PBA hails combined efforts of stakeholders in season return

THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is expected to resume its temporarily halted All-Filipino tournament next week in Pampanga in what the league describes as a product of the combined efforts of stakeholders amid a challenging situation.

Two more Filipino Paralympians get their Tokyo campaigns going

TWO more Filipino Paralympians get their respective campaigns going at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Friday.

PSC to name facilities after country’s sports heroes

DIFFERENT sport facilities in the country will be renamed after sport heroes as the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) approved the move.

Pagcor expresses continued support for sports development

THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) expressed its continued commitment in doing its share in the country’s sports development even during this difficult time of the pandemic.

Paris St.-Germain rejects Real Madrid’s bid for Mbappé — Leonardo

PARIS — Paris St.-Germain (PSG) have rejected an offer from Real Madrid for France forward Kylian Mbappé, the French club’s sporting director Leonardo told BFM and RMC Sport, saying the offer was “not sufficient.”

Yankees visit A’s in key series for wild card contenders

TWO teams that have flip-flopped positions in the American League wild card race and currently are streaking in opposite directions open a critical four-game series when the Oakland Athletics host the New York Yankees on Thursday night.

Shakhtar sinks Monaco to reach Champions League group stage

BELGRADE — Shakhtar Donetsk clinched a berth in the lucrative Champions League (CL) group stage with a dramatic 3-2 aggregate win over Monaco after fighting back from two goals down in their playoff round return leg on Wednesday.

Venus joins sister Serena, Kenin in missing US Open

VENUS Williams will miss the upcoming US Open due to an injury, becoming the third US female after her sister Serena and Sofia Kenin to announce on Wednesday they would not take part in the final Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Lingering leg injury

By Anthony L. Cuaycong
It’s a testament to Serena Williams’ accomplishments that she’s ranked 20th in the world despite a pronounced inability to perform with consistency.

Ravena and Parks set to see action in Japanese B.League

LOCAL basketball stars Kiefer Ravena and Ray Parks, Jr. are among the Filipino players seeing action in the upcoming season of the Japan B.League.

Lady Lakay Jenelyn Olsim takes on ONE atomweight challenge

TEAM Lakay female fighter Jenelyn Olsim returns to ONE Championship action on Friday, taking on a new challenge in the atomweight division.

New MPL Philippines season fires off on Aug. 27

THE new season of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Philippines finally takes off this weekend, promising exciting action, enhanced features and more fan engagement.