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Osaka veterans thrilled at prospect of playing with Alas star Bagunas

Osaka Bluteon is excited to have Alas Pilipinas captain Bryan Bagunas in the upcoming Japan SV.League season next month, especially after the prolific Filipino spiker proved his world-class worth in the country’s first-ever FIVB World Championship stint. Despite coming off a knee injury, Bagunas emerged as the top-three scorer in the preliminary round with a

UAAP: UST’s Collins Akowe shows why he’s a sought-after recruit

MANILA, Philippines–Collins Akowe was glad to put on a strong impression for University of Santo Tomas in his debut performance that came at the expense of last year’s UAAP champion University of the Philippines. The Nigerian center dominated on the Growling Tigers home floor with 29 points and 17 rebounds in beating the Fighting Maroons,

FIVB Men’s World: Belgium sets up Italy rematch in quarters

MANILA, Philippines — Belgium reached the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship final eight for the first time after 55 years, sweeping Finland, 25-21, 25-17, 25-21, on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena. The Belgians, who didn’t qualify in the previous World Championship in 2022, continued their dream run and stayed unbeaten in four games, following

FIVB World: Alas coach still does his homework, supports ex-player

MANILA, Philippines — Angiolino Frigoni shared a moment with his former player Alessandro Michieletto after Italy barged into the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship quarterfinal on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena. The Italian Alas Pilipinas coach went to the mixed zone shortly after Italy’s 25-23, 25-20, 25-22 sweep of Argentina, where Michieletto delivered 15

EJ Obiena wins gold in front of home fans at World Pole Vault Challenge

MANILA, Philippines—Buoyed by the home crowd, EJ Obiena put on a show by delivering the gold medal in the World Pole Vault Challenge on Sunday at Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati City. Obiena cleared 5.80 meters in just two attempts, nipping France’s Thibault Collet for the gold via countback. Poland’s Piotr Lisek bagged the bronze

Jayson Vayson ‘shocked’ after controversial stoppage vs Oscar Collazo

MANILA, Philippines–In a bizarre end to a competitive world title fight, Filipino challenger Jayson Vayson suffered a seventh-round loss to Puerto Rico’s Oscar Collazo on Sunday (Manila time) at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. Vayson was still in the thick of things when his corner inexplicably stopped the fight a minute and 41 seconds

PBA: Phoenix inks RJ Jazul, RR Garcia to new deals, signs 3 others

MANILA, Philippines–Phoenix signed multiple players composed of veterans, free agents and one selected from the Rookie Draft ahead of the PBA season, which starts on Oct. 5. RJ Jazul and RR Garcia agreed to new deals, picked up Yousef Taha and Prince Caperal while inking second-rounder Dave Ando, the team announced recently on social media.