NEW YORK — Caroline Garcia crushed Coco Gauff’s dreams of taking up the mantle from retiring American great Serena Williams and winning her first US Open with a comprehensive 6-3 6-4 win on Tuesday.

THE GINTONG Alay, a successful “Godfather” sports program almost half a century ago, will make a return but with a twist.

GILAS Pilipinas girls kicked off its Division A promotion bid with a 65-50 win over Thailand in the FIBA U18 Women’s Asian Championship Division B play late Monday night at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bangalore, India.

ALEX Eala breezed through the Round of 16 of the US Open junior championships, churning out a 6-2, 6-3 win over Slovakia’s Nina Vargova yesterday at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.

TNT, the winningest team in the inaugural season of the PBA 3x3, braces for tough battles in Season 2 against 11 rivals who all bulked up in the season.

ON its 100th celebration two years from now, the National Collegiate Athletics Association vowed to stage a season to remember that will be hosted by all 10 member schools.

FOLLOWING the series of matches in the Asian Cup qualifier held in Kochi, Japan, the Philippine softball team RP Blu Boys, supported by Cebuana Lhuillier, is now qualified for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Men’s Softball World Cup to be held on Nov. 26 to Dec. 4 in Auckland, New Zealand (NZ).

NEW YORK — American Frances Tiafoe played the match of his life to beat second seed Rafa Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the fourth round of the US Open on Monday.

NEW YORK — Iga Swiatek was given a mighty scare by little-known Jule Niemeier on Monday before the Polish top seed finally handed the 108th-ranked German a 2-6 6-4 6-0 reality check in the fourth round of the US Open.

Rafael Nadal clearly wasn’t himself in his fourth round match against Frances Tiafoe. The abdominal injury that had him withdrawing in the semifinals of Wimbledon once again reared its ugly head, and, considering that he managed to see action only once more heading into the United States Open, it was, perhaps, no surprise.

LETRAN’S bid for a historic second NCAA basketball title in one year suffered an early blow as four of its players recently tested positive for COVID-19 that forced the whole team to go into isolation and the league to realign its Season 98 opening schedule.

THE PHILIPPINE Sports Commission’s (PSC’s) leadership was officially turned over to newly-appointed PSC Chairman Jose Emmanuel “Noli” Eala today, Sept. 5, 2022 at the PSC Main Grounds in Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Malate, Manila.