THE country’s impressive medal haul in the 16th Wushu World Championships held recently in Texas cemented the Wushu Federation of the Philippines’ status as perhaps the most successful NSA (national sports association) on the world stage.
FOR the first time in University Athletic Association of the Philippines men’s basketball history, University of the Philippines (UP) and De La Salle University will face off in the finals.
Mapua drew strength from the sweet-shooting duo of Paolo Hernandez and Clint Escamis to down College of Saint Benilde, 78-67, on Tuesday and claimed the first finals seat of National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 99 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Coming up short in its rally in the third set, Farm Fresh made sure to start out strong in the fourth as the Foxies repulsed the Galeries Tower Highrisers, 25-10, 25-18, 24-26, 25-19, in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City on Tuesday.
A TOUGH task in the Baltics stares down at the men’s national team in the İnternational Basketball Federation (FIBA) Olympic Qualifying Tournament in July next year.
MAXINE ESTEBAN gave up her Filipino citizenship in favor of Ivory Coast—a country situated in West Africa—a decision she bitterly made but one she hopes won’t motivate other Filipino athletes to do the same.
OLYMPIC and world champions and top-ranked athletes take center stage in the Philippine leg of the prestigious Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Challenge that starts with the qualifiers on Thursday on five world-class sand courts in Nuvali in Santa Rosa City.
RONALD ROBBINS, Rep. Aniela Tolentino, Giro Tan and Aldrin Quinto led the winners of the first Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Golf Cup held Monday for the benefit of the National Athletes’ Trust Fund at the Luisita Golf and Country in Tarlac.
PHILADELPHIA—LeBron James never endured a lopsided basketball defeat like the one he suffered with Los Angeles in Philadelphia.
THE second edition of the 29th Defense and Sporting Arms Show organized by The Association of Firearms and Ammunition Dealers Inc. (AFAD) fires off December 7 to 11 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.
AS the oft-repeated saying goes, stats matter no more when the moment of truth arrives. Toss them out the window.
FITNESS instructor Ely Quirino Jr. showed his Asian counterparts how competitive Filipinos are by winning the Asia Fitness Idol 2023 Presenter Discovery Competition recently at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Center in Thailand.
Dallas’ Luka Doncic, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns all still have a chance to play in next summer’s Paris Olympics.
PARIS — The mayor of future Olympic host city Paris says she is quitting X, accusing Elon Musk ‘s platform previously known as Twitter of spreading disinformation and hatred and of becoming a “gigantic global sewer” that is toxic for democracy and constructive debate.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s honesty helped to nullify a penalty he was awarded as his 10-man Al-Nassr side held on to draw with Persepolis of Iran 0-0 in the Asian Champions League on Monday.
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Borislav Mihaylov, the controversial president of the Bulgarian soccer federation and a former national team goalkeeper, resigned Monday following mass protests against him.
TWENTY-SEVEN days before Christmas, three months before his first competition for 2024 and another five months after that before the Paris Olympics and Ernest John “EJ” Obiena just couldn’t set aside his pole vault even for a day or two.
CREAMLINE and Chery Tiggo clash Tuesday in what could be a preview of the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference semifinals at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.
PLAYERS from 17 of the more than 30 countries seeing action in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Challenge have arrived on Monday—three days ahead of the elite beach volleyball competition set on five brand new world-class sand courts in Nuvali in Santa Rosa City.
QUEZON City, Iloilo City and Baguio City were hailed recently as this year’s top three most bicycle-friendly cities in the Philippines by the Mobility Awards.
IRONKIDS and RLC Residences recently sealed a strategic partnership for 2024 with the residential arm of Robinsons Land Corporation serving as title sponsor of the Cebu event in April and the Davao race in August.
WUSHU Federation Philippines secretary-general Julian Camacho and members of the national team that saw action in the recent 16th World Wushu Championships will be gracing the Philippine Sportswriters Association weekly Forum Tuesday at the Conference Hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
In a pulsating finish to the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86 Men’s Athletics Championships, National University leaned on heroic finishes from Van Alexander Obejas to dethrone two-time defending champion University of the Philippines by a mere 10.5 points to win the school’s breakthrough title in the sport on Sunday evening at the PhilSports Track Oval in Pasig City.
De La Salle University closed out a dominant campaign to make amends from last season’s meltdown with a first-ever University Athletic Association of the Philippines Women’s Athletics title at the close of the Season 86 championships on Sunday at the PhilSports Track Oval in Pasig City.
ADAMSON University and University of Santo Tomas completed their respective bids for back-to-back championships in the boys’ and girls’ divisions at the close of the University Athletics of the Philippines Season 85 High School Athletics Championships on Sunday at the PhilSports Track Oval in Pasig City.
THE University of Santo Tomas (UST) boys’ and girls’ Teams, powered by Renz Santos and Patricia Santor respectively, romped past the competition from all fronts, formalizing another rare golden double for the third consecutive season in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 86 High School Swimming Championships on Sunday afternoon at the Teofilo Yldefonso Swimming Pool in Malate, Manila.
Mapua and Lyceum of the Philippines University seek to arrange a title duel as they face off with College of St. Benilde and San Beda, respectively, in Tuesday’s start of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 99 Final Four at the MOA Arena.
NEW YORK — Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points and the Brooklyn Nets made an NBA season-best 25 3-pointers in a 118-109 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.
MALAGA, Spain — Jannik Sinner capped his perfect week by leading Italy to its first Davis Cup title in nearly five decades.
LIVERPOOL, England — Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho scored an acrobatic wonder goal in the Premier League on Sunday off a bicycle kick that revived memories of a similar strike by Wayne Rooney in a Manchester derby 12 years ago.
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