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LTU to aid Gilas’ Olympic bid?

One of the top basketball countries in the world has offered to help Gilas Pilipinas in its quest to qualify for the basketball tournament of the Paris Olympics. In an exclusive interview with The Star, Dr. Mindaugas Balciunas, secretary-general of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (Lietuvos Krepsinio Federacija), revealed that they have invited the Philippine men’s national team to a series of tune-up games in Lithuania prior to the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament which is in Latvi, just  across their border......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 19th, 2024

Battle for crown jewel

It’s known as the PBA’s most prestigious championship and what makes this conference even more significant is the Philippine Cup stands as the last battleground of the season with the Governors’ Cup taking a break to leave the just-concluded Commissioner’s Cup the only other theater of basketball hostilities......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

Sinulog Cup 2024: Znars Jewelry-Marawi City to feature veteran players 

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Znars Jewelry-Marawi City will field a line-up composed of veteran commercial players for the Sinulog Cup 2024 Basketball Tournament. The Sinulog Cup tips off Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at the Cebu City Sports Institute.  Znars Marawi head coach Chelito Caro revealed the team’s official line-up to CDN Digital recently, saying it will.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2024

Apolinario rises from knockdown to stop Thai, earns world title shot

Dave Apolinario lines himself up for a world title crack this year, but not after the pride of Maasim, Sarangani managed to survive the first knockdown of his career.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

Asian U-22 and Youth Boxing Championships 2024: India s Akash, Vishvanath, Nikhil, Preet storm into finals

Astana [Kazakhstan], May 4 (ANI): Four Indian boxers Akash Gorkha, Vishvanath Suresh, Nikhil and Preet Malik advanced into the U-22 men's finals at the ASBC Asian U-22 and Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan on Saturday. Senior national champion Akash extended his dominating run in the 60kg category with a 5-0 win over Ilyasov Sayat of Uzbekistan in the semi-finals. Reigning youth world champion Vishvana.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 5th, 2024

Carlos Yulo wins bronze in Baku World Cup

MANILA, Philippines – Carlos Yulo managed to reach the podium in his first high-caliber foreign meet since a world championship stint nearly half a year back. The Filipino gymnastics star punctuated his stint in the Baku, Azerbaijan leg of the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series with a bronze medal in the men’s floor.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 9th, 2024

Marcial wary of Thai foe s experience

The experience of Eumir Marcial’s Thai opponent is not something to disregard, the Filipino Olympic bronze medalist said, as the two are set to collide Saturday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. .....»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 22nd, 2024

SWS: Pinoys wary of climate change impact on mental health

Aside from its threat on physical health, climate change is acknowledged by a large majority of Filipinos as having a dangerous impact on mental health......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

PNP warns public vs ‘vacation scams’

People planning to travel for leisure should be wary of so-called vacation scams......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 1st, 2024

Kaspersky Report: 1 in 3 Filipinos Face Threats from USBs, Removable Devices

Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky is urging Filipinos to be wary of careless plugging of USBs into their computers unless they have been scanned following the release of data that 36.80% of users in the Philippines were attacked by local threats from January to December 2023. Local threats are malware spread through removable media such as […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  metrocebuRelated NewsFeb 27th, 2024

Flawless Lady Knights sweep way to NCAA beach volleyball crown

The Letran Lady Knights came into the NCAA Season 99 beach volleyball tournament wary of their chances against a stronger, beefed up field......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024

Japan boxer, former three-division world champion, trains in Cebu

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former three-division world champion Kosei Tanaka returned to Cebu for some top-notch boxing training.  The 28-year-old Japanese is the former World Boxing Organization (WBO) world minimum, world flyweight, and former world light flyweight champion. He will spend three weeks in Cebu at the ZIP Sanman Boxing gym in Banawa, Barangay Guadalupe. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 18th, 2024

Magsayo punches his way into super featherweight top 10 world rankings

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former world champion, Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo is starting to make his presence felt in the super featherweight division after cracking into the world’s latest top 10 rankings.  Magsayo, the former World Boxing Council (WBC) world featherweight champion, is currently ranked NO. 7 in both the WBC and World Boxing Association (WBA). .....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

Caloocan thwarts Strong Group in Pilipinas Super League

The veterans of Caloocan exploded in the second half and played with a sense of pride in turning back their younger rivals from Strong Group Athletics-St. Benilde, 71-57, in the PSL President’s Cup......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2024

FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers comes to Smart LiveStream App

Smart continues to bring world-class basketball action at the fingertips of Filipino fans as it streams the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers campaign of Gilas Pilipinas via the Smart LiveStream App......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024

Top Contenders Peaking Ahead of March Madness in AP Top 25 Womens Basketball Poll

The NCAA women’s basketball tournament is quickly approaching, with Selection Sunday less than a week away. Several top teams have already secured automatic bids and.....»»

Category: newsSource:  thedailyguardianRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024

Smart boosts basketball development with NBTC

Smart Communications, Inc. continues to support the development of basketball in the country with the successful run of the National Basketball Training Center League......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 3rd, 2024

Fil-Am hooper to hold basketball camp before NBTC stint

Filipino-American basketball player Braylon “BJ” Williams will be paying it forward to the local hoops community right before he makes waves in the upcoming National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) Manila Live tournament next week......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 15th, 2024

Mac Tallo: A dominant force in the local basketball scene

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Undoubtedly, Mac Jayven Tallo, popularly known as “Spida Mac” Tallo, is one of the finest guards in the local basketball scene. In addition to being an elite point guard, Tallo has had an undoubtedly tumultuous basketball career. Most recently, the 30-year-old Cebuano point guard has been in the news for the controversy he.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

Ateneo standout Joson heads to Australia s NBL1

Another Filipina is set to play Down Under as Ateneo alumni Jhazmin Joson announced her signing with the Goldfields Giants in semi-professional league NBL1 in Australia......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 2nd, 2024