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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 9, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 12:12 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Ball is (not) life

Aly Song, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 07:48 PM

A worker removes a giant advertisement promoting NBA preseason games in China from a building in Shanghai on Wednesday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 8, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 11:13 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Westbrook warms up

Jae C. Hong, AP
Posted at Oct 08 09:58 PM

Russel Westbrook warms up a few moments before his new team, the Houston Rockets, face the Toronto Raptors in a preseason game in Saitama, Japan on Tuesday. Read more »

FIBA World Cup: Despite winless group round, Gilas still in high spirits

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 01:52 PM

BEIJING -- Their winless campaign in the group round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was a tough pill to swallow for Gilas Pilipinas, especially after they squandered a golden opportunity against Angola on Wednesday night. Read more »

FIBA World Cup: Olympic qualification not yet on Guiao's mind

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 04:28 PM

A costly loss by China to Poland kept the door open for Gilas Pilipinas to qualify to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics via the FIBA World Cup.   Read more »

NBA: Jeremy Lin heads to China, set to play for Beijing team

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 07:55 PM

Jeremy Lin, the first Asian-American to win an NBA title, is moving to the Beijing Shougang Ducks, the team announced Tuesday, bringing one of China's favorite basketball players to its domestic league. Read more »

FIBA: China toughens up for World Cup with army drills

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 04 04:52 PM

First it was China's footballers, now its basketball team is being put through military training to toughen the hosts up for the World Cup. Read more »

Clarkson-led PH team falls to China

Lilian Suwanrumpha, AFP
Posted at Aug 21 08:12 PM

The Philippines fell to the Chinese side with a close, 82-80 loss. Read more »

WATCH: Highlights of Gilas' gritty win over China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 09:59 PM

Relive how Gilas Pilipinas avenged its loss to China 2 years ago in a come-from-behind 96-87 win in the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 on Wednesday.  Read more »

India can be the next China for NBA, says top official

Amlan Chakraborty, Reuters
Posted at May 10 04:21 PM

NEW DELHI - While China is the National Basketball Association's biggest market outside the United States, NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum has told Reuters that India is ripe to grow the game as its changing sporting culture begins to offer its 1.3 billion people alternatives to cricket. Read more »