TOKYO Olympics gold winner Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo will try to kill two birds with one stone in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships set Dec. 5 to 16 in Bogota, Colombia where she hopes to strike gold and get elected as an Asian member of the IWF Athletes’ Commission.

BAY Area is out to secure a coveted Top 2 seeding and twice-to-beat advantage in the playoffs while TNT, with a new import in tow, is fighting for dear life.

NICOLE Diamante and Pauline Obebe captured the Most Outstanding Swimmers (MOS) citations after taking home four gold medals apiece at the close of the Congress of Philippine Aquatics, Inc. (COPA) Reunion Challenge National Finals at the Teofilo Yldefonso swimming pool inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) over the weekend.

SLOTS to the national pool will be up for grabs as the Philippine Canoe Kayak Dragonboat Federation stages the National Dragonboat Open this weekend at the Club Balai Isabel fronting the scenic Taal Lake in Talisay, Batangas.

Last week, owner Hal Steinbrenner held a one-on-one meeting with Aaron Judge to underscore the Yankees’ commitment to bring back the newly minted American League Most Valuable Player awardee to the fold.

AL KHOR, Qatar — Qatar’s ruler opened the World Cup on Sunday with a call for people of all races and orientations to put aside their differences, speaking as the host nation faced a barrage of criticism over its treatment of foreign workers and LGBT rights.

COLLEGE of St. Benilde (CSB)  and San Beda clash for a chance to snare a place in the top two and the accompanying twice-to-beat Final Four advantage today in NCAA Season 98 at the Filoil EcoOil Centre.

FOR the first time in a long while, the Philippines will host its richest chess tournament in via the Maharlika Pilipinas Chess League’s Manny Pacquiao International Open Festival slated Dec. 13 to 17 at the Family Country Hotel in General Santos City.

CIGNAL and Choco Mucho chase the last ticket to the semifinal bus today in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference, which returns to the PhilSports Arena.

FOLLOWING is a list of players who have been ruled out or are doubtful through injury for the soccer World Cup, which runs from Sunday through Dec. 18.

FILIPINO Grandmaster (GM)Joey Antonio crushed French GM Eric Prie to seize a share of the lead almost halfway through the Open 50+ division of the 30th FIDE World Senior Chess Championship in Umbria, Italy Saturday.

NATIONAL University (NU) finally broke out from its leash, ending a seven-year Final Four drought with a 67-57 come-from-behind win over University of Santo Tomas (UST) in the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament yesterday at the Mall of Asia Arena.