By MARK REY MONTEJO Alas Pilipinas men’s team was “luckily” grouped with North Africa and Middle East countries during the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship draw on Saturday evening, Sept. 14, at Solaire Grand Ballroom in Paraña...

By MARK REY MONTEJO Para swimmer Ernie Gawilan advanced to the final round of the men’s 400m-S7 event after topping his heat, a feat that lifted the country’s spirit for a first-ever podium finish in the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games at La Defense Arena ...

Carl Jammes Martin will be making his much awaited debut on American continent when he battles Mexican battle-tested Anthony Jimenez Salas in a non-title super bantamweight bout on Friday at Culican, Sinoloa, Mexico. The 25-year-old Lagawe, Ifugao warr...

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA     Alex Eala resumes her campaign in the Women’s Tennis Professionals (WTA) circuit when she competes in the Guadalajara 125 Open in Mexico starting Tuesday, Sept. 3. The 19-year-old Eala is scheduled to meet American Vi...

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe returned to the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the third straight year, beating Alexei Popyrin, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-3, on Sunday night, Sept. 1. The No. 20 seed will attempt to match the best Gran...

Creamline showcased its resilience and championship pedigree, overcoming a daunting nine-point deficit in the third set to secure a dramatic 25-16, 25-19, 31-29 victory over Choco Mucho late Saturday night in Pasay City. The thrilling match, played bef...

INDONESIA notched the much-needed bounce-back win as Alas Pilipinas suffered a double blow Saturday in the 2024 Southeast Asian Men’s V.League. Fahri Septian Putrama delivered the big hits to power Indonesia to a 23-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-21 victory at t...

By MARK REY MONTEJO After a heartbreaking quick exit in the 2024 Paris Olympics, boxer Hergie Bacyadan will try to explore, and hopefully figure things out, in the next few months as she competes in other sports. In the heroes’ welcome party for Team P...

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama and Denny McCarthy combined to make nearly 300 feet of putts Friday, Aug. 16, so it was no surprise to see them sharing the lead going into the steamy weekend of the FedEx St. Jude Champ...

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   PARIS (AP) — The nascent governing body fighting to keep boxing in the Olympics is about to get a major membership boost. World Boxing expects to expand its membership base to 50 national federations or more in the weeks afte...

By MARK REY MONTEJO   Filipino pool ace Johann Chua failed to ride the momentum from his previous matches as he stumbled against Denmark’s Mickey Krause, 13-8, in the final round of the European Open 9-Ball Championship at the Hotel Esperanto in F...

By MARK REY MONTEJO   With two medals from gymnast Carlos Yulo and one bronze each from boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas, the Philippines marked its most fruitful campaign in Olympic history since joining the meet a century ago in the lovel...

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — One gold short of the Olympic medal collection, one win away from the LPGA Hall of Fame, Lydia Ko pondered what it would be like to knock out both at the same time and said when she ar...

By MARK REY MONTEJO   Samantha Catantan is one happy and proud athlete today: after a memorable debut in the Paris Olympics, she returned to the US and earned her diploma in accountancy at the Pennsylvania State University. “Olympian [to] Accounta...

By MARK REY MONTEJO   Fencer Sam Catantan vowed to come back stronger and make every day count toward her redemption bid for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. For now, the 22-year-old Penn State standout is focusing on her wellness as she gives he...

By MARK REY MONTEJO   Fil-American gymnast Emma Malabuyo expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to represent the Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics. In a social media post, Malabuyo said her maiden appearance at the sports’ biggest stage ...

By MARK REY MONTEJO   Fil-American hurdler Lauren Hoffman remains grateful for her first Olympic stint at the 2024 Paris Games despite a short and unsuccessful campaign. The 25-year-old track star failed to advance to the semifinals in the women’s...

By REY C. LACHICA   PARIS —  For EJ Obiena, life must go on. First in his agenda after his failed bid in the Paris Olympics is tournament he will be hosting in the Philippines soon. The tentative date in on Sept. 20 but still have little det...

By REY C. LACHICA   PARIS – Again, EJ Obiena was a heartbeat away from his Olympic dream. But once again, Obiena failed and he apologized to his millions of Filipino fans after missing what could be a great redemption by just one jump in the final...

By REY C. LACHICA   PARIS — EJ Obiena failed thrice to hurdle the 5.95-meter barrier and finished fourth in the Paris Olympics Monday, Aug. 5 (Tuesday, Manila time), at the Stade de France here. It was another heartbreaker for the 28-year-old &#82...

By ASSOCIATED PRESS   PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles is getting kind of old for this. Just maybe not too old to keep going. Maybe. Minutes after the American gymnastics star won the seventh Olympic gold of her career on Saturday, Aug. 3, in a vault fin...

By REY C. LACHICA   PARIS – As far as the Philippines is concerned, every Juan dela Cruz can now proudly call the 2024 Paris Olympics by its other name — the Great Carlos Yulo show. And why not. The 4-foot-11 dynamo stood tallest anew, winni...

By MARK REY MONTEJO   Hurdlers John Cabang Tolentino and Lauren Hoffman were relegated to the repechage round of their respective events in the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis Sunday, Aug. 4. Cabang clocked 13.66 seconds ...

By MARK REY MONTEJO   For Carlos Yulo, it was beyond the Olympic moment, or the rewards that await him once he returns home. The 4-foot-11 gymnast, who showed the biggest heart in Paris on Saturday night, Aug. 3, proved that the journey toward unp...

BY REY C. LACHICA   PARIS — Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino was on cloud nine once again as his template for Olympic success was further validated with the golden triumph of gymnast Carlos Yulo. “Caloy has a...

By REYNALD MAGALLON     Millions of rewards and monetary incentives are expected to pour in for Carlos Yulo after winning the country’s first gold medal in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics in the floor exercise event of the men’s artistic gymn...