TURKISH striker Arda Cinkir once again displayed his peak form after another impressive performance to lift Cebu FC to another victory over Maharlika Manila FC in the 2022 Philippines Football League (PFL).After a four-goal performance in his last match, Cinkir was The Gentle Giants lone scorer as they defeated Maharlika FC, 1-0, on Sept. 20 […]
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PH suffers second straight loss in AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers
THE Philippines took an early lead after defender Martin Merino scored in the seventh minute.Thailand, however, scored the equalizer seven minutes later with a goal by Thanakrit Laorkai.Cebuano Kamir Amirul put the Philippines up ahead again with a 28th-minute goal.Thailand refused to lose and equalized in the 49th minute with a goal by Phuwanet Thongkhui.Substitute […]
Cebu FC faces Mendiola on Sept. 16
CEBU FC looks to close out the first round of the 2022 Philippines Football League (PFL) strong as it takes on Mendiola FC 1991 today at the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite.Cebu FC is currently on top form after winning two of its last three matches. The Gentle Giants are […]
Baltimore Orioles rally for 6-3 win against New York Yankees
RAMON Urias had three hits, including a two-run homer, to help the Baltimore Orioles rally for a 6-3 win against the visiting New York Yankees on Saturday night. Cedric Mullins had two hits and two RBIs. Jorge Mateo had two hits and scored two runs for the Orioles, who rallied from a 3-0 deficit against […]
China loan application for three rail projects ‘deemed canceled’; PPP, funding from other countries eyed
By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter The Beijing funding commitment for Calamba-Bicol, Clark-Subic, and Mindanao railway projects is “deemed canceled” as China has been unresponsive to the Philippine government’s loan application since 2019, a Transport official said on Friday. “There was no explicit communication” from China indicating they were withdrawing their commitment to lend money […]
Maroon 5 returns to Manila in December
AMERICAN pop rock band Maroon 5 will return to Manila for a concert at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Dec. 8. The six-piece band — composed of Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, James Valentine, Matt Flynn, PJ Morton, and Sam Farrar — is coming back to the Philippines after three years […]
Big Yellow returns with ‘Bakbakan sa Compostela’
THE Big Yellow Promotions, along with Team Seva, will host its first boxing show this month since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country in 2020.“Bakbakan sa Compostela” features a 10-bout card on July 16, 2022, at the Compostela Gym in Compostela, Cebu.The show is headlined by a six-rounder between unbeaten prospect John Vincent Pangga and […]
Fabiosa & Villamor: Cariad
The BBC reports that the Intellectual Property Office of Sweden granted trademark registrations for: (1) “cariad,” the Swedish word for “love;” (2) “hiraeth,” a Swedish word loosely translated to “longing;” and (3) “Welsh cake.” All three trademark registrations were issued to a candle maker for its candles products. The registrations have been criticized by candle […]
3 ‘salisi gang’ members arrested in Cebu City
THREE people tagged as members of “salisi gang” were arrested after they allegedly duped a dried fish stall seller at the Taboan Public Market in Cebu City on Saturday evening, June 25, 2022.Personnel from the Cebu City Police Station 6 in Barangay Sawang Calero arrested Mark Anthony Rosales, 31; Macmac Mendoza, 32; and Rovilyn Rosales, […]
SSC keen to end women’s volleyball title drought
SAN SEBASTIAN College (SSC) has a volleyball tradition that remains unchallenged to this day — 23 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women’s championships. But for 12 years, the legendary championship machine that is the Lady Stags has produced nothing but heartbreak and frustration. Enter fabled coach Roger Gorayeb, who vowed to do everything to end […]
Philippine judo team manned by three homegrown, four Fil-Japanese athletes
HANOI — Four-time Southeast Asian Games champion Kiyomi Watanabe and two-time winner Mariya Takahashi are not on the national judo team competing in the 31st Vietnam Games, but the fort is ably being manned by three homegrown talents and four Fil-Japanese bets. Ms. Watanabe is out with a knee injury while Ms. Takahashi is attending […]
UP Maroons edges Ateneo to win UAAP men’s basketball crown and end 36-year title drought
The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons are champions once again as they defeated the powerhouse Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles, 72-69, in overtime of the winner-take-all Game Three to rule over the UAAP Season 84 men’s basketball tournament on Friday at the jampacked SM Mall of Asia Arena.Butuan City native Joel Cagulangan pushed […]
Cebu FC logs historic first win in pro league
CEBU FC has made history after winning its first match in the pro ranks.Just in its second year as a pro club, a new-look Cebu FC beat Stallion Laguna FC, 2-0, in its debut match of the 2022 Copa Paulino Alcantara on April 25 at the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Training Center in Carmona, Cavite.Striker […]
2 more CICL who escaped Operation Second Chance rescued
TWO more children in conflict with the law (CICLs) who bolted from the Cebu City Operation Second Chance (OSC) in Barangay Kalunasan during the weekend were recovered by policemen on Tuesday morning, April 12, 2022.Maj. Jonathan dela Cerna, chief of Guadalupe Police Station, said his personnel were able to fetch the two CICL from their […]
Tolentino sees top three overall finish for PHL in Hanoi
PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee President Abraham Tolentino is leaving it all up to prayers that the country could duplicate, if not surpass, the 149 gold medals it scooped up in the last Southeast Asian Games in Manila two years ago in the Hanoi Games slated for May 12 to 23. “We’ll just pray that our athletes […]
Suganob dominates Sueno in ‘Kumong Bol-anon III’
INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation (IBF) Youth light flyweight champion Regie Suganob continued his impressive run after a dominant 10-round unanimous decision win over tough Ricardo Sueno in the main event of PMI Bohol Boxing Stable’s “Kumong Bol-anon III” on March 7, 2022 at the Dauis Gym in Dauis, Bohol.Suganob displayed his impressive boxing skills and totally […]
Fernandez beats Osorio in three thrilling sets to retain her Abierto title
By John Bryan Ulanday LEYLAH Fernandez carved out a thrilling 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 (3) finale victory over Camila Osorio of Colombia to retain her title in the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico on Monday. The Filipina-Canadian flipped a 1-4 deficit including five championship points (5-6) in the rubber to cap off a dramatic escape […]
Suganob brothers to highlight Bohol boxing card today
THE Suganob brothers will headline the PMI Bohol Boxing Stable’s “Kumong Bol-anon III” today, March 7, 2022, at the Dauis Gym in Dauis, Bohol.International Boxing Federation (IBF) Youth light flyweight Regie Suganob slugs it out with Ricardo Sueno in the 10-round non-title main event fight.In the co-main event eight-rounder, Regie’s brother Rodel Suganob locks horns […]
3 arrested in power restoration ‘extortion’ invoking Visayan Electric
THREE men, including one claiming to be an employee of the Visayan Electric Company, were arrested by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation Central Visayas (NBI 7) aft…
Preliminary conference for 3 Marcos disqualification cases set Jan. 7
THREE petitions seeking the disqualification of Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator, from running for president in the May 2022 elections have been set for preliminary conference on Jan. 7. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena V. Guanzon, who is part of the division handling the three cases, made […]