Tag: Asia
PH Volcanoes secure historic double gold at Asia Rugby in Nepal
Members of the Philippine Volcanoes during the awarding ceremony of the Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy tournament in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday (Oct. 5, 2024). The Philippines men’s team defeated Chinese Taipei, 27-12, in the final, while the women’s team secured the title after beating India, 7-5. –NEPAL RUGBY ASSOCATION MANILA – The Philippines made…
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China Open and Japan Open: Jack Draper, Harriet Dart and Katie Boulter in action in Asia, live on Sky Sports | Tennis News
Here’s everything you need to know about the China Open and Japan Open – both live on Sky Sports this week – including who is playing in each tournament and the Brits involved… Who is competing at the China Open? The China Open in Beijing sees both a women’s and men’s singles tournament take place…
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Kouame gives Bolts serious size for East Asia caging
FILE–Ange Kouame.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Ange Kouame has played for multiple Filipino clubs since turning pro, and even helped steer the Philippines to the Asian Games gold medal last year. But his upcoming gig with Meralco will be the first time the naturalized big man will be playing on Philippine soil since backstopping the Ateneo Blue Eagles…
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Marlon Tapales stakes WBC Asia belt vs Indian foe in Cambodia
FILE–The Philippines’ WBA and IBF super bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales (C) poses as he passes the official weigh-in at a hotel in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture on December 25, 2023, ahead of his title match against Japan’s WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena on December 26. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI…
Read MoreGilas Pilipinas youth star Andy Gemao out of Fiba U18 Asia Cup
FILE–Gilas Pilipinas’ Andy Gemao during a game against Indonesia in the Seaba qualifiers in Malaysia.–Photo from Malaysia Basketball Association MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas boys will miss star Andy Gemao in their Fiba U18 Asia Cup campaign starting on Monday evening (Manila time) in Amman, Jordan. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) on Sunday revealed…
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Gilas Girls enter Fiba U18 Asia Cup Finals, closer to promotion
Gilas Pilipinas girls’ Ava Fajardo during a Fiba U18 Women’s Asia Cup Division B game against Samoa. –FIBA PHOTO Gilas Pilipinas bucked a wobbly second quarter and then played full of zest the rest of the way to dismantle Samoa, 71-47, in the Final Four of the Fiba U18 Women’s Asia Cup Division B on…
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China’s 7-foot-3 player Zhang Ziyu dominating Fiba U18 Asia Cup
The photo taken on June 25, 2024 shows 2.20m (seven feet, three inches) Chinese basketball player Zhang Ziyu and her teammates listening to their coach’s instructions during their 2024 FIBA Under-18 Women’s Asia Cup match between China and New Zealand in Shenzhen. (Photo by AFP) A 17-year-old Chinese basketball player has been tipped for the…
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Gilas crushes Maldives by 123 points in Fiba U18 Asia Cup
Gilas Pilipinas’ Alicia Villanueva against the Maldives in the Fiba U18 Asia Cup in China on Monday. –Fiba Asia Photo MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas picked Maldives with methodical precision on Monday, 141-18, for a rousing start in the Fiba U18 Asia Cup Division B in Shenzen, China. The young Nationals came out of the gates hard,…
Read MoreJames Maquilan posts KO win to retain WBC Asia Continental belt
James Maquilan floors Jason Facularin in their bantamweight bout in the main event of Blow-by-Blow at Cuneta Astrodome.–MP Promotions/Wendell Alinea MANILA, Philippines–James Noli Maquilan bucked off a slow start to score an electrifying 11th-round knockout of the gutsy Jason Facularin and retain his World Boxing Council Asia Continental bantamweight belt late Saturday night during Manny…
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Thirdy Ravena named Impressive Asia Player of Year
San-En NeoPhoenix Filipino import Thirdy Ravena. –B.LEAGUE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Thirdy Ravena added new hardware to his growing closet of accolades. Ravena was awarded the Japan B.League’s Impressive Asia Player of the Year award on Friday for his stellar season with the San-En Neophoenix. The Filipino import, who is now a free agent after leaving the…
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