STEFANOS Tsitsipas won his singles contest before returning to court with Andrey Rublev to triumph in doubles as Team Europe swept all matches on Saturday and are one victory away against Team World to maintain their iron grip on the Laver Cup.

LONDON — Chelsea tasted defeat for the first time this season as Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City earned a statement (1-0) win at Stamford Bridge on a day that Manchester United were beaten by Aston Villa and Liverpool were held by Brentford.

JORGE Soler drove in four runs, including one on a double in the 10th, to help the visiting Atlanta Braves the San Diego Padres (10-8) in 10 innings on Saturday.

The Paranaque Lady Aces blew out the Taguig Lady Generals, 58-37, on Sunday to remain unbeaten in the Pia Cayetano WNBL Season 2021 at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga. 

It’s all over, but the proverbial shouting, of course. Barring the most monumental collapse in Ryder Cup history, the United States will walk away with the hardware for only the fourth time since 1995 (with one of those victories coming on the strength of a final-day comeback from four points down).

THE Meralco Bolts are heading into the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup playoffs on a high after racking up their fourth straight win in their final game of the eliminations over the defending champions Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings, 79-66, on Thursday in Pampanga.

THE Philippine women’s national football team shoots for a spot in the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Women’s Cup when it takes on Hong Kong in an all-important Group F qualifying match on Friday in Uzbekistan.

FOR the third time, reigning ONE Championship world strawweight champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio of the Philippines will take on Japanese Yosuke Saruta in a title clash.

IN line with National Indigenous People’s Month in October, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will hold a four-part webinar series focusing on indigenous sports and games.

LONDON — Timo Werner scored his first goal of the season as a much-changed Chelsea side crept into the fourth round of the League Cup by beating Aston Villa (4-3) on penalties after the Stamford Bridge clash ended 1-1 on Wednesday.

IAN Poulter has been on the winning side in four of his previous six Ryder Cup appearances, yet he’s relishing the “underdog” role this week.

FORMER world number one Simona Halep and coach Darren Cahill have parted ways after working together for six years, the Romanian player said on Wednesday.