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30-man lineup for Asiad
by Joaquin M. Henson - August 7, 2026 - 12:00am
It’s not certain if the Japanese B-League will release Filipinos on the Asian heritage list to play for Gilas at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games but coach Tim Cone still included Kai Sotto, Dwight Ramos, AJ Edu,...
How Alex did it
by Joaquin M. Henson - August 6, 2026 - 12:00am
It wasn’t an easy road to the Mubadala DC Open women’s singles championship as Alex Eala went through five more experienced and highly-decorated opponents to make tennis history as the first Filipina...
Is Gilas a priority?
by Joaquin M. Henson - August 5, 2026 - 12:00am
Gilas head coach Tim Cone has a big problem.
EJ in tough Asian Games challenge
by Joaquin M. Henson - August 4, 2026 - 12:00am
The gap is narrowing between World No. 14 pole vaulter EJ Obiena and the next highest Asian contender, No. 20 Seifeldin Abdelsalam of Qatar.
Cracking the whip
by Joaquin M. Henson - August 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Before this MPBL season started, league founder Manny Pacquiao presided in a press conference at Gameville and delivered a stern warning to players up to no good.
Okinawa awaits Cebu U15 stars
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 31, 2026 - 12:00am
Recreating the EASL Final Four atmosphere in the two-day Future Champions Elite All-Star Tournament was something that league CEO Henry Kerins imagined when he conceptualized the landmark grassroots U15 platform...
Who’s not afraid?
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 30, 2026 - 12:00am
The only reigning Filipino world boxing champion is ready to make his fourth title defense but no top 10 contender is on the list of prospective challengers.
Jimmy’s on a roll
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 29, 2026 - 12:00am
Jimmy Alapag made a name for himself as a 13-year PBA veteran with six championships, two Finals MVP awards, an MVP accolade, two 3-Point Shootout titles and the 2003 Rookie of the Year trophy.
Nothing to hide
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 28, 2026 - 12:00am
Asian Volleyball Confederation president and former Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee chief operating officer Tats Suzara isn’t hiding behind the curious eventuality that an investigation...
Big strides in 3x3
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 26, 2026 - 12:00am
There’s an exciting buzz in tracking the Philippines’ progress in 3x3 basketball with the men’s team qualifying for the 20-nation FIBA U23 World Cup in Wuhan on Sept. 15-19, ending an eight-year...
Four unbeaten teams fall
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 24, 2026 - 12:00am
In two playing days this week, four previously undefeated teams suffered their first defeat in a wild tumble in the PBA Governors’ Cup, leaving only NLEX and San Miguel Beer without a stain in the standings....
Hooligans on the pitch
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 23, 2026 - 12:00am
Argentina figured in some of the most exciting matches in this year’s World Cup but while fans applauded Lionel Messi’s brilliance on the pitch, there was widespread disappointment on his teammates’...
Swan song at World Cup
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 22, 2026 - 12:00am
Two soccer legends, the only six-time World Cuppers, are hanging up their cleats from the quadrennial event after exiting this year’s 48-nation edition without a championship.
Making your own luck
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 21, 2026 - 12:00am
In the PBA Governors’ Cup so far, six of 16 games were decided by five points or less with hard-luck Terrafirma losing three.
Titan escapes fine
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 19, 2026 - 12:00am
There’s a PBA rule that slaps a fine of P50,000 on a team playing without an import for its first game of either the Commissioner’s or Governors Cup.
On top of the heap
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Celebration is in order for the University of Santo Tomas in the UAAP and De La Salle-College of St. Benilde in the NCAA as both schools topped the general championship race in their leagues.
Gilas on a tightrope
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 16, 2026 - 12:00am
If the FIBA World Cup Asia qualifiers were to end today, the Philippines wouldn’t make the cut to join the eight Asia/Oceania teams in the 32-nation FIBA World Cup in Qatar on Aug. 27-Sept. 12 next year. That’s...
Risky proposition for Charly
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 15, 2026 - 12:00am
So much is at stake when WBO No. 1 superfeatherweight Charly Suarez takes on dangerous Manuel Avila in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino, California, on Saturday night (Sunday...
It’s just a game
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 14, 2026 - 12:00am
For a lot of fans cheering for their national team in the FIFA World Cup that ends on Sunday, defeat is unacceptable.
EJ’s upward trajectory
by Joaquin M. Henson - July 12, 2026 - 12:00am
EJ Obiena has slipped to No. 14 from a high of No. 2 three years ago in the world pole vault standings but he’s back in the elite circle of competitors after clearing 5.81m in Athens, his new training home,...
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