NEW YORK -- Roger Federer gave India’s Sumit Nagal a harsh introduction to Grand Slam tennis as the five-time champion weathered an early storm for a 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 win on Monday to reach the second round of the US Open.

BALLOUT HOOPS Challenge, a league founded by former La Salle Greenhills and Ateneo Lady Blue Eagles basketball coach Cris Bautista, will be opening its third season on Sept. 1 in early 9:00 a.m. at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym in Katipunan, Loyola Heights Quezon City.

BAD weather brought about by Tropical Storm “Jenny” and the subsequent cancellation of classes in the metro forced the National Collegiate Athletic Association to...

THE 100^th event of ONE Championship set for Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 13 is shaping up to be a truly a marquee one with the offering divided into two quality parts.

IN THE FINAL tuneup for the FIBA World Cup, Team USA rebounded from a loss to Australia with an 84-68 victory over Canada.

LOS ANGELES -- Dwight Howard cleared waivers and was signing Monday with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic.

The final composition of Gilas Pilipinas seeing action at the FIBA Basketball World Cup beginning later this week has been announced; an interesting mix of veteran and young players which this space cannot wait to see perform at the much-anticipated hoops spectacle.

Serena Williams had become a question mark heading into the United States Open. In part, it was because a cacophony of injuries -- including back issues that compelled her to pull out of two tuneup events -- further reduced her already-sparse schedule. In larger measure, it was due to her disappointing performances in tournaments where she did manage to show up. To be sure, “disappointing” is applied relative to expectations, which have remained outsized despite her advancing age, physical challenges, and, in the face of motherhood, redefined priorities. Needless to say, any other player would have been feted for making the final in three of five Grand Slam appearances.

THE FINAL roster of the Philippine men’s national basketball team for the FIBA World Cup 2019 was unveiled on Sunday night after deliberations which head coach Yeng Guiao said were anything but easy.

VICTORY at the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Sunday will not completely erase the disappointment of a futile season at the majors for Rory McIlroy, but it may be worth far more than the $15 million he received for winning the FedEx Cup.

THE PHILIPPINE women’s national football team is out to finish a breakthrough campaign at the 2019 ASEAN Football Federation Women’s Championship on the podium when it battles Myanmar for the bronze today at the IPE Chonburi Stadium in Thailand.

NEW YORK -- There will be no shortage of big-name players in action when the US Open begins on Monday but the talk around New York for days has centered around the marquee matchup between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova.