It’s official: Philippines to host 2013 Fiba Asia Championship
By Celest R. Flores
Turned down the first time, the hosting rights to the 2013 Fiba Asia Championship still ended up in the hands of the Philippines.
Turned down the first time, the hosting rights to the 2013 Fiba Asia Championship still ended up in the hands of the Philippines.
THE PHILIPPINES is more than willing to stage the 2013 Fiba Asia Championship in the event designated host Lebanon backs out.
The Philippines’ reputation as a basketball-crazy nation, on top of other amenities, wasn’t enough to give the country the hosting rights to the 2013 Fiba Asia Championship.
HSINCHUANG, Taiwan—Fiba Asia king Iran is not invincible after all. After countless setbacks on different fronts, Smart Gilas Pilipinas finally found a chink in the Iranian armor and carved out a stunning 73-59 win over the Hamed Haddadi-led squad at the start of the William Jones Cup Saturday night. Marcio Lassiter’s triple from way, way [...]
