THE Rain or Shine Elastopainters halted the charge of the San Miguel Beermen in the (Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup, hacking out a 95-93 victory in league action on Sunday at the Don Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU) Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga.

NEW YORK — Britain’s Emma Raducanu completed a Grand Slam fairytale on Saturday by beating Canadian Leylah Fernandez (6-4, 6-3) in the clash of the teens to be crowned US Open champion.

LEICESTER, England -— Newcomers Leicester City lost 3-1 to Manchester United in their first FA Women’s Super League home game as Manchester City crashed to a controversial 2-1 loss at home to Tottenham Hotspur in Sunday’s late kickoff.

PATRICK Mahomes passed for 337 yards and three touchdowns, all in the second half, as the host Kansas City Chiefs didn’t lead until the fourth quarter, but edged the Cleveland Browns 33-29 on the first Sunday of the National Football League (NFL) season.

LONDON — American Billy Horschel birdied the 18th hole to claim the BMW Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Championship title in a tense finish on Sunday in a tournament with huge implications for Europe’s Ryder Cup team.

WITH Serena Williams pulling out due to fitness issues even before a ball had been hit and Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty dispatched in the third round, a loss of interest in the women’s singles draw at this year’s US Open was palpable.

NAPHEESA Collier scored 22 points and dished seven assists, Sylvia Fowles recorded 18 points and Aerial Powers added 17 as the Minnesota Lynx weathered a second-half run to hold off the Indiana Fever, 90-80, on Sunday in Minneapolis.

A DAY after winning gold and setting a new Asian mark, Filipino pole-vaulter Ernest John U. Obiena plunged back into action at the ISTAF Berlin competition on Sunday where he finished at fourth place.

REIGNING ONE Championship world strawweight champion Joshua “The Passion” Pacio of the Philippines makes his long-awaited return to action this month in the third fight in his rivalry with Japanese Yosuke “The Ninja” Saruta.

THE Northport Batang Pier last week finally took the floor in the Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) resumption after being held off for some time over the league’s health and safety protocols and has been doing well, owing to steady communication and being on the same page.

NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic’s quest for a record 21st major title that would have completed the calendar year Grand Slam collapsed at the final hurdle in a stunning (6-4, 6-4, 6-4) defeat by Russian Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic had just held serve to keep alive his chances of claiming the United States Open championship.