THE local sporting community is mourning the passing of young Olympian Ian “Yanyan” Lariba, who lost her battle with leukemia late Sunday night. She was 23.

JAKARTA — The International Boxing Association says it is embarking on a “cultural change” to prevent the sport being thrown out of the Olympics, as one Asian boxing chief warned “the clock is ticking.”

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Bryson DeChambeau likes to keep a conversation going when he’s playing. It’s his way of loosening up, of battling nerves, and of getting himself relaxed for the task at hand. It doesn’t matter if he’s muddling through a practice round or in the thick of tournament action; he’ll chat his flightmates up. To be fair, he does know how to keep interest, turning his vocal exertions to anything from jokes to topics reflective of his Physics degree.

THE TNT KaTropa caught a break and stopped their losing skein on Sunday, defeating the Columbian Dyip, 118-114, in overtime in their battle of struggling teams in the Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

THE 18^th Asian Games campaigns of the Philippine women’s volleyball and men’s basketball teams in Indonesia officially came to an end on Saturday and Friday, respectively, with both looking at them with some regrets, believing they could have done better, but nonetheless determined to make full use of the lessons they got moving forward.

NEW YORK — Five-time champion Roger Federer found a new way to amaze Saturday as he reached the US Open last 16 with a 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 victory over Nick Kyrgios.

KAYA FC-Iloilo and Davao Aguilas FC got their respective campaigns at the Copa Paulino Alcantara to a winning start, taking their tournament debuts at the weekend at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.

LOS ANGELES — Britain’s Luol Deng was waived Saturday by the Los Angeles Lakers, enabling the club to save enough money under NBA salary cap rules to land a top 2019 free agent.

ONE of the Filipino athletes who had a solid shot at a gold medal at the just-concluded 18^th Asian Games in Indonesia, it is understandable the disappointment that boxer Rogen Ladon is feeling, more so because of the circumstances how things ended for him which he described as far from ideal.

PHILIPPINE Basketball has just added another chapter of a colorful episode in the Asian Games and Filipinos are still savoring the moment.

LUOL DENG still wants to play. He has made that clear — from the moment the Lakers shut him down late in the 2016-17 season ostensibly to give young players more time on the court and up until they mutually agreed to part ways yesterday. And, yes, he still believes in his capacity to contribute meaningfully in another National Basketball Association uniform, and to the extent that he gave up a whopping 20% of his salary over the next two years just to be free of his contract.