Gilas five blows away Singapore for 3rd straight SEAG win

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 22:05:34 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Gilas Pilipinas cruised to another win in the men’s basketball of the 31st Southeast Asian Games with an 88-37 drubbing of Singapore Wednesday in Hanoi, Vietnam. A 15-1 start was all Gilas needed in the match held at the Tranh Tri Gymnasium to secure a third straight win halfway into its quest […]

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Tokyo Games hero Petecio assured of bronze after mauling foe

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 21:52:28 +0000

By CARLO ANOLIN Nesthy Petecio started her title-bid retention in devastating fashion, mauling Kay Thew of Myanmar to advance to the semifinal of the women’s featherweight boxing in the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the Bac Ninh Gymnasium Wednesday.The 30-year-old Petecio displayed the form that won for herself the silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, […]

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Fil-Am Richardson is SEA Games’ sprint queen

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 21:37:12 +0000

HANOI – Fil-American Kayla Richardson stepped out of the shadows of her more illustrious teammate Kristina Knott as she crowned herself the fastest woman in 31st Southeast Asian Games at the My Dinh National Stadium here Wednesday. A slow starter, Richardson needed a burst of speed halfway through the 100-meter finals and held steady to […]

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‘Bata’ Reyes gets ‘rock star’ treatment in Hanoi SEA Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 07:03:05 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO It seems that Vietnamese fans are fully aware of Efren “Bata” Reyes’ legendary status as evident at how they warmly received him during the men’s 1-carom event of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Videos that circulated online showed Reyes being mobbed by fans following his quarterfinal win over Thailand’s […]

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Bacolod’s Chua emerges new men’s 9-ball king, upstages Biado

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 06:04:57 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Johann Chua captured his first-ever Southeast Asian Games gold after defeating Carlo Biado, 9-6, in an all-Filipino final of the men’s 9-ball singles Wednesday in Hanoi, Vietnam. Chua broke away from a 5-5 tie by winning three straight racks before taking advantage of the miscues committed by Biado to secure perhaps the […]

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In women’s side, Gilas encounters little problem in dispatching Thailand

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 05:37:09 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Gilas Pilipinas cruised past Thailand, 97-81, Wednesday and remained unbeaten in the women’s basketball competitions of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Afril Bernardino led the charge with 20 points and 16 rebounds as the Filipina cagers registered their second win in as many games at the expense of the […]

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Olympian Barbosa, Amit, Cray deliver as Team PH stays on target

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:08 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Olympian Kurt Barbosa, Rubilen Amit, and Eric Cray and delivered as expected  metals as Team Philippines stayed on track on its target of finishing third at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Barbosa, who was king of the finweight division in the regional biennial meet in the Manila 2019 edition, showed […]

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Gilas romps to 68-point win over lowly Cambodia for 2nd win

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 12:54:21 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Gilas Pilipinas encountered little trouble this time and crushed Cambodia, 100-32, Tuesday to stay unbeaten after two games in the men’s basketball competitions of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. LeBron Lopez, the youngest member of the team at 18, displayed his athleticism inside the Thanh Tri Gymnasium on his […]

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Amit still 9-ball singles queen, humbles Singaporean opponent

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 09:36:10 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Rubilen Amit outclassed Singapore’s Jessica Tan, 7-2, on Tuesday to retain her women’s 9-ball singles crown in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Amit was in cruise control right from the onset, taking the first three racks to the delight of her supporters. The Singaporean, however, pulled to within 3-2. […]

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PH on track of finishing 3rd overall – Fernandez

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 08:11:33 +0000

HANOI – Philippine team chef de mission Ramon Fernandez is convinced that if the trend continues, the county would hit its goal of finishing third overall in the medal standings.  “We are halfway through the Games, and we are in the top three of the medal standings, thank God. We are well within our target of finishing […]

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