UNBEATEN Paranaque Lady Aces and Taguig Lady Generals gun for a piece of history as they dispute the first-ever Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) championship this weekend at the Bren Z Guiao Convention Center in Pampanga. Game 1 of the best-of-three Finals kicks off on Saturday with the Lady Aces…
MANILA - A huge early Christmas gift awaits the champion of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Invitational. Chooks-to-Go president Ronald Mascarinas announced on Friday night that he would be giving away PHP2 million to the team that will win it all in the short tournament from December 11 to 23. MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes believes the huge pot money at stake should give the teams another reason to go all-out. "That's added motivation to those who are involved in the organization, especially the players, dahil papunta na rin sa Pasko eh (because Christmas is nearing)," the Philippine Basketball Association legend said. The other two podium finishers will also not be leaving the pre-Yuletide event empty-handed. The second placer will receive PHP500,000, while the third placer will take home PHP250,000. Balanced field The announcement happened during the group draw for the elimination round of the MPBL Invitational at the Crowne Plaza Grand Ballroom i
MEMBERS of the bowling team that won medals in the International Bowling Federation World Championships in Dubai will grace the online Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum on Tuesday. Appearing in the 11 a.m. session are Philippine Bowling Federation secretary general and Hall of Famer Bong Coo, women’s coach Jojo Canare and…
WORLD champion gymnast Carlos Yulo will receive P.75 million in cash incentives from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for his remarkable performance in Japan over the weekend. Yulo bagged the men’s vault at the 50th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and will be rewarded P.5 million for the achievement. He clinched silver…
JUNNA TSUKII banners a compact four-athlete Philippine karate team bound for the world championships in Dubai next month. Tsukii, currently ranked No. 2 in the world, will be joined by fellow 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Jamie Lim and kata stalwarts Sarah Pangilinan and Joco Vasquez in the November…