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NBA: Jordan Clarkson aware of Pinoys’ support in All-Star bid

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN North America Bureau
Posted at Jan 18 04:11 AM

Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson says he knows his countrymen have his back, as voting season for the 2019 All-Star game continues. Read more »

The top 10 sports moments of 2018

Romeo Moran
Updated as of Dec 30 04:15 AM

From the Maroons’ short brush with victory to Pinays making a splash at the Asian Games, here are 10 reasons why sports was so great this year. Read more »

2018 Yearender: Sports - A death, a brawl, and then some

Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 11 12:11 PM

Local sports in 2019 will be remembered mainly for the fights — one saw Manny Pacquiao become world champ again, and another witnessed the national basketball team suffer a reputational black eye. Read more »

2018 Philippine sports in review: Pinoys leave mark on global stage

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 12:37 PM

The phrase "history was made" was used on a number of occasions in 2018, as Filipino athletes asserted themselves in international competition. Read more »

Skateboarding: Margielyn Didal sets sights on pro world circuit, Olympics

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 12:14 AM

Asian Games gold medalist Margielyn Didal is set to compete in the 2019 season of the Street League Skateboarding tournament. Read more »

PH dragon-boat team vows success ‘if races are organized fair and square’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 04:57 PM

The Philippine dragonboat team felt that it got the raw end of the deal in the recent Asian Games held in Palembang.   Read more »

In scathing letter, Hidilyn Diaz airs frustration over state of PH weighlifting

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 28 09:48 AM

The reigning Asian Games weightlifting champion said she wants to see changes made in the national governing body for her sport, including a new leadership. Read more »

To keep amateur status, Yuka Saso, medal-winning Pinay golfers will donate bonuses

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 01:20 AM

Saso, Bianca Pagdanganan and Lois Kaye Go have decided instead to donate their money to the Philippine national golf program. Read more »

Bonus ng mga 2018 Asian Games gold medalist, umakyat na sa tig-P8 milyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 10:27 PM

Bukod sa naunang bonus na nagkakahalagang P6 milyon, mayroon pang P2 milyon ang idadagdag ng Malacañang sa iuuwi ng mga gold medalist. Read more »

Duterte dabs with Asian Games gold winner Margielyn Didal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 07:48 AM

Athletes who won medals at the 2018 Asian Games visited the President at Malacañang to receive their performance incentives. Read more »

WATCH: Youngsters train at Hidilyn Diaz’s weightlifting gym in Zamboanga

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 09:09 PM

Years from now, the country may see not just one, but several successors to the accomplished weightlifter. Read more »

SILIPIN: Bahay kung saan lumaki si Margielyn Didal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 01:39 PM

Ipinasilip ng ina ni Margielyn Didal ang bahay kung saan lumaki ang Asian Games gold medalist. Read more »

LOOK: Selfie of champions, as Margielyn Didal and Pacquiao have photo-op

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 11:53 PM

Didal paid Pacquiao a courtesy visit at the latter's office in the Senate in Pasay city on Wednesday. Read more »

WATCH: Gold medalist Margielyn Didal becomes ‘bus conductor’ for Gilas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 02:34 AM

The 2018 Asian Games champion drew laughs from fellow athletes, including national basketball head coach Yeng Guiao.   Read more »

Asian Games: All the Philippines medalists in one mega-slideshow

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 10:45 PM

ABS-CBN News put together this one-stop slideshow to bring you up to speed on the accomplishments of Philippine athletes in Indonesia the past 2 weeks or so. Read more »

Skateboarding: Margielyn Didal grateful for help in pursuing Olympic dream

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 09:46 PM

After the Asian Games, Didal sets her sights on the biggest competition of all — the Olympics. Read more »

PH Olympic body chief reflects on 2018 Asian Games: More work to be done

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 05:25 PM

POC president Ricky Vargas took note of the impressive showing put out by young athletes and said sports officials need to find more of them through grassroots sports programs. Read more »

Judo: Kiyomi Watanabe eyeing Olympic spot in Tokyo 2020

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 03:43 PM

JAKARTA -- After falling just short of a gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games, Filipino-Japanese judoka Kiyomi Watanabe is now setting her sights on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. Read more »

Margielyn Didal, a star even among fellow athletes at Asian Games

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 03:36 PM

The sports idols Didal used to watch on TV are now looking to have their pictures taken with the gold-winning skateboarder. Read more »

LIST: The all-time Filipino gold medalists in the Asian Games

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 09:25 PM

Here are all the gold winners the country has produced since the inaugural 1951 Games in New Delhi. Read more »