No escape for Alcaraz as Zverev roars into Australian Open semis

MELBOURNE — Alexander Zverev served up a huge shock at the Australian Open on Wednesday by stunning second seed Carlos Alcaraz to make the...

Zheng aiming for Djokovic ‘chill’ in semi-final

ZHENG Qinwen reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time with her win over Anna Kalinskaya on Wednesday, and now the...

Lions, 49ers dig in for dogfight with Super Bowl on horizon

TOSS your history lessons and memories of a woebegone franchise, and Lions coach Dan Campbell knows what you can do with your opinions about...

Bucks redemption

By Anthony L. Cuaycong
If there was anything the firing of Adrian Griffin proved, it’s that the presence of stars makes winning an immediate objective. And, in this...

Gutsy Medvedev outlasts Hurkacz

MELBOURNE — Third seed Daniil Medvedev was forced to dig deep into his reserves to outlast Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 in an epic quarterfinal on Wednesday and reach the last four of the Australian Open for third time.

Strong Group Athletics cruises to quarterfinals in Dubai

UNSTOPPABLE Strong Group Athletics cruised to its fourth straight win in as many games, rolling past Beirut with a 95-73 blowout to clinch a...

Marcos congratulates, awards incentives to Para Games medalists

CHEERLEADER-in-chief. That was what President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. called himself after he personally congratulated and handed over the incentives worth P13 million to the...

Women abound in volleyball league as players, coaches and executives

SLOWLY but surely, the Premier Volleyball League is progressing to a league that gives women a chance to prove their worth not just as...

JRU’s Laurenciana-Miguel tandem stuns beach volleyball NCAA S99 titleist Ramirez-Marapoc duo

JOSE RIZAL University’s (JRU)Windel Laurenciana and Matthew Miguel sent shockwaves down the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 99 beach volleyball sands after stunning...

€1-million bonus for Equatorial Guinea players

ABIDJAN — Equatorial Guinea’s team at the Africa Cup of Nations have been promised a €1-million ($1.08 million) bonus after their upset 4-0 win...

Gauff survives Kostyuk test to reach Australian Open semis

MELBOURNE — US Open champion Coco Gauff came through a huge test at the hands of Ukrainian world number 37 Marta Kostyuk 7-6(6) 6-7(3)...

PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals battle royale at Big Dome

THE BATTLE royale for the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Season 48 Commissioner’s Cup is fittingly down to the four squads that have essentially been the most dominant of the tournament.