Tag: basketball
UAAP: NU, UST, UP share early lead in women’s basketball
NU’s Camille Clarin.–UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Defending champion National University forced a triple tie on top of the UAAP Season 86 women’s basketball tournament after dominating Far Eastern University, 95-58, on Wednesday at Adamson Gym. Tin Cayabyab led the balanced attack of the Lady Bulldogs with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Camille Clarin hit…
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Gilas out of 3×3 basketball medal contention in Asian Games
Gilas Pilipinas 3×3 team in the Asian Games men’s basketball 3×3 competition. –SBP MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas crashed out of the 3×3 medal race after bowing to South Korea, 19-16, in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The Philippines found itself in an early 7-0 hole in the quarterfinal clash at Deqing Basketball Court, struggling…
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Divided again, South Korea beats North Korea in Asian Games basketball
Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Basketball – Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China – September 29, 2023 South Korean players celebrate while North Korean players wave to the crowd after the match REUTERS/Ann Wang HANGZHOU, China–Having played in a unified team at the Asian Games in Jakarta five years ago, North and South…
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SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 86 basketball men’s and women’s first round
The UAAP Season 86 men’s and women’s basketball actions tip off this weekend. In the men’s side, defending champion Ateneo opens its title-retention bid on Saturday against last year’s bronze medalist National University at 4 p.m., after the match between host University of the East and University of Santo Tomas at 2 p.m. Runner-up University…
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SCHEDULE: Gilas Pilipinas at Hangzhou Asian Games basketball
Joint practice between the Asian Games-bound Gilas men’s and women’s basketball team. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net The Gilas Pilipinas teams begin their 5×5 basketball campaigns at the Asian Games 2022 in 2023 starting September 26 in several venues in Hangzhou, China. In men’s basketball, 16 teams are divided into four groups of four. The men’s Gilas team,…
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LA Tenorio returning to basketball with ‘higher purpose’
FILE – LA Tenorio. AUGUST DELA CRUZ/INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines — LA Tenorio is returning to basketball with “a higher purpose” after being declared cancer-free. Tenorio on Wednesday announced his much-anticipated on-court return through an emotional social media post about his battle with Stage 3 colon cancer. “Now, I am returning to basketball. For my love…
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Borisa Simanic returns to Serbia hoping to play basketball again
FILE PHOTO: Serbia’s Borisa Simanic celebrates with Bogdan Bogdanovic in the Fiba World Cup in Manila. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo BELGRADE, Serbia— Borisa Simanic, the Serbian player who needed a kidney removed during the Fiba World Cup, has been discharged from a Philippines hospital and was able to join his team for its silver-medal celebration in…
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Latvia basketball team celebrated by passionate fans after World Cup campaign
Latvia men’s basketball team member Davis Bertans greeted by fans during their homecoming after their Fiba World Cup campaign. –LATVIA BASKETBALL TEAM ACCOUNT MANILA, Philippines—Latvia’s Fiba World Cup celebration spilled onto the streets of the Latvian capital of Riga at the Freedom Monument. Thousands of people flooded the largest city in the Baltics on Monday…
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An inspiration beyond basketball court – rezal404
Jordan Clarkson leads the Philippines to a win in the Fiba World Cup. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has extended his warmest congratulations to Gilas Pilipinas’ victory against China during the 2023 Fiba World Cup, which he said is “a powerful source of inspiration” beyond the basketball court. Gilas Pilipinas,…
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South Sudan’s basketball future is a teenager who idolizes Jokic – rezal404
South Sudan’s Khaman Maluach in a Fiba World Cup game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIREr.net MANILA, Philippines—After making history for his home country, Khaman Maluach could have celebrated their sweet, sweet victory like a teenager on prom night.Yet, in a stoic manner that underscored wisdom beyond his years, Maluach took time out to talk to members of the…
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