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MANILA, Philippines — In basketball, whether in FIBA, NBA or PBA, there has to be a call before a coach is able to make a challenge during a game. When Scottie Thompson drove in and was fouled by Mark Barroca with eight seconds left in the Ginebra-Magnolia PBA game at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last Sunday, no call was whistled. The foul was evident but coach Tim Cone couldn’t register a challenge even if he had the option. At that point, Magnolia led, 92-91.
MANILA, Philippines — The eFIBA World Finals will be held in Jonkoping, Sweden, this weekend with eight countries, including the Philippines, lined up to battle in the first-ever face-to-face competition on NBA2K24 using PlayStation 5 and a 5x5 ProAM gamemode. At stake in the virtual basketball tournament is a pot prize of 50,000 Euros or the equivalent of P3 million.
MANILA, Philippines — WBA/IBF superbantamweight king Marlon Tapales is called the Nightmare and he hopes to be the worst dream ever for WBC/WBO titlist Naoya Inoue in their battle for the undisputed 122-pound throne at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Dec. 26. Tapales, 31, is the Philippines’ only reigning world boxing champion today and he’s determined to bring home the four straps plus The Ring Magazine belt. Inoue, 30, is known as the Monster and is widely considered as the fight game’s top pound-for-pound boxer in this era.
MANILA, Philippines — A budget of P221 million has been approved by the government for the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) next year and it’s barely enough to cover operating costs, leaving a wide gap in funding for the rehabilitation of facilities.
MANILA, Philippines — The PBA is taking a page off the FIBA World Cup storybook in welcoming eight imports with national team experience from different countries and introducing new rules that align the league more closely to international calls as the 48th season got underway at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last night.
MANILA, Philippines — Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone said yesterday he’s taking the team to Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba for a four-day training camp starting Monday to build up for the PBA season which opens with the Commissioner’s Cup tomorrow. Ginebra’s first game is scheduled against Converge at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Nov. 17.
MANILA, Philippines — ABAP chairman Ricky Vargas said yesterday the Philippines’ formal affiliation with the newly-formed World Boxing, which is seeking IOC recognition as the sport’s international federation, will usher in a new era of freedom where boxers are able to fight for their countries without fear of prejudice.
MANILA, Philippines — Defection from the discredited International Boxing Association (IBA), stripped of recognition by IOC, continues at a global scale and affiliation with the newly-formed, Swiss-based World Boxing is growing as the balance of power has taken a major turn, involving more and more countries that realize the only way to keep the sport in the Olympics is to establish a fresh corruption-free regime built on fair play.