NCAA Season 95 terminated
Action in eight sports—volleyball, beach volleyball, football, tennis, table tennis, soft tennis, athletics, under-15 basketball and the cheerleading competition—will no longer be completed.
Athletes take to social media comments on quarantine
THE coronavirus—Covid-19—has grounded Philippine sports to a halt, like elsewhere in the world.
NCAA bound for cancellation of season?
NATIONAL Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Chairman Peter Cayco bared the league faces the dilemma of canceling the remainder of Season 95 or resume the competitions to a later date when the coronavirus pandemic has ceased.
Bautista beats wily Japanese in qualifiers
Ian Clark Bautista pulled the rug from under multi-titled Japanese Hayato Tsutsimi with a split decision victory to enhance his chances of qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the Asiana and Oceania Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament on Tuesday at the Prince Hamzah Sports City in Amman, Jordan.
Penn State taps UE’s Catantan
UNIVERSITY of the East (UE) girl’s fencing star Sam Catantan is headed to Penn State College to represent the prestigious school in the US NCAA Division I.
Jaja Santiago stamps mark in Japan volleyball league
DON’T look now but Aylja “Jaja” Santiago is reaching for the sky as she hones in the prestigious Japan Women’s V.League.
NCAA suspends all games; Lady Chiefs book easy win
DEFENDING Champion Arellano University beat cellar-dweller Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) in a virtual workout, 25-15, 25-14, 25-20, in women’s volleyball on Thursday—a day before the Management Committee suspended all competitions starting on Friday in Season 95 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Perpetual Help stops EAC, takes solo 3rd in NCAA volley
UNIVERSITY of Perpetual Help dug deep in its arsenal to stop an upset-hungry Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC), 20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-17, and take solo third spot in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 women’s volleyball tournament on Monday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Lady Altas, Letran gals target tickets to semis
UNIVERSITY of Perpetual Help and Letran try to hitch on the semifinals bus against separate foes on Monday in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 women’s volleyball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Lady Generals, finally, snap 16-game skid; Lyceum gals win
LYCEUM of the Philippines University got back on the winning track by beating Mapua University, 25-21, 25-11, 25-16, as Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) snapped a winless run that spanned two years on Thursday in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 women’s volleyball tournament on Thursday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Arellano U survives Letran scare, notches 6th win in NCAA women’s volleyball
Arellano University survived a major scare from Letran, 25-14, 26-28, 25-19, 25-16, on Tuesday to keep its title-retention bid on track in National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 women’s volleyball action at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Lady Red Spikers snap 3-game skid
SAN Beda University snapped a two-match skid by disposing of cellar-dweller Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC), 25-15, 25-16, 27-25, on Monday in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 women’s volleyball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Benilde zero in on semis
COLLEGE of Saint Benilde foiled San Beda University, 25-17, 25-18, 25-22, 25-12, to notch its sixth consecutive victory and move a win away from a semifinals berth in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 women’s volleyball action on Thursday at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.
Perpetual Help snaps Arellano U streak
UNIVERSITY of Perpetual Help System Dalta labored, teetered and booked what could be the Season 95’s most amazing rally so far to get the sting out of Arellano University, 22-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-12, 16-14, in a battle of top teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association women’s volleyball action on Wednesday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan, Pasig.
Tennis phenom Eala on a roll
TENNIS phenom Alex Eala beat France’s Julie Belgraver, 6-0, 3-6, 6-1, to advance to the third round of the Australian Open Junior Girls singles tournament on Tuesday in Melbourne.
Lady Blazers unbeaten in volleyball
College of Saint Benilde made San Sebastian College eat dust, 25-18, 25-15, 25-17, to stay unbeaten in five matches in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 94 women’s volleyball tournament on Tuesday at the Filoil Flying-V Centre in San Juan, Pasig.
St. Benilde, Arellano U keep NCAA records unblemished
ARELLANO University imposed the wits of a reigning champion on a hapless Jose Rizal University (JRU), 25-19, 25-16, 25-17 victory—the Lady Chiefs’ third straight—in Season 92 National Collegiate Athletic Association women’s volleyball action on Thursday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan, Pasig.
Lady Blazers beat Lady Knights, bag solo volleyball lead
COLLEGE of Saint Benilde scored a methodical 25-20, 25-18, 25-15 victory over Letran to wrest the solo lead in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 women’s volleyball tournament on Monday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.
Ceres-Negros opens Champions League campaign
A REVAMPED Ceres-Negros Football Club, a three-time Philippines Football League champion, embarks on a third straight run to earn qualification for the Asian Football Conferederation (AFC) Champions League.
Santiago, Bagunas churn in big numbers in Japan league
FORMER National University (NU) standout Jaja Santiago is making the most of her stint in the Japan V.League by ranking fourth in the best spiker category of the country’s premier volleyball league.
Teen sensation Eala makes presence felt
TENNIS phenom Alex Eala continues to scale her way higher in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) girl’s Juniors rankings.
Lopez resumes Tokyo 2020 bid
BACK-TO-BACK Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medalist Pauline Lopez will compete in the Wuxi World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champion Series starting on Thursday in China as she harnesses her bid for a possible qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Giant leap for beach volleyball
IT was one Southeast Asian Games to remember for the Philippine women’s and men’s beach volleyball teams.
Indonesia wins men’s volleyball gold, PHL settles for silver
Indonesia spoiled the Philippines’ Cinderella run in a straight sets loss, 25-21, 27-15, 25-17, in the mens volleyball gold match of the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday at the Philsports Arena in Pasig.
Hosts win third soft tennis gold
THE Philippines ruled the men’s team competition and completed a sweep of the gold medals at stake in the soft tennis competition of the 30th Southeast Asian Games Tuesday at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center on Tuesday.
Orcollo adds to gold-medal haul
Dennis Orcollo outlasted The Kien Do of Vietnam, 9-8, Monday night to capture the men’s 10-ball singles gold medal in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the Manila Hotel Tent.
SEA Games: Dennis Orcollo wins 10-ball gold
Top Filipino cue artist Dennis Orcollo outlasted Vietnam’s The Kien Do, 9-8, to claim the gold medal in the 10-ball men’s singles on Monday at the Manila Hotel Tent, his second gold medal in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games .
Rubilen Amit and Chezka Centeno advance to 9-ball women’s doubles final after beating Indonesian pair
Top Filipina cue artists Rubilen Amit and Chezka Centeno defeated Indonesia’s Angeline Ticoalu and Silviana Lu, 7-3, to secure silver and advance to the gold medal match of the 9-ball women’s doubles of the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Monday at the Manila Hotel Tent.
PHL boxers run away with 7 golds
FILIPINO boxers punched their way to seven gold medals in the 30th Southeast Asian Games Monday, highlighted by a sensational first round stoppage scored by Eumir Felix Marcial over his Vietnamese foe.
Rubilen Amit snags 9-ball gold in SEAG
World pool champion Rubilen Amit won six straight sets over fellow Filipino Chezka Centeno, 7-3, to snatch the gold in the 9-ball women’s singles event of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) on Sunday at the Manila Hotel Tent.
Orcollo beats Singaporean to enter men’s 10-ball singles final in the 30th Southeast Asian Games
Dennis Orcollo outdueled Singapore’s Aloysius Yap, 9-7, to advance in the gold medal match of the 10-ball pool men’s singles competition of the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Sunday at the Manila Hotel Tent.
SEAG Basketball: Gilas cruises past Vietnam for 2-0 start, advances to semis
GILAS Pilipinas mounted a huge second half run to cruise past Vietnam, 110-69, and advance in the semifinal round of the men’s basketball tournament of the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Friday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.
PHL bows to Thailand in women’s volleyball
The Philippines bowed down to Thailand in straight sets, 25-16, 25-22, 34-32, on Thursday, relegating the host country to a bronze hunt in the women’s volleyball tournament of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) at the Philsports Arena in Pasig.
Gilas eyes win No. 2 vs. Vietnam
THE men’s basketball team battles Vietnam on Friday hoping to bring the momentum of a 52-point rout of Singapore in its first assignment in the 30th SEA Games men’s basketball action.
PHL’s Tacuel bags gold in pencak silat 1st round
THE Philippines’s Edmae Tacuel bagged gold after a masterful 470 points showcase in the first round of the men’s pencak silat competition on Monday at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center.
Polo gold in sight
THE Philippines stunned Indonesia, 6-4.5, to secure advance to the gold medal play in the 4-6 High Polo event of the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Thursday at the Iñigo Zobel Polo Facility in Calatagan, Batangas.
Victory on Subic sand
THE Philippines put debuted with a bang by beating Timor-Leste in men’s beach volleyball of the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Friday at the Subic Tennis Court.
Azkals, Malditas face Malaysians
THE Philippines seek redemption when the Azkals face Malaysia in a Group A match of men’s football on Thursday in the 30th Southeast Asian Games.
PHL booters yield to Myanmar for first loss in under-22 Games
Myanmar edged the Philippines, 2-1, to hand the hosts their first loss in Group A football action of the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
Azkals take on Myanmar next
The Philippines takes on Myanmar in men’s football on Wednesday bringing the momentum of a 1-1 draw the Azkals notched with Cambodia on Monday night.
Dennis Chung equalizer in extended minutes saves U-22 Azkals vs. Cambodia in SEAG football opener
The national team’s Dennis Chung scored a game saving equalizer in the extended minutes of second half to pull a draw against Cambodia, 1-1, in the opening Group A football match of the 30th Southeast Asian Games 2019 on Monday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.
Azkals confident of chances against region’s powerhouse
THE national under-22 team gear up for a pace-setting kickoff battle against Cambodia in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) football competitions that open on Monday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.
Knights are champs!
LETRAN teetered but hung tough when everything was on the line and with Jerrick Balanza captaining his team the way he was expected to, the Knights edged the San Beda Red Lions, 81-79, to capture the National Collegiate Athletic Association seniors’ basketball crown before a jam-packed Mall of Asia Arena on Tuesday.
Phil Younghusband retires
PHIL YOUNGHUSBAND, considered as the face of Philippine football, announced his retirement on Monday. The country’s all-time leading goal scorer called it quits at 32. Younghusband made his statement in his Instragram post.
San Beda or Letran?
IT’S all or nothing for San Beda University and Letran in the winner-take-all Game Three on Tuesday of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 Finals that swung like a pendulum in classic fashion.
Coach Boyet cries ‘foul’
SAN Beda University leveled the seniors’ basketball Finals with Letran of Season 95 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association on Friday, but Red Lions Head Coach Boyet Fernandez called for better officiating as the series go down to a winner-take-all Game Three, on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Knights go for NCAA crown in Game 2
WILL Letran wield the upset ax against back-against-the-wall defending champion San Beda?
Tan draws support from Letran alumni
LETRAN got everything it needed from the bench to steal Game One of the best-of-three Finals against defending champions San Beda University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association seniors basketball tournament on Tuesday.
Knights in Game 1
Fran Yu delivered when it mattered most as Letran slipped pass San Beda University, 65-64, to take Game One of the best-of-three Finals—at the same time, handing the Red Lions their first loss of Season 95—in the National Collegiate Athletic Association seniors basketball tournament on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Azkals gear up for Doha 2022 Asian qualifier
FOUR under-22 players and 19 veterans make up the men’s national team that will vie in the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 and Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup China 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2.
NCAA Finals Game 1 on
DEFENDING champion San Beda University guns for its fourth straight title against a red-hot Letran Game One of the best-of-three Finals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association seniors basketball tournament on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.
San Beda’s Oftana named MVP
SAN Beda University sent three players to the Mythical Selection with 6-foot-5 swingman Calvin Oftana hoisting the Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 seniors’ basketball tournament.
Pirates take on Knights in ‘NC’ semis showdown
LYCEUM of the Philippines University clashes with Letran in a step-ladder semifinal clash on Friday to determine defending champion San Beda University’s Finals opponent in the National Collegiate Athletic Association seniors basketball tournament at the Cuneta Astrodome.
Smart badminton open set at Muntinlupa venue
Smart Communications will hold the Smart National Open Badminton Tournament from November 17 to 22 as a warm up event for the national team at the Muntinlupa Sports Center.
Perlas Spikers one win away from podium
BanKo-Perlas survived a string of injuries to its key players by beating Motolite, 25-23, 25-23, 25-18, to close in on a podium finish in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Sparkle Belles test Nationals
After displaying chemistry in its first game, the national women’s team takes on a different challenge as it clashes with Sparkle in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) Super Cup on Thursday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Letran sends ‘Baste’ home
LETRAN survived both RK Ilagan’s scoring display and San Sebastian College’s fourth-quarter push to nab the victory, 85-80, and eliminate the Golden Stags in the stepladder semifinals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 men’s basketball tournament on Tuesday at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
Knights, Stags begin stepladder semis
LETRAN and San Sebastian try to keep their season alive as the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball stepladder semifinals opens on Tuesday at the Cuneta Astrodome.
Coach Tan’s Knights ready to face Stags in NCAA stepladder semis
LETRAN squares off with San Sebastian College in the Final Four of the National Collegiate Athletic Association seniors basketball tournament with the Knights hoping to control the Golden Stags by their horns—matching their game style with style, skills with skill and experience with skill.
Eala plans to turn professional at 14
AT a young age, Alex Eala already figured out what she wants to become—turn professional.
Jet Spikers down Army volleybelles
Philippine Air Force held off PacificTown Army, 28-26, 25-20, 26-28, 26-24, on Wednesday in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
‘Athletes, above all’
PHILIPPINE Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez reiterated the agency’s concern over the welfare—training and preparation—of athletes as the country’s hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games reached its critical stage.
Generals go back to war room
THE Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) Generals go back to the war room as they try to figure out their strategy so as not to repeat the dismal performance they found themselves in Season 95 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball tournament.
Stags complete Final Four cast
SAN SEBASTIAN College survived University of Perpetual Help System Dalta, 99-94, to seal the Final Four cast of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 seniors basketball tournament on Friday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Knights grab No. 3 position in Final Four
Letran toppled a huge first half deficit to foil Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC), 87-79, and cement its hold of third spot in the Final Four on Wednesday in the National Collegiate Athletic Association seniors basketball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Red Lions target slot in NCAA finals
DEFENDING champion San Beda University shoots for an outright Finals berth in an anticipated showdown with Lyceum of the Philippines University on Thursday in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 seniors basketball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Stags on course to NCAA Final 4
SAN Sebastian College edged Arellano University Chiefs, 85-82, on Tuesday to move a win away from securing a Final Four spot in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 seniors basketball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Red Lions go 17-0 won-lost
SAN Beda University continued to look invincible following a 93-75 rout of College of Saint Benilde for the Red Lions’ 17th straight victory in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 seniors basketball tournament on Thursday, at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Red Lions, Stags try to formalize semifinals cast
DEFENDING champion San Beda and rampaging San Sebastian College face separate foes on Thursday hoping to nail victories that would seal the Final Four cast in the National Collegiate Athletic Association season 95 seniors basketball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Bulanadi lifts Stags, upsets No. 2 Pirates
San Sebastian-Recoletos leaned on its big second-half assault to dismantle Lyceum of the Philippines, 73-71, in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 men’s basketball on Tuesday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.
Pirates face Stags, Bombers vs Altas
LYCEUM of the Philippines University tries to reduce San Sebastian College-Recoletos’ playoff chances as they face each other on Tuesday in the National Collegiate Association Season 95 seniors basketball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
Knights down luckless Chiefs
LETRAN foiled Arellano University, 97-84, on Thursday to keep its playoffs hopes alive in the second round eliminations of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 seniors basketball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.
NCAA elims resume
LETRAN and San Sebastian College—teams with Final Four potentials—square off with separate opponents in the National Collegiate Athletic Association seniors basketball tournament on Thursday at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan.