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===Sports=== [[File:Mall_of_Asia_Arena_2019.jpg|thumb|A [[2019 Southeast Asian Games]] basketball game held at the [[Mall of Asia Arena]].]] The National Capital Region is the home to the headquarters of the [[ASEAN Basketball League]], [[Baseball Philippines]], [[Philippine Basketball Association]], [[Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League]], [[Philippine Super Liga]], [[Premier Volleyball League|Shakey's V-League]] and the [[Philippines Football League]]. Collegiate leagues based in the National Capital Region are the [[Colleges and Universities Sports Association]], [[National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities]], [[National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines)|National Collegiate Athletic Association]], [[National Capital Region Athletic Association]], [[State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association]], [[Universities and Colleges Athletic Association]], [[University Athletic Association of the Philippines]], [[Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association]], [[Men's National Collegiate Athletic Association]] and [[University of Makati]]'s [[Association of Local Colleges and Universities]]. Two national sports complex is located in the region, the [[Rizal Memorial Sports Complex]] and the [[PhilSports Complex]]. The [[Wack Wack Golf and Country Club]] has hosted major tournaments such as the [[Philippine Open (golf)|Philippine Open]] and the [[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]]. Prominent sporting venues in Metro Manila include the [[Smart Araneta Coliseum]], [[Mall of Asia Arena]], [[Filoil Flying V Arena]] and the [[Cuneta Astrodome]]. The [[Greater Manila Area]] is also home to the [[Philippine Arena]], the [[List of indoor arenas by capacity|world's largest indoor arena]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Newcomb |first=Tim |date=August 31, 2011 |title=Building Bigger: World's Largest Indoor Arena Set for the Philippines |url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/31/building-bigger-world%E2%80%99s-largest-indoor-arena-set-for-the-philippines/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626194634/http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/31/building-bigger-world%E2%80%99s-largest-indoor-arena-set-for-the-philippines/ |archive-date=June 26, 2013 |access-date=July 8, 2013}}</ref> It is located in [[Bocaue]], Bulacan and it has a maximum capacity of 55,000 people.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 10, 2014 |title=Hanwha E&C Completes World's Largest Indoor Arena Construction in the Philippines |publisher=The Korea Bizwire |url=http://koreabizwire.com/hanwha-ec-completes-worlds-largest-indoor-arena-construction-in-the-philippines/11706 |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145220/http://koreabizwire.com/hanwha-ec-completes-worlds-largest-indoor-arena-construction-in-the-philippines/11706 |archive-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> Metro Manila's, and in general the country's main sport is [[basketball]]. Another popular sport in the city are cue sports, and billiard halls are found in many places. [[Baseball]], [[volleyball]], [[association football|football]] and [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] are also widely played sports. The region has been the champion of the [[Palarong Pambansa]] for 13 straight years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 9, 2015 |title=NCR extends Palaro reign to 13 years |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |url=http://sports.inquirer.net/181175/ncr-extends-palaro-reign-to-13-years |url-status=live |access-date=May 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518212611/http://sports.inquirer.net/181175/ncr-extends-palaro-reign-to-13-years |archive-date=May 18, 2015}}</ref> [[Manila Storm]] are a rugby league team training out of [[Rizal Park]] (Luneta Park) and playing home matches at the Southern Plains Field, [[Calamba, Laguna]]. The Metro Manila area is also home to a number of [[rugby union]] teams such as the Alabang Eagles, Makati Mavericks, [[Manila Nomads Sports Club]] and the Manila Hapons.
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