Roach to Pacquiao: Win or retire

MANNY Pacquiao can’t afford to lose another fight if he plans to continue his career inside the ring.

1st Condura/BCAN D-League opens May 11

Sixteen teams will converge at the covered court of University of St. La Salle Integrated School on May 11 when the Basketball Coaches Association of Negros 1st Condura "Developmental" League (D-League) showcases the best 10-under and 12-under small basketeers.

St. John's Institute leads the 10 Under age group who will get stiff competition from USLS-IS, St. Benilde School and Bacolod Tay Tung High School A & B squads. Homi Warriors, MLBC-Stallions and NHOJs complete the eight protagonists whose players were extensively trained this summer.

NBG, Panasonic prevail in Condura Cup

NEGROS Basketball Group (NBG) relied on Godoy Cepriano and Bay Braganza to outsmart Sharp, 105-100, while Panasonic spoiled Deding's Eatery, 96-81, as Basketball Unified Sports Group Condura Cup resumed Sunday at Po Hang gym of Bacolod Tay Tung High School.

PESO BAYS Club likewise barged into the win column by cutting into shreds NHOJs, 115-107 as the Sports Outfitters suffered its second setback in the 40-Up passerelle-type weekend tournament organized by BUSG adviser Bing Soyao.

PFF Suzuki U23 Visayas qualifiers named

THE final qualifying round of the PFF-Suzuki U23 National Cup kicks off on May 17-26 in Dumaguete City and the Philippine Football Federation revealed the official list of booters suiting up for the Visayas squads.

Negros Occidental Football Association-Ceres coached by Freddie 'Nene' Lazarito is bannered by forwards Bon Jovie Amanquiton, Jimuel Ariola, Michael Cornel, Shelmar Felongco and Gerardo Valmayor III; midfielders Joshua Beloya, Ramonino Aledro, Hanesin Prince Antony, J Baguiro, Joel Bedia Jr., Joash Cabus, Michael Continedo, Kent Guevarra, Niel Ryan Lirio, John Vendel Marcellano, Archie Pamiliar, Norman Seloterio Jr. and Abelardo Solinas Jr.

Intense action on

AN intense game opener is expected today in the launching of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President’s Cup Group B stage with Powerhouse Dordoi FC of Kyrgyzstan taking on rising KRL FC of Pakistan at 4:30 p.m. followed by Yeedzin of Bhutan against host team Global FC, 7:30 p.m., at the Cebu City Sports Center.

Pacquiao to make ring return in November

MANNY Pacquiao will return to the ring Nov. 24 to meet Brandon Rios in a welterweight bout in Macau, the eight-division world champion’s promoter said Monday.

To drum up support, Global FC fans to march to CCSC

FANS and supporters of Global FC, who will represent the country in the Asian Football Confederation President’s Cup will lead a march from Robinson’s Fuente to Cebu City Sports Center today.

The group is set to assemble at 3:30 p.m. outside Robinson’s Fuente where they will offer face painting to fans who will join them.

5 Cebuanos to compete in Myanmar

FIVE Cebuano jins along with the RP National Taekwondo Team left for Myanmar yesterday for an international competition this week.

Cebuanos Miguel Calamba, Moses Bullicer, Rinna Babanto, Maegan Bugarin and Nichole Maurin along with the rest of the RP National Taekwondo are competing in the Asean Taekwondo Championships on May 9 to 11.

Quijano: Floyd is the ghostbuster

IT WAS another vintage Floyd Mayweather Jr. performance, and all that pre-fight bluster coming from Robert Guerrero was, well, just talk.

In our last column, we broke down “The Ghost’s” chances of winning and we concluded that it would not be what Guerrero brings to the fight, but rather how much Floyd has lost, if at all.

San Marino gets 4th win in 9

SAN Marino Corned Tuna took the game hard in the second quarter en route to an 89-67 win over the luckless Raphael’s Café in the elimination round of the Enervon-Cesafi Partner’s Cup held at the Cebu Coliseum last night.

Allan Dimco scored eight and Rick Brigoli, Floyd Taboada and Michael Graf made six points each for a combined 26-16 run that gave San Marino/CIT-U a 43-32 lead at the half-time break.

Lancers bound for Coca Cola Youngstars

THE Lancers earned another trip to the Visayas Regional Finals of the Coca- Cola PBA Youngstars Basketball Tournament 2013 after another win over the Warriors in their Cebu Leg championship rematch.

The Lancers overcame a sluggish start to claim back-to-back Cebu Leg championships with a 67-59 victory over the Warriors.

Duran rules Cebuana Lhuillier junior netfest

EASTERN Samar’s Ma. Delrose Duran, Cagayan de Oro’s Dave Sebastian Mosqueda and Surigao City’s Rupert Ohrelle Tortal were the simply the rising netters in the locality who made a splash in the Northern Mindanao swing of the 2013 Cebuana Lhuillier Age Group tennis championships that recently capped its busy April month in Camiguin Island and Gingoog City, respectively.

Bukidnon booters top 2nd Russel Cup

BUKIDNON-based skybooters dominated the 2nd Russel Cup Football Festival, even as the female varsity players of Xavier University shared the spotlight in the well-attended tourney that turned like a “Mindanao World Cup” at Don Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center.

Tikol’s one for a long time

AT 37, Cagayan de Oro’s first Milo Best MVP Mario “Tikol” Pabillore Jr. is no longer spring-chicken, so to speak. That’s the reason why he’s begging for something he’s been longing for quite a time already.

NU, La Salle defend PVF crown

NATIONAL University (NU) and De La Salle stayed unbeaten and made their presence felt to retain their crowns in the 2013 National Inter-Collegiate Men and Women’s Volleyball Championship at the CCDC gymnasium during the weekend.

It was an all UAAP squad in the finals of the weeklong event hosted for the third time by the province of Benguet with the NU Bulldogs battling the University of the Philippines (UP) in the men’s contest after dispatching separate rivals in their semis match-up.

Dancesport workshop ends today

THE three-day dancesport workshop being held at SM City Davao Annex is set to end today, May 8.

Denise Bunayog trained the participants in Cha-Cha last Monday and gave lessons in Jive and Samba on Tuesday.

Yellow team wins Sun.Star Davao Sports Fest basketball

THE yellow teams in the Sun.Star Davao Sports Fest emerged champions in both the men's three-on-three and women's shootout divisions.

The yellow team defeated the blue team 21-14 to secure the title for the men's three-on-three competitions.

Mongol Crayons Summer Kids Bowling Clinic this month

THE Mongol Crayons Summer Kids Bowling Clinic is all set for this month at B3 in NCCC Mall.

Registration began on April 15 and will end in May 9.

Global FC cast complete for Asian Football Confederation Cup

GLOBAL FC is shaping up well for the Asian Football Confederation President's Cup now that all the players have come together.

After head coach Brian Reid announced the two foreign reinforcements, Ben Starosta and Moussa Sagono, Fil-Spanish Juani Guirado had already joined the team to strengthen the backline of the squad.

CCSC holds qualifiers for PNG

THE Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) has started conducting its qualifying tournament to form a strong delegation for the Philippine National Games (PNG) on May 26 to June 2 in Manila.

Win or bust for Pagara

ONE minute you’re at the top of the heap, and the next you are out of the picture.

Pages: Bring back the PBA All-Star Weekend to Cebu

I’LL admit it: I don’t follow the PBA. I used to. My dad’s younger brother, Rey Pages, used to play for the Crispa Redmanizers together with Bogs Adornado, Atoy Co and Philip Cezar.

Mendoza: Still good for 2, 3, more years atop the ring

WHEN was the last time you heard a ghost break his promise?

On Sunday, of course.

Villaflor: A ‘vote’ for Cebu and Philippine football

THERE couldn't be a more urgent reason for me to resurrect this column: it's only two days before the historic AFC President's Cup 2013 kicks off here in Cebu. And it's a couple of firsts not just for Cebu but for the country as well: it's the first time for Philippines to host an AFC interclub tournament and to field a club to any AFC tournament.

Olango swim looks to raise more funds

THE Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) looks to raise P800,000 in this Saturday’s 6th Olango Challenge at the Crimson Resort and Spa in Lapu-Lapu City.

Lancers, Warriors set another finals duel

THE LANCERS and Warriors set up another championship battle in the Coca-Cola PBA Youngstars Basketball Tournament 2013 Cebu Leg, following lopsided wins in the semi-final round.

The defending champions Lancers demolished the Easternians, 69-49, while the Warriors trashed the Greywolves, 70-55.

Dancesport needs local support

THE success of the recently concluded Davao Summerfest Mindanao-wide Open Latin Dancesport Championship seems to show that the sport is doing well in Davao City.

More than 60 pairs from all over Mindanao competed in the competition which was a first for the Davao Summerfest.

Sta. Ana High School, Madayaw Cheetahs triumph in cheer dance

THE Davao City Recreation Center was rocked on Monday as cheerdance teams from Mindanao amazed judges and audience with their routines.

Nine cheerdance teams competed in the Davao-based and open categories, but only six were awarded as winners that day.

Team Torogi continues winning streak

TEAM Torogi continues to ride high and scored several victories in different mix martial arts (MMA) promotion and muay thai events in the country.

Leading the victory is Edmundo Velasco Jr. who scored his second MMA career win by stopping former Universal Reality Combat Championship lightweight champion Angelito Manguray during the promotions event held recently at the SMX Convention Center.

Santisima, Wednesday Club in YMCA Cup finale

SANTISIMA needed an extra 15 minutes to barge into the finals while Wednesday Club easily dispatched their rival to arrange a title showdown in the finals of the 3rd YMCA Cup at the YMCA gymnasium during the weekend.

Wednesday Club nipped USANA-NXGN in their earlier semis match-up, 70-64, to earn the first finals berth in the tournament.