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.
Category: Sports
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.
PH athletes, coaches finally get discount
MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) announced that all Filipino athletes and coaches would finally get to enjoy a 20-percent discount for all their needs.
Michael Jordan game-worn sneakers set record at auction
NBA legend Michael Jordan’s game-worn Nike Air Jordan 1s from 1985 was sold for USD560,000 (PHP28 million) on Sunday, setting a new world auction record for a pair of sneakers.
Non-contact sports allowed under GCQ
MANILA – Non-contact sports such as tennis, golf, and biking are allowed in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), a top government official said on Wednesday. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, head of the national task force on the government’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) response, said only sports where physical distancing can be observed will be permitted under … Read More
NBA suspends season after player diagnosed with Covid-19
WASHINGTON — The US National Basketball Association (NBA) announced Wednesday that it is suspending the remainder of the season after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The decision came after a delay in the Jazz’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The NBA said in a statement that … Read More
PBA postpones games indefinitely
MANILA – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) announced on Wednesday that it will postpone all its activities in the 5×5 and even the 3×3 scenes indefinitely due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said the decision was made after a lengthy emergency meeting set by the league’s board of governors. “Nag-meeting kami … Read More
Coronavirus strikes blow on sports events across globe
ANKARA — As the world is struggling to contain the coronavirus spreading rapidly, it hit many sports events across the globe, forcing several cancellations. Some of the international sports events were canceled or rescheduled while some were announced to be held behind closed doors as the novel coronavirus continues to threaten global health. Here are the … Read More
5th basketball coaching clinic in Baguio Mar. 7-8
BAGUIO CITY – The Samahang Basketbolista ng Pilipinas (SBP) goes full throttle to improve games in the grassroots as the 5th SBP coaching clinic will be staged at the University of Baguio (UB) gym on Saturday and Sunday (March 7-8). “This is our fifth staging this year and the 41st in the two years that we … Read More
Ronda Pilipinas returns to Baguio
BAGUIO CITY — The country’s premiere bikefest returns to this mountain city after nearly three years of absence, a city official said on Thursday. “We are very excited that this race is coming back,” city administrator Bonifacio dela Peña said, referring to the LBC-backed Ronda Pilipinas which enters its 10th year. Dela Peña said Baguio would … Read More
NCAA postpones senior games due to Covid-19
MANILA — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has postponed all senior games for the second semester calendar due to the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “The NCAA is temporarily suspending the games for Seniors Division starting February 14, 2020 as a precautionary measure on the Covid 2019,” said Peter Cayco, chair of … Read More
UAAP postpones 2nd semester games due to Covid-19
MANILA — The University Athletic Association of the Philippines was the latest to call off the start of the rest of its sporting events scheduled for the second semester due to the scare of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). “In light of the Covid-19 outbreak, the UAAP, after thorough deliberation by the board of trustees and … Read More
SEA Games gold medalist ready for ‘ONE’
BAGUIO CITY – A gold in kickboxing in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and a silver in wushu in the 2014 Asian Games make Kalinga pride Jean Claude Saclag ready to face the bigger arena. “If it is God’s will, then so be it,” Saclag said as he gears up for the ONE Series, Asia’s … Read More
Premier mountain bike race postponed due to Covid-19
MANILA — The country’s premier mountain bike race will not take place this Sunday due to the continuous threat of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). On Tuesday, 7-Eleven announced that its 7-Eleven Trail that was supposed to be played at the Timberland Heights in San Mateo, Rizal has been postponed following advice from the local government unit … Read More