TOKYO — International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Tuesday praised medical workers and volunteers for making the Tokyo Games possible amid the coronavirus pandemic and said...

THE place of sports in local government units (LGUs) will be the center of discussion for the 22nd virtual session of the National Sports Summit 2021 on Wednesday.  “This is a perfect subject...

It’s easy to point to Novak Djokovic’s participation in the Tokyo Games as a no-brainer. After all, he’s conscious of his place in history, and, having...

FILIPINO tennis ace Alex Eala capped a successful foray at the 61st Trofeo Bonfiglio tournament in Milan, Italy, by adding the girls’ singles title on Sunday (Manila time) to the doubles championship she won the previous day.

SANDWICH, England — American debutant Collin Morikawa produced an ice-cool final round to win the British Open by two strokes on a blazing hot afternoon at Royal St. George’s on Sunday.

TEN Filipino sports heroes took their places in the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame (PSHOF) in virtual ceremonies held at the weekend.

The Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors bounced back from their opening-day loss in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference, defeating the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters in straight sets, 25-18, 25-19, 25-21, on Monday at the PCV Socio-Civic and Cultural Center in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte.

THE inaugural season of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) successfully kicked off on Sunday at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga, with the Glutance Glow Boosters emerging as opening-day winners.

SKATEBOARDING makes its Olympic Games debut in Tokyo and Filipino athlete Margielyn Didal is basking in the opportunity to compete in it.

BRITISH Open organizers and the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) pledged support for a transgender player who was subjected to abuse when coaching fans during a tournament at Royal St. George’s this week, British media said.

SILVERSTONE, England — Lewis Hamilton celebrated a record eighth British Grand Prix victory on Sunday after fighting back from a 10-second penalty for a first-lap collision that halted the race and sent title rival Max Verstappen to hospital.

AMERICAN Coco Gauff will not compete in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the 17-year-old said on Sunday.