ALLAN THE MAN

Gilas Pilipinas will have to refocus its goals in future international campaigns, according to Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao.

Guiao, who has coached the national team back in 2009, said Gilas must strive to become the best team in Asia first before getting excited about conquering the world.

Daniel Caluag gave the country its first gold medal in the 17th Asian Games. Caluag met expectations on Wednesday when he ruled the men’s BMX race at the Ganghwa Asiad BMX Track located about two hours away from this Korean city to end the Philippines' gold medal drought in this year’s edition of the Asiad. 

Despite missing UCI-sanctioned events this year to concentrate on his studies, the London Olympian maintained his excellent form for the Asiad. 

The Philippine national men’s basketball fell to Asian powerhouse China, 78-71, to slip down the 5th to 8th place classification round of the 2014 Asian Games basketball tournament on Monday in Incheon, Korea.

Gilas Pilipinas came back from 19 points down to come to within four in the final period but could not stop a late 8-0 run for China that sealed the contest.

Gilas Pilipinas 12-man roster to 2014 Asian Games are: Jimmy Alapag, LA Tenorio, Paul Lee, Gary David, Jeff Chan, Jared Dillinger, Gabe Norwood, Ranidel De Ocampo, Marc Pingris, Japeth Aguilar, June Mar Fajardo & Marcus Douthit 

Filipina volleyball star Rachelle Anne Daquis was delighted to receive positive feedback and good reviews after she made her debut appearance on the cover of local men's magazine, FHM Philippines.

Daquis, a UAAP champion with Far Eastern University (FEU), finally agreed to appear on the cover of FHM, and made her debut on the magazine's October 2014 issue.

National team head coach Chot Reyes took the blame for Gilas Pilipinas' heartbreaking loss to South Korea in the 2014 Asian Games, which severely dented its chances of winning a medal.

Gilas squandered a 16-point lead and were torched by Tae-Jong Moon for 38 points as they lost, 95-97. It was their third consecutive defeat in the competition.

There was a goofy sequence on Sunday with 11 seconds left in Gilas Pilipinas' game against Kazakhstan, when Marcus Douthit tried to score on his own basket after an inbound pass from Jimmy Alapag.

But the referees waved off Douthit's basket for Kazakhstan, instead calling a violation and calling a violation on Gilas.