COLLIN Sexton scored 28 points, Darius Garland added 25 points and nine assists and the depleted Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the host Philadelphia 76ers (112-109) in overtime (OT) on Saturday.

FRENCH Open champion Iga Świątek breezed past second seed Belinda Bencic (6-2, 6-2) in the Adelaide International final on Saturday to claim the second title of her career.

It’s fair to argue that the Jazz were expected to triumph over the Magic yesterday. After all, they sported a win-loss slate that was at least three and a half games better than the rest of the National Basketball Association. Meanwhile, their hosts were among the worst in the league, eight wins under .500 and much closer to the bottom than to the top. Then again, nothing is etched in stone amid a pandemic that continues to wreak havoc on schedules and rosters alike. And they did head to the Amway Center with a handicap in the absence of starting point guard Mike Conley, arguably the best player in pro hoops annals never to be named an All-Star.

TORONTO — Tiger Woods could return to competitive golf within a year, top orthopedic surgeons said on Wednesday, but the road back from serious leg injuries sustained in a car crash will be a long and gruelling one.

HAVING competed on the women’s tour this year, Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala said she is basking in the opportunity and looking forward to more tournaments to play in moving forward.

AFTER experiencing some delay, the Philippine Superliga (PSL) Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup finally pushes through this weekend at the sand courts of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority in Zambales.

SOUTHEAST Asian Games gold medal-winning cyclist Marella Salamat headlines the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) Rise Up! Shape Up! episode on Saturday.

BERLIN — The handover of power at the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee to Seiko Hashimoto from Yoshiro Mori has been seamless with Hashimoto showing she is fully prepared to take on the job, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday.

ZACH LAVINE scored 35 points on 14-for-21 shooting, and the Chicago Bulls held on for a 133-126 overtime (OT) win against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

The Lakers were in trouble long before the curtains drew on yesterday’s ill-fated match against the league-leading Jazz. True, the loss was the fifth in their last six outings, a reflection of their floundering run of late in the absence of ailing Anthony Davis. It also didn’t help that starting guard Dennis Schröder, whose principal task is to ease the playmaking burden foisted on the overworked LeBron James, had to be held out due to health and safety protocols in the middle of their swoon. On the other hand, symptoms of their malady and malaise had been present even at the turn of the year, and through a seven-game win streak that had them at the top of the National Basketball Association standings.

ALREADY in the final chapter of one of golf’s greatest careers, Tiger Woods may have penned a shocking end to that story on Tuesday when the winner of 15 majors was involved in a single-car crash and taken to the hospital with multiple injuries.

FILIPINO young prospect Kai Sotto will not be rejoining the Ignite squad in the National Basketball Association (NBA) G League but the league wishes the player well in his continued pursuit of his NBA dreams.