DESPITE concerns over the ongoing outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) acute respiratory disease, the 2020 Badminton Asia Manila Team Championships set for this week will take place as scheduled albeit with some changes to the roster of teams competing.

THE Philippine Basketball Association moved the start of its season-opening Philippine Cup a week later than originally scheduled over the threat of the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) acute respiratory disease outbreak.

PEBBLE BEACH -- Phil Mickelson fell short in his quest for a record sixth Pebble Beach Pro-Am victory on Sunday but said his results over the last few weeks had given him momentum for the rest of the year.

HOUSTON -- Bojan Bogdanovic hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Utah Jazz to a 114-113 victory over the host Houston Rockets on Sunday.

THE ever-growing running community in the country expanded some more with the establishment of a new running club in the province of Cavite.

UNIVERSITY of the East and Ateneo stake their men’s and women’s crowns as the UAAP Season 82 fencing tournament opens Tuesday at the Paco Arena.

No doubt the big winner in the Tata Steel Masters was Fabiano Caruana, but another GM who put in a good performance was the 20-year old Jorden Van Foreest, who was the lowest player by rating but started the tournament with 2 wins in the first 3 rounds, kept nipping at the heels of the tournament leaders for most of the tournament and finished with +1, tied for 4^th place ahead of the other Dutchman Anish Giri.

Phil Mickelson began yesterday’s round with confidence, and not just because of his history of outstanding showings at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am. True, self-assurance has never been a weakness; when he claimed the tournament last year, for instance, he figured it to be the trigger for an outstanding campaign. Instead, it proved to be mostly downhill from there, with his world ranking tumbling down 55 spots to 72^nd by the time he went about his title defense. All the same, he remained upbeat, in no small measure because of his third-place showing at the Saudi International.

THE University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 82 volleyball action kicks off later this week with the UP Fighting Maroons and UE Red Warriors first to take the court.

ORLANDO -- Brook Lopez highlighted a 23-point performance with five 3-pointers as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks completed a four-game season sweep of the Orlando Magic with a 111-95 victory on Saturday.

JUST months into his ONE Championship career, Filipino strawweight fighter Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang is earning his keep. And how!

BARANGAY Ginebra San Miguel Kings big man Greg Slaughter surprised the Philippine Basketball Association with his decision at the weekend to “take a break” from playing after six years of parading his wares in the league.