ABS-CBN Sports+Action : The All New Sports Destination

ABS-CBN will be changing it’s Channel 23 programs and will be dedicated to all sports and action fans in the country.  Starting January 18, 2014, Channel 23 will be ABS-CBN Sports+Action TV.

The new channel will feature top local sports leagues like UAAP and international sports leagues like NBA and FIFA.  The ABS-CBN Sports+Action will also have the “News+” with Anthony Taberna for your daily dose of news and “The Score” with TJ Manotoc for views about the sports scene. You will also get to see action with entertainment shows like FPJ: Hari ng Aksyon, CSI and NCIS.

Filipino sports and action fans will truly enjoy this new channel.  I can’t wait to see my favorite NBA team play live on free TV and the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

Check out the different Sports Line Up for Sports+Action TV. Hopefully in the coming days, weeks or months, they will have a segment for, our all time favorite, running. And may be cycling, swimming and triathlon too!

Read more about this exciting sports and action from the press release below. Play Hard!

Press Release

ABS-CBN, “In The Service of the Filipino,” brings a free-to-air television channel to our Kapamilyas who not only watch and support their favorite teams and athletes, but analyze and play the games themselves. ABS-CBN Sports+Action goes hand-in-hand with the network’s cable TV, pay-per-view, and digital platforms to create a unique and engaging sports hub for Pinoy sports fans.

ABS-CBN Sports+Action will continue its coverage of the of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the Azkals, the highest-ranked Southeast Asian football club, Top Rank fights including champion Nonito Donaire, and ALA Boxing fighters’ bouts in “Pinoy Pride.”

Stand by for special coverages of the greatest global athletes in the sporting worlds’ biggest stages like the courts of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the octagons of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and football fields of 2014 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup.

ABS-CBN Sports+Action keeps you up-to-date with current events via “News +”, with Anthony “Tunying” Taberna breaking down the day’s biggest issues so viewers’ can understand how it affects their daily lives. Meanwhile, TJ Manotoc gives us “The Score”, in this 15-minute daily sports news program which tackles the biggest stories in sports.

Meanwhile, action thrill seekers get their fix reliving the memorable films of the “King of Philippine Movies,” Fernando Poe Jr. in “FPJ: Hari ng Aksyon.” ABS-CBN Sports+Action also debuts the explosive new series “The Ultimate Fighter: China” and “Zero Hours,” joining returning series “CSI,” “NCIS,” “Once Upon a Time,” and “WWE.”

Watch out for the drama, action, and excitement of sports on ABS-CBN Sports+Action Channel 23 beginning Saturday (January 18).

Basketbal : National Basketball Association (NBA),  University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), Philippine Collegiate Championship League (PCCL), FilOil Flying V

Boxing: Nonito Donaire, Top Rank, Pinoy Pride * ALA Boxing

Football: Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, Union of European Football Association (UEFA), Asian Football Confederation (AFC),  Philippine Peace Cup, Azkals, University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Football, Football Asia Magazine Show

Volleyball: University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Volleyball, Federation Internationale de Volleyball

Contact Sports: The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), The Ultimate Fighter, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Tennis: Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP),  University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Tennis, 2014 US Open

Golf: Masters, Tyder Cup, European Tour

Other  University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)  Games: Cheerdance, Baseball, Softball, Badminton