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CHANGES in the composition of the national men’s 5x5 team to the 19th Asian Games remained possible—that is if the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (HAGOC) would heed amendments on the Philippine delegation’s composition that were submitted two months ago. But it won’t only be on the basketball team roster…
THE 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou start in 17 days with Team Philippines ready to leave in batches—including world-class bets Olympic and world champion weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo and world pole vault silver medalist Ernest John “EJ” Obiena who’ll be flying to China from separate origins abroad. Seven of the players…
HEAD coach Chot Reyes was seen clutching the game ball moments after the Philippines’ amazing and pride-saving victory—a 96-75 thrashing of bitter Asian rival China—on Saturday night at the FIBA World Cup. Souvenir? National team players celebrate the sweet and convincing victory over the Chinese as Chot Reyes—clutching the game…
THIS time, it was the Philippines which doused China with impunity as Jordan Clarkson fired at will from three-point territory to send the entire country celebrating a 96-75 rout over a perennial Asian rival that bullied and beat Gilas Pilipinas in eight previous confrontations on the hard court. Clarkson showed…