NATIONAL Basketball Association (NBA) owners may be asked to limit the motions that players can take and still be considered in the act of shooting, ESPN reported on Monday.

PHIL Mickelson is ready to take another shot at that elusive US Open title and his excitement meter is high with the event back at Torrey Pines just outside San Diego.

UTAH JAZZ center Rudy Gobert and Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons were unanimous choices for the NBA All-Defensive First Team, the league announced  on Monday.

TRAE Young collected 25 points and a career-high-tying 18 assists to fuel the host Atlanta Hawks to a 103-100 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

THE Brooklyn Nets survived the regular season without their “Big Three” of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving consistently on the floor at the same time to get the second seed in the Eastern Conference.

SEVILLE, Spain — Spain tried to pass Sweden into oblivion in their Euro 2020 opener on Monday but had to settle for a 0-0 draw as they were let down by poor finishing and might have even lost had it not been for a glaring miss by opposing striker Marcus Berg.

KAWHI Leonard recorded 31 points and seven rebounds before exiting with an apparent injury, and the Los Angeles Clippers notched a 118-104 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night to tie their Western Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.

THE University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers strengthened their back court after securing the commitment of former Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles standout LA Casinillo. 

There was a time when Novak Djokovic still had some quit in him. His talent was evident even in his junior years; all of 14, he reached the singles final of the Junior Davis Cup shortly after the turn of the millennium. His now-legendary fighting spirit, however, was not as apparent; in fact, withdrawals dotted the early part of his pro career. Of his 13 all told, six have been in Grand Slam tournaments. And of the six, two have been against clay court king Rafael Nadal. Which, in a nutshell, is why he has earned a reputation, if unfairly and from critics, as a slacker.

THE Philippine national men’s football team finishes its campaign in the second round of the joint 2022 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup and 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qualifiers bid on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates.

EXECRATION won the 2021 MLBB Southeast Asia Cup (MSC) title on Sunday and the team did it at the expense of previous conqueror Blacklist International.

TEAMS seeing action in the third and final window of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup Qualifiers this week began to make their way to the “bubble” at Clark City in Angeles, Pampanga, on Sunday.