MERALCO coach Norman Black’s faith in the Bolts remains strong as they plot to climb out of their 2-1 deficit and get the job done against San Miguel Beer (SMB) in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup semifinal series.

FILIPINA weightlifting star Hidilyn F. Diaz-Naranjo has set aside her family goals for another shot at Olympic glory in the 2024 Paris Games where she has announced she will make her “last lift.”

THE Philippine women’s team came close to stunning heavily favored Hungary and barging into the top 10 but blew its golden chances with critical mistakes in the end, resulting to a heartbreaking 2.5-1.5 defeat in the eighth round on Sunday night that sent crashing out from the top 30 of the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.

BRANDON Vera may have long relinquished his place as the ONE heavyweight world champion, but he’s still keeping a close eye on the division he once ruled.

PAUL DeJong and Nolan Arenado drove in four runs each as the St. Louis Cardinals outlasted the visiting New York Yankees 12-9 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

JANELLE Mae Frayna pounced on the time-troubled Laura Unuk’s end game blunder as she powered the Philippines to a shock 2.5-1.5 win over a heavily favored Slovenia in the eighth round on Saturday night and back into 44th World Chess Olympiad contention in Chennai, India.

Creamline aims to close in on a finals berth as it faces elimination round conqueror Cignal today in the Premier Volleyball League Invitational at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

WORLD NO. 3 pole-vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena fell short in his bid to breach the six-meter plateau and settled for a bronze medal finish in the Silesia Diamond League in Poland over the weekend.

THE Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) on Sunday announced the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational champion will replace the all-collegiate national team in the Asian Volleyball Confederation Cup the country will host in two weeks.

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — On a gloomy Sunday morning, victory shone bright on seasoned Filipino triathlete August Benedicto.

The dominoes fell, but definitely not in the way Alpine envisioned. For a while there, the Formula One constructor appeared to have an enviable talent depth, what with two-time champion Fernando Alonso and promising Esteban Ocon occupying seats and upstart Oscar Piastri waiting in the wings.

GRANDMASTER (GM) Banjo Barcenilla showed incredible grit in delivering a match-saving victory in an upset 2-2 draw by the Philippines with a heavily favored Israel in the sixth round on Wednesday night to stay in the 44th World Chess Olympiad hunt in Chennai, India.