Marubdob ang paghahanda ng Gilas Pilipinas sa FIBA World Cup matapos igapos ang 92-83 panalo kontra bisitang Adelaide 36ers sa tune-up game, Biyernes sa Meralco Gym.
Rumampa ang Pinas sa huling apat na minuto sa bisa ng agresibong pares ng 3-pointers ni Roger Pogoy sa pagmando ng kanilang 12-2 pasabog para tapusin ang aksiyon. Isang humaharibas na salaksak ang binitawan ni Japeth Aguilar may 35 segundo ang dumiin sa panalo para sa Gilas.
Nanguna sa Pinas si Andray Blatche sa kanyang halos triple-double na 19 points, 18 rebounds at 9 assists, hatag si Aguilar ng 17 points at nagdagdag si CJ Perez ng 12 points.
"The 36ers gave us a really good game. I felt that it was exactly what we needed. 'Yun 'yung talagang kailangan natin. Rugged, physical, playing against bigger guys," sambit ni coach Yeng Guiao matapos ang laban.
Maagang nakaungos ang mga Pinoy 25-16 bago nagawang makahabol ng 36ers buhat sa turnovers ng host team. Nagsilbing see -saw battle sa ikatlo at huling kanto ng aksiyon kung saan umariba ang ang laro ng Gilas para sa dumayong Australians. (Louis Pangilinan)
ATENEO de Manila University completed a season sweep of National University in another tightly fought 5-4 win, capturing its third win of the UAAP Season 86 Baseball tournament on Thursday at the UP Diliman Baseball Field.
De La Salle University avenged its first round setback against University of the Philippines in a hotly contested 3-2 decision on the opening day of the second round of eliminations in the UAAP Season 86 Baseball tournament on Thursday at the UP Diliman Baseball Field.
The University of the Philippines Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) kicks off 2024 with the announcement that the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is its new partner. This marks a significant milestone in the team’s journey towards excellence this UAAP Season 87.
Manila---Natalo ni Kevin Arquero ang lahat ng kanyang unang anim na kalaban bago nahati ang puntos sa kanyang huling laban para magkampeon sa GM Rosendo Carreon Balinas Jr. Open rapid chess tournament na ginanap sa 3rd floor Robinsons Mall, Galleria, Ortigas corner Edsa, Quezon City noong nakaraang Sabado, Marso 23.
ni Marlon Bernardino Ginawa ni Chess Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. ang mga krusyal na basket sa paglubog ng 9 sa 11 puntos ng PTC (Philippine Technological Council) World Team upang dominahin ang pangkat ng Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineer (IIEE) sa exhibition match sa Koten Enterprise sa Pasay City noong nakaraang Linggo, Marso 24.
"I am so very happy nakapag-contribute tayo sa PTC. Bahagi din kasi ng training natin bilang chess player ang paglalaro ng basketball noon nat nagkaka edad na tayo need talaga ng Physical training. Lalaro kasi ako sa FIDE World Senior Chess Championship sa Europe sa taong ito," sabi ni Antonio.
Ang 62-anyos na si Antonio ay umaasa na sa wakas ay mapanalunan ang 2024 World Senior Chess Championship matapos itong malapit nang maisakatuparan pitong taon na ang nakararaan sa Acqui Terme, Italy kung saan kalaunan ay pumangalawa siya sa likod ng nanalong GM Julio Granda Zuniga ng Peru.
Sa on-the-board Chess, tinalo ni Michael Palma ng Institute of Electronic Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP) si International Master Jose Efren Bagamasbad ng Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) sa pamamagitan ng tie break dahil pareho silang nakakuha ng 5 panalo at isang tabla sa bawat isa. iba pa para sa kabuuang iskor na 5.5. Si Jellie Ann Magro ng Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers (PSME) ay pumangatlo sa kabuuang 4.5 puntos at nanalo bilang top lady performer. Ang kanyang nakatatandang kapatid na si Judie Ann Magro ay umiskor ng 3.5 upang mag-ambag para sa kampeonato ng koponan ng IIEE kasama ang 4 na puntos bawat piraso mula kina Edmund Garma Daluddung at Raymond Sales Roces na nag-ukit sa PSME na may marka ng koponan na 11.5 – 11. Iba pang mga manlalaro sa nangungunang 10 na lahat ay magkakapareho ng iskor 4 na puntos sina Philippine Institute of Civil Engineer (PICE) Marx Zed Aguila, IECEP Arjoe Loanzon, IECEP Charles Sison, PSME Jonathan Junio at IIEE Chester Concordia. Nagtapos ang PSME at IECEP bilang 1st at 2nd runner up ayon sa pagkakasunod. Ang mga espesyal na parangal ay napupunta kay Lorenze Angelo Guerra bilang nangungunang mag-aaral at Elmer Claveria bilang nangungunang PWD. Binigyang-diin din ng chess event ang pagkilala kay GM Eugene Torre at isang appreciation speech mula kay Jeff Bugayong, CEO ng Shimmer and Shield Car Coating, sa kontribusyong ginawa sa National at International arena ng 1st Asian Grandmaster at World Chess Hall of Fame. Ang punong arbiter ay si NM/NA Almario Marlon Bernardino Jr.-Marlon Bernardino-
Caption photo: GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr., and Asia's First GM Eugene Torre shakes hand to usher the start of PTC (Philippine Technological Council) World Engineering Day face to face chess tournament at Koten Enterprise in Pasay City last Sunday, March 24. Also in photo are Tournament arbiter NM Almario Marlon Quiroz Bernardino Jr., Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineer (IIEE) National Past President Engr. Allan Anthony Alvarez, Koten Enterprises Company Inc. Sales and Marketing Manager Malou Doles, Shimmer and Shield Car Coating CEO/President Jeff Bugayong and Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers (PSME) National Past President Engr. Roger Reyes. Caption photo: Chess Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. (wearing black shirt and holding ball )with his team mates Philippine Technological Council in a group photo.Standing at the center is the 2024 IIEE National President Florigo Varona Caption photo: A group photo after the opening ceremony of of PTC (Philippine Technological Council) World Engineering Day face to face chess tournament at Koten Enterprise in Pasay City last Sunday, March 24. seated from left: GM Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr., Shimmer and Shield Car Coating CEO/President Jeff Bugayong and Asia's First GM Eugene Torre. standing from left: IIEE National Past President Engr. Allan Anthony Alvarez, IIEE National Director and PTC WED 2024 Chess Event Chairman Engr. Donald Lapiguera and IIEE National VP Internal Alberto Herrera Jr.
Mendoza naghari sa GMG Youth Open rapid chess championship by Marlon Bernardino Naghari sa pamamagitan ng tiebreak si Christian Mendoza sa GMG Youth Open Rapid Chess Championship na ginanap sa 3rd floor Robinsons Mall, Galleria, Ortigas corner Edsa, Quezon City noong Sabado, Marso 23. Si Mendoza, na nagtabla sa first-second at third place kasama sina Chester Neil Reyes at Ariel Santander na tig-6.0 puntos sa 10 minuto at 5 segundong increment time control event na punong abala si Thailand based Coach NM Gerald Ferriol at inorganisa ng Bayanihan Chess Club. Sa pinakamataas na tie break points, nakuha ni Mendoza ang titulo, pumangalawa si Reyes habang pumangatlo si Santander. Ang mga nakapasok sa top 10 ay sina Dustin Mackenzie Herrero (5.5 points), Jerick Faeldonia, (5.5 points) John Laurence Donguines (5.5 points), Robert Christian Palisoc (5.5 points), Alexis Jade Saballe (5.0 points), Joshua Roque (5.0 points). puntos), at John Miguel Legaspina (5.0 puntos).
Final Standings: 6.0 points---Christian Mendoza, Chester Neil Reyes, Ariel Santander 5.5 points---Dustin Mackenzie Herrero, Jerick Faeldonia, John Laurence Donguines, Robert Christian Palisoc 5.0 points---Alexis Jade Saballe, Joshua Roque, John Miguel Legaspina, Matthew Gunnar Gotel, Julie Gelua Jr., Ayesha Janelle Guanzon, Jason Medina
Si WNM Antonelle Berthe Racasa ang nangungunang kalahok ng Kaizel Chess Club sa isang araw na torneo, si Ayesha Janelle Guanzon ang nangungunang manlalaro sa kababaihan habang ang anim na taong gulang na si Almario Marlon "Baby Uno" Bernardino ay ang pinakabatang kalahok.-Marlon Bernardino-
Your Los Angeles Lakers will be making a surprising move to accommodate newly signed two-way center/power forward Harry Giles, who had briefly played for the Brooklyn Nets earlier this year, onto one of their two-way spots.
D’Angelo Russell hit five 3-pointers while scoring 26 points, and Anthony Davis added 24 points and 12 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 116-104 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night.
SHAWINIGAN, Canada (March 27, 2024) — Super middleweight contender Christian "Solid" Mbilli, who recently signed a co-promotional contract with Top Rank, will defend his WBA International and WBC Continental Americas titles in the 10-round main event against Mark "Kid Dynamite" Heffron on Saturday, May 25 at Gervais Auto Center in Shawinigan, Canada.
The stakes have just gotten higher, When Oscar Valdez and Liam Wilson face off this Friday at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, the vacant WBO Interim junior lightweight world title will now be on the line. The Interim title became available after the current champion, Emanuel Navarrete, elected to fight Denys Berinchyk for the vacant WBO lightweight world title on Saturday, May 18 in San Diego, California.
by Marlon Bernardino Nagkampeon ang kabayong si Istulen Ola sa 2024 Commissioner’s Cup na inilarga sa Metro Turf sa Tanauan City, Batangas nitong Linggo ng hapon.
by Marlon Bernardino In a monumental gathering, the giants of the banking world have come together in an intimate dinner setting to fortify their connections and collaborate on a mission of paramount importance: financial inclusion.
In celebration of its 60th anniversary in the Philippines, The country’s longest-running footrace will hold the opening race of the season in three different cities namely Laoag, Batangas, and Mandaue on April 7. Over 60,000 kids, families, and athletes, including spectators and virtual runners are expected to conquer the thoroughfares of Luzon and Visayas in the anticipated running event.
A grandson of Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is suffering from severe depression now after news of the murder of Horatio Castillo, a UST law student who died from the Aegis Juris’ hazing.
Robert Louis Pangilinan filed charges of attempted murder against 16 Tau Gamma Phi fraternity members, all currently enrolled as students of Adamson University, where Pangilinan is a third year Hospitality Management student and a member of the basketball team.
The rematch between WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (8-1, 6 KOs) and former two division world champion Orlando Salido (43-13-4, 30 KOs) is being targeted for early August, according to RingTV.com. Lomachenko’s promoter Bob Arum is looking at making the Lomachenko-Salido rematch at around that time at a still to be determined venue in the U.S.
Barangay Ginebra hung tough in the face of Meralco's late rally to run away with a 101-96 in Game 7 last night and successfully defend the PBA Governor's Cup title against the same contender on Friday night at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan last night.
What made the win sweeter was that it was fashioned out before an all-time record crowd of 54,086 fans.
UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg led the disclosed payroll at UFC 219, earning $500,000 for her successful title defense against Holly Holm.
The Nevada Athletic Commission released the event’s finalized salary information in the aftermath of UFC 219.
Tony Ferguson was very direct in his call-out of Conor McGregor today.
Now that Tony Ferguson has the UFC interim lightweight title around his waist, he has his eyes on one person - Conor McGregor. Ferguson defeated Kevin Lee at UFC 216 via third-round submission, and is intent on unifying the titles. As a guest on The MMA Hour today, he spelled out exactly why he thinks he should get the fight and had some things to say directly to McGregor (via MMA Fighting):
“I mean, if Dana says it, then we’re going to hold it to him. The UFC is pretty good with that, right? They don’t want to be called liars, and I don’t want to make them a liar, so this sh-t needs to happen.”
The 38th Penang Open International Juniors Tennis Championships, held from November 29 to December 3, showcased a remarkable display of skill, determination, and sportsmanship by numerous talents from all over the globe. Athletes from various nations competed fiercely, but it was the Unified Tennis Philippines (UTP) National Team that left an indelible mark on the tournament.
Pormal nang nanumpa si Ilocos Sur Vice Governor Ryan Luis Singson sa kanyang tungkulin bilang UNP Federated Alumni Association President, nitong November 17, 2022, sa Commission On Higher Education (CHED) Central Office, Diliman, Quezon City. Sa katunayan, itong milestone ng ating 'busy governor' ay isang ebidensya na siya'y isinilang na may puso't malasakit para sa ating mga kababayan sa probinsya.
Robert Louis Pangilinan is a Filipino sports columnist, reporter and photographer. He is currently employed with Policefiles and Sportsmanila.net. sports beat: basketball, boxing, mma, billiards,marathon and cycling.