Phoenix Suns installed as NBA Finals early betting favorites over Milwaukee Bucks
THE Phoenix Suns are the early betting favorites to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks and win the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals.
Italy, Germany and Slovenia clinch three of last 4 Tokyo Olympic basketball berths
BELGRADE — Italy, Slovenia and Germany took three of the last four available spots in the men’s Olympic basketball tournament at the July 23-Aug. 8 games in Tokyo after winning their respective qualifying events on Sunday.
Teenagers Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu to light up Wimbledon’s last Manic Monday
LONDON — Some intriguing last-16 clashes in the women’s singles promise to make Wimbledon’s last-ever Manic Monday a memorable one with teenagers Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu topping the bill.
Jin Young Ko captures Volunteers of America
JIN Young Ko made a two-foot par putt on the 18th hole to seal a one-shot victory over Matilda Castren on Sunday at the Volunteers of America Classic at The Colony, Texas.
Luka Dončić leads Slovenia to first Olympic basketball berth
DALLAS Mavericks star Luka Dončić scored 31 points Sunday to lead Slovenia to a 96-85 win over Lithuania, propelling his home nation to its first-ever Olympics basketball tournament.
Stereotypes fade with mixed styles of Euro 2020’s final four
MANCHESTER, England — Four teams head to London for the final week of Euro 2020 and as well as promising close battles, the two semifinals present a fascinating clash of football styles and tactical approaches.
Czechs show they are a team on the rise after deep Euro 2020 run
PRAGUE — The Czech Republic showed they are team ready to compete with the heavyweights of European football after a run to the quarterfinals at Euro 2020 that ended in a 2-1 defeat to an exciting Denmark side.
NBA Finals: Bucks versus Suns
THE Milwaukee Bucks are returning to the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals for the first time since 1974 after Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday combined for 59 points in a 118-107 victory over the host Atlanta Hawks that wrapped up a 4-2 triumph in the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.
Gilas Pilipinas to focus on August FIBA Asia Cup
FOLLOWING its spirited run at the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT), Gilas Pilipinas will now focus on its campaign in the Asia Cup in August.
United City seeks to have better showing in ACL group stage play
AT the raw end of back-to-back drubbings at the ongoing 2021 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL), reigning Philippines Football League champion United City Football Club seeks to have a better showing when it returns to action on Monday in Uzbekistan.
Filipino Alex Eala begins first Wimbledon girls’ singles bid against Argentina’s Sierra
FILIPINO tennis wunderkind Alex Eala starts her first-ever Wimbledon girls’ singles campaign on Monday against Argentina’s Solana Sierra.
Sports agencies conduct anti-doping seminar for Olympic-bound athletes
THE Philippine Sports Commission-Philippine National Anti-Doping Organization (PSC-PHI-NADO), in collaboration with the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), recently conducted a virtual seminar on anti-doping regulations for Tokyo Olympiad-bound Team Philippines.