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(UAAP Basketball) UE fights through slow start to defeat Adamson

MANILA, Philippines - After trailing for the entirety of the first half, the UE Red Warriors turned up the pressure on both sides of the floor in the second half and ran away with the victory over the Adamson Soaring Falcons, 72-59, on Sunday afternoon, August 24, at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

Registering 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, Pedrito Galanza finished as the best performer for the Red Warriors, which also received 12 points and 4 boards from Ronnie De Leon.

Roi Sumang had a disappointing 8 markers on 2-of-7 shooting, while Charles Mammie contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds for UE, which rebounded from their loss to the Ateneo Blue Eagles on Wednesday, August 20, and has won three of their last four games.

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(UAAP Basketball) NU takes control in impressive win over Ateneo

MANILA, Philippines - From start to finish, the NU Bulldogs held control over the Ateneo Blue Eagles on Sunday, August 24, at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

It was a championship-caliber performance from a team who should be considered title contenders in Season 77 of the UAAP men's basketball tournament.

The Bulldogs defeated the Eagles, 76-66, thanks to a solid performance on both sides of the floor.

Alfred Aroga finished with the best all-around game in his UAAP career, putting up 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 blocks, while Gelo Alonino and Troy Rosario combined for 27 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists.

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Post Merge: August 24, 2014, 09:37:56 PM(Youth Olympic Games) Pinoy archer Moreno wins Philippines first ever Olympic gold

NANJING, China – Young Filipino archer Gabriel Moreno made history on Sunday, August 24, as he won a gold medal in the mixed team event of archery in the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

The 16-year-old teamed up with Chinese archer Li Jiaman and beat Cynthia Freywald (Germany) and Mohamad Zolkepeli (Malaysia) with a total score of 113-105.

This is the first time the Philippines won a gold medal in an Olympic event. The last time the Philippines placed a medal in the Olympics was in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco won a silver medal.

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Post Merge: August 25, 2014, 09:53:24 AM(FIBA U-18 Asia Basketball) Batang Gilas picks up another comeback win, defeats Malaysia in FIBA Asia U-18 tilt

The Philippine national youth basketball team finalized its quarterfinal position after a hard-fought 72-69 victory over Malaysia to close their second round assignments in Group E of the 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship in Doha, Qatar.

Batang Gilas, led by an in-form Radge Tongco, finished third in its group to set up a meeting with Group F second placer Chinese Taipei in the knockout rounds.

Tongco scored 22 points and added four assists to lead the Filipinos while Kobe Paras added 12 markers.

Mark Dyke had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds while Paul Desiderio came close with nine and eight from off the bench.

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(FIBA U-18 Asia Basketball) Batang Gilas bows to Chinese Taipei in FIBA Asia U18 quarters

MANILA, Philippines - Batang Gilas' run for a title in the FIBA Asia U18 Championship was halted by Chinese Taipei, 90-86, in the quarterfinal round.

Chinese Taipei overcame a determined Philippine team thanks to Lin Ming-Yi's late-game 3-ball on early Wednesday morning, August 27 (PH time), in Doha, Qatar.

Mark Dyke spearheaded Gilas with 26 points and 13 rebounds, while Ranbill Tongco and Kobe Paras combined for 31 markers.

Lin scored 16 points, while Tu came off the bench to put up 23 markers for Chinese Taipei, which advances to the semis to take on China.

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Post Merge: August 28, 2014, 05:54:58 PM(FIBA U-18 Asia Basketball) Batang Gilas moves on to battle for fifth after nipping Kazakhstan in FIBA Asia U-18 classification

The Philippine national youth basketball team warded off Kazakhstan to grab an 86-74 victory in the classification round of the FIBA Asia Under-18 Championships Wednesday at the Al-Gharafa Stadium in Doha, Qatar.

Paul Desiderio led the Batang Gilas charge with 19 points as the Filipinos have the chance to finish as high as fifth in the tournament after getting knocked out of the quarterfinals last Tuesday.

The Filipinos took control of the entire game, starting things off with an 8-0 blast before pushing their cushion to as much as 16 points, 54-38, at halftime.

Kazakhstan stayed within striking distance and inched to as close as five points in the fourth quarter. But Batang Gilas had an answer to every Kazakhstan surge to cruise to the victory.

Radge Tongco added 13 points, while Jolo Go, Mark Dyke and Kobe Paras each had 10 markers for a balanced attack for the Filipinos.

Batang Gilas will next face Japan in the battle for fifth place.

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(Shakey's V League Open) Rachel Ann Daquis named MVP, Alyssa Valdez is Best Scorer




Philippine Army's Rachel Ann Daquis bagged the Most Valuable Player award for the Shakey's V-League Open Conference this season.

Daquis, who averaged 12.4 points, 8.4 hits, 1.8 blocks, and 2.2 service aces in the conference, also bagged the Best Server award as she led the Lady Troopers to a finals clash with defending champions Cagayan Valley.

Daquis is the fifth MVP winner in Army, along with teammates Jovelyn Gonzaga,Ging Balse, Nerissa Bautista, and Michelle
Carolino.

Alyssa Valdez, who was highly-favored to win the title after winding up monster scoring games to help Ateneo de Manila University sweep the quarterfinals, was named as the Best Scorer in the league.

National University's Jaja Santiago won the Best Attacker award, while Philippine Air Force's Maika Ortiz and Rhea Dimaculangan were hailed as the Best Blocker and Best Setter, respectively.

Shiela Pineda of Cagayan Valley received the Best Digger award, and PLDT Home
Telpad libero Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone nabbed the Best Receiver to complete the individual awards.


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(FIBA U-18 Asia Basketball) Kobe Paras leads Batang Gilas over Japan for 5th place finish

MANILA, Philippines – Kobe Paras saved his best game for last as he led Batang Gilas to a 113-105 overtime win against Japan to finish 5th place in the 2014 FIBA Asia U18 Championships at Doha, Qatar on Thursday, August 28.

Paras took over in overtime refusing to end the tournament with a loss.

The young high-flyer was all over the floor scoring, grabbing rebounds, and challenging shots. He finished with a team-high 27 points to go along with 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks in 24 minutes of action.

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Post Merge: August 31, 2014, 10:40:07 AM(UAAP Basketball) Belo hits late jumper as Tams survive UP

The UP Fighting Maroons looked to upset the league-leading FEU Tamaraws before losing steam in the final minutes, 75-69, on Saturday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

FEU held on to a two-point lead heading into the final three minutes of the game, as Mike Tolomia sat down after five fouls. A Diego Dario triple shoved UP ahead entering the final two minutes, but Achie Inigo responded with his own long bomb at the other end for a 71-69 Tamaraw lead.

Dave Moralde went for a wild drive resulting to nothing, while Mac Belo pulled up at the other end for some separation. An FEU offensive board led to freethrows from Inigo with 35 ticks to go to seal the Tamaraw victory.

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(UAAP Basketball) Eagles triumph over Ferrer-less Tigers

Kiefer Ravena had 23 points along with 13 rebounds to lead the Ateneo Blue Eagles past the UST Growling Tigers, 69-58, on Saturday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

Ravena added six assists and three steals in another all around game, while Chris Newsome tallied 14 points with nine boards and three assists. Nico Elorde also had a solid outing with seven points and five boards, while undersized big man John Apacible had an efficient outing with seven points and two rebounds, shadowing UST big man Karim Abdul at the low block.

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(UAAP Basketball) La Salle makes quick work of still winless Adamson

MANILA, Philippines – The De La Salle Green Archers got their rhythm going after a searing 20-0 run to start the game and never looked back to put away the still winless Adamson Soaring Falcons, 66-57, in the men’s basketball tournament of UAAP Season 77 on Sunday, August 31 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Archers shot 53% and sank 14 inside points in the opening canto to turn a 5-3 early deficit into a 23-5 advantage before ending the first up 23-8.

Adamson, led by Don Trollano’s 26 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, turned the tables around in the second frame and shot 47% while dousing cold water on La Salle’s offense to keep it close at the half, 33-27. But the Falcons’ efforts to cut the deficit in the second half, though aggressive, weren’t enough against the defending champions, who entered the fourth sporting a 55-43 advantage.

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(UAAP Basketball) Sumang-less UE keeps Final 4 hopes alive with win over NU

MANILA, Philippines – The University of the East Red Warriors, despite playing without primary point guard Roi Sumang, finally had a decent fourth quarter run to help them close out against a dangerous National University Bulldogs, 64-55, and keep their bid for a Final Four slot alive in the men’s basketball tournament of UAAP Season 77 on Sunday, August 31 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

UE moved to a 6-5 slate above UST and just a game behind NU who has a 7-4 win-loss card. The win proved very crucial for their Final Four aspirations as the Warriors will be going up against tough teams in FEU and La Salle, consecutively.

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(UAAP Basketball) Reyes misses late FTs as UP loses heartbreaker to Ateneo

MANILA, Philippines - Once again, UP was right there.

With less than a second left on the game clock and Ateneo ahead 70-69, Mikee Reyes was at the free throw line. All he needed to do was to make one to send the game to overtime. If he made both, the Fighting Maroons would escape with their second win in Season 77 of the UAAP men's basketball tournament,.

Reyes had already exploded for 15 points in the fourth quarter. However, with the pressure at its highest, he missed the first free throw. And a few moments later, he missed the second.

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FEU holds off spirited Adamson, barges into Final 4

MANILA, Philippines – The FEU Tamaraws booked their ticket to the Final Four after dealing the spirited Adamson Soaring Falcons a 90-73 beating and came away with 10-2 win-loss record in the men’s basketball tournament of UAAP Season 77 on Wednesday, September 3 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Despite solid efforts by the Falcons, even leading by as much as 12 points in the first half, the Tamaraws exploded in the fourth period, outscoring their opponent 28-13, to make a return trip to the Final Four this season and solidify their hold of the top spot in the standings.

FEU, who were ousted by eventual champions La Salle in a virtual best-of-3 last season, is looking to secure one of two twice-to-beat advantages by winning their last two games of the eliminations. Winning just one of those games assures them of at least a playoff for a twice-to-beat.

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(UAAP Basketball) Ateneo returns to Final 4 after trampling Adamson

MANILA, Philippines - The Eagles have landed in the Final Four.

The Ateneo De Manila Blue Eagles are back in the Final Four after trampling the Adamson Soaring Falcons, 67-52, on Saturday, September 6 at the Mall of Asia Arena, putting themselves in prime position to snatch one of the twice-to-beat advantages in the men's basketball tournament of UAAP Season 77.

With the win, Ateneo returns to the Final Four after missing out last year where they ended up in 5th place. The 5-time champions, who hold a 10-3 record, have a chance to wind up in first place if they win their last elimination game against current first placers FEU (10-2) on Saturday. Regardless of a tie, Ateneo will take the top spot due to superior quotient.

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(UAAP Basketball) La Salle puts UST on brink of Final 4 elimination

MANILA, Philippines - It's nearly the end of the line for the back-to-back finalists from España.

The De La Salle Green Archers thwarted their Finals antagonists from last year UST Growling Tigers, 67-60, on Saturday, September 6 at the Mall of Asia Arena and put them in peril of being denied entry into the Final Four in the men's basketball tournament of UAAP Season 77.

The fate of the Tigers now rest in the hands of the UP Fighting Maroons, who will have to pull off a monumental upset against the NU Bulldogs on Sunday if UST is to stay in the running.

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(UAAP Basketball) National University gets closer to Final Four with UP win

MANILA, Philippines - Coming off a disappointing loss to the UE Red Warriors, National University Bulldogs head coach Eric Altamirano wanted his boys to play their style of game against the UP Fighting Maroons - hard-nosed defense and quality offense with balanced contributions from everyone on the roster.

His Bulldogs made sure to step up to the challenge.

"As what I told the boys, we had to assert our identity in this game," Altamirano said after NU defeated UP, 66-51, on Sunday, September 7, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

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(UAAP Basketball) UE explodes in the fourth quarter to win critical game against FEU

MANILA, Philippines - When Carl Bryan Cruz hit a three-pointer to open the fourth period and tie the game at 64, the pressure shifted to the UE Red Warriors as they hoped to keep their final four hopes alive.

Though by the end of the game on Sunday, September 7, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, one thing was very clear: UE isn't going away any time soon, and they're only getting better.

The Red Warriors looked absolutely dominant in the fourth quarter against the FEU Tamaraws, scoring 30 points while limiting their adversaries to just 11 - most of which coming in garbage time - to come away with a 94-71 victory and keep their hunt for a playoffs slot alive.

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Post Merge: September 10, 2014, 08:32:03 PM(UAAP Basketball) UE slips past La Salle to stay in Final 4 race

MANILA, Philippines – Like true warriors, University of the East simply refuses to give up.

The UE Red Warriors stayed in the hunt for a Final Four slot after they squeaked past defending champions De La Salle Green Archers, 68-66, on Wednesday, September 10 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum to take an 8-5 win-loss record in the men’s basketball tournament of UAAP Season 77.

Just last week the entire UE team sat down with management and committed to fighting hard and giving it everything they have left to salvage a Final Four slot. Right now, they’re on a 4-game win streak, defeating other Final Four favoritesa National University, Far Eastern University and now La Salle.

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(UAAP Basketball) NU secures at least a Final 4 playoff with win over UST

MANILA, Philippines – The National University Bulldogs put away the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers, 75-64, on Wednesday, September 10 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum as they refused to be victims in a spoiling party by the ousted Tigers in the men’s basketball tournament of UAAP Season 77.

The Bulldogs pulled through despite the pile-up of 22 turnovers – which allowed UST to get 17 points off it – as they assured themselves of at least a playoff for a Final Four slot in a very tight race this season.

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(UAAP Basketball) Ateneo completes epic comeback to down FEU, clinch No.1 seed

Ateneo rallied from 19 points down to come away with a 68-64 overtime victory over Far Eastern University to secure the top seed in UAAP Season 77 Saturday at SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

Kiefer Ravena scored 15 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and overtime along with five rebounds and five assists to help the Blue Eagle grab a twice-to-beat edge in their return to the final four.

FEU held a commanding 19-point advantage in the fourth quarter, but saw its cushion erased by the Blue Eagles late in the fourth quarter before Ateneo took over in overtime.

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(UAAP Basketball) La Salle dispatches NU to set up playoff for last twice-to-beat advantage

Defending champion La Salle broke the game wide open in the second half to notch a 68-56 victory over National University and have a shot at the second seed in UAAP Season 77 Saturday at SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

Almond Vosotros finished with 15 points, while Arnold Van Opstal added 14 points and six rebounds to spearhead the Green Archers who set up a match against Far Eastern University for the second spot which grants a twice-to-beat advantage in the playoffs.

From a 31-all tie, the Green Archers pulled away late in the third period and held a 49-39 lead after a Vosotros triple for a 49-39 lead.

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(UAAP Basketball) UE turns back UST to book Final 4 playoff date with NU

MANILA, Philippines - The war is not over yet.

The University of the East Red Warriors continue to prove they're masters at staying alive as they extended their win streak to 5 and put the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers out of its misery, 78-73, on Tuesday, September 6 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum to set a playoff date with National University for the last Final Four spot in the men's basketball tournament of UAAP Season 77.

"We worked hard to be in this position right now," UE head coach Derrick Pumaren said. "We've been trying to stay alive and get the spot in the Final Four."

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(UAAP Basketball) Winless no more: Adamson triumphs in season ender over UP

MANILA, Philippines - No team in the men's basketball tournament of the UAAP's 77th season will finish their campaign at 0-14.

The Adamson Soaring Falcons came close, but avoided their first winless campaign since 2001 by beating the UP Fighting Maroons, 67-63, to finish their season on Tuesday afternoon, September 16, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Right after the final buzzer sounded and the win was assured, an emotional Coach Kenneth Duremdes was brought to tears after attaining the first ever victory in his college coaching career.

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Post Merge: September 16, 2014, 08:53:18 PM(UAAP Basketball) Ravena wins MVP award

Kiefer Ravena is expected to be the UAAP’s most valuable player winner.

With one game in the elimination, all that is left for Ravena is to formally accept the award as no other player is within spitting distance of the huge statistical lead he has built up in anchoring Ateneo to the top of the standings.

Ravena averaged a league-best 21.2 points, with 5.9 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.5 steals to earn an unofficial tally of 77.6429 statistical points to emerge as the soon-to-be winner of the most coveted individual honor.

But more than the statistics, it was his take-charge attitude that carried Ateneo to 11 wins during the elimination round and the top spot entering the Final Four.

This virtue came in full display during two come-from-behind overtime wins against University of the East in the first round and against Far Eastern University last Saturday.

Against UE, Ravena fired a personal-best 38 points, lifting the Eagles back from a 21-point second quarter deficit to prevail 93-91 after an extra five-minute period.

Recently, he bucked a 5-of-28 shooting and carried Ateneo to overtime after trailing 65-46 with 6:12 left in regulation then beat FEU, 68-64, in overtime.

Ravena is expected to win the most lopsided MVP race since the UAAP decided to focus solely on statistics as the basis for the award.

Jeron Teng of La Salle is a distant second with 69 points.

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(Asian Games) Filipino tennis bets steamroll Mongolia to enter next round

Team Philippines made a complete sweep of Mongolia to advance to the next round of men’s team tennis in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Ruben Gonzales, Patrick Tierro and Treat Huey all clobbered their Mongolian opponents in straight sets.

Gonzales beat Badrakh Munkhbaatar 6-3, 6-2 while Tierro also walloped Erdenebayar Duurenbayar 6-4, 6-2 before the duo of Gonzales and Huey blanked Oyunbat Bataar and Sukhjargal Sukhbaatar 6-0, 6-0 to propel the dominant Filipinos to the next round.

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(Asian Games) Jean Claude Saclag bags Team Philippines’ second wushu silver

Filipino wushu artist Jean Claude Saclag on Wednesday settled for silver after bowing to China’s Kong Hongxing, 2-0, in the men’s sanda -60kg finals of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Saclag, who turns 20 on Thursday, had an impressive run to the final, blanking opponents from Myanmar, Indonesia and India before yielding in the gold medal match of wushu’s combat event.

Saclag’s silver is the second for Team Philippines after fellow wushu bet Daniel Parantac also bagged one in the men’s taijiquan, which unlike sanda is a performance event in wushu.

The Filipino wushu bets have accounted for all of the country’s three medals so far, with Francisco Solis also taking home a bronze in the men’s sanda -56kg event after forcing to pull out from the semifinals due to a rib injury.

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Post Merge: September 26, 2014, 08:55:37 AM(Asian Games) Pinoy archers settle for bronze medal game after close semis loss to South Korea

Team Philippines fell short by just a point of entering the gold medal game in the compound men’s team archery event after narrowly losing to host South Korea, 228-227, in the Asian Games in Incheon.

The trio of Ian Patrick Chipeco, Paul Marton Dela Cruz and Earl Benjamin Yap went toe-to-toe against hometown bets Choi Yonghee, Min Lihong Yang Youngho, trailing by just a few points in the first two sets, 116-113.

The Filipinos went on to win the third and four sets with a combined score of 116 over the Koreans’ 112 but that wasn’t enough for them to advance to the final.

Team Philippines will face Iran on Saturday for the bronze medal game.

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Post Merge: September 26, 2014, 08:57:02 AM(Asian Games) Olympian Mark Anthony Barriga downs Syrian foe to join Pinoy boxers in Round of 16

Olympic veteran boxer Mark Anthony Barriga scored a split decision over Syria’ Hussin Al Masri to advance to the next round of the light flyweight (52kg) division in the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Barriga, who competed in the 2012 London Olympics, had a scorecard of 30-27, 29-28 and 28-29 to enter Round of 16.

Nineteen-year-old Ian Clark Bautista was also victorious in his Asiad campaign opener after dominating Abdallah Maher Mohammad Shamon of Jordan via unanimous decision also in the flyweight division.

Bautista compiled scores of 29-26, 29-25 and 29-27 through three rounds.

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(Asian Games) Team Philippines books quarterfinal spots in boxing, tennis

Filipino hopefuls emerged victorious Friday in the boxing and tennis events to book quarterfinal spots in the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Mario Fernandez scored a unanimous decision over Puran Rai of Nepal with a scorecard of 30-27, 30-27 and 30-27 to advance to the last eight of the men’s bantamweight (56kg) division.

Charly Suarez also won in his own bout, pulling off a split decision over Akhil Kumar of India, 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, to enter the quarterfinals of the men’s lightweight (60kg) category.

In tennis men’s doubles, the duo of Ruben Gonzales and Treat Huey prevailed over Macau in straight sets, 6-0, 6-3, as they set up a quarterfinals date against South Korea.

However, the Filipinos bowed out of the mixed doubles, with the tandems of Gonzales and Katharina Lehnert, as well as Huey and Denise Dy, bowed to Thailand in separate matches.

Gonzales and Lehnert dropped a 6-3, 4-6, 1 (11) 0 (9) result, while Huey and Dy succumbed to a 6-3, 6-4 loss.

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(Asian Games) Marestella Torres fails in long jump campaign

Filipino long jump queen Marestella Torres bowed out of contention after a disappointing performance in the women’s long jump event of the Asian Games Monday in Incheon, South Korea.

Torres, an Olympics veteran and a many-time medal winner in the Asian athletics circuit, failed to make a complete jump in her three attempts, stepping on the foul line each time to become one of the two participants in the field of 13 who were unable to make a successful jump.

Yuliya Tarasova of Uzbekistan was among the list of athletes competing, but did not start.

Torres is a discovery of sports legend and now her mentor Elma Muros-Posadas, who won a total of 14 medals in the track and field event of the Southeast Asian Games and represented the country in the 1984 and 1996 Olympics.

Indonesia’s Maria Londa won the gold, while Thi Thu Thao Bui of Vietnam and Jiang Yanfei of China took the silver and bronze.

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Post Merge: October 01, 2014, 10:11:33 AM(Asian Games) Pinoy taekwondo jins Sam Morrison, Ronna Ilao bag bronze medals

Two Filipino taekwondo jins barged into the Team Philippines’ medal tally after bagging bronze medals in the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Sam Morrison steamrolled his opponents on his way to the semifinals of the men’s -74 kg, where he was humbled by Masoud Hajizavareh of Iran, 5-1, to settle for bronze.

He earlier dominated Wong Soi Chun of Macau, 17-0, in the Round of 32, Yerzhan Abylkas of Kazakhstan, 10-9, in the Round of 16 and Akbar AitaKhunov of Kyrygyzstan, 19-6, in the quarterfinals.

Ronna Ilao took home the bronze after making it to the semifinals of the women’s -49 kg where she bowed to Li Zhaoyi of China, 5-1.

She made it to the podium after wins over Thi Huong Giang Doan of Vietnam, 3-1, in the Round of 16 and Luisa do Santos Rosa of Timor Leste, 6-2, in the quarterfinals.

Two other Filipino bets weren’t as fortunate, as Abigail Cham bowed to Sarita Phongsri of Thailand, 12-0, in the women’s -53 kg Round of 16. Kristopher Uy also crashed out after losing to Chen Linglong of China, 5-3, in the semifinals of the men’s -87 kg division.

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Post Merge: October 01, 2014, 08:45:17 PM(Asian Games) BMX rider Daniel Caluag notches first gold for Team Philippines

2012 London Olympics veteran Daniel Caluag clinched Team Philippines’ first gold after topping the men’s motos event of the BMX cycling in the Asian Games Wednesday in Incheon, South Korea.

The Filipino-American rider Caluag aced the event’s three runs, finishing at 35.277 seconds, 35.366 and 35.431 to rule the eight-biker field.

Japan’s Masahiro Sampei and China’s Zhu Yan bagged the silver and bronze, respectively.

Daniel’s brother, Christopher, fell short of making it a double medal victory for Team Philippines after finishing fourth with times of 36.427, 37.633 and 37.337.

Before his race to the gold medal, Caluag also finished the fastest time in the seeding run, posting a time of 35.489 seconds.

Caluag’s gold is the first for Team Philippines, which already has one silver and three bronzes on its Asiad medal haul.

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Post Merge: October 02, 2014, 08:31:45 PM(Asian Games) Taekwondo’s Mary Pelaez delivers another bronze for Team Philippines

Another taekwondo jin bagged a bronze medal for Team Philippines in the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Mary Pelaez was humbled by hometown bet Kim Sohui, 14-2, in the women’s -46 kg semifinals to settle for bronze.

Earlier, Pelaez dominated Myanmar’s Nway Nway through three rounds for a 3-nil win in quarterfinals.

Her bronze medal added to the Filipino taekwondo’s medal haul, with Sam Morrison and Ronna Ilao also bagging each in their respective categories.

Team Philippines now has a total of one gold, one silver and four bronzes on its medal tally.

Meanwhile, fellow Filipino jins Christian Dela Cruz and Pauline Lopez fell short of bringing home a medal.

Dela Cruz narrowly lost to Maksim Rafalovich of Uzbekistan, 10-9, in the men’s -80 kg quarterfinals, while Lopez yielded to Wang Yun of China, 3-0, in thewomen’s -57 kg Round of 16.

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