Pablo Carreño Busta isn’t one of the favorites in the Australian Open. He isn’t even the best Spaniard on the men’s draw; that distinction belongs to living legend Rafael Nadal.

PHILIPPINE Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) chef de mission Ramon Fernandez said he would sit down with Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham Tolentino on how they will make do with the limited budget they have for the Hanoi edition set on May 12-25.

LOS ANGELES — Making life difficult for Tom Brady will be key if the Los Angeles Rams are to have success against the veteran quarterback in their divisional playoff matchup against Tampa Bay on Sunday, head coach Sean McVay said.

PLDT continued its rebuild as it acquired five new recruits including former collegiate standouts Jules Samonte and Heather Guino-o on Wednesday.

ALEX M. Eala missed a main draw berth in her first event this year after falling short in the final qualifying round of the W25 Manacor late on Tuesday night at the Rafael Nadal Academy (RNA) in Spain.

KLAY Thompson had the best performance of his five-game-old season on Tuesday night, hitting three 3-pointers among a game-high 21 points as the Golden State Warriors opened a seven-game homestand with a 102-86 romp over the Detroit Pistons in San Francisco.

MELBOURNE — Britain’s teenage sensation Emma Raducanu cleared a dangerous first-round hurdle at the Australian Open, seeing off experienced American Sloane Stephens (6-0, 2-6, 6-1) in a topsy-turvy contest on Tuesday.

BRIGHTON, England — Chelsea’s winless run in the Premier League stretched to four matches on Tuesday, as a 1-1 draw away to Brighton and Hove Albion saw their slender titles hopes suffer yet more damage.

HOST Vietnam will implement a “no vaccine, no entry” policy in the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) slated for May 12-25 in Hanoi.

ALEX M. Eala moved closer to barging into the main draw of the W25 Manacor after registering back-to-back wins in the qualifying phase at the Rafael Nadal Academy (RNA) in Spain.

THE Philippines will no longer be participating in the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Asian Under-22 Men and Women Championships slated for Jan. 20-30 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) scare.

BAYERN Munich’s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the FIFA Best Men’s Player award for 2021 with Barcelona’s Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas winning the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Best Women’s Player prize at Monday’s ceremony.