Gilas boys lose to USA by 96, bow out of Fiba U17 World Cup

Gilas Pilipinas boys against Team USA in the 2024 Fiba U17 World Cup Round of 16. -FIBA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas Boys absorbed another brutal defeat to bow out of the 2024 Fiba U17 World Cup Round of 16 in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday night (Manila time). The Philippines suffered a disheartening 96-point loss at…

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Gilas boys get crushed by Lithuania in Fiba U17 World Cup opener

Gilas Pilipinas boys’ CJ Amos against a Lithuanian defender in the Fiba U17 World Cup. –FIBA BASKETBALL MANILA, Philippines—Lithuania proved to be too much to handle for the Gilas Pilipinas Boys, scoring a dominant 107-48 win in Group A of the Fiba Under-17 World Cup at Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday (Manila…

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Gilas Pilipinas at Fiba U17 World Cup

Schedule, roster for Fiba Under-17 World Basketball Cup. Gilas Pilipinas boys team begins its campaign in the 2024 Fiba Under-17 Basketball World Cup, which will run from June 29 to July 7 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Philippines is bracketed with Lithuania, Spain and Puerto Rico in Group A. China, USA, France, and Guinea round out…

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Kieffer Alas out of Gilas boys lineup for Fiba U17 World Cup

Gilas Pilipinas Boys’ Kieffer Alas is named in the All-Star Five at the Fiba U16 Asian Championship in Doha, Qatar.–FIBA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas boys will compete in the 2024 Fiba Under-17 World Cup in Istanbul without its star guard Kieffer Alas. In Fiba’s final roster released ahead of Saturday’s opening game day, Alas was…

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Asian Cup-bound Filipinas U-17 beat Kaya in friendly

Philippine U17 women’s football team. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine team that will compete in the AFC Women’s U-17 Asian Cup edged out PFF Women’s League champion Kaya-Iloilo, 1-0, in a friendly match held Thursday at Ayala Vermosa Sports Hub in Imus, Cavite. Bella Alamo scored the winning goal off an assist from Louraine Evangelista…

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Filipinas tap U17 players, newcomers for South Korea friendlies

FILE–Filipinas at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.–PFF PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine women’s football team called up four U-17 players and two first-timers for its pair of friendly matches against South Korea next week in Icheon. Nina Mathelus, Aiselyn Sia, Alexa Pino and Gabrielle Baker, in contention to be included in the Philippine squad for…

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Gilas Youth gets tough draw for 2024 Fiba U17 World Cup

FILE–Kieffer Alas and the Gilas Pilipinas boys youth team in in the Fiba U16 Asian Championship last year. –FIBA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — The Gilas Pilipinas Youth team was drawn to the group of death in the 2024 Fiba Under-17 World Cup from Jun 29 to July 7 in Istanbul, Turkey. The Philippines was slated…

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Filipinas U-17 beat Vietnam, clinch spot in AFC Asian Cup

Filipinas U-17. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–The Philippines secured a place in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Women’s Asian Cup for the first time after defeating host Vietnam, 1-0, in the final match of the second round qualifiers on Sunday in Hanoi. Isabella Preston’s goal in the second half of the game held at Vietnam…

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