EJ Obiena finishes last in French tourney won by Duplantis

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 05:25:57 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Some good things never last. That proved true for pole vaulter EJ Obiena who failed to make to the podium for first time in seven tries in the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais at the Arena Stade Couvert in Lievin, France Wednesday, Feb. 15 (Thursday in Manila). And sadly, it was a disastrous campaign […]

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NBTC National Finals and All-Star Game slated at MOA

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 05:04:23 +0000

The finest Filipino high school players here and abroad will converge once more inside the SM Mall of Asia Arena from March 15 to 19 in the 2023 NBTC National Finals and All-Star Game. “Finally, after a three-year wait, the stage is set for young Filipino talent to shine again. We’re very much excited for […]

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NBA icon Jordan donating $10 million to Make-A-Wish foundation

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:48:22 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Basketball great Michael Jordan will make a record-breaking $10 million donation to the Make-A-Wish foundation to mark his 60th birthday later this week, a statement said on Wednesday. Jordan’s donation to Make-A-Wish ˗ which aims to fulfill the wishes of children aged between 2-18 battling critical illness ˗ is the largest […]

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Star-studded field in Anvaya Cove Int’l golf tournament

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:32:32 +0000

The Ladies Philippine Golf Tour will have a power-packed international cast when it launches its season with the staging of the Anvaya Cove Ladies International beginning Feb. 22 at the Anvaya Cove Golf Club in Morong, Bataan. The organizing Pilipinas Golf Tournaments, Inc. is all geared up for the upcoming $100,000 championship spread over 54 […]

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Clark, Fajrado power San Miguel past NorthPort

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:02:53 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Cameron Clark and CJ Perez took the wind out of NorthPort’s sails in the final two minutes and coasted to a 145-132 victory to get back on winning track in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday on Feb. 15. Clark and Perez sparked a crucial […]

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Japanese grabs 2-shot lead at PGT Q-School

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:32:35 +0000

TAGAYTAY CITY – Toru Nakajima took command with a gutsy 70 in blustery conditions, wresting a two-stroke lead over erstwhile leader U Minn Woon and four others, including amateurs Gab Manotoc and Russell Bautista, halfway through the Philippine Golf Tour Q-School at Splendido Taal here yesterday. Nakajima, the 2013 PGT winner at Wack Wack who […]

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Scribes to honor Pinoy SEA Games winners

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:27:30 +0000

The country’s gold medal winners in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam lead the long list of personalities who will be recognized with citations in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night on March 6 at the Diamond Hotel grand ballroom. Boxing Olympians Eumir Felix Marcial and Rogen Ladon, together with […]

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Ginebra makes ‘Akosi Dogie’ No. 1 pick at PBA Esports Bakbakan Draft

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 03:32:45 +0000

One of the country’s most popular gamers is taking his act to the most popular basketball team in the land. Akosi Dogie went down in history as the first ever top overall pick in the inaugural PBA Esports Bakbakan Draft held Monday at Robinsons Place Manila. Barangay Ginebra made it possible the moment the draft […]

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SMB, TNT eye playoff berths against separate foes

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 23:17:35 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON League leaders San Miguel Beer and TNT will be gunning for outright quarterfinals slots against separate foes in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The Tropang Giga are bent on keeping their hot streak going, even parading a new import despite the splendid […]

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41-year-old Williams gets Gilas call up amid frontline setbacks

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 23:08:23 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON TNT forward Kelly Williams got a call up to be part of Gilas Pilipinas 24-man pool for the sixth and final window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers amid the current issues that have been hampering the formation of the national team especially the depth of its frontlines. Samahang Basketbol ng […]

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