One step at a time for Knott and Watanabe in the Tokyo Olympics
JUDOKA Kiyomi Watanabe and sprinter Kristina Knott and their teams expect a tough challenge in the Tokyo Olympics but they are forging ahead, looking to take it one step at a time.
Djokovic battles Berrettini and history to claim 20th Grand Slam title
LONDON — Novak Djokovic had the weight of tennis history on his shoulders and an Italian with dynamite on his racket strings to contend with, but emerged victorious to earn a sixth Wimbledon and a record-leveling 20th Grand Slam title on Sunday.
Italy crowned European champs after shootout victory over England
LONDON — Italy claimed the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as penalties came back to haunt England at Wembley on Sunday, Gianluigi Donnarumma saving twice as the Azzurri won a shootout 3-2 after the game finished 1-1 following extra time.
Local professional leagues set to open shop this week
THE push for sports’ return in the country amid the pandemic takes a significant step this week with local professional leagues set to open.
Bucks trounce Suns to cut NBA Finals deficit to 2-1
THE Milwaukee Bucks scorched the Phoenix Suns (120-100) in Game Three of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals on Sunday in front of an electric home crowd, cutting the deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1.
Kaya, United City end debut ACL campaigns
LOCAL football clubs Kaya l FC-Iloilo and United City officially ended their respective debut Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) campaigns on Sunday, losing in their final matches.
Host city Tokyo enters fresh coronavirus emergency as Games near
TOKYO — Olympic host city Tokyo entered a fresh state of emergency on Monday, less than two weeks before the Games begin amid worries whether the measures can stem a rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.
Philippine Navy cyclists dominate road race in national trials
Philippine Navy-Standard Insurance cyclists Ronald Oranza and Kate Jasmin Velasco dominated the road race in their respective categories in the recently concluded PhiCycling National Trials for Road held at the Clark Freeport Zone.
US Women’s Open champ Yuka Saso pulls out of Evian
YUKA Saso, the 20-year-old from the Philippines who won the US Women’s Open last month, pulled out of the LPGA Tour’s next major, the Evian Championship.
Shooter Valdez out to make most of Olympic opportunity
AN Olympian for the first time, 25-year-old air rifle shooter Jayson Valdez is out to make the most of the opportunity presented to him and succeed.
Injury abruptly ends Poirier-McGregor third fight at UFC 264
THE much-anticipated third fight of top lightweight fighters Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) came to an abrupt end on Sunday (Manila time) after the latter suffered what appeared to be an ankle injury late in the opening round of the main event of UFC 264.
Phoenix Suns prepared for their time in the NBA Finals
THE Phoenix Suns are up 2-0 over the Milwaukee Bucks in their best-of-seven National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals series and they are the least surprised by it.