RED Bull’s Max Verstappen took another giant stride towards a second successive Formula One title with a dominant win from 14th on the grid in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.

RORY MCILROY produced the largest final-round comeback in Tour Championship history to beat world number one Scottie Scheffler by one stroke in Atlanta on Sunday and then used the moment to sing the praises of the PGA Tour.

FORMED late and given little time to prepare, the Philippines answered the call for national team duty without condition and charged straight into the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup head on with only this one little weapon called hope.

JORDAN Clarkson is just getting started in his national tour of duty with big plans of returning home next year to reinforce Gilas Pilipinas in its biggest battle, the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool earned their first win of the season in stunning fashion after equalling the record for the biggest ever Premier League (PL) victory with a 9-0 thrashing of promoted Bournemouth at Anfield on Saturday.

JAKE Browning threw for 173 yards and a touchdown on 19-for-24 passing to lead the host Cincinnati Bengals to a 16-7 preseason victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday night in a rematch of Super Bowl LVI.

To argue that Russell Westbrook has not been having a good offseason would be understating the obvious.

LA Tenorio and his “puso” brothers from the 2013-14 Gilas Pilipinas batch gratefully embraced their new roles as “local ambassadors” for next year’s FIBA World Cup extravaganza on Philippine soil.

IN SEARCH of the best swimmers in the north, the Philippine Swimming, Inc. (PSI), in partnership with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), will be hosting the third leg of the 2022 PSI Long Course Grand Prix Qualifying Series in New Clark City, Tarlac this August 27 to 29.

THERE was no sense of braggadocio when powerful Japanese outside hitter Yuki Nishikawa announced they would rule the Asian Volleyball Cup the Philippines is currently hosting at the PhilSports Arena.

BACK-to-back or fightback?

SERENA Williams will take her final bow on tennis’ biggest stage at Flushing Meadows but the US Open is unlikely to provide a fairytale finish for one of sport’s most fascinating figures.