(Eagle News)— Rogen Ladon bagged the Philippines’ second silver in the 2018 Asian Games after competing in the Men’s Boxing 52-kilogram tournament on Saturday, Sept. 1. The Philippine Sports Commission made the announcement in a Tweet. Ladon, who swept to the finals round after a unanimuos decision victory against Thailand’s Yuttapong Tongdee, fell, however, to Uzbekistan’s Jasurbek Latipov in the final match, with a 3-1 score. With his silver-medal finish, the Philippines now has four gold medals, […]
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PHL opens Asiad stint with dominant win over Kazakhstan
(Eagle News) — The Philippines crushed Kazakhstan, 96-59, in its opening match in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia on Thursday, Aug. 16. This was even without NBA player Jordan Clarkson, who arrived in Jakarta on the same day. It was Stanley Pringle who led the scoring parade for the Filipinos, with 18 points. Christian Standhardinger scored 15, and James Yap, 12. Paul Lee contributed 10 points, and Chris Tiu nine. The Philippines will face […]





