THE quest for Olympic slots of the Philippine rowing team began on Wednesday in the qualification regatta in Tokyo, Japan.

GIANNIS Antetokounmpo made 4-of-12 three-pointers en route to a team-high 36 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks scored their second win over the Brooklyn Nets in as many games (124-118) on Tuesday in Milwaukee.

Those who know — and even just know of — Kyrie Irving have come to learn to accept his Hyde side. He simply thinks differently, and the inevitable assessment has little to do with his belief that the Earth is flat. His unique wiring is why he felt the need to abandon a seemingly cushy position with the Cavaliers in 2017, and why he saw fit to bid goodbye to the Celtics two years later. It also informs his actions as a member of the Nets’ Big Three; from the prolonged sabbatical he took to his violation of health and safety protocols to his continual refusal to make himself available to the media, he chooses to march to the beat of his own tune. And the clincher is that he does so with equal parts defiance and pride.

LONDON — Goals by Timo Werner and Mason Mount sent Chelsea into a Champions League final showdown with Manchester City as it outclassed Real Madrid to win, 2-0, for a 3-1 aggregate triumph at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

RORY McIlroy doubled down on his criticism of the Super Golf League (SGL) on Wednesday, calling the proposed breakaway golf circuit “a money grab.”

AS PART of its thrust to spotlight how different industries have been affected by the pandemic and how they are conducting their affairs during these trying times, the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) on Tuesday hosted a webinar focusing on sports.

NIKOLA Jokić had 32 points and 12 rebounds, Austin Rivers tied his season high with 25 points against his former team, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the New York Knicks (113-97) on Wednesday night.

REIGNING ONE heavyweight world champion Brandon “The Truth” Vera of Philippines makes his long-awaited return on May 15 at “ONE: DANGAL” at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

THE Philippine national men’s football team is in the process of preparing for its return to top-flight international competition in June.

SENATOR Francis Tolentino on Sunday made an appeal to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to have Filipino athletes, especially those seeing action in international competitions like the Olympics, included as essential workers in the government’s priority list to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

TEAM Philippines bicycle motocross (BMX) racer Patrick Coo seeks to earn a spot in the Tokyo Olympics when he takes part in the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Cup Round 4 Olympic qualifier in Bogota, Colombia, on May 30.

Not a few quarters viewed Russell Westbrook’s transfer to the Wizards in the offseason as proof of his polarizing nature.