Kai OKs Japan extension, but with option to cancel
WITHOUT abandoning his National Basketball Association dream, Kai Sotto has agreed to a contract extension with the Hiroshima Dragonflies in the Japan B.League. According to...
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Referee recalls night boxer Egano perished after bout
A MILLION thoughts raced through veteran referee Nowel Haduca’s head as he raised an imaginary hand to declare victory during that gloomy Saturday night. Haduca...
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The view from the other side of the fence
As a sportswriter having covered and interviewed champion coaches and athletes of various sports for years, certainly enriched my ideas about winning and the success...
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Tied vovinam finale decided by raffle as PH bet gets silver
PHNOM PENH—Hergie Bacyadan, the Philippines’ top bet in the sport of vovinam, never lost a match at the ICOC Hall F in Phnom Penh in...
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Nutrition least of PH team’s concern in SEAG
Nutrition is one issue that has become less of a concern for Filipino athletes doing battle in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. That’s...
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Banged-up Standhardinger, Anthony praised for PH 5 stint
Ginebra’s Christian Standhardinger and the rest of the underrated stars from the Philippine Basketball Association received praise from netizens on social media for answering the...
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Tenorio exhorts SEAG-bound Gilas to reclaim crown
Barangay Ginebra playing assistant coach LA Tenorio believes the Gilas squad that will go to Cambodia will reclaim the men’s basketball title of the Southeast...
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Azkals open SEA Games’ campaign vs Indonesians
THE Philippine under-22 men’s team takes on Indonesia at the start of the football competition of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games on Saturday at the...
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Gilas gets ‘easy’ bracket in SEA Games basketball
The Philippine basketball team, collectively known as Gilas Pilipinas, is facing “lighter” opposition in the elimination round as it has been bracketed in Group A...
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Fajardo expects to heal in time for FIBA world tilt
San Miguel Beer center June Mar Fajardo on Tuesday gave assurance that he will be healed and ready for the FIBA World Cup the Philippines...
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