Obiena struggles and finishes seventh in Sweden tournament

FILIPINO pole vault star EJ Obiena is patiently waiting to regain the form that propelled him to prominence. It hasn’t returned yet. The World No. 4...

Unknown Heart Padilla rules National Juniors Girls chessfest

UNHERALDED Heart Padilla capped her fairy tale run by ruling the National Juniors Girls Chess Championship ahead of the big guns at the GMall...

Alas team setter Julia de Guzman: Losses, failures are necessary parts of the process...

SUCCESS takes time. This was the reminder of Alas Pilipinas team captain Julia “Jia” de Guzman after the team settled for the silver medal after...

Eala beats Gracheva in Nottingham Open qualifiers

IT did not take long for Alexandra “Alex” Eala to bounce back in a bid to prepare best for her main draw debut in...

UP Fighting Maroons partner with Puma as outfitter for the UAAP Season 88

REIGNING champion University of the Philippines (UP) just gained a solid backing for its title retention bid in the upcoming UAAP Season 88. The UP...

Sam Burns leads 2025 US Open; Scott and Spaun sit one shot back

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania — Sam Burns moved closer to a major breakthrough as he held a one-shot lead over Australian Adam Scott, who turned back...

Clark returns

By Anthony L. Cuaycong
Considering the highly touted Fever’s losing slate, even casual observers knew they needed a change — any change, really — to turn their season...

Alas gets revenge over Kazakhs in Nations Cup

ALAS PILIPINAS wasn’t letting Kazakhstan beat it for another time on Independence Day. Summoning their best game to date since they were formed, the Filipinas...

Meralco beaten in quarters by Mongolian champions

MERALCO crashed out of the Basketball Champions League Asia after absorbing a 78-83 loss to Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos in Wednesday’s quarterfinals at the Coca-Cola...

Hidilyn returns to competition with silver medal at Dumaguete nationals

OLYMPIC gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo made her return to competition by seeing action in the just concluded National Weightlifting Championships in Dumaguete. In her first...

Backups bring down the house, power Pacers to 2-1 Finals lead

INDIANAPOLIS — Backup guards Bennedict Mathurin and T.J. McConnell helped Indiana’s bench break out with 49 points as the Pacers topped the Oklahoma City Thunder...

Mathurin seizes the spotlight

By Anthony L. Cuaycong
Pro hoops are replete with examples of erstwhile role players breaking out when the lights shine brightest. In the 2025 National Basketball Association Finals,...