AFTER Ray Parks and Gab Banal, two more notable second generation players might bring their wares to the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) next...

EXPECT a slam bang encounter as powerhouse teams Bataan Riers and Manila Stars begin their semifinal round even as San Juan Knights battles a Quezon City Capitals that is making a Cinderella run in the northern division of the MPBL Datu Cup Tuesday night at the People’s Center in Balanga, Bataan.

Magnus Carlsen has just won his eighth consecutive tournament with an overpowering 5-win 6-draw result in the Zagreb leg of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour. The moving spirit behind this event is former World Champion Garry Kasparov. As you may know Kasparov tried to run for President of Russia in 2008 against Vladimir Putin but failure to find a sufficiently large rental space to assemble the number of supporters that is legally required to endorse such a candidacy forced him to withdraw. Kasparov blamed “official obstruction” for the lack of available space.

THE LOCAL basketball community is mourning the passing of respected and pioneering coach Nicanor “Nic” Jorge, who died in his sleep on Saturday. He was 78.

ON SUNDAY, July 15, Filipino boxing superstar Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao makes his return in the ring as he takes on Argentinian Lucas Matthysse for the latter’s World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title in a fight dubbed “Fight of Champions” at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

As my wife and some of those who know would attest, I am not too big on abrupt or last-minute changes. If such would alter my “patterns,” be it on schedule of activities with family or work, or change on how I would have to go about things, I am not really a fan.

YOUNG Filipino tennis star Alex Eala was to begin her 2020 French Open juniors tournament campaign on Sunday night (Manila time) at Roland Garros in Paris, France, where she hopes to pick up from her winning ways early this year before the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the tennis season.

DOHA, QATAR -- Playing with a poise, calm and skill that clearly belied his 19 years of age, Russia’s Fedor Gorst won the 2019 World 9-ball Championship today in Doha, Qatar, defeating a stingy Chang Jung Lin of Taiwan, 13-11.

DEFENDING University Athletic Association of the Philippines men’s basketball champions Ateneo Blue Eagles begin their Season 82 campaign armed with its newly forge partnership with LED brand Firefly.

2017 Negros International Open Ikthus Osbrown Hall, Bacolod City Oct. 11-19, 2017 Final Top Standings 1. GM Nigel Short ENG 2698, 8.0/9 2-3. GM Karen Grigoryan ARM 2586, GM...

THE Philippine national kendo team is set to compete in Indonesia later this week at the 12^th ASEAN Kendo Tournament (AKT) with an eye on doing better from its performance last time around in the meet.

LOS ANGELES -- When the NBA released its regular season and TV schedules for the 2019-20 season on Monday, there were some immediate matchups worth noting that involve moving-on All-Stars like Kawhi Leonard and Anthony Davis.