FOR the second straight time Sunsparks is the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League - Philippines (MPL-PH) champion after topping ONIC PH in the finals of season 5 at the weekend.

TORONTO — Basketball great Michael Jordan voiced outrage on Sunday over the death of George Floyd, a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white policeman knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, an incident that has triggered violent nationwide protests.

LONDON — British quarantine rules are set to be relaxed for elite sport in a boost for soccer clubs in European competition and Formula One's plans for races at Silverstone, the Times reported on Sunday.

LIMITED it may be by the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, World Vision in the Philippines is not being deterred by it as it continues to look for ways to push for its mission.

SEEING the value of recognizing the efforts of national athletes and coaches in bringing pride and honor to the country, the Bureau of International Revenue on May 27 issued implementing regulations that provide a 20% discount in the purchase of goods and services to the former, something local sports stakeholders welcomed with open arms.

ZURICH — Formula One can start its season in Austria with two races behind closed doors on July 5 and 12, the country’s health ministry said on Saturday.

THE ULTIMATE Fighting Championship staged another live event on Sunday (Manila time) that saw Brazilian Gilbert Burns dominating American Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley in five rounds of their headlining welterweight fight in Las Vegas.

VOLLEYBALL Community Gives Back PH (VCGB PH ) has something to serve up for those matchday personnel affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Make no mistake: Everything needs to go right before the United States Open can be held in September. It certainly doesn’t help that Winged Foot Golf Club lies smack dab in Westchester County, New York, among the areas in the United States most affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. And even with state officials cautiously relaxing quarantine measures and, in fact, pushing for the resumption of sporting events, there is the not so insignificant hurdle of mobility. Ensuring the participation of the usual field of 156 players — who will be coming from any number of locations, including outside the country — presents unprecedented logistical concerns.

THE NAISMITH Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony for Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett and six others is postponed until 2021.

BASKETBALL continues to be largely shut because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic but the world governing body for the sport is gearing up for its eventual return by coming out with guidelines for its restart.

LONDON — Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho said it was painful to watch countries resume their top-flight seasons while English soccer remains suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.