LONG wanted to parade his combat sports skills at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Filipino Mark “Mugen” Striegl could finally see his dream fulfilled as he is on the brink of getting a fight in the world-renowned promotion.

THE Philippine national men’s football team will have to wait a little longer before resuming with its joint FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 bid after sport governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) decided to defer matches to next year because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.

THE MASTERS, which brings together the world’s best golfers in one of the sport’s four majors, will be held without patrons in November because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, Augusta National Golf Club said on Wednesday.

DETERMINED to see their common vision of advancing interest and appreciation for esports in the country, Globe and Mineski Philippines recently renewed their partnership.

LISBON — Paris St Germain scored two late goals, including a stoppage-time winner from substitute Eric Choupo-Moting, to beat outsiders Atalanta 2-1 and end the Serie A side’s Champions League dream in their quarter-final on Wednesday.

MUMBAI — The 2021 Australian Open could be moved to later in the year due to COVID-19 but tournament director Craig Tiley told Reuters that organizers are confident of hosting the Grand Slam in its usual January slot with full prize money and fans in the stands.

The National Basketball Association cannot but be happy with how its bubble experiment has progressed so far. For the fourth consecutive week, its mass testing of players has resulted in zero positive results — proof, if nothing else, of the effectiveness of the stringent health and safety protocols it has put in place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. And while broadcast ratings haven’t exactly been the bonanza conventional wisdom envisioned in light of the seeming absence of entertainment options under the new normal, they nonetheless underscore the continued appeal of the league’s principal product.

THE local 3x3 basketball scene is set to be busy when conditions for on-court action permit to do so as two leagues have laid down their respective plans for the sport.

DAMIAN LILLARD scored a career-high 61 points and assisted Hassan Whiteside on what proved to be the game-winning dunk in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 134-131 defeat of the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday in the Orlando area.

THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has put the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) in Manila and the PhilSports Complex in Pasig City under total lockdown beginning Wednesday until further notice after a PSC employee tested positive for the coronavirus.

THE last time the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder met, way back in mid-January in Oklahoma City, it looked like both teams’ rosters were about to change significantly.

TO BETTER adapt to the growing business done online in the country, sports retail store Go Sport recently launched its official website Live Sport.