Hidada clinched at least a tie for the fourth semifinal berth in the Inter-Company Bonafide Division with a 96-71 victory over Almarai at the weekend in the 2012 Boy Teves Basketball Tournament organized by by Overseas Filipino Basketball League (OFBL) at the Time-out Sports Academy on Television Street, Ghulail District on the outskirts of Jeddah.
It was Hidada’s fourth win in seven games in a tie for third and fourth with Almarai. Rabya, a 64-62 winner over GCT and with a game in hand, leads the division on 5-1 with GCT on 5-2 in the tournament sponsored by Al-Zugbi Sports Tailoring, Amaia Land and Art’s Cuisine.
Tropapips are poised to become the waiting finalist in the Inter-Commercial B after notching their fifth straight victory, 82-73 over V-Cool. Their last game, which they are expected to win, against lowly Jica is nothing but a formality in their march to the final.
Best Player Jay-r Carbonel scored 29 points while dominating both boards at the vanguard of Hidada which played high intensity basketball all the way.
Minoza scored 20 points while Lacson and Yanoc combined for 21 points for Hidada whose coach Jhone Christopher Acas said “the boys were working so hard during our practices. Winning four straight after losing the first three games will boost their confidence especially we are in the last stage of the eliminations of the tournament.”
Compass Ocean Logistics eliminated Nesma with an 80-62 victory in their match.
Julia again took charge for Compass hitting 23 points. Early in the first half both teams really played well but in the third quarter Julia and Cartagena hit their strides eluding their defenders for drives to the basket and hitting midrange jumpers. Padernal had 13 and Ramos 12 for Compass.
Paul Taguba had another good game for Tropapips scoring 22 points and grabbing Best Player honors. Veteran Edwin Gadingan added 18 points and Dorado 16 for Tropapips.
Rabya’s Salud was named Best Player of the game with 19 points.
In other games, BHBC showed no mercy in a 91-68 massacre of Jica while G4S downed Jollibee 67-61.
The scores:
Hidada (96) Carbonel 29, Minoza 20, Pasculado 14, Lacson 11, Yanoc 10, Yasser 4, Conchas 4, Taneo 4
Almarai (71) Regondola 13, Trinidad 11, Bermillo 10, Gutierrez 10, Mc Tito 8, Valencia 5, Caga 5, Omictin 4, Gaciles 3, Inieto 2
Compass (80) Julia 23, Cartagena 19, Padernal 13, Ramos 12, Sarangay 5, Guevarra 4, Aquino 2, Sumikiab 2
Nesma (62) Pattad 16, Mercado 14, Tobeo 9, Lusong 8, Villanueva 5, Sales 4, Enriquez 3, Querobin 3
Tropapips (82) Taguba 22, Gadingan 18, Dorado 16, Mercado 10, Delacruz 5, Mohammad 5, Baluyot 3, Agustin 2, Perez 1
V-Cool (73) Caberte 19, Malit 10, Tobeo 10, Dhen 9, Martin 7, Diaz 7, Layosa 6, Taguillao 5
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Hidada, Tropapips score key victories in OFBL
Hidada, Tropapips score key victories in OFBL
Sabalenka debuts engagement ring during Indian Wells win
- World number one sported the striking oval-cut diamond ring for the first time in competition after getting engaged to Georgios Frangulis late on Tuesday
INDIAN WELLS, California: Aryna Sabalenka’s performance in a 6-4 6-2 second-round win over Japan’s Himeno Sakatsume was not the only thing that dazzled at Indian Wells on Friday, with the world number one also showing off her shiny new engagement ring.
The 27-year-old sported the striking oval-cut diamond ring for the first time in competition after getting engaged to Georgios Frangulis late on Tuesday.
“It feels super comfortable and shiny,” she told reporters.
“We double-checked if there was a possibility to lose the diamond, and there was none. I was pretty confident wearing it, hoping it might even distract my opponent.”
Sabalenka, who has made the final of the WTA 1000 event twice in the last three years, said that while the proposal came as a complete surprise to her, the entire team was in on the engagement secret.
“I saw Georgios and I was crying half of the time, because I thought that I looked ugly, not prepared, and this is such a beautiful moment,” she said.
“I stopped everything, and I asked the videographer and the photographer to make sure that my face was not (in the pictures), just the ring, and side views and from the back, just so you guys wouldn’t be shocked by the way I looked.
“But it was a beautiful moment.”
Sabalenka was asked what she has learned about Frangulis, the CEO of global health-food brand OakBerry, and what he has learned about her since they began dating in 2024.
“What I have learned about him? He likes Oakberry a lot,” the four-times Grand Slam champion said. “What he has learned about me? That I’m crazy,” she added with a laugh.
The 27-year-old sported the striking oval-cut diamond ring for the first time in competition after getting engaged to Georgios Frangulis late on Tuesday.
“It feels super comfortable and shiny,” she told reporters.
“We double-checked if there was a possibility to lose the diamond, and there was none. I was pretty confident wearing it, hoping it might even distract my opponent.”
Sabalenka, who has made the final of the WTA 1000 event twice in the last three years, said that while the proposal came as a complete surprise to her, the entire team was in on the engagement secret.
“I saw Georgios and I was crying half of the time, because I thought that I looked ugly, not prepared, and this is such a beautiful moment,” she said.
“I stopped everything, and I asked the videographer and the photographer to make sure that my face was not (in the pictures), just the ring, and side views and from the back, just so you guys wouldn’t be shocked by the way I looked.
“But it was a beautiful moment.”
Sabalenka was asked what she has learned about Frangulis, the CEO of global health-food brand OakBerry, and what he has learned about her since they began dating in 2024.
“What I have learned about him? He likes Oakberry a lot,” the four-times Grand Slam champion said. “What he has learned about me? That I’m crazy,” she added with a laugh.
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