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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Kristel Satumbaga-Villar
Alas Pilipinas showed some fight late despite losing main man Marck Espejo in the opening set before falling to a higher-ranked Pakistan, 25-18, 25-12, 18-25, 25-22, at the start of the AVC Men’s Volleyball Nations Cup in Manama, Bahrain on Tuesday, June 17.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Kristel Satumbaga-Villar
Jia De Guzman is set to reunite with former Premier Volleyball League team Creamline after nearly two years of playing abroad. The veteran setter disclosed this development on Tuesday, June 17, at the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum, but stressed that her main focus is her duties with the national team who is coming off a historic silver-medal finish in the 2025 AVC Women’s Nations Cup. “Of course, I’m going back to Creamline.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Kristel Satumbaga-Villar
Alex Eala overcame hard-serving Anca Todoni, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3, to barge into the main draw round of the Lexus Nottingham Open in Great Britain on Sunday, June 15 (early Monday, June 16, Philippine time). The world No. 77 Eala claimed three break points against her Romanian rival, who fired 12 aces against two double faults in the two-hour, 19-minute contest.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Kristel Satumbaga-Villar
false>false>The Ligaya Golden Jubilee Golf Cup fires off on Monday, June 16, at the Alabang Country Club in Muntinlupa City with a full field of 144 players joining the fundraising event. false>false>Hole-in-one prizes from Chery, GWM, Golfcarts.ph, and Autohub Group are at stake in the tournament with a System 36 format. Class A, B, and C champions are also to be named in the tournament that celebrates 50 years of faith, fellowship, and service.
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1 week ago | 
mb.com.ph | Kristel Satumbaga-Villar
Alex Eala continued her daunting quest at the grass courts, needing an extra set to survive Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, to advance to the second qualifying round of the Nottingham Open in Great Britain on Saturday, June 14. The 20-year-old Eala fought Gracheva for a little over two hours before prevailing and inching closer to earning a spot in the main draw round of this Women’s Tennis Association (WTA250) event.
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2 weeks ago | 
mb.com.ph | Kristel Satumbaga-Villar
Alas Pilipinas showed its readiness to compete in a more prestigious stage after surviving the Thailand national team, 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 15-12, to complete a three-game sweep of the Invitationals on Thursday night, June 12, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Riding high on their female counterparts' conquest over Kazakhstan at the AVC Women's Nations Cup in Vietnam this morning, it was Alas Men's turn to display grit under pressure this time in outlasting their Southeast Asian rivals.
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2 weeks ago | 
mb.com.ph | Kristel Satumbaga-Villar
Alex Eala displayed her fiery form anew and outclassed Swiss qualifier Valentina Ryser, 6-1, 6-2, to barge into the quarterfinals of the Lexus Ilkley Open in Great Britain on Thursday, June 12. The top-seeded Eala directed the tempo throughout the 68-minute match to keep her campaign for a breakthrough Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) title alive.
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2 weeks ago | 
mb.com.ph | Kristel Satumbaga-Villar
Alas Pilipinas bared its fangs anew and overpowered reigning Korean V-League champions Hyundai Capital Skywalkers, 25-22, 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, in the three-day Invitationals on Wednesday night, June 11, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Filipino spikers displayed grit and cohesion against their visiting rivals with skipper Marck Espejo leading the charge this time by pumping in 20 points on 17 kills, two aces and one block.
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2 weeks ago | 
mb.com.ph | Kristel Satumbaga-Villar
Top junior tennis players gear up for the 2025 UTP National Championships: Elite Eight Playoffs that San Carlos City, Negros Occidental is hosting from June 11 to 16. The tournament, organized by United Tennis Philippines headed by its president Jean Henri Lhuillier, gathers top four players each from Luzon/National Capital Region and Visayas-Mindanao (VisMin) to compete in the boys and girls 12-, 14-, 16-, 18-under and 10-unisex divisions.
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2 weeks ago | 
mb.com.ph | Kristel Satumbaga-Villar
Alas Pilipinas outhustled Indonesia Proliga champion Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi, 25-23, 27-29, 25-21, 25-22, at the start of the three-day Invitationals on Tuesday night, June 10, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Former NCAA Most Valuable Player Louie Ramirez spearheaded the Filipino spikers’ assault by unloading 25 points built on 21 attacks, three blocks and one ace.
