WHY the Seaba (Southeast Asia Basketball Association) scheduled its qualifying event for the 27th Fiba Asia Men’s Championship in Manila so close to the main tournament, no one can explain. A reliable source said a feud within the Malaysian basketball federation could be a factor since Malaysia, where the Seaba head office is located, was [...]
SINCE the interest of the sporting community these days is in the forthcoming 27th Fiba Asia Men’s Championship, I immediately tried to arrange an interview with former Gilas coach Rajko Toroman when I bumped into Barako Bull alternate governor Raffy Casyao at a popular Chinese restaurant along West Avenue in Quezon City.
With friends and colleagues talking about travel photos San Mig Coffee superstar James Yap has been posting on his Facebook page, I became curious.
BARELY recovered from a shoulder operation last April, former WBO-WBA super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. is back in training for a fight tentatively scheduled sometime in the last quarter of this year.
FIBA Asia secretary general Hagop Khajirian was expected to arrive in Manila yesterday afternoon to oversee the draw that would determine the groupings in the 27th Fiba Asia Championship that will be played here from Aug. l to 11.
THE SUDDEN death match between the Ateneo Lady Eagles and the National University Lady Bulldogs scheduled at 3 p.m. today at the Philsports Arena in Pasig will decide if the 10 year-old Shakey’s V-League will have a “three-peater” or a new champion.
Not even Moying Martelino, former Fiba Asia (then ABC) secretary general, could remember exactly when the Philippines started to compete in the William Jones Cup, an international, invitational basketball tournament organized by the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association (CTBA) and held in Taipei annually.
GOSH, it’s been a year since the Mall of Asia Arena opened its door to the public. I only realized this when I got an invitation last week to a press conference celebrating the first anniversary of the 64,085 square-meter, five-story venue.
Just before he made the all-important decision to coach the Alaska Aces, Luigi Trillo found himself at a vital crossroads in his basketball career.
ALL WEEK long following the May 13 polls, I spent my time gathering the names of athletes past and present and people connected to sports one way or the other who ran for a post in the just concluded elections.
BECAUSE Cebuana Lhuillier joined as title sponsor of the ongoing PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals, league fans are speculating if the Cebu-based company owned by businessman-sportsman Jean Henri Lhuillier is ready to move up to the next level.
WHOEVER said that the Shanghai Sharks were here in Manila to spread goodwill and play a couple of friendly games with local teams, didn’t know what he was talking about.
I got a bit worried when I read in the papers the other day that Top Rank promoter Bob Arum had picked Brandon Rios to be Manny Pacquiao’s opponent when he returns to the ring on Nov. 24.
