PATRICK Cantlay will hit his first tee shot at the Tour Championship on Thursday with a two-shot lead.

KIMI Räikkönen, the Finnish “Iceman” who won the 2007 Formula One world championship for Ferrari, announced on Wednesday that he would retire at the end of the season after a record run in the sport.

Yesterday, Joel Embiid took to social media to deny the long-held belief that he and fellow Sixers starter Ben Simmons do not get along well — or at all. “I love playing with Ben,” he tweeted, contending that members of the media have been using his name to perpetuate a false narrative. “Stats don’t lie. He’s an amazing player and we all didn’t get the job done.” And, on this note, he’s right. No one player was responsible for the failure of the East top seeds to move past the conference semifinals.

NOW that it knows where it will be competing in the Asia/Oceania region of the International Basketball Federation  (FIBA) World Cup (WC) 2023 Qualifiers, Gilas Pilipinas is now set to chart its plans on how to go about its campaign.

THE TnT Tropang Giga kept their unblemished record intact after defeating the Blackwater Bossing, 96-76, in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup’s return on Wednesday at the Don Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU) Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga.

FILIPINO wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan and para-swimmer Gary Bejino resume their respective campaigns at the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Thursday.

MANCHESTER, England — Real Madrid failed in their attempt to sign France striker Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on the final day of the transfer window as Cristiano Ronaldo completed his move from Juventus to Manchester United.

SEOUL Olympic Games bronze medalist Leopoldo Serantes has died. He was 59.

NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic took a first unsteady step toward completing the calendar-year Grand Slam on Tuesday as the Serb labored into the second round of the US Open with a (6-1, 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-1) win over dashing Danish teenager Holger Rune.

ANDREW McCutchen drove in three runs with a homer and a double as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Washington Nationals (12-6) on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.

ALL-STAR point guard Ben Simmons informed the Philadelphia 76ers that he wants out of town and will not report to the team’s training camp, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Tuesday.

THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) resumes action in the All-Filipino tournament on Wednesday with a triple-header opening the return at the Don Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU) in Bacolor, Pampanga.