Two-division world champion Marlon Tapales is getting all the help he can get from his fellow Filipinos ahead of the biggest and toughest fight of his boxing career.

Canada cruised to the 2023 FIBA World Cup semifinals after eliminating Luka Doncic and his Slovenia side, 100-89, in their knockout quarterfinals match on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Chot Reyes, the outgoing Gilas Pilipinas head coach, believes that player availability should be a point of focus for the national team program moving forward.

The Philippines won't be coming home empty handed as it eked out a 25-20, 25-17, 25-23 victory against Uzbekistan.

"That's probably the worst game I've ever played in my career," Dennis Schroder said on Wednesday.

Luka Doncic is in Manila and the Philippine crowd surely loves him.

Germany kept its immaculate run intact as it ended the dream run of debutant Latvia, 81-79, to book a semifinals ticket to the 2023 FIBA World Cup on Wednesday night at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Paolo Banchero said he was happy for Team USA to win against Italy.

The Dominican Republic basketball team's physiotherapist Bladimir Regalado passed away after helping the team during their campaign in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

Serbia and USA were the first two teams to punch their tickets to the 2023 FIBA World Cup semifinals after disposing of Lithuania and Italy in their respective quarterfinal matches on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Lakers added to their frontcourt on Tuesday, agreeing to a two-year deal with forward/center Christian Wood, ESPN and The Athletic reported.

"We will be back next summer," Italy's Nicolo Melli said after their 100-63 loss to the USA in on Tuesday.  

For head coach Steve Kerr, Team USA's win against Italy in the 2023 FIBA World Cup was the game where they had their 'best defensive effort' in the tournament.

Apparently, Austin Reaves has been trying to do a dunk in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.  

Mikal Bridges caught fire early as the United States put on a clinic, ripping Italy in a 100-63 blowout to advance to the semifinals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Austin Reaves again put on a show in Manila.

Their win against the United States may had been Lithuania's biggest accomplishment in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, but it's all in the past now as the European team got knocked out by a mighty Serbia squad in the quarterfinals.

It was not just an important win to advance to the semifinals, but it was a victory dedicated to their injured teammate Borisa Simanic.

Basketball legends Carmelo Anthony and Pau Gasol are coming to the Philippines for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, for which they both serve as global ambassadors.

In a battle of European teams, powerhouse Serbia prevailed as it eliminated erstwhile undefeated Lithuania, 87-68, to punch a ticket to the 2023 FIBA World Cup semifinals on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Eight teams are left vying for the Naismith Trophy and the race for the coveted prize will further intensify when the 2023 FIBA World Cup quarterfinal round opens curtains on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Two naturalized players and seven holdovers will lead Gilas Pilipinas when it competes in the Asian Games slated for September 23 in Hangzhou, China.

Here are the NBA players who are still playing in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

Luka Doncic and the Slovenia men's basketball team have landed in Manila on Monday for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

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Filipino Olympian and pole vaulter EJ Obiena bounced back on Sunday and ruled the ISTAF Berlin outdoor pole vault event in Germany. 

Former PBA players recently gathered at a major sports event organized by the Northern America Basketball Association (NABA) for the Filipino community in Northern America and Canada.

Hamed Haddadi, the only Iranian to play in the NBA, retired from international play at the age of 38 after his team was eliminated from the World Cup.

Canada eliminated champions Spain 88-85 in a thriller in Jakarta on Sunday to book their place in the FIBA Basketball World Cup quarterfinals in Jakarta.

Former ONE strawweight world champion Joshua Pacio will fight for the first time since losing his title when he takes on Mansur Malachiev at ONE Fight Night 15 October 7 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Sacramento Kings signed veteran center JaVale McGee to a contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Kings on Saturday.

Lithuania stunned the United States in FIBA World Cup play on Sunday, but the Americans nonetheless earned a spot in the basketball tournament in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

It may have been a big win, but Lithuania limited its celebration after winning against the United States, 110-104, on Sunday in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

It was not the result that they would have wanted, but USA head coach Steve Kerr said he was happy with the experience the team had from their 110-104 loss to Lithuania.  

Russia and Belarus have been excluded from many sports events since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, though individual athletes have been allowed to compete under certain restrictions.

The erstwhile undefeated United States on Sunday fell to Lithuania, 110-104, in their second round face-off in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

Bogdan Bogdanovic was just too much to handle as Serbia manhandled Dominican Republic in a 112-79 beating to advance to the 2023 FIBA World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday.