizers marked one year to go until the opening of the delayed Olympic Games on Thursday as the Japanese capital reported a record 366 new confirmed Covid-19 cases. A one-minute video was released at a subdued event held behind closed doors at the Olympic Stadium, where the opening ceremony will be held … Read More
NBA: Rockets star Westbrook tests positive for coronavirus
ANKARA – Houston Rockets All-Star guard Russell Westbrook has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, an NBA insider tweeted.
NBA to resume play on July 30 with 22 teams
ANKARA – NBA is set to return at the end of July as teams arrived at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida this week to return to work.
POC wants athletes vying for Olympic slots to resume training
MANILA – The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) has asked the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to let the Filipino athletes still vying for spots in the Tokyo Olympics resume their training despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
Sports world in solidarity over George Floyd’s death
ANKARA – Sports figures expressed solidarity this week with protesters over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died on May 25 in the US state of Minnesota after being pinned down by a white police officer.