Filipino batters East Asia champs a fifth straight time

Philippines. East Asia Baseball Cup CLARK, PAMPANGA—All Mark Steven Manaig wanted in the eighth inning was to tack on at least a run or two that would extend the Philippines’ lead over Hong Kong in Sunday’s final of the East Asia Baseball Cup. Instead, Manaig cracked a shot that went over the left field wall…

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PH batters bow to South Korea, must beat Taiwanese next

Philippines at Asian Baseball Championship. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Philippines took a lopsided 8-2 loss at the hands of South Korea on Friday and saw its chances of advancing to the finals of the Asian Baseball Championship dim considerably at Taipei Dome in Taiwan. A two-run fourth inning that tied the count at 2-2 was the…

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Jason Roy ends ECB incremental contract to play in Major League Cricket but batter’s priority remains England

Jason Roy says his priority remains playing cricket for England after giving up his incremental contract with the ECB to play in the USA-based Major League Cricket (MLC). Roy has reportedly been offered in the region of £300,000 for the first two seasons of MLC, with the debut campaign to be held in July. The…

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