BENGALURU/LOS ANGELES — Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook said on Monday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the team’s departure to Orlando where the National Basketball Association (NBA) plans to restart its season.

LONDON — Six-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton praised his Mercedes team for taking a stance against racism but said after winning Sunday’s Styrian Grand Prix that Ferrari and others should do more.

BARELY a year in the main draw of ONE Championship, fast-rising Filipino fighter Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang of Team Lakay has made significant strides and is looking to taking on more challenges, including the possibility of facing off with mixed martial arts legend Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson.

CELEBRITY power couple Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez reportedly have turned to some heavy hitters associated with other sports in yet another bid to purchase the New York Mets.

For golf, good news came with the bad yesterday. The Memorial Tournament will push through this weekend with a veritable Who’s Who of stars on tap. The Muirfield Village Golf Club has always been a popular destination for members of the United States Professional Golfers Association Tour, and not simply because it also happens to be the venue of living legend Jack Nicklaus’ event; it’s a challenging layout designed by the host himself. And, evidently, the intrinsic pull of the stop overrode and fears fueled by the dramatic spike in novel coronavirus infections.

LONDON — Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton dominated the Styrian Grand Prix in a Mercedes one-two on Sunday to celebrate his 85^th Formula One (F1) win and move a step closer to Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 victories.

APART from the challenges being posed by the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the training regimen of Filipino athletes, presenting a threat to the Philippines in its quest to repeat as Southeast Asian (SEA) Games overall champion is the decision recently by Vietnam to reduce the number of events when it hosts the biennial sporting meet next year.

NOW PLAYING under a new name and organization, members of AURA Philippines are looking to sustain the current success they are having in esports.

ENTERING its fourth season, the Philippines Football League (PFL) is still building legs and continues to learn with the end view of presenting a product that all stakeholders would appreciate and be proud of, its commissioner said.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS star Anthony Davis is joining teammate LeBron James in passing on placing a social justice message on the back of his jersey when the National Basketball Association (NBA) season starts again, Yahoo Sports reported Sunday.

Collin Morikawa narrowly avoided another playoff heartbreak on Sunday, defeating Justin Thomas in a tightly contested bout at the Workday Charity Open in Dublin, Ohio.

THE Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) push to return to action following months of inactivity because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic got further wind late last week after the league met with team officials and members of the board to discuss the protocols for a possible resumption.