MANILA, Philippines — Farm Fresh opened its PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series on a high note, dominating Galeries Tower, 25-23, 25-22, 25-15, on Tuesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Foxies flexed their depth and thrived in the all-to-play format, with Mylene Paat-Rezanova coming off the bench as the top scorer with 14 points. READ: PVL

MANILA, Philippines—University of the Philippines got a huge shot in the arm from its bench in a big win over rival La Salle in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament. Most especially, the Fighting Maroons drew a much-needed spark from newcomer Elliot Dimaculangan, who made his debut in the 80-76 victory on Sunday, snapping

Chinese Basketball Association president Guo Zhenming addressed the national team’s struggles on Monday afternoon, warning that the domestic league had reached a critical juncture in its bid to improve standards in the country. Speaking at the season launch press conference, Guo placed the burden of accountability squarely on the domestic competition as he discussed the state of the national squad. “We must clearly recognise that Chinese basketball is at a critical juncture of climbing a slope...

The Atlanta Dream will be hosting two games of the WNBA Finals next week, but it’s still not known where those contests will be played. The Dream, who face the Golden State Valkyries in the best-of-seven series that begins Saturday, will host Games 3 and 4 on Oct. 22 and 24. Atlanta would love to

Jay Rooney LE ZONDA - R6 (7) In terrific form at present and looks very hard to beat once again   Owen Goulding FORERUNNER - R4 (2) Ran an enormous race from miles back on return and draws much better tonight   Paul Lally CHINA WIN - R8 (9) Fitter for last start and drawn to get a good run under the champion jockey   Phillip Woo SHOOTING TO TOP - R3 (2) Racing well and is a huge chance from gate two with Zac Purton aboard again   Trackwork Spy CLOUD NINE - R7 (5) Beaten by a short head on return...

Arellano University denied San Beda University a comeback story, pulling off a 56-55 stunner to halt its three-game skid in the NCAA Season 102 on Tuesday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre.

MANILA, Philippines–It appears that all’s well that ends well between Joshua Munzon and Titan Ultra. Munzon bared that he agreed to sign a three-year contract to remain with the Giant Risers after being the subject of trade rumors. And Munzon is pleased that the two sides were able to reach a deal. READ: PBA: Joshua

MANILA, Philippines–Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will make his much-awaited return on Tuesday when TNT takes on hapless Macau in the PBA Governors’ Cup at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The Tropang 5G activated the three-time Best Import on the eve of the 5:15 p.m. contest after a lengthy recovery from an Achilles injury sustained last year. “With RHJ back

MIAMI — Klay Thompson didn’t sleep particularly well before his first training camp practice with the Miami Heat. It wasn’t nerves, wasn’t a bad hotel room, wasn’t anything like that. The problem was Erik Spoelstra. And it was a good problem to have. READ: Klay Thompson still has plenty of motivation in first Heat season

Tai Po have hauled Gabriel Mesquita over the coals after he posted a racially sensitive message on social media, issuing the teenage midfielder with a formal written warning and indefinitely suspending him from first-team training and matches. Brazilian Mesquita, who joined the local Premier League club as a free agent this summer, aggressively bit back after a Threads user wrote “Gweilo will always be Gweilo” in response to the player posting an image of his Hong Kong identity card application...

Good friends Alex Eala and Zeynep Sonmez saw their on-court partnership fall short, losing to Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina and Dayana Yastremska, 6-2, 6-3, in the Wuhan Open doubles Round of 32 on Tuesday.

Alexandra "Alex" Eala and Zeynep Sonmez, who share a close friendship off the court, will look to bring that chemistry to the doubles court as they link up for the WTA1000 Wuhan Open in China.

A wide draw in barrier 11 failed to dampen David Hayes’ enthusiasm with Ka Ying Rising, but the prospect of a wet track in Saturday’s Group One The Everest (1,200m) at Randwick is more of a concern for the champion trainer. Ka Ying Rising was dealt the second widest gate at Tuesday night’s barrier draw at Luna Park on the Sydney Harbour, but Hayes was looking at the positives as his superstar sprinter bids to become the first horse to win the prized race from barrier 11. “I know Zac [Purton]...

Lyceum of the Philippines University weathered a back-and-forth battle against University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, 98-89, to halt its four-game slide in NCAA Season 102 on Tuesday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre.

Freshly crowned China Open champion Zheng Qinwen will be hoping to keep her renaissance on the court going when she makes her debut at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open in November. Zheng will be joined by Venus Williams, who is returning for the third time, and Alexandra Eala. The 24-year-old became the first Chinese player to clinch the Beijing title on Sunday and also made it to the US Open quarter-finals, losing to eventual champion Elena Rybakina in September. “I am delighted to be...

Freshly crowned China Open champion Zheng Qinwen will be hoping to keep her renaissance on the court going when she makes her debut at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open in November. Zheng will be joined by Venus Williams, who is returning for the third time, and Alexandra Eala. The 24-year-old became the first Chinese player to clinch the Beijing title on Sunday and also made it to the US Open quarter-finals, losing to eventual champion Elena Rybakina in September. “I am delighted to be...

Farm Fresh turned to veteran Mylene Paat-Rezanova in blanking Galeries, 25-23, 25-22, 25-15, to kick off its 2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series on Tuesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Gianni Infantino could survive weeks of criticism and secure re-election as Fifa president in the absence of a heavy hitter to challenge him, observers have said. The 56-year-old Swiss has lost the support of many associations in his bid to be re-elected to a fourth and final term since he launched and then hastily shelved his plan to allow private investment into the World Cup. Infantino, though, does crucially retain his core support in Africa and South America. His Fifa Forward Enterprise...

SCHEDULE: UAAP Season 89  basketball tournament – first round Chalk up two losses in a game for the National University Lady Bulldogs, who, after losing lopsidedly to bitter rival and defending UAAP women’s basketball champion University of Santo Tomas on Saturday, will not have assistant coach Paul Du for the rest of Season 89 because

Alex Eala was playing qualifier Han Shi of China at press time to get her WTA 1000 Wuhan Open campaign going, and a victory would put the unbelievably popular Filipina in a collision course with Filipino-Canadian Leylah Fernandez in the next round. The road to going deep in the tournament will be very tough in

Nxled gets an early chance to test its mettle against a battle-tested PLDT side, with the anticipated return of Brooke van Sickle adding intrigue to their marquee showdown in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series on Tuesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Chameleons and the High Speed Hitters collide at 6 p.m. in the main

Reinhard Jumamoy has been under the bright lights of the biggest basketball stages.

Picking up for strokes in a four-hole stretch near the end of his opening round on Monday, Russell Bautista went on to submit a five-under-par 67 to take a one-shot lead over two tested campaigners in the P2.5-million ICTSI Pueblo de Oro Championship in Cagayan de Oro. “It’s just the first round and the course

The Golden State Warriors expect big man Kristaps Porzingis to report to the team's facility on Tuesday after being away for two weeks.

The jersey Michael Jordan wore during Game 2 of the "Last Dance" 1998 NBA Finals has sold for a record $14 million.

The 36-strong contingent including 21 athletes with disabilities under Chef-de-mission Nguyễn Trọng Hổ, deputy director of the Sports Authority of Việt Nam, will compete in athletes, swimming, powerlifting, badminton and table tennis.

MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala’s return on Tour didn’t last long after she was stunned by Chinese qualifier Shi Han, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, in the Wuhan Open first round on Monday night at Dongfeng-Voyah Center Court. Eala was halfway to advancing to the round of 32 of the final WTA 1000 event of the season, up 3-2

There were many reasons for Hong Kong to celebrate the recent Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. From the most golds won to bringing home a record-breaking number of medals, the city generally fared well at the multi-sport event. Whether it was the 11 golds or the 54 medals from the city’s athletes playing in 14 sports, some sports, notably sailing, were the biggest winners of all, with four golds and 10 medals overall. Fencing, swimming, cycling, karate and squash all won their fair share of medals,...

SHANGHAI — Alexander Zverev clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking on Monday to cap a breakout year in which he won his first two Grand Slam titles. Helped by a season-ending injury to Jannik Sinner, the 29-year-old Zverev will become the oldest player to achieve the year-end honor for the first time, the ATP Tour

Carlos Alcaraz fell to Zizou Bergs in straight sets at the Shanghai Masters on Monday, interrupting the former world number one’s in-form return to the professional Tour after being sidelined for months by injury. The 39th-ranked Belgian beat the second-seeded Spanish star 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) in the third round to land the tournament’s biggest upset