PARIS — Rafa Nadal blew away American qualifier Sebastian Korda (6-1 6-1 6-2) to romp into the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday and close in on a record-extending 13th title at Roland Garros.

YOUNG Filipino tennis star Alex Eala was to begin her 2020 French Open juniors tournament campaign on Sunday night (Manila time) at Roland Garros in Paris, France, where she hopes to pick up from her winning ways early this year before the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the tennis season.

FILIPINO Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo marked his boxing ring return with a hard-earned split decision victory over Mexican opponent Rigoberto Hermosillo on Sunday (Manila time) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.

GIVEN less than two weeks to prepare on court, the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters are trying everything they can to make the most of it before they plunge back into Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) action beginning next week.

FILIPINO-AUSTRALIAN fighter Joshua Culibao marked his Ultimate Fighting Championship return on Sunday with a split draw with Canadian Charles Jourdain.

PARIS — American Danielle Collins threw the kitchen sink at former champion Garbine Muguruza to force her way into the fourth round of the French Open with a 7-5 2-6 6-4 victory on Saturday.

PARIS — Top seed Novak Djokovic continued his imperious progress at the French Open with a 6-0 6-3 6-2 drubbing of Colombian Daniel Galan to effortlessly reach the last 16 for the 11th straight year on Saturday.

JUST days after being fired by the Los Angeles Clippers, Doc Rivers was introduced as the new head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.

DOWN 0-2 and expecting to be without two key starters, the Miami Heat remain defiant as they look to Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night in the NBA bubble near Orlando.

THE COVID-19 pandemic played havoc with the National basketball Association (NBA) in 2020, and commissioner Adam Silver said late Friday the league is expecting NBA players to not participate in next year’s Olympic Games at Tokyo.

PARIS — Novak Djokovic’s relationship with line officials has been difficult of late and the Serbian risked their wrath again on Saturday when he suggested they were unnecessary.

If an air of inevitability has wafted through the National Basketball Association Finals, it’s because the Lakers’ boast of the two best players still in the bubble. More importantly, it’s because these players — LeBron James and especially Anthony Davis  — have seen fit to shift to a higher gear no one else can reach. Meanwhile, the Heat, already vast underdogs heading into the series, found themselves handicapped even more following injuries to vital cogs Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic early in a Game One battle that quickly turned into a massacre. They did better in Game Two despite the absence of the aforesaid starters, but not by much; they were more competitive, though it simply meant sniffing single-digit deficits midway through the fourth quarter.