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The Philippine Team, Smart Gilas Pilipinas showed their character in the final minutes of the game against powerhouse Jordan as they defeated the Middle Eastern Team with the final score at 88-78. A triumphant return for the Philippine team which is currently mentored by PBA veteran coach Chot Reyes. Tomorrow the Philippines will face one … Read more
The Philippine National Basketball Team, Smart Gilas Pilipinas faced one of the strongest team from the Middle East, Team Jordan. The team that previously defeated the Philippines during the FIBA Asian Championship which was held in the Philippines. The 34th edition of the Jones Cup featured some of the prominent teams from Asia, some of … Read more
The Philippine National Youth Team, Energen Pilipinas made a back-to-back win after they defeated first the lowly Saudi Arabia followed up by a not so impressive win against Kazakhstan. The Energen Pilipinas being coach by PBA veteran Olsen Racela was able to dominate Saudi Arabia during the Philippines first encounter in the tournament, giving a … Read more
The Philippine National Basketball Team, SMART-Gilas Pilipinas begins its campaign in the 34th William Jones Cup on Saturday, August 18. The scheduled game of the Philippine team is just one of the few tournaments that the team will be participating as a preparation for the FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup. The Smart-Gilas program is considered as … Read more
The Philippine delegation to the London 2012 Olympics have failed to made a significant achievement in sports but there’s an positive report on Philippine team’s achievement. The Manila women’s softball team take home the Philippines’ first Softball World Series Title. The title was awarded to the Philippines’ Manila Women Softball Team in the recently concluded … Read more
The fastest man on Earth proved once again his strength and stamina as he retained the title he held during the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 100 Meters Final with a total of 9.63 seconds. The race was considered as the shortest in Olympic history as the Jamaican runner, Bolt and his compatriot Yohan Blake … Read more
Depending IBF Light Flyweight Champion Johnriel Casimero retained his title after he won with a split decision against Pedro Guevara of Mexico in the title fight held at the hometown of Guevara in Mexico. Judges Ruben Garcia, Levi Martinez and Matthew Podgorski scored with 116-111, 114-113 113-114 in a split decision win by the Filipino champion. … Read more
Mark Anthony Barriga was defeated by Birzhan Zhakipov from Kazakhstan with a controversial 16-17 scores in favor of his opponent. Mark Barriga was considered as one of the most explosive boxer in the 49 kgs. division especially after his impressive wins during the round of 32 where he defeated the Italian boxer, Manuel Kappai. During the … Read more
The round of 16 starts right now featuring Mark Anthony Barriga vs. Birzhan Zhakipov from Kazakhstan for the Light Flyweight Division or 49kg. division. The Filipino enters with a loud applause for the Barriga. Round 1: The Kazakhs is more determined compared to Barriga. Good exchanged of blows from both boxers. Scores: 5-4 in favor … Read more
The lone Filipino boxer, Mark Anthony Barriga who is vying for the elusive Olympic gold medal have successfully won his first match against an Italian opponent Manuel Cappai. The 19-year-old Light Flyweight (49 Kgs.) boxer from Panabo, Lanao del Norte made a sensation opening match with the final score at 17-7. Barriga dominated the entire … Read more