Philippine football clubs routed in AFC Champions League group play
PHILIPPINE clubs United City Football Club and Kaya FC-Iloilo FC were routed in their respective group matches at the 2021 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) on Tuesday night.
PJF expects judoka Watanabe to be in the mix for Olympic medal
LONE Philippine Olympic judo representative Kiyomi Watanabe will figure prominently in her event in the rescheduled quadrennial sporting meet.
Durant headlines US men’s roster for Tokyo Olympics
TORONTO — LeBron James may have taken a pass on this year’s Tokyo Games but the US men’s basketball squad unveiled on Monday does not lack for experience as one of the nation’s oldest Olympic teams in history will chase a fourth consecutive gold medal.
England reaches Euro 2020 quarterfinals
LONDON — Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane struck late goals as England reached the Euro 2020 quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over Germany at Wembley on Tuesday, its first knockout victory over their old rivals since the 1966 World Cup final.
Serena Williams’ hopes ended by injury; Roger Federer survives scare
LONDON — Seven-time champion Serena Williams’s hopes of claiming a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon ended in tears as the American quit with an injury early in her first-round match against unseeded Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
Tokyo may extend coronavirus curbs into Olympics period
TOKYO — Japan is considering an extension of its coronavirus prevention measures in Tokyo and other areas by two weeks to a month, Japanese media said, with less than a month to go until the Tokyo Summer Olympics are set to open.
Philippine national volleyball team begins ‘bubble’ training
WORK begins for the Philippine national volleyball team in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, on Thursday.
Gilas Pilipinas begins FIBA OQT campaign against host Serbia
THE Philippine national men’s basketball team begins its campaign in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) early on Thursday morning (Manila time) in Belgrade, Serbia, against the host team.
Paul George (41) helps Los Angeles Clippers stay alive against Phoenix Suns
TRAILING for the first time all night and staring at elimination in the series, the Los Angeles Clippers knew exactly what to do.
Golfers Saso and Pagdanganan qualify for Olympic Games in Tokyo
FEMALE golfers Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan are through to the Olympic Games in Tokyo next month, becoming the 16th and 17th Filipino athletes, respectively, to book their spots in the rescheduled quadrennial sporting meet.
SMC sports facility turned into vaccination site
THE newly opened sports complex of San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is serving a new purpose for now as it has been turned into a vaccination site to augment the country’s fight against the spread of the coronavirus.
GAB chairman Mitra talks pro sports at PSC sports summit
GAMES and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Abraham Mitra is the resource person on “Professional Sports in the Philippines,” the topic for the 12th virtual session of the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) national summit on Wednesday.