The Philippines will play in Group A of the Asia/Oceania region of the FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. This was known following the official draw held in Switzerland on Tuesday.

NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka came to Flushing Meadows to entertain and did not disappoint on Monday, overcoming a slow start to beat Czech Marie Bouzková (6-4, 6-1) and get her US Open title defense under way in front of a roaring capacity crowd.

FILIPINO fighter Denice “Lycan Queen” Zamboanga sees a tough challenge in the about-to-start ONE atomweight world grand prix and not getting ahead of herself, choosing to take it a step at a time.

PATRICK Cantlay made a litany of must-have putts, culminating in a 17 1/2-foot birdie on the sixth playoff hole that carried him to a victory over Bryson DeChambeau at the BMW Championship outside Baltimore.

SPENDING on international transfer fees over the last decade increased from $2.66 billion in 2012 to a peak of $7.35 billion in 2019, while players’ agents received $3.5 billion in commissions, a study by world governing body International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) said.

CRISTIANO Ronaldo completed a medical in Lisbon over the weekend ahead of his return to Manchester United and he has agreed personal terms on a two-year contract with the Premier League club, Sky Sports reported on Monday.

Andy Murray wasn’t exactly in the best of spirits in the aftermath of his first-round match at the United States Open. It wasn’t simply because he lost; given that he had played in just six matches all year, and that he crashed out after two rounds in his two tuneup events, he wasn’t expected to put up much of a fight against third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. It was because he bowed out under what he deemed to be questionable circumstances.

NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka returns to the Grand Slam stage at the US Open on Monday and the buzz will also be back with fans bringing the celebrated New York energy to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for what could be an exciting fortnight.

FILIPINO para-swimmer Ernie Gawilan ended his Paralympic Games campaign on Monday, finishing 10th out of 11 swimmers in the heats for the men’s 100m backstroke S7 event at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre.

A BILL filed in the House of Representatives seeks to memorialize the accomplishment of Filipino athletes who have represented the country in the Olympic Games.

THE International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Basketball World Cup 2023 which the country is jointly hosting takes further form on Tuesday with the official draw for the qualifiers happening in Switzerland.

ECHO took the early lead in Season 8 of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Philippines with six points in the first three playing dates at the weekend.