BARCELONA — Lionel Messi paid a personal tribute to the late Diego Maradona after scoring on Sunday as Barcelona returned to winning ways in La Liga with a resounding 4-0 home win over Osasuna.

THE Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings drew first blood in their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup finals series with the TNT Tropang Giga, winning, 100-94, in overtime in the series opener on Sunday at the Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena in Pampanga. 

DOMINANT in its first outing in the November window of the 2021 International Basketball Association (FIBA) Asia Cup Qualifiers, Gilas Pilipinas looks to complete a sweep of Thailand when the teams collide on Monday in Manama, Bahrain.

ALREADY wearing a number of hats in the corporate and sports worlds, PLDT Chief Revenue Officer and Smart Communications, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Alfredo S. Panlilio added another one — first vice-president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).

THE National Basketball Association (NBA) set in place a 49-game preseason schedule on Friday, with practice games taking place Dec. 11-19 in advance of the Dec. 22 start to the regular season.

THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) tournament “bubble” at Clark City in Angeles, Pampanga, is now in its homestretch and has proven to be a success, something the league is very grateful for, giving credit to the cooperation of stakeholders, particularly the players and coaches.

THE Miami Heat reached deals Saturday with two players from their National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals squad, signing center/forward Bam Adebayo to the richest deal in franchise history, while also coming to terms on a one-year deal with veteran forward Udonis Haslem.

As a silly-season event, The Match: Champions for Charity could not have been more successful. First, it had as participants crossover stars, and arguably the four biggest, from two sports. Second, it had a format that lent well to remote appreciation; with the novel coronavirus pandemic still requiring quarantine protocols that prevented spectators to be on site, it provided ample opportunity for spectacular golf, not to mention friendly ribbing. And, third, it had a good cause; it wound up raising a whopping $20 million to fund COVID-19 relief efforts.

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo The TNT Tropang Giga booked a spot in the finals of the PBA Philippine Cup following their 91-81 victory over...

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino got a fresh mandate as head of the sports body after...

IT is win or go home for the four remaining teams in the PBA Philippine Cup as they play in a pair of semifinal rubber matches on Friday at the Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena in Pampanga.

HAVANA — Argentina football legend Diego Maradona said his hero, late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro — whom he considered a “second father” and whose face he had tattooed on his leg — once urged him to go into politics.