Recently, Bernard Hopkins made history as the oldest boxer to win a major title. The said bout scores a 12-round unanimous decision over Tavoris Cloud to claim the IBF light heavyweight championship. He beats Jean Pascal for the WBC light heavyweight title on May 21, 2011. It was his 29th title bout. And he connected 169 of 417 punches. Meanwhile, ... Read More »
The 27th FIBA Asia Championship will be held on August 1-11, 2013 at Manila, Philippines. The Top 3 teams will qualify for the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain. Groupings to be determined by a draw as our country is the host will pick 13th and can choose a group. Draw will be on June 6, 2013 in Manila. Teams: ... Read More »
Petron Blaze import Renaldo Balkman who attacked teammates and coaches following a temper outburst was suspended because of the said incident. Balkman, a former NBA player,got mad as his team was losing to Alaska in the PBA Commisioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last Friday. According to an article published at Yahoo! News says that Balkman was slapped with ... Read More »
The “Filipino Wrecking Machine” Mark Muñoz got to meet “Bandila” host Boy Abunda for the first time during his guesting for the show, on the same day of his arrival in the country for a media tour. The next day, Muñoz appeared at the noontime show “It’s Showtime” where he gave a sample of his version of the dance craze ... Read More »
UFC announced recently that MMA’s fighter Anderson Silva will return to defend his middleweight title against Chris Weidman. The said fight will be held on July 6th from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is Silva’s 1st fight since his October 2012 victory. He holds many UFC records. Meanwhile, Weidman got the title shot after the ... Read More »
Running a marathon—all 42 kilometers of it—is no easy feat, even for seasoned athletes. So it is especially remarkable to see moms who not only raced to the finish line, but also did some milk expression along the way. This is precisely what happened at The Bull Runner Dream Marathon held last February 24 at Nuvali in Laguna. Participating moms, ... Read More »
Earlier today, the De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers fought the Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) Lady Eagles in Game 2 to win the coveted UAAP Women’s Volleyball Season 75 Finals. The Lady Spikers did their best and their hard work and experience to beat the opponent and garner their second ‘three-peat’ championship. An estimated 18,000 + spectators watched ... Read More »
Balls channel brings UFC middleweight star and top contender Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Muñoz to the Philippines for a weekend of wresting clinics, public training sessions, and guestings on ABS-CBN shows beginning March 8 (Friday). Munoz will visit his native roots for the second time in a year and bond with his Filipino fans in a series of wrestling ... Read More »
For the first time, the Philippines will host a preseason exhibition game between two NBA teams this year. The historic event will be will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on October 10,2013 and the said game is between the Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers There’s a number of NBA players had visited ... Read More »
The Philippine Football Federation announced the ticket details for the upcoming AFC Challenge Cup Group Stage Qualifiers that will be held at the Rizal Memorial. The Philippine team was set in Group E along with Cambodia, Turkmenistan, and Brunei Darussalam. There are twenty teams, which divided into five groups, will compete for the qualification phase The winners from each group ... Read More »
Manila Republic Bringing You The Latest News Bites in Philippine Entertainment, Lifestyle and Breaking News
