ELECTED for a second term as an officer of the Philippine Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission, bemedaled triathlete Nikko Huelgas said that he remains committed to helping the body fortify its structure and build on the gains it has achieved since being established in 2015.

MELBOURNE -- Having scaled Africa’s highest mountain during the offseason, former world number one Garbine Muguruza hopes to reach new heights at the Australian Open after suffering a tumble down the world rankings in 2019.

GOT the chance to take a break for a considerable time, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) superstar June Mar Fajardo said he is now ready to get back to the league grind and do his thing.

NEW YORK -- New York Giants quarterback (QB) Eli Manning is retiring after 16 NFL seasons, the team announced Wednesday.

FOR the past four years, Rain or Shine has been experiencing a changing of the guard, turning younger and younger and embracing the next generation of cagers.

JUNIOR tennis players who joined the DreamBig Gold Series Tennis Camp at Manila Polo Club, Makati on Jan. 11 and 12, 2020 caught the eye of US NCAA Division I coaches.

LOS ANGELES -- John Collins scored 33 points, and reserve Brandon Goodwin scored all of his 19 points in the second half to help the short-handed Hawks erase a 21-point deficit and defeat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 102-95 on Wednesday in Atlanta.

WOMAN GRANDMASTER (WGM) Janelle Mae Frayna will spearhead a strong cast clashing in the 3^rd Chooks-to-Go National Rapid Chess Championships as it gets under way on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque City.

It was, in retrospect, the only choice that made any modicum of sense for Eli Manning. Even though he pledged to thoroughly examine his options after finishing the current campaign with a win last month, he couldn’t but have known even then that retirement could no longer be put off. Not with his avowed refusal to continue serving as backup to a draft pick, and not with his best days long behind him. His father certainly thought so: Archie was, if nothing else, emphatic in declaring that he would never wear colors other than those of the Giants.

CERES-NEGROS Football Club hurdled another test in the preliminary phase of the AFC Champions League 2020 after defeating Port FC of Thailand, 1-0, in an away match in Bangkok on Tuesday to advance to the qualification playoff match next week.

MELBOURNE -- Defending champion Novak Djokovic dispatched Japanese wildcard Tatsuma Ito 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.

TOKYO -- Qualifying boxing matches for Asia and Oceania for the 2020 Olympic Games that were set to take place in China’s Wuhan next month have been canceled due to fears over the new flu-like coronavirus, Japan’s Kyodo news agency said on Wednesday.