Holiday named NBA Teammate of the Year
NEW ORLEANS Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday won the NBA’s 2019-20 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award on Tuesday.
D’Arnaud’s blast powers 6-run 7th to rally Braves past Marlins
TRAVIS d’Arnaud broke a seventh-inning tie with a home run as the Atlanta Braves erupted for six runs in the frame en route to a 9-5 victory Tuesday over the Miami Marlins in Game 1 of their National League Division Series in Houston.
Springer’s 2-homer day gives Astros 2-0 edge on A’s
LOS ANGELES — George Springer put on another postseason show at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, moving the Houston Astros one game away from their fourth consecutive American League Championship Series.
Nadal passes Sinner test to storm into French Open semifinals
PARIS — Claycourt master Rafa Nadal passed his first real test of this year’s French Open with a 7-6(4) 6-4 6-1 victory against Italian rising star Jannik Sinner as his quest for a record-breaking 13th title gathered momentum on Tuesday.
Butler: We will level Finals in G4
TO THE MIAMI HEAT, beating the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the NBA Finals was more than just a crucial victory. It showed they could hold their own in the series, even without two of their most potent playoff producers.
Filipino Junior player Alex Eala continues to roll at French Open
YOUNG Filipino tennis star Alex Eala continued to roll at the 2020 French Open Juniors’ Grand Slam Tournament, chalking up a hard-earned victory over Mara Guth of Germany in second-round play on Monday (Tuesday, Manila time) in Paris, France.
PSC’s 2021 budget gets Senate committee approval
The proposed budget of the Philippine Sports Commission for next year was approved on the committee level of the Senate on Tuesday.
GR Supra GT Cup Asia Philippines champs to compete in regional round
E-MOTORSPORTS players who will represent the Philippines in the Asian Regional Round of the GR Supra GT Cup Asia this month have been crowned.
Red Bull skateboarding DIY solo competition launched
FOLLOWING a successful staging of the team competition of its skateboarding DIY program, Red Bull recently launched the solo version of the initiative geared towards giving back to the local skate community.
Beermen aim to stay on top of Philippine Cup amid unusual circumstances
HOLDERS of the PBA Philippine Cup title for the last five years, the San Miguel Beermen aim to continue to do so just as the setting for this year’s edition of the tournament will be under extraordinary circumstances brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
Djokovic battles past Khachanov in first real test
PARIS — Top seed Novak Djokovic passed his first real test at this year’s French Open with flying colours as he battled past Russia’s Karen Khachanov (6-4 6-3 6-3) on Monday to reach the quarter-finals for the 14th time.
Kenin recovers from sluggish start to reach French open last eight
PARIS — American fourth seed Sofia Kenin appeared to be unnerved by the cheers of the sparse partisan crowd as she recovered from a wobbly start to reach the French open quarter-finals with a 2-6 6-2 6-1 victory over France’s Fiona Ferro on Monday.