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San Miguel receives a much-needed boost in its playoff push as valued big man June Mar Fajardo contemplates a return to the Philippine Basketball Association. The six-time PBA Most Valuable Player has missed six consecutive games due to throat surgery that has kept him out for over a month, leaving the Beermen without their best player during a vital period. …

Bince Rafael Operiano, aged nine, will soon return to his hometown of Oas in the province of Albay as the champion of the just ended international chess championship Eastern Asia Youth Championship Standard Rapid Blitz (U-10) held in Bangkok, Thailand. Operiano, a third-grade student at the San Isidro Elementary School in his hometown and a resident of the community of …

Gilas Pilipinas will return to the Philippine Arena for the first time since the infamous 2018 incident in February 2023 to compete in the sixth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifications. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) made the statement Tuesday, November 15, during the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum. SBP executive director Sonny Barrios told reporters, “[Philippine Arena] would …

Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at the FilOil EcoOil Centre, John Amores of JRU lost his cool in a basketball game for the third time in 2022, this time going insane and hitting four CSB players in a fight-marred finish to the NCAA Season 98 tournament. After cameras captured Amores and Chris Flores squaring off as Migz Oczon drained a three-pointer …

The Choco Mucho Flying Titans announced on Tuesday morning that Oliver Almadro had resigned as head coach. Choco Mucho stated in a statement that Almadro has requested to step down as head coach in order to “concentrate his efforts on building the Ateneo Women’s Volleyball Program.” we’ve been wanting this to happen pero ang sakit pala huhu it’s just that …

For the first time in his career, Singaporean badminton star Loh Kean Yew has broken into the top three of the world rankings. On Tuesday, November 7, the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) world rankings were released, and the Singaporean climbed to a career-high third place. In the previous week’s edition of the rankings, he was rated fifth. Dane Viktor …

Carlos Yulo, despite his greatness, still struggles with self-doubt. After concluding his performance at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England, the Filipino acknowledged the need to be mentally tougher. Yulo won silver in vault and bronze in parallel bars, but he accepted defeat as he finished eighth in floor exercise, the sport in which he won his first …

Nike Inc. severed its association with Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving on Friday, November 4, and canceled its next Irving-branded shoe release in response to his endorsement of an anti-Semitic film. The Nets had already suspended Irving for at least five games after he twice stopped short of completely rejecting the documentary. Later on Thursday night, Irving offered a more …

According to a lawsuit filed on Thursday, November 3, a former clinical psychologist for the San Antonio Spurs claims the team neglected to take action after she reported repeated instances of indecent exposure by Joshua Primo, a 2021 first-round lottery pick released by the team last week. The case, filed in Bexar County, Texas, alleges that Primo exposed himself nine …

After beginning the season 0-5, Lonnie Walker IV scored 28 points, LeBron James and Anthony Davis each added 20 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 120-117 in overtime on Wednesday, November 2 (Thursday, November 3, Manila time) to win consecutive games. Davis contributed 16 rebounds, while James contributed 10 rebounds and 8 assists, as the …