Tag: Pilipinas
Gilas Pilipinas bounces back with blowout win over Lithuania in last Euro tuneup – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas vs Lithuania Universiade team in a tune-up game. -SBP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas bounced back big time on Saturday, blowing out a young Lithuania side, 125-102, in Lithuania. Gilas banked on a strong second half effort behind Justin Brownlee to redeem himself from a 90-80 loss to a different Lithuania team on Wednesday.…
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Kiefer Ravena will always say yes to playing for Gilas Pilipinas – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas’ Pine Ravena. Photo by Fiba MANILA, Philippines — Love him or hate him, Kiefer Ravena is always ready to serve the Gilas Pilipinas and he is determined to give the country a memorable hosting of the Fiba World Cup 2023 in August. For the Gilas mainstay, playing for the national team is not…
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Gilas Pilipinas loses to Lithuania side in scrimmage – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas during practice in Lithuania. SBP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas fell to the Lithuania selection squad, 90-80, in a tune-up match on Tuesday in Kaunas, Lithuania. After winning back-to-back games over a young Ukraine side, the Filipinos got off to a sluggish start and trailed by 17 early after allowing the Lithuanians to score…
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Aquino anchors future of Gilas Pilipinas women’s program on recruitment after milestone finish at Fiba Asia tournament – rezal404
Afril Bernardino (left) led the Philippines’ attack against Korea. —FIBA ASIA National coach Pat Aquino has readjusted his expectations—and his hopes—after the country’s sixth-place finish in the Fiba (International Weightlifting Federation) Women’s Asia Cup in Australia. “I think the gaps are closing for us,” he said after the Gilas Pilipinas women dropped an 80-71 defeat…
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Dagun Pilipinas hauls medals in China dragon boat tilt – rezal404
Photo from Dagun Pilipinas’ Facebook MANILA, Philippines—The Dagun Pilipinas Dragon Boat Team took home a plethora of medals after a stellar showing in the 2023 “Taihang Quancheng Cup” Xingtai International Dragon Boat Invitational in China recently. The Nationals reaped three golds and three silvers in the 100-meter open 10-seater, 200-meter open 10-seater and 2000-meter open…
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Once beset by injuries, Gilas Pilipinas slowly getting to better form – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas Women’s Vanessa De Jesus at the Fiba Women’s Asia Cup. FIBA ASIA PHOTO Things are turning positive in a Gilas Pilipinas camp previously beset by injuries. Everyone seems to be getting better. “We’re seeing very good movement,” national coach Chot Reyes said in a dispatch from Tallinn, Estonia, released by the Samahang Basketbol…
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PBA will lend more players to short-handed Gilas Pilipinas – rezal404
Chot Reyes’ preparations for the World Cup have been hit by injuries. —DENISON REY A. DALUPANG The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) said that it is ready to lend even more players to the national basketball program amid the persisting manpower problems ahead of the Fiba (International Basketball Federation) World Cup. “We are committed to whatever…
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Carl Tamayo begs off from Gilas Pilipinas – rezal404
FILE – Gilas Pilipinas forward Carl Tamayo shoots during a game against India in the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers at Mall of Asia Arena. Photo by Fiba MANILA, Philippines—Former UP star Carl Tamayo has pulled out of Gilas Pilipinas’ build-up for the Fiba World Cup. “Today we got word that Carl is going to…
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For Chris Newsome, Gilas Pilipinas slot offers best shot at playing vs world’s finest ballers – rezal404
Chris Newsome hopes to don the Gilas Pilipinas jersey in basketball’s world stage. —FIBA PHOTO The possibility of being able to face some of the best cagers on the international scene is among the motivation for some of the 21 players named to the Gilas Pilipinas pool for the Fiba (International Basketball Federation) Basketball World…
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Ricky Vargas pushing for Clarkson and Brownlee to reinforce Gilas Pilipinas in Fiba World Cup – rezal404
Jordan Clarkson and Justin Brownlee. –FIBA PHOTOS The Philippines already has a naturalized player in Jordan Clarkson for the Fiba (International Basketball Federation) World Cup, and even if there was a better player available, it may be too late in the day to have another player go through the same process. But the Samahang Basketbol…
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