SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: FIL AM BBOY BAILEY MUNOZ IS AMERICA'S FAVORITE DANCER!

A Filipino - American BBoy is this year's America's Favorite Dancer! After 16 weeks of auditions and competitions, the 16th season of the hit talent competition So You Think You Can Dance has crowned a new winner - FilAm BBoy Bailey Munoz.

Munoz officially became the first BBoy to become the winner of the show. He also made it back to back wins for the FilAms - after Hannahlei Cabanilla won last year.

Munoz, who was born in the Bay Area but grew and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, won over his show dance partner - Mariah Russel, Gino Cosculluela and Sophie Pittman in the show's live finale last September 16.

Munoz has been a strong contender all throughout the competition and has adapted to partner dances and the different genres as weeks in the competition progressed. Standing only 5 feet tall, Munoz stood tall as the season winner.

Congratulations Bailey and we are proud of you!

VOLLEYBALL: PHILIPPINE LINE UP FOR THE SEA GRAND PRIX REVEALED

The Philippine Team pool for the Southeast Asian Grand Prix has been announced by the Larong Volleyball ng Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI). The team will be composed of a mixture of veterans and young talents both from the 2 semi-professional leagues - Pilipinas Superliga and Philippine Volleyball League.

The team is composed of the following players:

Kath Arado - Generika Ayala
Majoy Baron - F2 Logistics
Roselyn Doria - Dignal HD
Jovelyn Gonzaga - Pacific Town Army / Cignal HD
Eya Laure - Foton Tornadoes
Dawn Macandili - F2 Logistics
Maddie Madayag - Choco Mucho
Aiza Maizo-Pontillas - Petron
Aby Marano - F2 Logistics
Kalei Mau - F2 Logistics
Ces Molina - Petron
Jia Morado - Creamline
Mylene Paat - Cignal HD
Alohi Rpbins-Hardy - Cignal HD
Iris Tolenada - Motolite
Alyssa Valdez - Creamline

The team will depart for Thailand for a training camp on September 7 and competition will start on September 20 in Bangkok.

2020 OLYMPICS: EJ OBIENA BECOMES THE FIRST FILIPINO TO QUALIFY TO THE 2020 OLYMPICS

The Philippines' quest for our first Olympic gold medal has begun.

Pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena just became the first Filipino athlete to qualify to the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.  EJ was able to qualify by clearing 5.81 meters in an athletic meet in Italy.

With this jump, EJ was again able to set a new Philippine national record, eclipsing the record he set earlier this year at 5.76 meters.

CNN Philippines' Sportsdesk posted in their Twitter account a video of Obiena's jump:

WATCH: Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena clears 5.81 meters in an athletics meet in Italy, making him the first Filipino to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics 👏🏽🇵🇭 https://t.co/wAKaxrZvLD pic.twitter.com/moNKNWpQIV

— CNN Philippines Sports Desk (@sportsdeskph) September 4, 2019

I hope this will be the start of the influx of athletes that would qualify to the Olympics. Laban Pilipinas!

UP FIGHTING MAROONS: LINE UP FOR UAAP SEASON 82 MEN'S BASKETBALL REVEALED

The line up of the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons for the UAAP Season 82 men's basketball competition has been revealed as posted in their social media pages.

Leading the Maroons are Season 81 MVP Bright Akhuetie and seniors Jun Manzo, Jerson Prado and the returning Noah Webb who skipped last season due to injury.

New faces for the Maroons are recruits from De La Salle University - Ricci Rivero and JBoy Gob and another prized recruit Kobe Paras, all of whom served residency last season. Also donning the maroon jersey this year is former CESAFI MVP Jaybie Mantilla, a one and done player who will be sharing the point guard duties with Manzo.

Holdovers are season 81 Mythical 5 member Juan Gomez de Liano and brother Javi Gomez de Liano, Janjan Jaboneta, Jaydee Tungcab, Will Gozum, James Spencer, David Murrel and Pio Longa.

Here are the players as posted in their official Twitter page:

WE ARE YOUR FIGHTING MAROONS!

The UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) IS ready to go all out in the men's basketball tournament of UAAP SEASON 82.

Let’s meet half of our UP Men’s Basketball Team for UAAP season 82. #UPFight #TeamAboveAll pic.twitter.com/acLN2urgLy

— UP Fighting Maroons (@upmbt) August 29, 2019

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— UP Fighting Maroons (@upmbt) August 29, 2019

WE ARE YOUR FIGHTING MAROONS!

The UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) IS ready to go all out in the men's basketball tournament of UAAP SEASON 82.

Let’s meet the boys who complete the UP Men’s Basketball Team for UAAP season 82. #UPFight #TeamAboveAll https://t.co/acLN2urgLy pic.twitter.com/G5ghg9jj6M

— UP Fighting Maroons (@upmbt) August 31, 2019

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— UP Fighting Maroons (@upmbt) August 31, 2019

The team will try to again reach the finals this season after their Cinderella run last season. This is definitely one of the strongest line ups that UP fielded since their last championship in 1986.

Good luck UP MBT! #UPFight

FIFA 2022 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS: AZKALS LINE UP FOR FIRST WINDOW REVEALED

The squad list for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying games has been revealed by the Philippine Football Federation in their social media pages.

The team is a mix of veterans, comebacking and new faces for the Philippine side. Of the players called up, only 5 are playing locally - all from Ceres Negros FC. 12 players are playing in Thailand and others are playing club football in other parts of the world.

The players called up as posted in the The Azkals Twitter page:

#SquadList #OneBlood 🇵🇭⚽️🐺 pic.twitter.com/F5vx7H3pYT

— The Philippine Azkals (@TheAzkalsPH) August 31, 2019

Also, on paper, Azkals has a new head coach - Serbian Goran Milojevic and former coach Scott Cooper is now an assistant team manager. But some sources on Twitter days that Cooper is still head coach but he still does not have the Pro license required that Milojevic has.

The Philippines will first face Syria in Panaad Stadium in Bacolod on September 5, 2019 and they will face Guam in Guam FA field on September 10, 2019.