Perfect game bid by Rays’ Drew Rasmussen broken up in ninth
TAMPA Bay Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen took a perfect game into the ninth inning of Sunday’s 4-1 victory against the Baltimore Orioles before yielding a double to Jorge Mateo on the first pitch of the inning.
PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup semifinals: Apex Fuel and Adalem force deciding Game 3
TOP-SEEDED Apex Fuel-San Sebastian and Adalem Construction-St.Clare refused to ride into the night without a fight, scraping past their separate counterparts to force a deciding Game 3 in the 2022 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) D-League Aspirants’ Cup semifinals on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Halep vs Maia in Canadian Open final
SIMONA Halep dug deep to beat Jessica Pegula, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, to punch her ticket to Sunday’s Canadian Open final where she will face Beatriz Haddad Maia after the Brazilian toppled Karolína Plíšková for her latest win over a marquee player.
Barcelona frustrated by Rayo on debut of Poland striker
BARCELONA — Robert Lewandowski’s Barcelona debut ended in a disappointing 0-0 home draw with Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou in their first LaLiga game of the season on Saturday.
POC to put all achievements of Lydia de Vega-Mercado in Olympic Museum in Clark
THE Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) will put up mementos of the late Lydia de Vega-Mercado at the soon-to-rise Museum at the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac in honor of the fallen former Asia’s sprint queen.
Hurkacz to meet Carreño Busta in Montreal finale
HUBERT Hurkacz battled back from a set and a break down to beat Casper Ruud, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, on Saturday and reach the Canadian Masters final.
Sylvia Fowles
By Anthony L. Cuaycong
Sylvia Fowles gave an emotional valedictory to the 12.134-strong crowd in the aftermath of the Lynx’s match against the Storm over the weekend.
Gintong Alay athletes, Keon remember ‘Diay’
AT AROUND 10 p.m. on a Wednesday night, a heartbreaking moment woke and shaken to the core Philippine sports — Lydia “Diay” de Vega-Mercado, one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Philippine athletes of all time, has sprinted her way to the finish line for her final race.
Solons honor De Vega-Mercado
LAWMAKERS honor Asia’s sprint queen after she passed away on Wednesday.
Para-athletes to receive cash incentives after APG milestone — PSC
ALMOST P12 million worth of cash incentives will be given out by the government through the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to the medalists of the 11th ASEAN Para Games (APG) held in Solo, Indonesia, recently.
Creamline eyes PHL slot in AVC; King Whale guns for finals berth
CREAMLINE aims to secure the right to represent the country in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup while King Whale of Taipei (KWT) guns for the second and last finals berth as the two face off on Friday in the Premier Volleyball League Invitational at the Filoil EcoOil Centre.
Aldin Ayo familiarity with youth-laden core to fast-track integration
NEWLY-appointed Converge coach Aldin Ayo is banking on his familiarity with the core of the FiberXers to fast-track their integration in their buildup for the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup.