DESPITE their acquisition of All-Star forward Calvin Abueva in a surprise trade early this week, the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok are still out to strengthen their frontcourt further by way of the rookie draft.

REIGNING Brave Combat Federation (CF) Fighter of the Year Rolando “Dy Incredible” Dy of the Philippines is set to return to action in March against Kyrgyzstan’s Abdisalam Kubanychbek in a lightweight title eliminator.

FILIPINO pole-vaulter and Tokyo Olympics-bound EJ Obeina won a bronze medal in the 2021 Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland, on Thursday (Manila time) to end his indoor season campaign.

DONOVAN Mitchell had 24 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals, and the Utah Jazz captured their ninth consecutive victory, a 114-96 decision over the host Los Angeles (LA) Clippers on Wednesday.

GOALS from Mehdi Taremi and Moussa Marega propelled Porto to their first-ever victory over Juventus in the Champions League after they secured a 2-1 win over the Italian champions in the first leg of their last-16 tie on Wednesday.

THE regular season of the National Basketball Association isn’t even close to two-fifths done, and, already, longtime habitués have seen fit to work up a lather over Most Valuable Player candidates. In part, it’s because the pro hoops scene has become an endless source of barber shop talk; fanatics are simply unable to stop trumpeting the virtues of marquee names, especially when compared to others also burning rubber at elite levels. In larger measure, it’s due to the sheer number of legitimate choices on tap; at this point in the 2020-21 campaign, as many as nine stalwarts can be considered for the accolade.

MELBOURNE — World number one Ash Barty’s dream of become the first homegrown Australian Open champion since 1978 ended in an extraordinary (1-6, 6-3, 6-2) quarterfinal loss to Karolína Muchová on Wednesday.

MELBOURNE — Jennifer Brady battled through her frustrations to overhaul friend and United States team mate Jessica Pegula (4-6, 6-2, 6-1) and reach her maiden Australian Open semifinal on Wednesday.

STAR forward Calvin Abueva is headed to a new Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team after he was traded to the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok on Wednesday.

TOKYO Olympics-bound pole-vaulter EJ Obiena has been having it solid in international competitions he is participating in, something the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) is bullish about.  

BAHRAIN-BASED Brave Combat Federation (CF) has its lightweight division stacked with a number of fighters making strong cases for the title.

LEBRON James totaled 30 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Los Angeles (LA) Lakers to a 112-104 road victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.