Fans inside the Philippine Arena for the Fiba World Cup game between Gilas Pilipinas and Dominican Republic. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net BOCAUE, Bulacan — The Philippines kicked off the Fiba World Cup 2023 opener in historic fashion as 38,115 fans inside the Philippine Arena set a new attendance record on Friday. The Filipinos, who came to rally …
Team USA head coach Steve Kerr. –JONAS TERRADO/Inquirer Sports Generations of Filipino hoop fans need no introduction about Team USA coach Steve Kerr, known for winning championships as a player with Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan and as the man giving out instructions to Stephen Curry. And experiencing how basketball-crazy this nation is has made …
FILE – Filipino boys play basketball in floodwaters from a swollen creek at a coastal village in Malabon, north of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File) MANILA, Philippines — Considering that about 110 million people live in the Philippines, it’s not feasible to expect that they all would be basketball fans. …
Italy’s Simone Fontecchio, Philippines’ Jordan Clarkson, Dominican Republics’ Karl Anthony Towns and Angola’s Bruno Fernando. –ART/MARLO CUETO MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas faces a tall order as it tries to qualify for the next round and chase an Olympic dream when it hosts Group A in the Fiba World Cup 2023 starting August 25. Sixteen …
FILE–Gilas Pilipinas during a game at the Philippine Arena during the FIba World Cup Asian Qualifiers. –FIBA BASKETBALL MANILA, Philippines — Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is optimistic that the country will set a new Fiba World Cup attendance record on August 25 when Gilas Pilipinas takes on Dominican Republic at Philippine Arena in Bocaue, …
Luis Scola, left, and Dirk Nowitzki during the Fiba World Cup draw at Araneta Coliseum. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines — The country is “95 percent ready” for its historic hosting of the Fiba World Cup 2023 with 10 days to go before the opener at Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan and Mall of Asia Arena …
The Philippines during a game against Vietnam at the SEA VLeague second leg in Thailand. PHOTO FROM SEA VLEAGUE MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine women’s volleyball team couldn’t carry the momentum of its second set win, falling to Vietnam sans its star Trần Thị Thanh Thúy, 19-25, 27-25, 29-31, 14-25, in the Southeast Asian (SEA) …
Philippines’ Sarina Bolden in action during the Women’s World Cup Group A match between Norway and Philippines at Eden Park stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, Sunday, July 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) AUCKLAND, New Zealand—Sarina Bolden couldn’t wait to run it back after the star striker and the Philippines finally got a taste of playing …
Philippine men’s volleyball team. Photo from SEA V-League MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine national men’s volleyball team finished the Southeast Asia (SEA) V-League empty-handed and missed out on a podium finish in the second leg. Vietnam pulled the rug from under the Filipinos, 22-25, 25-18, 25-20, 24-26, 15-8, at City of Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Laguna …
Photo from SEA V-League MANILA, Philippines—First leg winner Indonesia swept the Philippines, 25-20, 25-22, 25-20, in the Southeast Asia (SEA) V-League at Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Laguna on Saturday night. The Nationals have now lost two straight games in the second leg of the regional meet with a 0-5 overall record after a winless …