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Jr. NBA All Star Thirdy Ravena Inspires Newest Batch of Jr. NBA Aspirants

Jr. NBA All-Star (2011) Thirdy Ravena engages the National Training Camp participants of the Jr. NBA Philippines 2018 presented by Alaska on their first training day with NBA player Willie Cauley-Stein of the Sacramento Kings. The league’s global youth basketball participation program for boys and girls that teaches fundamental skills and the core values of Sportsmanship, Teamwork, a positive Attitude and Respect, is now in the process of selecting the newest All-Stars of Jr. NBA Philippines 2018 presented by Alaska. WNBA Hall of Famer and 3-time MVP Sheryl Swoopes is also in Manila for the Jr. NBA Philippines program. The top eight boys and eight girls who will follow the footsteps of previous All-Stars like Kobe Paras, Ricci Rivero, Kiefer and Thirdy Ravena, Kib Montalbo, Kai Sotto and Aljon Mariano, will be announced today (Sunday, May 20) at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. *This is Press Release

Ahead of Friday’s star-studded card, ONE Championship forms partnership with SGX

With the entire international martial arts community agog over ONE Championship’s star-studded card in Singapore on Friday, 18 May, the promotion struck a monumental deal ahead of its much-awaited live event by announcing its partnership with Singapore Exchange (SGX). The joint venture between ONE Championship and SGX was formally announced at a press conference, which happened on Wednesday, 16 May at the SGX Centre in Singapore. SGX welcomed ONE Championship as its official fitness partner for its “Bull Charge” charity initiative this 2018. “We are delighted to welcome ONE Championship on this meaningful journey. Through martial arts, they have captured the imagination of millions and inspired young people to become champions in their own way,” said Chew Sutat, who is the SGX Bull Charge Chairman and Head of Equities & Fixed Income. SGX Bull Charge, a flagship corporate charity initiative by the investment holding enterprise, was launched in 2004 to br...

Olympic Gold Medalist Joseph Schooling Named Ambassador of ONE Championship

The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that it has appointed Joseph Schooling as exclusive Ambassador of ONE Championship, supporting his favorite ONE Championship athletes on social media or in person when his schedule permits. Lucky fans may also get the chance to see Joseph in person. Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, stated: “I am pleased to announce that ONE Championship has just named beloved Singaporean sports hero Joseph Schooling our Ambassador. Joseph is a tremendous athlete, and a wonderful young man who embodies the true values of ONE Championship. He is the perfect example of how, with hard work and dedication, we can achieve many great things. I am very proud of this young man for what he has accomplished at such a young age, and happy for him to be a part of the growing ONE Championship family.” Joseph Schooling, ONE Championship Ambassador, stated: “Partnering with ONE Ch...

Singapore is the best place to start again for Filipino hero Eduard Folayang

Former ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard “Landslide” Folayang had a memorable trip to Singapore nearly two years ago when he hoisted an intricately-crafted hardware above his head in celebration after claiming the biggest victory of his professional career. Folayang’s world title-clinching performance against Shinya Aoki at ONE: DEFENDING HONOR in November 2016 was a win that no one ever expected, but what made it more spectacular was how the beloved Filipino superstar defeated the Japanese mixed martial arts legend with his bare hands. In the third round, Folayang thwarted the Japanese veteran by driving a hard knee to the head before unleashing a barrage of punches to coerce referee Yuji Shimada to wave it off. The manner by which Folayang beat a high-profile competitor like Aoki shocked the world because the latter has long been considered as the most dominant lightweight mixed martial artist in the Asian region for the better part of the last decade. Folayang will be...

Rome Trinidad taps Filipino legend’s services in second ONE Championship outing

Filipina warrior Rome “Rebel” Trinidad will walk to the ONE Championship cage on Saturday, May 12 with a mixed martial arts legend by her side. Andrew Benibe, a household name in the established local mixed martial arts scene in the Philippines, will be part of the entourage of Trinidad as she is scheduled to square off with hometown hero Priscilla Hertati Lumban Gaol on the undercard of ONE: GRIT AND GLORY in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was a bitter pill to swallow for a young and dedicated cage competitor like Trinidad when she yielded to Thai standout Rika Ishige in her promotional debut this past December. Trinidad suffered a second-round submission loss to Ishige at ONE: WARRIORS OF THE WORLD in the Thai dynamo’s homebase of Bangkok, failing to ace her maiden assignment under the ONE Championship banner Although the thrilling atomweight bout against Ishige put fans at the state-of-the-art Impact Arena on the edge of their seats, Trinidad was left disappo...

Team Rondina bows to Spain but keeps hopes alive in round-of-twelve

Rondina and Gervacio put up a gallant fight before losing to Spain's Paula Soria and Maria Belen Carro, 20-22, 21-23. The Philippines' Karen Quilario and Lot Catubag stayed in contention in the loser's bracket with a 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 win over Hong Kong's Yuen Ting Chi and Au Yeung Wai Yan. The two remaining Filipina pairs will play in the round-of-12 today. Earlier, DM Demontaño and Jackie Estoquia were eliminated after losing to Germany's Klinke Leonie and Lisa-Sophie Kotzan, 16-21, 12-21, while Charo Soriano and Bea Tan also exited after bowing to Canada's Megan Nagy and Caleigh Cruickshank, 12-21, 15-21.

THE Philippines' top players will leave everything on the sand court against a field of much-taller and experienced competitors as the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour main draw blasts off today (May 4) at the Sands SM By The Bay. Action will start at 8 a.m. the country's four women and men's teams will vie for ranking points for other FIVB beach volley tourneys. Sisi Rondina and Dzi Gervacio, will lead the Philippines charge along with the Charo Soriano and Bea Tan, Karen Quilario and Lot Catubag, and wildcard entries DM Demontaño and Jackie Estoquia. Langkawi Open silver medallists Katja Stam/Julia Wouters of the Netherlands and top-ranked Michelle Amarilla and Erika Bobadilla are tipped to contend in the women’s main draw. "I may be small, but I can compete toe to toe. I won’t let this opportunity pass me by. I’ll do my very, very best to make Filipinos proud. This is also for me, my family and all those who believe in me,” said Rondina, the most battle-tested among the Philippine team members. The homecrowd support will be the key to go further in the $10,000 one-star tournament organized by the Beach Volleyball Republic. "Ilalaban namin ang bandera ng Pilipinas," said Rondina, who was a member of the national team that made it to the quarterfinals in last year's 29th Southeast Asian Beach Volleyball Championships in Singapore. BVR national champions Jade Becaldo and Calvin Sarte, Kevin Juban and Raphy Abanto, James Pecaña and KR Guzman, and Ranran Abdilla and Edwin Tolentino comprise the Filipino cast in the men's division. Simon Fruhbauer and Jorg Wutzl of Austria, who ruled last weekend's edition in Langkawi will chase back-to-back 1-star men's titles, with Petr Bakhnar and Taras Myskiv of Russia, also a silver medalist in Malaysia, and Sweden’s Martin Appelgren and Simon Bowman as main contenders. Everyone was accounted for and the Filipino teams have wrapped up their preparations for the 16-team women’s and men’s main draws. The eight Philippine pairs' first opponents were only known last night after the drawing of lots for women and men is set tomorrow. The round-of-12 and quarterfinals are scheduled on Saturday, with the semifinals and finals on Sunday. The opening ceremony yesterday was graced by International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) technical delegate Liu Chang, Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. secretary general Ricky Palou, BVR adviser Tony Boy Liao, BVR co-founder Bea Tan and EPlus Philippines Managing Director Kalvin Sangalang. The four qualifiers for the men's draw were determined in yesterday's day-long single-elimination contest. The event is promoted by E-Plus Global Sdn Bhd and organized by Beach Volleyball Republic Inc.

THE Philippines' top players will leave everything on the sand court against a field of much-taller and experienced competitors as the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour main draw blasts off today ( May 4 ) at the Sands SM By The Bay. Action will start at 8 a.m. the country's four women and men's teams will vie for ranking points for other FIVB beach volley tourneys. Sisi Rondina and Dzi Gervacio, will lead the Philippines charge along with the Charo Soriano and Bea Tan, Karen Quilario and Lot Catubag, and wildcard entries DM Demontaño and Jackie Estoquia. Langkawi Open silver medallists Katja Stam/Julia Wouters of the Netherlands and top-ranked Michelle Amarilla and Erika Bobadilla are tipped to contend in the women’s main draw. "I may be small, but I can compete toe to toe. I won’t let this opportunity pass me by. I’ll do my ver...