Kyrie Irving wasn’t expected to hit the ground running. After eight months away from the court, he couldn’t have possible picked up from where he left off prior to being injured in Game Four of the 2021 Eastern Conference Semifinals. And, true enough, he looked extremely rusty in the first quarter of the Nets’ set-to against the Pacers yesterday. He burned rubber from opening tip, but could do no better than go zero of three along with two turnovers in his first nine minutes of play.

FIND solutions.

KAI SOTTO will have to wait a little longer for the continuation of his National Basketball League (NBL) debut with the Adelaide 36ers following another game postponement still due to the team’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) protocols.

DEVIN BOOKER scored 33 points and Chris Paul had a double-double as the short-handed Phoenix Suns defeated the host New Orleans Pelicans (123-110) on Tuesday night.

GREEN BAY has taken over as the new Super Bowl favorite after the Packers clinched the top seed in the National Football Conference (NFC) with a week remaining in the regular season.

SYDNEY — Novak Djokovic did not receive any special treatment in getting an exemption from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination requirements to play at the Australian Open later this month, Tennis Australia and the Victorian state government said on Wednesday.

THE investment firm Sport Republic, backed by Serbian billionaire Dragan Šolak, has completed a takeover of Southampton by picking up an 80% stake in the club, the Premier League side said on Tuesday.

ADELAIDE — Second seed Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock exit at the Adelaide International on Wednesday after a 7-6(6), 6-1 defeat to world number 100 Kaja Juvan of Slovenia in the second round.

This morning, the Philippine Sports Commission Board met to discuss our collegial action on the athletics issue, which took several ugly faces yesterday. I would like to relay the following on behalf of my colleagues in the PSC Board.

FILIPINO Tokyo Olympian pole-vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena could be walking on troubled waters.

FILIPINA tennis sensation Alex M. Eala will resume her steady rise in the world rankings from eighth place after a stellar 2021 campaign that even catapulted her to second spot at one point.

IF Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) President Cynthia Carrion would be believed, world champion Carlos “Caloy” Yulo can win not just one, but two gold medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics.