Written by Akari Sports Staff | Photo from the Samahang Basketbol Ng Pilipinas THE Philippines capped its dominating campaign in the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers with an 88-62 rout of Indonesia at the STI West Negros University Gym in Bacolod City last Saturday. Riri Perez was solid in the clincher as the...Read More
Written by Akari Sports Staff | Photo from the Samahang Basketball Ng Pilipinas THE Philippines moved on the cusp of completing a FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers sweep after dismantling Thailand, 86-48, on Thursday night at the STI West Negros University Gym in Bacolod. It was the young Gilas women’s third consecutive win...Read More
Written by Akari Sports Staff | Photo from SBP THE Philippines cruised to its second straight victory in the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers with an 83-53 dismantling of Singapore on Wednesday night at the STI West Negros University Gym in Bacolod. The Akari-backed young Gilas women followed their dominant 93-42 win over...Read More
Written by Akari Sports Staff THE Philippines overpowered Vietnam, 93-42, for a winning start in the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers at the STI West Negros University Gym in Bacolod City on Tuesday night. UAAP Season 88 high school girls’ basketball MVP Riri Perez led the Akari-backed Gilas U18 women with 16 points,...Read More
Written by Akari Sports Staff VETERAN playmaker Gel Cayuna and middle blocker Jackie Acuña have been secured by Nxled ahead of the Premier Volleyball League season, the club announced Saturday afternoon. Both Cayuna and Acuña were part of Cignal squad that reached the All-Filipino Conference Finals last month, before the Super Spikers decided to take...Read More
Written by Akari Sports Staff BACOLOD CITY – Bacolod Tay Tung emerged as the champion of the Akari Cup after defeating La Salle-Zobel on Friday at the St. John’s Institute here. The Thunderbolts’ A-team completed an unbeaten run, winning all five of its matches in the three-day tournament that featured 20 teams from across the...Read More
Written by Akari Sports Staff A TOTAL of 20 teams across the country will compete in the Akari Cup Bacolod Leg Girls 15U tournament, which kicks off on Wednesday at the St. John’s Institute covered court in Bacolod City. The Akari Cup is part of a five-day grassroots volleyball initiative in Negros Occidental focused on...Read More
Written by Akari Sports Staff | Photo from The UAAP SOPHOMORE Shai Nitura made history, officially becoming Adamson’s first-ever UAAP women’s volleyball Season MVP. The 21-year-old outside spiker, who also won MVP and Finals MVP honors in the girls’ division in Season 86, was formally awarded before Game 2 of the UAAP Collegiate Women’s Volleyball...Read More
Written by Akari Sports Staff | Photo from The UAAP LA SALLE regained the UAAP women’s volleyball championship with an emphatic two-game Finals sweep of National University, capped by a workmanlike 25-22, 25-16, 25-16 win last night before 22,509 fans at the Mall of Asia Arena. The Lady Spikers completed a 16-0 campaign for their...Read More
Written by Akari Sports Staff | Photo from The UAAP LA SALLE brushed off slow starts in the first and third sets to pull off a 25-23, 25-18, 25-18 romp of National University and move closer to securing a 13th UAAP women’s volleyball title Wednesday before 15,056 fans at the Mall of Asia Arena. The...Read More
