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The Gilas Pilipinas ended the Philippines drought of a finals appearance in FIBA Asia as they defeated the South Korean national team with the final score at 86-79 and secured a ticket to the FIBA World Championship to be held in the Spain this coming 2014. Here’s the highlights video: Although the Philippines injured its … Read more
The Gilas Pilipinas is now trying to secure the much-coveted slot for the top three Asian teams in FIBA Asia as they face the mighty South Koreans in the semi-finals of the FIBA Asia Championship held tonight at the Mall of Asia Arena. Here’s our live coverage of Gilas vs. South Korea: A shot block … Read more
The Philippine national men’s basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas will be facing South Korea in the semi-finals of FIBA Asia Tournament held today at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. The Philippines needs just one game to secure their ticket to the FIBA World Cup to be held in Spain this coming 2014: Here’s our live … Read more
East Asian basketball powerhouse, South Korea defeated Qatar with the final score at 79-52 and secured a semis slot against the Philippines in the recently concluded FIBA Asia Championship knockout round. The South Koreans dominated the Qataris in their quarterfinal matchup on Friday, August 9, 2013 and forge a semifinal showdown with the host team, … Read more
The Chinese Taipei national basketball team defeated China in a spectacular fashion, coming back from 17 points deficit and marched into the semifinals of FIBA Asia with a historic 97-78 victory by Chinese Taipei over powerhouse China. The defeat of China is their first ever loss against fellow East Asian rival Taiwan. China is the … Read more
The Gilas Pilipinas defeated Kazakhstan in an impressive p(–foul word(s) removed–)ion dominating its opponent in the entire game with the final score 88-58 and now secured a semi-finals ticket and will face South Korea in the Semi-finals of FIBA Asia 2013. The Philippine national basketball team fired up with a 12-3 advantage at the start … Read more
The Gilas Pilipinas will open their quarterfinals match against a tough and taller Kazakhstan team tonight at around 8:30 PM for the FIBA Asia 2013. The match is very important for both teams because a win will put them closer to secure a chance to participate in the upcoming FIBA World Cup to be held … Read more
The tickets for the quarterfinals or the knockout stage of the 27th FIBA Asia Championship which started selling on Wednesday made a significant increase but the Filipino fans are still raring to buy their respective tickets to support the Gilas Pilipinas. During the preliminary round of FIBA Asia, the Patron seats priced is at P1,500 … Read more
The Gilas Pilipinas will be battling the Kazakhstan national squad in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Championship on Friday for a knockout match on the way to the semi-finals of the tournament. A win against Kazakhstan will put the Philippines one win away of securing a slot in the upcoming FIBA World Cup to … Read more
The Philippine Azkals recorded their all time highest rank at no. 143 last November but right now the Philippines went up by three places from 144 rank last month to a 141 rank in the latest FIFA rankings released this afternoon for the August ranking. The 141st rank of the Philippines is the highest-ever recorded … Read more