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Fiba’s “Era of Asia” strategy depends on 2023 World Cup hosts stepping up
The Philippines, Indonesia and Japan have taken over from China hosting duties for the 2023 Fiba World Cup
Hoop Dreams
After the damage of superstorm Yolanda last year, the Philippines is hoping to use basketball as a vehicle to get the country back up on its feet.
Larger than Life
Owned by religious group the Iglesia ni Cristo, the 50,000-seater multi-use Philippine Arena opened its doors in July. Could it be transformational for sports hosting in the influential south-east Asian country? Elisha Chauhan finds out.
SEA Games 2019 organisers claim victory after closing ceremony
The 30th Southeast Asian Games ended yesterday with a closing ceremony at the 20,000-seater, purpose-built New Clark City Athletics Stadium
Shopee-Ronaldo campaign among the winners at SPIA Asia 2019
The SportQuake agency's campaign for Asian e-commerce platform Shopee featuring a dancing Cristiano Ronaldo was among the winners at the SPIA Asia 2019 sports industry awards on Tuesday night in Manila
Typhoon Kammuri halts nearly half of SEA Games events
Organisers of the ongoing Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines were forced to suspend almost half the events scheduled for yesterday (Tuesday), due to Typhoon Kammuri
Typhoon Kammuri forces cancellation, reschedule of SEA Games events
A powerful typhoon coming in from the Pacific Ocean has forced organisers to cancel or reschedule some Southeast Asian Games events, shortly before Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte and boxing star Manny…