RP-5 Olympic Dream Ended by Jordan

SMC-RP's 2008 Beijing Olympics dream comes to an end last night after a defeat against Jordan (76-84) in the continuation of 2007 FIBA-Asia Mens Championship in Tokushima Japan. Philippines controlled most of the 1st half but Jordan bounce back in the 2nd half and never look back.

There are lots of things which needs to be improved by Team Pilipinas. Most notably is teamwork followed by players selection and a good coaching staffs.

In my opinion, if we really want to succeed in our next attempt in Olympics or in Asian Games, we should have a clear program that will make our team more fit in the international competition.

Erik Morales vs David Diaz

Mexican boxing legend Erik Morales (48-5, 34 KOs) will make a comeback on the ring after two straight losses in hand of Manny Pacquiao against defending champion David Diaz (32-1-1, 17 KOs). Watch it live on selected SM Cinemas on August 5 (Philippine time).

Slightly delayed telecast will be shown on RPN-9.

Iraq Wins Asian Cup Finals

A goal from Iraq's team captain Younis Mahmoud on the 71st-minute is enough to win them their first ever AFC Asian Cup title against 3-time champion Saudi Arabia (1-0).

This is a well-deserved win for Iraq who plays more aggressively and had more clear shots on the goal.

SMC-RP Downs China

SMC-RP Team Pilipinas bounce back from a heart breaking loss last Saturday to beat eliminate defending champion China.

Jimmy Alapag, Kerby Raymundo and Kelly Williams carry the load for RP-5. Iran already qualifies on the next round after beating Jordan. This makes today's game do-or-die between Philippines and Jordan.

July 29 Results:
Hong Kong vs Syria 104-100
India vs Kazakhstan 74-97
Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates 68-69
Indonesia vs Qatar 45-86
Chinese Taipei vs Korea 70-85
Japan vs Lebanon 77-67
Philippines vs China 79-74
Jordan vs Iran 54-60

Team Pilipinas Bows to Iran

A late surge by SMC-RP Team Pilipinas cuts the lead of Iran to only 1 point. Iran leads most of the game as high as 15 points. But a technical called against the bench of Team Pilipinas proved to be too fatal as Iran goes on to win their first game in FIBA-Asia Championships in Tokushima Japan.

RP-5 needs to win their last 2 remaining games against China on Sunday and Jordan on Monday to move to the second round.

July 28 Results:
Qatar vs India 106-49
Kazakhstan vs Indonesia 107-53
Korea vs Hong Kong 107-67
China vs Jordan 65-78
Syria vs Chinese Taipei 66-90
United Arab Emirates vs Japan 66-109
Iran vs Philippines 75-69
Lebanon vs Kuwait 104-59

FIBA-Asia Mens Championship Starts Tomorrow

The FIBA-Asia Mens Championship will start tomorrow, July 28 - August 5, in Tokushima Japan. A total of 16 teams will compete for the ticket in 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Below is the preliminary round schedule:

July 28, 2007
09:00 Qatar vs India
09:00 Kazakhstan vs Indonesia
11:15 China vs Jordan
11:15 Korea vs Hong Kong
13:30 Syria vs Chinese Taipei
15:45 United Arab Emirates vs Japan
18:00 Iran vs Philippines
20:15 Lebanon vs Kuwait

July 29, 2007
09:00 India vs Kazakhstan
09:00 Hong Kong vs Syria
11:15 Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates
11:15 Indonesia vs Qatar
13:30 Chinese Taipei vs Korea
15:45 Japan vs Lebanon
18:00 Philippines vs China
20:15 Jordan vs Iran

July 30, 2007
09:00 Indonesia vs India
11:15 Chinese Taipei vs Hong Kong
11:15 Lebanon vs Kuwait
11:15 Syria vs Korea
11:15 United Arab Emirates vs Japan
13:30 Kazakhstan vs Qatar
15:45 Iran vs China
18:00 Philippines vs Jordan

Goodluck to Team Pilipinas (SMC-RP)!

As of the moment, I'm not sure if this event will be televised on ESPN.

ADMU Wins Over DLSU in OT

Ateneo de Manila University wins over De La Salle University in overtime (80-77) in the continuation of UAAP men's basketball. This win ends Eagles 6 game losing streak against the Archers since 2004.

On the other game, University of Sto. Tomas (UST) silent National University (NU) with the score 83-72.

KSA vs Iraq on AFC Final

Saudi Arabia will face tough Iraq on AFC Asian Cup finals on Sunday in Jakarta, Indonesia after the Saudis trashed defending champion Japan and the Iraqis disposed South Korea.

DLSU vs ADMU Today on UAAP

The much awaited matchup on UAAP will happen today! De La Salle University will go up against Ateneo De Manila University at 4PM. Who will prevail as winner? Lets all find out :D

Bernand Hopkings vs Winky Wright Results

Bernand Hopkins beats Winky Wright (Decision)
Jorge Linares beats Oscar Larios (Round 10)
Michael Katsidis beats Czar Amonsot (Decision)

Alaska Wins PBA Fiesta Conference Title

Alaska Aces wins over Talk N Text Phone Pals to claim the PBA Fiesta Conference title (4-3). This is the 12th title for Alaska and coach Tim Cone. Reigning MVP Willie Miller was named finals MVP.

2007 AFC Asian Cup

Asian Football Confederation Cup fever is on! The tournament is hosted by four countries for the first time (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam).

There are 4 groups and each groups are consists of 4 teams.

Group A
Iraq
Australia
Thailand
Oman

Group B
Japan
Vietnam
UAE
Qatar

Group C
China
Iran
Uzbekistan
Malaysia

Group D
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
Bahrain 2
Korea Republic

Check out AFC's official website for the latest news, standings, scores and more!

Talk N Text Aims for Glory

Talk N Text will try to wrap-up the best-of-seven PBA Fiesta Conference championship series today versus Alaska. The Phone Pals leads the series (3-2).

Lebanon Stuns SMC-RP

Rony Fahed of Lebanon made a buzzer beater 3-pointer giving San Miguel-Pilipinas (SMC-RP Team) their first loss in two outings (65-62) in the continuation of 29th William Jones Cup in Taipei, Taiwan.

It was a heartbreaking loss for the RP Team who leads the entire game until the final buzzer.

SMC-RP's next assignment is Japan.

Scores
SMC-RP 62
Hontiveros 10, Norwood 10, Caguioa 7, Taulava 7, Yap 7, Pennisi 6, Alapag 5, Raymundo 4, Helterbrand 4, De Ocampo 2, Williams 0, Menk 0

Lebanon 65
Khatib 26, Vogel 11, Fahed 8, Balaa 6, Mahmoud 5, Nour 3, Tawbe 3, Turk 3, Samaha 0

Pacquiao vs Barrera Rematch Set

It's a done deal! Manny Pacquiao will face Marco Antonio Barrera on their much anticipated rematch on October 6 in Las Vegas Nevada.

Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions and Bob Arum's Top Rank settled their disputes which lead to this mega showdown.

This is very interesting since Barrera obviously want to revenge his humiliating defeat against Pacman and bounce back from his recent loss to Juan Manuel Marquez. For Pacman, this is a morale booster after being knockdown not on the boxing arena but on the political arena by Darlene Custodio.

RP Beats US On Jones Cup Opener

San Miguel-Pilipinas (SMC-RP Team) stuns the defending champion Athletes in Action of the USA (72-67) in the opening match of the 29th William Jones Cup in Taipei.

Jimmy "The Mighty Mouse" Alapag of TNT and Mark "The Spark" Caguioa of Brgy. Ginebra lead the charge for RP Team.

Scores
SMC-RP 72
Alapag 19, Caguioa 14, Pennisi 11, Hontiveros 11, Norwood 7, Raymundo 5, Taulava 5, Ocampo 0, Helterbrand 0, Williams 0,Canaleta 0

AA-US 67
Hendley 11, Gibson 10, Wilkerson 10, Rollins 9, Sloan 8, T. Pollits 6, Nichols 5, Rouff 5, E. Pollits 2, Hammonds 1, Harris 0, Ashbury 0

Check out the full schedule here.

29th William Jones Cup Starts Today

The 29th William Jones Cup International basketball tournament will start today at the Taipei County Hsinchuang Gymnasium. This will be the ultimate test for San Miguel-Pilipinas (RP Team) before the Beijing Olympics qualifying tournament, FIBA-Asia Mens Championship, to be held in Japan late this month in Japan.

Below is the Jones Cup full schedule. I think, all the games will be telecast on ABC-5.

July 2
05:00PM USA vs Philippines
10:00PM Chinese-Taipei vs Japan

July 3
04:30PM Jordan vs Korea
07:00PM Philippines vs Lebanon
10:30PM Iran vs Chinese-Taipei

July 4
10:00PM Philippines vs Japan

July 5
04:30PM Jordan vs USA
07:00PM Korea vs Philippines
10:00PM Chinese-Taipei vs Lebanon

July 6
05:00PM Philippines vs Jordan
10:30PM Chinese-Taipei vs Kazakhstan

July 7
04:30PM Philippines vs Iran
06:00PM Japan vs Korea
09:00PM Qatar vs Chinese-Taipei

July 8
04:00PM Korea vs Lebanon
10:00PM Chinese-Taipei vs Philippines

July 9
04:30PM Philippines vs Qatar
10:00PM USA vs Chinese-Taipei

July 10
04:30PM Philippines vs Kazakhstan
07:00PM Iran vs USA
10:30PM Chinese-Taipei vs Korea

After Jones Cup, PBA will host a four-country Invitational Championships scheduled July 12-15. Team Syria, Lebanon and China will be arriving to test our SMC-RP team.

Good luck Team Pilipinas!