Sharp survive PESO Bays; Deding's spoil NBG

FIFTH-RANKED PESO Bays Club, with nothing to lose, almost jeopardized Sharp's way to number one spot on Sunday with the TV Makers barely surviving, 115-110 as Condura Cup/BUS Group 2nd invitational tournament ends its elimination round at Po Hang gym of Bacolod Tay Tung High School.

Pushed to the brink of losing and getting entangled in a triple-tie with Negros Basketball Group and Deding's Eatery, Sharp relied on Hermi Derwill's 42 points and Bert Celis' 24 markers to repulse Coach Rey Salido's would-be spoilers.

Postscripts to the Philippine Malditas’ AFC Women’s Cup Qualifiers

THE Philippine Women’s football team, also known as the Malditas, failed in its bid to qualify for next year’s AFC Women’s Cup finals but it definitely made a big impact in terms of the achievements in its three games for the Group B matches last week held at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Bangladesh.

Medvil-Davao plays NoCot

MEDVIL Football Club of Davao City collides with North Cotabato Football Association (Nocofa) at 8:30 a.m. today (Tuesday) in the semi-finals of the ongoing Philippine Football Federation-Suzuki Cup Under-23 National Cup at the Perdices Memorial Coliseum in Dumaguete City.

Leon Garcia marks third win

BARANGAY Leon Garcia beat Barangay Wilfredo Aquino 1 in a close win at 56-60 on Monday at the Sarphil Subdivision court.

Leon Garcia remains at the top of their bracket with a clean record of 3-0, clinching a spot in the tournament's semifinals.

SBC declares Bowler of the Month

DODONG Berondo, who scored 237 points, was declared champion in the class A division of the Sunday Bowlers Club Bowler of the Month held last May 26 at Fairlanes.

On second place was Jojo Gonzaga with 232 points and Tata Gorgonio, who garnered 217, placed third.

Preparation is key

PREPARATION and strategy are always the keys to a victory in any fight.

ALA Gym head coach Edito Villamor has already devised a game plan, while Milan Melindo has been working extra hard in the gym ahead of his world title fight two months from now.

Apolinario gets another title shot

JOHN Mark Apolinario earns another world title shot as he challenges World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion Koki Kameda in Tokyo, Japan on July 23.

After back-to-back world title fights, Apolinario has been given another opportunity to finally bring home a coveted crown back to the Philippines. But it won’t be an easy task because Kameda is one of the best at 118 pounds.

Santos beats Cebuanas

ALEXIE Santos knocked off three rivals, including two top-seeded Cebuanas, to sweep three titles in the Palawan Pawnshop age-group tennis circuit presented by Babolat at the Mactan Island Lawn and Airbase Tennis Courts in Cebu over the weekend.

Santos, one of the rising stars from talent-rich Puerto Princesa, Palawan, toppled Cebu’s Zethley Alferez twice to win the Girls 14-Under and 16-Under titles.

Pages: Adversity dribbles inside LeBron’s heart

WALT Disney once said, “All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”

The man who created Mickey Mouse and Disneyland and Lion Kingmay as well be talking about LeBron James.

Is it goodbye for Memphis? ‘Heat’ is on

DID Memphis blow an 18-point bubble, or did San Antonio wipe out an 18-point deficit?

I say, Memphis blew it away.

Villaflor: Robben’s redemption

MOMENTS before kickoff, the camera zoomed in on Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben, who was standing at the mouth of the tunnel along with the rest of the players waiting to march on to the field for all-German Champions League final.

Mendoza brothers win The View golf

BROTHERS Marvin and Marco Mendoza and the tandem of Wilky Lim and Mitchell Dy won the top honors in The View Invitational 2013, which ended Sunday at the par-72 Alta Vista Golf and Country Club in Pardo, Cebu City.

The Mendoza brothers bagged the lowest gross honors in this annual member-guest tournament while Lim and Dy ran away with the lowest net honors.

E-League season 9 opens

THE E-League will open its 9th season on June 2 with another exciting basketball competition for Cebu-based business process outscoring employees at the City Sports Club-Cebu gym.

CSCC Sports and Games manager Rey Fuentes, the lead organizer of the tournament, announced that there will be 16 teams vying for the title in the six-month-long tournament.

Gilas gets un-invited in Jones Cup

THE growing tension between the Philippines and Taiwan has affected workers, students and now, the sports sector.

The Jones Cup defending champions Gilas Pilipinas has been “un-invited” by the organizers of the tournament, which will be held in Chinese-Taipei.

San Marino, Landmaster fight for life

SAN Marino Corned Tuna and Cebu Landmasters battle for the final championship slot of the Enervon-Cesafi Partner’s Cup 2013 Basketball tournament at the Cebu Coliseum today.

The knockout game between the San Marino/CIT-U and Cebu Landmasters-USC is scheduled at 5:45 p.m. following the non- bearing game between the defending champions Prime Asia Lending and Gaisano Capital South at 4 p.m.

Lakays seeks redemption in One FC

BOUNCE back.

This seems to be the reminder of Team Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao to his five wards who will square off against foreign fighters in the upcoming One Fighting Championship (One FC) event slated May 31 at the MOA Arena.

Pagara retains belt

JASON Pagara may not be ready to fight for a world title just yet, but he showed signs of promise in his hard-fought 12-round unanimous decision victory over tough Mexican Aaron Herrera last Saturday night at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino.

Slaughter, Fajardo team up for the 1st time in Gilas

CEBUANO centers and Gilas Pilipinas pool members Gregg Slaughter and June Mar Fajardo are enjoying their time as teammates of the national team years after leading their schools against each other in Cebu.

The 7’ Greg Slaughter led the University of the Visayas Green Lancers and won a couple of titles against the 6’10” Fajardo of the University of Cebu Webmasters during their time at the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc.

GM Bitoon suffers third straight loss in Pacquiao Cup

LUCK has totally left Cebuano GM Richard Bitoon’s side as he suffered his third straight loss, pushing him back to 37th place.

Bitoon (2410) lost for the third time, this time to Chinese IM Yunguo Wan (2509), in the $100,000 Manny Pacquiao Cup – Asian Continental Open and Women’s Open Chess Championships in Pasay City.

Limpag: An open letter to Gov. Davide

WHAT'S up, Gov? How are you doing these days? I know you are busy preparing for your June 30 takeover of the provincial seat, and I hope you get that much needed rest before June 30, when you become the third person to sit as governor of Cebu in 12 days.

QCU rules Interclub

CEBU Queen City United clobbered San Roque Rehab, 5-0, to rule the men’s open of the 13th Cebu Interclub Football Cup yesterday at the Cebu City Sports Center.

The game opened with an exchange of attacks between the two teams with Ariel Cahilig of CQCU shooting wide in the first minute, while San Roque’s Epifanio Ynot hit the post in the third minute.

SJI Baby Falcons bag 10U, 12 U crowns

ST. JOHN’S Institute (SJI) added another first in its glorious history by becoming the 1st Condura-Basketball Coaches Association of Negros "Developmental" League double champions.

The Baby Falcons were too much for St. Benilde School (SBS) to handle, as the fundamentally-sound Johnians played for fun against an outclassed adversary in an anticlimactic 69-36 victory in the 10-Under division.

Lady Spartans, Tamaraws advance to volley finals

THE Soccsksargen County Hospital (SCH) Lady Spartans and the Southern Philippines Medical Center Tamaraws advanced to the volleyball finals in the Instatech Inter-Hospital Tournament at the Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) Matina campus.

The Lady Spartans grabbed the first semifinal slot when they rallied from an opening set loss to beat the Davao Regional Hospital Heats, 22-25, 25-12, 25-9.

TokHang Cup resumes today

THE four teams of brackets one and three are set to play today, Monday, when the Tok-Hang Cup Basketball Tournament resumes.

The teams in Bracket One will all be playing in the morning games to be held at Sarphil Subdivision covered court.

Knocking on their innocence: Tok-Hang Cup

OPLAN Tokhang grabbed the headlines earlier this year, as it was a fresh take on dealing with the drug problem the city faced. Short for “tuktok hangyo,” Davao City Police Office (DCPO) Police Senior Superintendent Ronald M. dela Rosa himself went around barangays to personally meet suspects linked with the drug trade in the city, and pleaded with them to end their involvement in the illegal activities.

Cebu begins hunt in PNG

THE Cebu City Sports Commission delegation has arrived in Manila for the Philippine Olympic Committee-Philippine Sports Commission Philippine National Games.

PSC beach volleyball consultant Eric Lecain said he was amazed by the number of participants in this year’s multi-event competition, which has 46 events.

QCU faces San Roque

CEBU Queen City United (CQCU) dethroned two-time champion Hirsohi FC, 2-0, in the 13th Cebu Interclub Football Cup, setting up an exciting finals match at the Cebu City Sports Center today.

The second semifinals featured an intense match between the league’s top contenders until Jade Paghubasan broke the deadlock in the 46th minute to give CQCU the upper hand in the match,1-0.

Frenz-Malaysia routs Global FC in Asean tourney

GLOBAL FC 15-Under team lost to the visiting Frenz Malaysia- B, 3-0, in its debut in the Football Association of Malaysia- Frenz U-15 Asean Champions Trophy yesterday at the Cebu City Sports Center.

Ten minutes after Sebastian Patangan’s shot off a miss by Major Dean Ebarle was disallowed for offside, the visitors took the lead on a solo effort by Masir Lansing, who beat keeper Harel Dayan.

Two teams share lead after 3rd round in The View

TWO teams share the provisional lead after the third day of The View Invitational 2013 at Alta Vista Golf and Country Club.

Brothers Marvin and Marco Mendoza combined for 152 points after 36 holes, while Alvin Suarez and Baltaire Balangauan had the same aggregate to share the top spot at press time.

Pages: Basti Lacson’s Europe to Africa swim

LAST Thursday, I wrote about Sebastian Lacson. He’s a young man, only 42, who’s achieved success in every step of life — including sports.

Back in college at the Ateneo, he was captain of the Blue Eagles basketball team. While taking his MBA in Spain, he finished the Barcelona Marathon in 3:56. But these cannot compare to what he achieved in October 1996.