Team Dedication bagged a 98-89 win over Team Passion to give coach Dylan Ababou a victory over coach Paul Desiderio in the 2019 Chooks-to-Go NBTC Division 2 All-Star Game Saturday at SM Mall of Asia Arena. Mctroi Crisostomo of Holy Trinity College-General Santos topscored for Team Dedication with 17 points while also grabbing six rebounds. He earned Most Outstanding Player honors in one of the showpiece events of the national championship for high school. "Improve every day, hone your skills, listen more, keep learning, mag-aral nang mag-aral,” he went on, sharing his advice to the Division 2 standouts. Crisostomo shot a blistering 7-for-12 from the field, including three triples. He was aggressive all game long and spearheaded the attack for his squad. "Masaya ako na siya coach ko kasi marami kaming natutunan sa kanila,” said Crisostomo. Team Dedication found its rhythm in the second half where it outscored Team Passion, 48-41. Along with Crisostomo, Top Flight … [Read more...] about News NBTC: Ababou’s Team Dedication tops Desiderio’s Team Passion
News PBA: Ginebra overcomes sluggish start to beat NLEX in Angeles City
Japeth Aguilar poured in 27 points to help Barangay Ginebra overcome a slow start against NLEX in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena in Angeles City, Pampanga Saturday night. The Gin Kings claimed a 105-96 win over the Road Warriors to beef up their bid for a top 2 finish in the eliminations. Aguilar shot 10-out-of-18 from the field aside from grabbing 8 rebounds. Ginebra now has 6 wins against 3 losses while snapping NLEX's 2-game streak. The Road Warriors dropped to 4-6. (More details to follow.) For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN Sports website. … [Read more...] about News PBA: Ginebra overcomes sluggish start to beat NLEX in Angeles City
Emotional Muslims return to Christchurch mosque as NZ works to move on
CHRISTCHURCH: Muslims held emotional prayers inside Christchurch’s main mosque on Saturday for the first time since a white supremacist massacred worshippers there, as New Zealand sought to return to normality after the tragedy. The Al Noor mosque had been taken over by police for investigations and security reasons after alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant gunned down Muslims gathered there and at a smaller mosque for Friday prayers on March 15, killing 50 people. Al Noor was handed back to the local Muslim community on Saturday and began allowing small groups onto its grounds around midday. “We are allowing 15 people at a time, just to get some normality,“ said Saiyad Hassen, a volunteer at Al Noor, adding that there were no plans yet to fully reopen. Among the first to enter was massacre survivor Vohra Mohammad Huzef, who said two of his roommates were killed and that he managed to live only by hiding under bodies. “I could feel the bullets hitting the people and … [Read more...] about Emotional Muslims return to Christchurch mosque as NZ works to move on
News NBTC: Mark Nonoy takes charge as Hustle tops Heart in All-Star Game
True to their name, Team Hustle out-hustled Team Heart, 94-86, in the 2019 Chooks-to-Go NBTC All-Star Game Saturday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Providing Team Hustle with much-needed veteran presence in the endgame were UST's Mark Nonoy who hit 16 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and FEU's RJ Abarrientos who got 13 markers and eight rebounds. The 5-foot-8 playmaker turned it on when it mattered most, scoring 14 straight points in the last four minutes of the showpiece event of the national championship. “Iba yung feeling kasi dati, pangarap ko lang makalaro sa ganitong arena tapos ngayon, na-award pa ako ng Most Outstanding Player,” he said about his inspired play. “Malaking tulong para sakin na mag-strive pa sa basketball kasi ito na yung buhay namin.” With the game neck-and-neck midway through the payoff period, Nonoy began his brilliant takeover with a go-ahead triple at the 4:09 mark for the 80-78 lead. After Kai Ballungay's layup knotted the … [Read more...] about News NBTC: Mark Nonoy takes charge as Hustle tops Heart in All-Star Game
England’s Hudson-Odoi shocked to make senior debut
REUTERS: England's Callum Hudson-Odoi was stunned to be given the chance to make a record-breaking England debut as a substitute in their 5-0 drubbing of the Czech Republic at Wembley on Friday.The Chelsea winger, who was initially supposed to join up with England's under-21s this week, was a late call-up to manager Gareth Southgate's senior squad after four players withdrew due to injury.Hudson-Odoi replaced hat-trick hero Raheem Sterling with 20 minutes to go in the European Championship qualifier, becoming the youngest player to make his England debut in a competitive match at 18 years 135 days."I couldn't believe it (when I was told to get ready)," Hudson-Odoi told Sky Sports. "I didn't think it was real. I was looking around the crowd and everybody looked happy."I didn't know what to do. I want to thank everybody for helping me get here."It was the first time in over 130 years that England featured two players aged 18 or younger, with Jadon Sancho also starting the … [Read more...] about England’s Hudson-Odoi shocked to make senior debut