Phil Younghusband says they'll celebrate more when they win in bigger games

It's all business for Striker Phil Younghusband of the Loyola Meralco Sparks whenever he steps on the pitch.
(Photo by Roy Afable)

Last November 19, the Loyola Meralco Sparks officially booked a ticket to the Quarterfinals Stage in the 2013 UFL Cup. The Boys in Orange clearly beat the crap out of Cimarron FC lead by one Phil Younghusband. Albeit scoring a hat trick in that particular game, it's just another day in the office for the Sparks' Striker.

UFL Revert Back To Original Bracketing Format

Loyola Meralco Sparks will take on Global FC in the Quarterfinals Stage of the 2013 UFL Cup.
(Photo by Roy Afable)

The UFL will be reverting back to the orignal bracketing format of the knockout rounds that was revised prior to the start of the Round of 16, as decided by the Technical Committee last night. Although the Tech Comm admits the initial format is flawed, as the top seeds immediately face each other in the quarterfinals, it was agreed that changing the format midway through the competition would be an unhealthy precedent to set for future competitions. The committee accepts that it was an oversight in their part not to have altered the format before the start of the competition, and has vowed to be more diligent in ensuring similar problems will no longer arise in the future.

Green Archers and Global Clinch Last Quarterfinal Spots

The Green Archers United celebrate after the goal by Floriano Pasilan jr. in their win
against Manila Jeepney FC 6-2 on Tuesday, November 21.
(Photo by Roy Afable)

The Round of 16 was wrapped up on Thursday night, as Green Archers United and Global FC booked their spots in the Quarterfinals. Unlike Tuesday, there weren't to be any shocks, with both higher seeded clubs going through quite comfortably.

UFL Cup Round of 16: Air Force Shocks Kaya FC, Loyola Thrash Cimarron FC

Loyola Meralco Sparks Striker Phil Younghusband was instrumental in their 10-nil
beating of Cimarron FC on Tuesday, November 19.
(Photo by Roy Afable)

The UFL Cup is no stranger to dramatic upsets, and on Tuesday night another one was served in extra-time, much to the pain of Kaya FC. Newly relegated Philippine Air Force were extremely undermanned heading into the match, missing five key players who were suspended after their involvement in a fracas in their final group game against Stallion. Despite the odds stacked heavily against them, the Airmen battled heroically to earn one of the sweetest victories in their storied history.

Ten Jr. NBA All Stars take LA by storm; Play against LA varsity team, shoot around at Staples Center

LA Lakers Guard Kobe Bryant chats with one of the Jr. NBA Philippines All-Stars.
(Image courtesy of NBA Asia)

Ten young basketball players are now enjoying their reward in Los Angeles, USA for coming out on top of the heap of this year’s Jr. NBA Philippines 2013 presented by Alaska last April.

Samuel Abuhijleh of the San Beda Red Cubs, Vince Ferrer of the UST Baby Tigers, younger brother of Growling Tiger Kevin Ferrer; Miguel Fortuna of De La Salle Zobel and kid brother of UST alumnus Jeric Fortuna; Marco Sario also of DLSZ, Gian Mamuyac of the Ateneo Blue Eaglets, Ricci Rivero of La Salle Greenhills, Tyler Tio of Xavier School, Pawandeep Singh of Systems Plus School, Pampanga, Anthony Sistoza of General Santos City and Mahloney Tarranza of Davao are in Los Angeles for their NBA experience – watched an NBA game live, visited Universal Studios, played friendly games with counterpart junior teams in LA, went on city tours and shopping, shopping, shopping.

Gretchen Ho hopes Volleyball Jersey Auction for a Cause will be a success

Petron Blaze Spiker Gretchen Ho is one of the organizers of Volleyball Jersey Auction for a Cause
to raise funds for victims of Typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban city.
(Photo by Roy Afable)

About a week ago, the Philippines was hit by strongest typhoon ever recorded in history and the most affected part of the country was in the Visayas Region. Gretchen Ho with Petron Blaze Spikers teammates Kara Acevedo, Karla Bello, Dzi Gervacio and Steph Mercado thought of a way to help the victims of Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan particularly in Tacloban city.

Volleyball updates

Libero Jheck Dionela in her first game for Cignal HD Spikers at the Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix.
(Photo by Roy Afable)

Hi all! Since the UAAP Season 76 and NCAA Season 89 Volleyball games are fast approaching, I'ma be posting a lot of exclusive stories and then some on Air Tsinelas before they all start. I'm also covering the Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix so there will be stuff on that as well.

First off, my apologies for posting just a handful of content on this blog. Rest assured that Air Tsinelas will be active in posting the latest stuff happening in Sports today. I'm very much excited to bring y'all the great Sports stuff so stay tuned for more.

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Roy Afable
Founder
Air Tsinelas Sports Blog