THE ONGOING episode with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been a rough one for many people from different walks of life but Nike believes there are ways of getting by it, one of which is taking cue from lessons and values that can be taken from the world of sports.

BENGALURU -- Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard has said he will sit out the rest of the National Basketball Association season if it resumes in a format that prevents his side from competing for a playoff spot.

GOLD medal-winning athletes Margielyn Didal and Agatha Wong find it a challenge to train amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, but it is not stopping them from staying the course in maintaining their fitnesss.

CHARLES BARKLEY laid out a possible ugly scenario for the National Basketball Association postseason if it is played this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic.

THE GRAND FINALS for Season 5 of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League -- Philippines (MPL-PH) is set for this weekend with eight teams vying for the top spot.

GRANDMASTER (GM) Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr., winner of the recent GCC Arena and Barako Open blitz tournament, will face archrival GM Darwin Laylo in a head-to-head duel in Lichess arena on June 7.

The Match: Champions for Charity went about as well as could be expected. No, scratch that; it went much, much better than expected. Not that it had high hurdles to begin with as the second go-round for Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. The first, held last November 2018, ran into significant technical difficulties, prompting AT&T and other streaming distributors to issue full refunds for the pay-per-view spectacle. And even if the broadcast proceeded smoothly to warrant the $19.99 price tag, the entertainment value through 22 holes left much to be desired.

LOS ANGELES -- Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning held off a late challenge to beat Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in a charity golf match in Florida on Sunday that raised $20 million for COVID-19 relief efforts.

WHILE resumption of action in the Philippine Basketball Association is still to be determined, the league as an organization is steadily working to get back its operations further humming amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

ENSHRINEMENT ceremonies at the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame are set for Aug. 29, but they could be rescheduled amid the coronavirus pandemic.

LONDON -- Soccer players will be able to tackle in close-contact training, and boxers spar with partners, in the next step towards Britain's elite athletes returning to live sport after the COVID-19 lockdown, guidance published on Monday said.

AS IS THE CASE for most people in this time of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, athletes, too, are having their struggles and challenges with outside activities limited, including maintaining their physical fitness.