Posted on 08 February 2010
Posted on 08 February 2010
In a result that warmed the hearts of PBA officials as the pro league’s cash registers kept ringing, the league’s two most popular teams Barangay Ginebra and Purefoods won their do-or-die games in a Sudden Death Sunday to enter the All Filipino Conference semi finals where they will join sister team San Miguel Beer and the only outsider standing in the way of an all-SMC final, the renowned Alaska Aces of Wilfred Steven Uytengsu.
Posted on 08 February 2010
Benefiting from a ten day training stint and some tough sparring at the Elorde Gym in Paranaque, Japan’s Daiki Kameda has won the WBA flyweight title with a convincing win in a rematch against Thailand’s Denkaosan Kaovichit.
Posted on 08 February 2010
Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (22-1, 14 ko’S) has a tough fight ahead of him against hard-hitting Mexican Gerson Guerrero in the main event of “Pinoy Power III/Latin Fury 13” at the Las Vegas Hilton on Valentine’s Day (Manila Time.)
Posted on 08 February 2010
“Fighter of the Decade” and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao’s power is “unreal” according to conditioning expert Alex Ariza.
Posted on 08 February 2010
Thailand’s WBC minimum weight champion Oleydong Sithsamerchai will defend his title against Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation champion Yasutaka Kuroki in Japan on March 27.
Posted on 08 February 2010
Trainer Freddie Roach’s promising super bantamweight Guillermo Rigondeaux has won his fifth straight fight since turning pro with a devastating knockout of comparatively experienced Adolfo Landeros (20-13-1, 9 KO’s) in a fight card in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Posted on 08 February 2010
Former world flyweight champion Malcolm “Eagle Eye” Tunacao has regained his Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation bantamweight title with a split decision win over South Korea’s Seung Suk-Chae in Mungyoeng, southeast of the capital of Seoul.
Baseball
Posted on 11 July 2009
Powerade Philippine National Team coach Yeng Guiao was relieved after the nationals practice at The Arena in San Juan on Thursday when both point guards Ryan Reyes and JayJay Helterbrand told the coach they are “pretty confident they can play” in the Jones Cup which begins in Taipei on July 18.
Basketball
Posted on 06 February 2010
Barangay Ginebra squandered a 13-point halftime lead but outfought Talk n Text in a battle down the stretch, foiling the Tropang Texters’ sweep bid with a 102-97 victory Wednesday night in their KFC PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals showdown at the Araneta Coliseum.
billiard
Posted on 05 February 2010
Manila, Philippines- Billiards beauty star Shanelle Loraine has signed on with Cream Silk, the #1 hair care brand in the Philippines. Shanelle will be appearing in several ads and TV commercials for the mainstream hair care products.
Billiards
Posted on 04 February 2010
The second annual FatBoy 10-Ball Challenge crowned a new champion, “The Magician” Efren Reyes. Reyes went undefeated in the 16 player $5,000 added invitational event. The format was single-elimination, $500 entry, race-to-15 10-ball.
Features
Posted on 25 January 2010
While his braggadocio may have toned down with the passing of the summers, broadcaster Hermie Rivera still retains that sharp eye for discovering boxing talents that have the potential to be world beaters.
Football
Posted on 21 January 2010
An author of 34 books including Muhammad Ali-His Life and Times who was honored by the Boxing Writers Association of America and became the first internet writer to ever receive the Nat Fleischer award for career excellence in boxing journalism has challenged Oscar De La Hoya
Golf
Posted on 23 December 2009
The Thai mother of golf star Tiger Woods is reportedly and understandably disappointed in her son for adultery, but will support him in his personal crisis according to a report in the Bangkok Post..
Interviews
Posted on 07 September 2008
The World Pool Championships which were staged in the Philippines the past two years may not happen until early 2009.
That’s the word from Matchroom Sport Media Director Luke Riches in response to a question from to www.insidesports.ph .
Tennis
Posted on 16 December 2009
The Philippines put on an awesome performance in the individual competition in tennis at the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos with Cecil Mamiit and Treat Huey guaranteeing a gold by arranging an all-Filipino finals in men’s singles and a doubles showdown with the famed Ratiwatana twins of Thailand .
Updates
Posted on 05 December 2009
Thailand’s Oleydong Sithsamerchai has retained his World Boxing Council minimum weight title with a majority decision over interim title holder Juan “El Exterminador” Palacios of Nicaragua in Pathum Thani, Friday in a bout telecast by Thailand’s Channel Seven.
In a close fight two of the three judges gave the hometown fighter the edge while the third [...]
Volleyball
Posted on 21 October 2009
# 12 Joy Benito, # 2 Elaine Cruz, # 1 Jenni Mondejar ( SSC )
# 11 Cathy Barcelon, # 12 Marie Quejas ( UP )