Petro Gaz Angels is the new queen of the PVL after being selected as champion at the Filipino Full Text Conference.
In the PBA, the league celebrated the Golden Year by adding new members led by “The Bull” to its biggest list. In the NBA, Wild Postseason races in the West have finally settled.
Meanwhile, the sense of tennis in the Philippines is Alex Ela, whose campaign at Clay is underway, feeding the challenges faced when applying for a visa to compete in international tournaments. Speaking of campaigns, the Adamson Super Rookie Shaina Nitura is in a unique UAAP women’s volleyball season.
Here is a summary of the inquiry sports for last week’s news from April 7th to 14th.
PVL: Petro Gazz dethrones Creamline To First All-Filipino Crown
Petro Gazz Angels celebrates the PVL All-Filipino Conference Championship after abdicates the cool smasher from the Cream Line. –Marlo Cueto/Inquirer.net
From challengers to champions.
The Petrogaz Angels finally cut the tag as a contender for the finale, forcing the cool smashers of the Cream Line to abandon the throne with a 25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 25-19 victory in Game 3 of the PVL All-Philipino Conference Finals on Saturday night.
Jonah Sabete fired a stinging cross-court hit at match points, finishing years of frustration as the Angels quenched their thirst for the trophies they had finally escaped multiple times.
Nelson Asaytono, famous snub finally becomes the largest list of PBAs
PBA legendary Nelson “The Bull” Asaytono is part of the league’s biggest list during the 50th anniversary galanite. –Marlo Cueto/Inquirer.net
Of all the players added to the Philippine Basketball Association’s biggest stars list, none of them were more inexplicable than Nelson Asightno.
The committee was tasked with adding another 10 names to make the number of members on the PBA’s largest list 50 along the league’s golden anniversary, and completed that list on Wednesday.
Asaytono, snabbed among the first 25 people induced in 2000, was also removed from the 15 players list, which was added to the 2015 league 40th anniversary.
Alex Ela launches visa assignments with her Philippine passport
Alex Ira (PHL) responds after scoring points with Jessica Pegra (USA) (not pictured) in the women’s singles semi-finals on the 10th day of Hard Rock Stadium’s Miami Open. Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
Philippine tennis star Alex Ira has confirmed that holding a Philippine passport poses challenges when applying for a visa to compete in international tournaments.
Since joining Rafanadal Academy, Ira, based in Mallorca, Spain, shared that securing travel documents for visa requirements, especially for last-minute tennis tournaments, is part of her struggle as a Filipino athlete. According to the Henry Passport Index, the Philippines passport ranks 75th in terms of travel freedom as of January.
NBA: Stack West finally sorts out the playoff brackets on the last day
Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawi Leonard (2) moves the ball while the Golden State Warriors defend Draymond Green (23) with a forward forward forward forward on Sunday, April 13, 2025, during overtime at an NBA basketball game in San Francisco. (AP Photo/godofredo A. Vasquez)
It entered Sunday when the team played their 82nd game, and the NBA Eastern Conference seeds have already been decided. However, to the west, only the top three species (Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14), the Houston Rockets (52-30), and the Los Angeles Lakers (50-32)) were trapped in the seeds.
The Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors were unable to unleash a chaotic race for the NBA Western Conference playoff seed in restrictions on Sunday’s regular season finale.
The Clippers (50-32) won 124-119 in overtime in San Francisco, securing the fifth seed and playoff series against the fourth Denver Nugget (50-32), which begins on April 19th, earning April 19th. at Tuesday’s NBA Play-In Tournament in San Francisco. The winner will be the seed in West 7th place in the playoffs.
Shaina Nitura defeats another UAAP record with FEU victory at Adamson
Adamson Rookie Shaina Nitura is currently playing against the FEU in UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball.
Adamson star Shaina Nitura was clearly handling what she accomplished after the Lady Falcons won at Far Eastern University in the UAAP Season 87 Women’s Volleyball Tournament.
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The record-breaking rookie joined it again on Saturday, reaching another milestone by scoring the most points in a season with 14-25, 29-27, 25-22 and 25-22 wins.
Nitura hit 314 season points total. This is two more than the previous record held by Alyssa Valdes of the Ateneo Blue Eagles in Season 77.
Lead Up: Games to Watch This Week
- Alex Eala from Oeiras Ladies Open
- Tips for the NBA Play-In Tournament on Wednesday, April 16th
- PBA PH Cup – SMB vs MAG (Wednesday, April 16th, 7:30pm)
