Over 600 bidders, led by the country’s elite triathletes and rising stars in various age-group categories, go for broke in the 5150 Dapitan Philippines Sunday, Sept. 10, all motivated to reach their potential in the Olympic-distance race’s historic run...

University of the Philippines overpowered La Salle University, 3-0, and advanced to the finals of the 2nd SMART Philippine Intercollegiate Badminton Championships on Friday at the Centro Atletico Badminton Center.Michael Clemente and JM Bernardo fended...

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Hidilyn Diaz missed the podium but improved her performance in her new weight class in the 2023 IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday, Sept. 8. The Tokyo Olympics champion finished seventh in the w...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – Shericka Jackson ran the fourth fastest ever 200m at the Brussels Diamond League on Friday but the 35-year-old world record of polarising American Florence Griffith-Joyner remains frustratingly out of reach. Jamaican sprinter ...

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA American-born gymnast Levi Jung-Ruivivar announced her decision to don the national tri-colors in future international tournaments. “I wanted to announce that moving forward in my gymnastics career, I will be competing for the Gymn...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) – A trademark, curling free-kick from Lionel Messi got world champions Argentina off to a winning start in South American World Cup qualifying on Thursday with a 1-0 victory at home to Ecuador. Colombia beat Venezuela 1-0 whil...

NEW YORK (AFP) – American teenager Coco Gauff shrugged off disruption from climate protesters to reach the US Open final on Thursday as Aryna Sabalenka survived a huge scare to stay on course for a second Grand Slam title. A night of nerve-shredding se...

University of the Philippines opened its title defense on high note, beating University of Santo Tomas, 4-1, in Group A of the 2nd SMART Philippine Intercollegiate Badminton Championships on Thursday at the Centro Atletico Badminton Center in Quezon Ci...

Multi-titled 5150 campaigner Bea Quiambao and three-time SEA Games gold medalist Kim Mangrobang gird not just for a furious battle for overall honors in 5150 Dapitan but also for the Bagong Bayani award when the OIympic-distance race is held Sunday (Se...

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA In what could be her hottest start in years, Dottie Ardina fired a 6-under-par 66 to secure a share of second place at the start of the Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 29-year-old Ardina gunned down seven bi...

By REYNALD MAGALLON Germany hung on and pulled off a nail-biting 81-79 escape against Latvia to keep its record unblemished and set up a semifinals collision against Team USA in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday,...

MANILA (AFP) ˗ Anthony “Ant-Man” Edwards doesn’t wear a cape but he has emerged as the United States’ superhero at the Basketball World Cup. US’s Anthony Edwards gestures during the FIBA Basketball World Cup quarterfinal m...

By REYNALD MAGALLON Who will call the shots and who are new faces in the Gilas squad that will wage war in the coming Hangzhou Asian Games? These intriguing questions will be answered Thursday, Sept. 7, in a press conference to be held at the PBA Offic...

The Philippine Badminton Association is staging the second SMART Philippine Intercollegiate Badminton Championships from September 7 to 9 at Centro Atletico in Cubao, Quezon City.This time, 12 colleges are taking part in the tournament, featuring a tea...

BUKIDNON – Justin Quiban came out on top after a searing hunt for birdies in a frontside finish coming off a brief rain delay, storming past Reymon Jaraula and Jhonnel Ababa for a one-stroke lead with a second 67 halfway through the ICTSI Del Monte Cha...

BUKIDNON – Unshaken by a wobbly frontside stint, Velinda Castil battled back in a fashion rarely seen in a junior golfer, birdying two of the last four holes to salvage a second straight 73 and back to where she was at the start – on top of the ICTSI D...

By REYNALD MAGALLON What does it take to have a complete basketball team? Is it the star players? The role players? The great coaches?  Or the utilities working hard behind the bench far from the limelight of the cameras? Everyone plays a role in ...

BY REYNALD MAGALLON Bogdan Bogdanovic started out hot and the rest of his team put on the finishing touches as Serbia clobbered Lithuania, 87-68, to advance to the semifinals of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Tuesday, S...

By REYNALD MAGALLON Gilas Pilipinas is set to be bannered by new faces on the court and in the sidelines in the men’s basketball event in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China later this month. The Philippine Olympic Committee released the name...

By NIKOLE JAVIER In a battle of two rising stars, Alex Eala emerged victorious over Japanese Natsumi Kawaguchi. Eala, 18, tormented his rival with a mix of devastating shots plus some clever shots to hack out a 6-3, 6-4 win over her Japanese friend in ...

Vintage boxer Charly ‘King’s Warrior’ Suarez got a huge boost in his desire to win the “big one” after connecting with the father-and-son tandem of former Ilocos Sur Gov. Chavit Singson and sportsman Christian Singson. Suarez earned the admiration of t...

Filipino Christina Marcelo Olaybal turned back Indonesian Simanjuntak Morado in the ninth and final round to complete a remarkable 1-2-3 finish by Far Eastern University standouts that also included Frank Loyd Andes and Ruelle Canino in the challenger ...

Unlike in past editions, Filipino-Chinese Veterans Basketball Association (FCVBA) will be competing in only one age division this time but remains supremely confident it can extend its dominance and make another history in the ASEAN Veteran Basketball ...