SOUTHEAST Asian Games veteran David Elorta is out to reclaim his old crown as the fastest player in the country.

GILAS Pilipinas U18 was due to open its FIBA U18 campaign Sunday night against Syria in the first game of the age group Asian Championship at the Azadi Basketball Hall in Tehran.

BRITON Leon Edwards pulled off a fifth-round head-kick knockout out of nowhere to dethrone Kamaru Usman and win the UFC welterweight title at UFC 278 Saturday to crown one of the greatest comebacks in mixed martial arts history.

THE PGA Tour might consider giving up its nonprofit status to put itself in a better financial position to battle the big-money Saudi-backed LIV Invitational Series, a move supported by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, according to a report in the Fire Pit Collective.

The Sky could not help but gnash their teeth over the loss they suffered at the hands of the Liberty Thursday.

NATIONAL University (NU) fended off University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, 87-82, and completed a sweep of Group A at the close of its Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup elimination campaign on Thursday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.

THE Philippines will have a chance to replicate, if not surpass, its strong effort in the 3rd Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia four years ago after the 4th edition to be hosted by Hangzhou, China will be staged from Oct. 22 to 28 next year.

AFTER all external factors have already been sorted out, World Championships pole-vault bronze medalist Ernest John “EJ” Obiena can now focus solely on delivering what this grateful nation hopes for him to accomplish — a first Olympic medal in almost a century.

MERALCO’S Chris Newsome, Allein Maliksi and Raymond Almazan shift their focus to national team duties after the Bolts’ failed bid in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

THE Chery Tiggo Crossovers own the distinction as the first champions of the Premier Volleyball League’s (PVL) first season as a professional in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte last year.

As significant as yesterday’s story about LeBron James signing an extension with the Lakers may be, there’s hardly anything surprising about the development. The 18-time All-Star had always been pegged to affix his Hancock on a contract with the purple and gold, and not simply because alternative opportunities have dried up.

ALYSSA Valdez, Jia de Guzman, Tots Carlos and Jema Galanza will spearhead the 14-member national team eyeing Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup glory as the nine-day event unfurls on Sunday at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig.