Chiba ousts New Taipei to face Seoul SK in EASL Final

Chiba Jets stay unbeaten and are headed to the EASL Final. LAPU-LAPU CITY—Yuki Togashi led a stirring finish as the Chiba Jets outlasted the New Taipei Kings, 92-84, Friday night to arrange a showdown with the Seoul SK Knights for the championship of the East Asia Super League (EASL) here. Togashi either scored or assisted…

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Jeremy Lin, New Taipei look to stop Chiba in EASL Final Four

New Taipei Kings Jeremy Lin in the EASL.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net LAPU-LAPU CITY—Jeremy Lin and the New Taipei Kings are hoping to display their own brand of basketball against the favored Chiba Jets in Friday’s East Asia Super League (EASL) Final Four clash here. The Kings will try to mount an upset triumph over their Japan B.League…

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Gilas flaunts youth movement in win over Chinese Taipei

Gilas Pilipinas’ Kai Sotto and Dwight Ramors in the Filipinos’ game against Chinese Taipei in the Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—If Sunday was any indication, Gilas Pilipinas’ youth is something to be excited about heading forward. The national team demolished Chinese Taipei, 106-53, at Philsports Arena in Pasig and one of the…

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‘Sick’ Jamie Malonzo sits out Gilas’ game vs Chinese Taipei

FILE–Gilas Pilipinas’ Jamie Malonzo. –FIBA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Jamie Malonzo sat out Gilas Pilipinas’ game against Chinese Taipei after being under the weather, according to coach Tim Cone. After Gilas’ 106-53 win in the 2023 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers at Philsports Arena on Sunday, Cone said Malonzo missed the game due to a medical issue. “He’s…

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Meralco tries to stay alive vs Lin, Taipei Kings

Jeremy Lin Meralco tries to fan its East Asia Super League (EASL) playoff hopes and win at home for the first time when the Bolts, toughened by a back-breaking schedule during the holidays, host former New York star in the National Basketball Association Jeremy Lin and the New Taipei Kings on Wednesday at PhilSports Arena.…

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Del Rosario salvages Top 10 finish in Taipei

Pauline del Rosario shows off her trophy. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Pauline del Rosario closed out with a one-over-par 73 on Friday to settle for a joint seventh-place finish in the Party Golfers Ladies Open, which local ace Ling-Jie Chen won in wire-to-wire style in Chinese Taipei’s Hsinchu county. “The putts simply weren’t falling like they did…

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Sarina Bolden delivers as Filipinas beat Chinese Taipei in Olympic Qualifiers

Filipinas in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Sarina Bolden scored twice as the Philippines came back from a goal down to defeat Chinese Taipei, 4-1, to begin its second round campaign in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament on Thursday in Perth, Australia. Bolden came through with an equalizer off…

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Olympic Qualifiers: Filipinas eye repeat over Chinese Taipei

Filipinas.–PFF PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Coach Mark Torcaso believes the Philippine women’s football team is out to prove that its previous win over Chinese Taipei that resulted in a Fifa Women’s World Cup berth was no fluke as the two sides kick off their second round campaign in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament on Thursday. The Filipinas eye…

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Asian Games: PH Blu Girls bow to Chinese Taipei ahead of bronze match

FILE– PH Blu Girls in the Hangzhou Asian Games. Photo Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines The Philippine Blu Girls absorbed a 6-4 loss to Chinese Taipei on Saturday in what turned out to be a warm-up match before the bronze medal clash of the two teams in the Hangzhou Asian Games women’s softball competitions.…

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Nesthy Petecio begins Asian Games bid vs Chinese Taipei rival

FILE–Philippines’ Nesthy Alcayde Petecio. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa HANGZHOU, China—A medal in the Asian Games is the only hardware lacking in Nesthy Petecio’s crowded trophy room. Petecio is determined to add the 19th Asian Games to her collection, starting off her bid against long-time rival Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei on Friday at the Hangzhou Gymnasium…

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