THE Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) would spare Aldin Ayo of any sanction on top of the indefinite ban the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) imposed on the former University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers head coach.
ERNEST JOHN “EJ” OBIENA finally struck gold on Tuesday in the Czech Republic to put credence to an extended and meticulous training program geared toward a successful stint at next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
THE University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) on Wednesday meted an indefinite ban on former University of Santo Tomas (UST) Head Coach Aldin Ayo for holding a forbidden training bubble in his native Sorsogon City.
THE Joint Administrative Order (JAO) group on Monday neither confirmed nor denied that University of Santo Tomas (UST), the Growling Tigers and resigned Head Coach Aldin Ayo violated health protocols by conducting a training bubble in Sorsogon City for three months starting in June.
FORMER University of Santo Tomas (UST) star Rhenz Abando brings his act to Letran after leaving the Growling Tigers’ lair amid the Sorsogon City bubble.
MARIANO “NONONG” ARANETA is brimming with confidence in his tour of duty as the country’s chef de mission to the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics.
DUBAI could be one of the answers to the Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) search for its own “bubble.”
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) could face stiff sanctions if ongoing investigations show the school has a hand in the alleged unauthorized “training bubble” its men’s basketball team conducted in Sorsogon City.
THE University of Santo Tomas (UST) men’s basketball team conducted an alleged “training bubble” in Sorsogon City without local government officials there knowing of the activity that potentially breached health protocols during the Covid-19 pandemic.
THE Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Imerging Infectious Diseases starts its investigation on the alleged training “bubble” involving the varsity teams of University of Santo Tomas (UST) and National University (NU) on Wednesday.
THE University of Santo Tomas’s (UST) Growling Tigers coached by Aldin Ayo are on the hot seat for allegedly clandestinely returning to training in a facility in Sorsogon City.
THE “bubble” is turning out to be as contagious as the Covid-19.
TOKYO Olympics-bound Irish Magno is lucky to be home at last on Monday.
GAMES and Amusements Board (GAB) Chairman Abraham “Baham” Mitra said the agency would be relentless in seeking government support for professional combat sports athletes whose means of livelihood was shuttered by the Covid-19 pandemic.
THE Philippine Football Federation (PFF), just like the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), has no choice but to move back the planned return to training of teams in the Philippine Football League (PFL).
ERNEST JOHN OBIENA settled for a silver medal in his first pole vault competition since the Covid-19 pandemic struck, finishing behind a training partner from Brazil who owns the Olympic record in the event.
THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has indefinitely moved back its planned return to training—and an eventual return to action—following President Duterte’s announcement that Metro Manila is reverting to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
COULD high-school standouts Carl Tamayo and Gerry Abadiano emerge as the missing links to the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons’ title hunt?
WOMEN’S world boxing champion Nesthy Petecio is finally in the comforts of her family in her home in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, on Thursday.
THE chances for at least three Filipino karatekas of qualifying for the sport’s debut at next year’s Tokyo Olympics gained ground after the World Karate Federation (WKF) moved back the Games qualifiers in Paris to June 2021.
THE Philippines is again active in the radar of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following a clash of opinions on proposed amendments to the POC constitution between two groups in the national body’s Executive Board.
WOMEN’S world boxing champion Nesthy Petecio is finally back home in her native Davao after weeks of waiting for a confirmed flight.
THE success of the 30th Southeast Asian Games didn’t escape President Duterte’s attention as the 11 glorious days in December last year that saw the country running away with the overall championship on top of hosting the biggest games ever merited special mention in his fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona).
POLITICAL lines started appearing in the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) horizon with seven members of the POC Executive Board who thumbed down proposed amendments to the body’s constitution resented being called “The Group of Seven” or “Magnificent Seven.”
MIKEE COJUANGCO-JAWORSKI’S election to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board underlines the Philippines’s coveted niche in the world sports map.
MP Promotions announced on Tuesday that three fights are lined up for the Tokyo Olympics-bound Eumir Felix Marcial’s first year as a professional boxer.
THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) postponed for next Wednesday its return-to-training order for its teams as the league has yet to officially get hold of health and safety protocols from the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases.
THE Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Committee on Monday deferred acting on proposed major amendments in the POC charter after several of its members claimed they didn’t have enough time to scrutinize the organization’s Commission on Constitutional Amendments.
PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino convenes the body’s executive committee on Monday expecting a morning of debates and arguments on proposed major constitutional reforms specially on issues about age.
The sports arm of media giant ABS-CBN will halt its operations following the denial of the network’s renewal of franchise by the House of Representatives.
TOKYO Olympics-bound Eumir Felix Marcial officially sealed a six-year promotional deal with Sen. Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions on Thursday and banked close to P10 million in signing bonus.
THE Philippine Basketball Association on Thursday slapped Blackwater a P100,000 fine for breaching health protocols when the Elite practiced as a team on Wednesday.
THE Philippine Football Federation (PFF) spruced up the sprawling National Training Center in Cavite as clubs return to training in preparation for a potential resumption of matches.
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) vowed to dig deeper into the alleged payroll fraud at the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), saying that the suspect, Paul Michael Padua Ignacio, could possibly have accomplices.
A PHILIPPINE Sports Commission (PSC) employee is now detained at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for his involvement in an alleged payroll fraud with investigators initially declaring that the scheme has been going on for the past five years and netted the suspect at least P14 million.
THE Philippines is bound to lose four potential gold medals in triathlon and duathlon after 31st Southeast Asian Games host Vietnam scrapped both sports from its program.
PHILIPPINE Basketball Association (PBA) teams—not the league—will shoulder the medical expenses of a player, coach or team staff who will fall ill with Covid-19.
THE 7-Eleven Cliqq-Air 21 by Roadbike Philippines continental team will join the first Asian virtual—the Tour of Indonesia—in September.
THE Ceres-Negros Football Club (FC) franchise is bound to be sold and the most decorated team in the country will be parading a different color when the Philippine Football League (PFL) returns amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
TAB BALDWIN stays as the Gilas Pilipinas program project director, according to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) Executive Director Renauld “Sonny” Barrios.
PHILIPPINE Sports Commission (PSC) OIC Commissioner Ramon Fernandez on Sunday bared plans of tapping private sector support for the four Tokyo Olympics-bound Filipino athletes as government funds, including the PSC’s, remained focused on fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.
TOKYO Olympics-bound Irish Magno and world champion Nesthy Petecio on Thursday underwent swab testing as they hope to resume training at the boxing gym of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila.
AMERICAN Coach Rob Johnson was all praises for Kai Sotto, saying the 7-foot-2 Filipino youngster has a bright future ahead of him.
FILIPINO boxers are hoping for a much-needed recalibration to keep them back on track toward their and the country’s Olympic dream.
Ricky Vargas on Tuesday said he would recommend an amendment in the Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) charter that would set an age limit of 70 for individuals seeking election to sensitive positions in the sports body.
THE crisis hounding ABS-CBN has jeopardized the airing of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) games for its Season 96 in 2021—thus, the NCAA could find itself on other platforms other than television.
THE Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) has started shopping for a temporary training venue for its athletes as the government facilities in Manila and Pasig City remain off limits while they cater to Covid-19 patients.
JAMES YOUNGHUSBAND, like his brother, is retiring from competitive football.
Thirdy Ravena remains part of the Gilas Pilipinas program despite his decision to play as a professional in a Japanese league, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) said on Thursday.
THIRDY RAVENA is turning pro. But the former Ateneo star is not bringing his act to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino vowed to fully wield his powers as a member of the House of Representatives to help the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) get back its funds that were realigned during this Covid-19 pandemic.
RAJKO TOROMAN, cool and calculating as ever, wrote a prescription for the Philippine men’s basketball team—go for athletic players.
FIDE Master Sander Severino brought his act to the world stage with a flourish as he ruled the International Physically Disabled Association Online Chess Championship on Thursday to become the first Filipino to win a world title in the sport.
A SEVEN-MEMBER Philippine team will trade baskets against 16 other squads from other countries in the inaugural International Basketball Federation (Fiba) Esports Open, the world governing body’s answer to keep basketball alive during the Covid-19 pandemic.
RISING General Santos City star Mike Plania beat a heavily-favored Joshua Greer Jr. of the US via majority decision to score a major upset in the Covid-19 era on Wednesday at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
A COMPACT and full-calendar University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 83 in the first quarter of 2021 is in the works.
THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) on Tuesday slapped the now controversial American-New Zealander Tab Baldwin a P75,000 fine and a three-game suspension for his unsavory remarks against the PBA and local coaches.
BOXER Mike Plania had no problem at Tuesday’s official weigh in and is now geared up to become the first Filipino to figure in a major sports event amid lockdowns and quarantines wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic.
THE prolonged pandemic has urged the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to go online in serving the community beginning with a free clinic for coaches in Central, Western and Eastern Visayas next month.
ONLY four sports will be played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 96 program.
THE Dutch offered a helping hand as the country tries to transition to a culture of cycling as a major mode of transportation amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
CALVIN ABUEVA’S return to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) would have to wait awhile—no thanks to the lockdown that’s on its third month now.
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the creation of the National Academy of Sports (NAS), drawing praises from Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez.
THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), just like everybody else, is no immortal with Commissioner Willie Marcial admitting the league is losing no less than P30 million a month during the pandemic.
PHILIPPINE Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Willie Marcial on Tuesday belied reports Alaska is quitting the league.
WESLEY SO finished off France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 13-5, in the final half of their quarterfinals series to advance to the last four of the Clutch Chess International on Tuesday.
TOP Rank promoter Bob Arum believes boxing icon and Senator Manny Pacquiao is positioning himself to run for president of the country in 2022.
Filipino-born Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So continued to impress amid the pandemic by building a considerable gap ahead of top French Maxime Vachier-Lagrava, 5.5-2.5, in the first half of their quarterfinal duel in the Clutch Chess International that is being played online on Sunday.
THE Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) released on Monday a 19-page Return to Basketball Guidelines in the hope of bringing back the sport amid the pandemic that remains a threat with the absence of a vaccine.
THE University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) is officially looking at a January 2021 opening for Season 83. But the proposed return of the country’s most prestigious collegiate league isn’t cast in stone.
OFFICIALS from seven national sports association (NSA) agreed to pool their minds in drawing up training protocols for athletes who have been unable to train as a group during the more than two months of quarantine.
UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) belied reports from the school’s student publication and assured its athletes would remain scholars this year.
PHILIPPINE sports would be further forced to take a sidestep—worse be at standstill—unless the casinos go operational.
PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino kept his focus amid the Covid-19 distractions and vowed to lobby for the inclusion of sports Filipino athletes are good at in the 31st Southeast Asian Games Vietnam is hosting late next year.
PHILIPPINE 30th Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Jocel Lyn Ninobla continued to impress after dominating the black belt female senior division of the 2020 Smart/MVP Sports Foundation Online Taekwondo Poomsae Championships on Sunday.
JORDAN CLARKSON couldn’t hide his anger and so were new Meralco Bolt Aaron Black and San Miguel Beer guard Chris Ross as they aired their protest surrounding the death of George Floyd and two other colored Americans over the past week in the US.
MIKE “MAGIC” PLANIA would earn the distinction as the first Filipino to engage in an official sports event amid the Covid-19 pandemic when he takes on Chicago’s No. 1-ranked Joshua Greer Jr. in a nontitle, closed-door card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 16.
TENNIS is now one of more than a dozen sports allowed as lockdowns are slowly being relaxed amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
EUMIR FELIX MARCIAL mended his ways with top boxing officials on Tuesday, only days after it was announced that he was seeking outside help in his bid to turn pro ahead of his campaign in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
OFFICIALS of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) confirmed on Tuesday that adjustments were made on the PhilSports oval to conform with World Athletics standards that would make the facility an eligible venue for one of several Tokyo Olympics qualifiers.
OLYMPIC-BOUND pole vaulter EJ Obiena is happy to return to the track after Italy relaxed strict protocols and started allowing outdoor training and exercises.
THE call to adopt bicycles as the safest mode of transportation to combat Covid-19 earned another reputable ally from the House of Representatives as six more sports were added to the growing list of activities that would be allowed during quarantine.
PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino will lend a hundred bicycles to national athletes who don’t have the means to travel to and from their training venues.
WORLD women’s boxing champion Nesthy Petecio remained locked down in Baguio City—but practically has no regrets about the city’s strict protocols—as De La Salle Lady Spikers of all generations expressed a united front against Covid-19 on the third day of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) on Monday.
THE Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) lauded Kai Sotto’s decision to jump to the National Basketball Association (NBA) G-League and so did the youngster’s fans and supporters who see the teen phenom as the country’s next big sports star.
THE University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Human Kinetics (UP-CHK) stressed on Thursday the multi-faceted educational value of Physical Education (PE), adding the subject should not be deleted from the school curriculum.
THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) procured more personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitation supplies to usher the transition from the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to the modified ECQ (MECQ) from May 15 to 31.
Kai Sotto, the 7-foot-2 phenom who is being chiseled to be the first full-blooded Filipino to be able to play in National Basketball Association (NBA), is skipping college in favor of the G-league.
PARALYMPIAN Ernie Gawilan lost a chance to show his winning act before his countrymen following the cancellation of the 10th Asean Para Games.
THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) praised both chambers of Congress for ratifying the bill that seeks the creation of the National Academy of Sports (NAS).
THE Asean Para Sports Federation (APSF) has officially canceled the 10th Asean Para Games the Philippines was supposed to host this year.
By Ramon Rafael Bonilla
WORLD champion Nesthy Petecio couldn’t wait for the government to lift the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
PHILIPPINE Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Willie Marcial said the league could do nothing than wait for instructions from the government on how sports would return from the Covid-19 pandemic.
A JANUARY 2021 opening of Season 83 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) looms as the government continued to ban mass gatherings that could go well beyond the scheduled May 15 lifting of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila.
PHILIPPINE Paralympic Committee President Mike Barredo concurred with the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) decision to withdraw its support of the 10th Asean Para Games the country is supposed to host later this year.
THE International Basketball Federation (Fiba) froze the 3×3 rankings in all categories as activities remain suspended amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
THE National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) donated P500,000 worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers at the forefront of the Covid-19 pandemic.
THE close to a century old Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila has transformed from the country’s sports mecca to an extraordinary role as a quarantine facility during these Covid-19 pandemic times.
