Philippine News

LOS ANGELES, March 3 ------ Jalen Brunson scored 25 points as the New York Knicks' halted San Antonio's 11-game NBA winning streak with an emphatic 114-89 victory at Madison Square Garden. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs arrived in New York brimming with confidence after going undefeated February, building their longest winning streak since a 13-0 run in the 2015-16 season. Wembanyama, who had struggled in the Spurs' last two wins, came out firing, but the French superstar's

MIAMI, United States, March 3 ------ Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami fought back from 2-0 down to complete a 4-2 victory over Orlando City in Major League Soccer's Florida derby. Reigning MLS champion Miami, beaten in its season-opener last week, looked to be heading for another defeat after dominant Orlando raced into a 2-0 first-half lead in front of their home fans. Croatian international winger Marco Pasalic opened the scoring after 18 minutes, sweeping in a low

March 3 ------ Four FIBA World Cup qualifying games slated for Lebanon and Qatar have been postponed after the United States' military strikes against Iran. The US and Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran, the nation’s capital, and other major cities in Iran and President Donald Trump said the attacks will continue. Iran said that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's supreme leader since 1989, was killed in the attacks. “In light of the developments (Saturday) in the region,

MANILA, March 3 ------ The Philippine women's national football team is shifting its focus to another powerhouse opponent after a close loss in their first match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup. The Filipinas are headed to the city of Gold COast, where they will play South Korea on Thursday at the Cbus Super stadium. They are coming off a narrow 1-0 defeat to host nation Australia last Sunday, wherein they gave up a goal to Sam Kerr in the 14th minute before frustrating the Mati

March 2 ------ Gilas Pilipinas ended their Window 2 campaign in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers winless after suffering a brutal beatdown at the hands of Australia, 93-66, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. With many expecting a close bout after that tight affair against New Zealand the last time out, Gilas instead received a harsh reminder of how different the Boomers are after collapsing in the second half, which wasted their solid start. The Filipino dribble

March 2 ------ THE Filipinas opened their 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup campaign with a 1-0 loss to Australia in what is considered a favorable result away from home. Olivia McDaniel and the Filipinas defense held their ground after conceding a goal to Matildas star striker Sam Kerr in the 14th minute, preventing the match from getting out of hand before a good-sized crowd in Perth. The result was in total contrast to the two sides' previous match-up where the Filipinas were bea

March 2 ------ PLDT quickly put its stumble behind. The High Speed Hitters shrugged off their shock loss to sister team Cignal by dismantling ZUS Coffee, 25-23, 25-23, 25-13, in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference at the Playtime Filoil Centre. The victory pushed PLDT to a 4-1 record at the halfway mark of the preliminaries, reinforcing its bid for a qualifying round berth. ZUS Coffee, meanwhile, remained in a rut despite the return of head coach Jerry Yee, dropping its thir

MANILA, Philippines, March 2 ------ Alex Eala’s career-high ranking has propelled her to the next round of the prestigious Indian Wells Open. Eala received a first-round bye in the star-studded WTA 1000 tournament set to start on March 4 as one of the 32 seeded players. This comes after the 20-year-old Filipina climbed to a career-high No. 31 in the latest world rankings released on February 23 following her run to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships, another

MANILA, Philippines, March 1 ------ The Philippine women’s softball team was given wild card entry to the WBSC World Cup Group Stage where it will have a chance to make next year’s finals set in Australia and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The Cebuana Lhuillier-backed Blu Girls received the spot after Uganda withdrew from the group of World No. 1 Japan, No. 3 Puerto Rico, Great Britain, Venezuela and Peru. The Peruvians will host that stage slated July 14 to 18, which marks t

March 1 ------ The second window of the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers got underway with Gilas Pilipinas taking on New Zealand in a crucial home tiff that could have significance down the road. But even before the Filipinos and the Tall Blacks squared off at the Mall of Asia Arena, people were already circling the next playdate on their calendars. The reason? The Philippines plays Asia Cup champion Australia today with lingering memories of a dark past shared by both squads.

February 28 ------ Royce O'Neale made a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining as the host Phoenix Suns overcame a 13-point second-half deficit for a 113-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. O'Neale gave the Suns a 110-108 lead on the previous possession before LeBron James' tip-in tied it with 22.7 seconds remaining. The Suns played for one shot, and Grayson Allen drove the lane and kicked it to Collin Gillespie, who found O'Neale wide open on the left wing. Allen scored 2

February 28 ------ MIKE Phillips has finally been recognized by FIBA as a local and is now eligible to play for Gilas Pilipinas in all tournaments sanctioned by basketball’s world governing body. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas made the announcement as it expressed its gratitude to FIBA for ‘its swift action in hearing [their] request and classifying Mike Philips as a player without restrictions.’ The 6-foot-6 Philips, adjudged the Finals MVP when La Salle regained the UA

February 27 ------ Gilas Pilipinas Men fought valiantly, but their late surge fell short as the New Zealand Tall Blacks held on for a 69–66 victory in their first win of the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Trailing by 11 entering the fourth quarter, Gilas refused to go down without a fight. Dwight Ramos electrified the arena with a long triple to cut the lead to 66–64 with 47 seconds remaining and added another score with 8.1 seconds left. R

February 27 ------ CHOCO Mucho finally snapped its skid the hard way. The Flying Titans mounted a gritty 26-24, 20-25, 22-25, 25-13, 15-12 comeback over Galeries Tower in the 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference at the Playtime Filoil Centre. Rallying from a 5-8 deficit in the deciding set, Choco Mucho clawed back momentum to end a three-game slide in what also marked the return of prized acquisition Eya Laure, who missed the team’s last two games due to a minor leg injury. The m

February 27 ------ The San Antonio Spurs edged the Toronto Raptors, 110-107 pushing their NBA winning streak to 10 games and closing in on Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder, who fell to the Detroit Pistons. Devin Vassell scored 21 points and De'Aaron Fox added 20 for the Spurs, who overcame a lackluster offensive night from superstar Victor Wembanyama to push their win streak to double digits for the first time since the 2015-16 season. The French big man conne

MANILA, Philippines, February 27 ------ Filipino International Master Mark Jay Bacojo knows going to Russia — one of the superpowers in chess — and trying to win there is a tall order. But the 19-year-old Far Eastern University standout conquered his inner fear and is delivering a campaign for the ages after seizing not just a share of the lead with a round to go, but also a Grandmaster norm in the ultra-tough Russian Chess Crown Standard A in Moscow. Bacojo conquered Russian

February 26 ------ JUAN Gomez de Liano is set to make his debut for Gilas Pilipinas men in the Tim Cone era as he was named to the Final 12 for the home game against New Zealand in Window Two of the Fiba World Cup 2027 Asian qualifiers, sources said. While JGdL made the final cut, his Converge teammate Justine Baltazar and Barangay Ginebra's RJ Abarrientos and Troy Rosario were left out as Cone stuck to his old reliables for Thursday's qualifier against the Tall Blacks at the

February 26 ------ The Philippine Women’s National Futsal Team suffered its first setback in the 2026 ASEAN Women’s Futsal Championship, falling 2-0 to defending champion Vietnam in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Vietnam, eager to recover from its two-goal loss to Australia yesterday, opened the scoring just five minutes into the match. Le Thi Thanh Ngan converted a precise pass from teammate Nguyen Phuong Anh to give the Vietnamese the early lead. The Filipinas saw their hopes

LOS ANGELES, February 26 ------ The Cleveland Cavaliers emphatically got back to winning ways coasting to a 109-94 victory over the New York Knicks as their recent star signing James Harden scored 20 points. The Cavs took the lead barely a minute into the game with an Evan Mobley three-pointer, and never gave it up in a thoroughly comfortable night for the red-hot Ohio franchise. Former NBA Most Valuable Player Harden, who was brought in from the Los Angeles Clippers this mon

MANILA, February 26 ------ Newcomer Alche Gupiteo shone for Criss Cross in their comprehensive 25-17, 25-15, 25-17 sweep of VNS Always Bright Laticrete for a strong start to their campaign in the 2026 Spikers' Turf Open Conference. Gupiteo fired a game-high 11 points on top of eight excellent receptions, while four-time Most Valuable Player Jude Garcia matched him with 11 points and six digs, as the King Crunchers opened their bid for back-to-back titles at the FilOil Centre