AFTER SWEEPING all three of its preliminary matches in the 30^th Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine men’s national basketball team takes its campaign to a higher level as it battles Indonesia in the semifinals today at the Mall of Asia Arena.

THE COLUMBIAN Dyip selected a pair of big men in the annual Philippine Basketball Association rookie draft held on Sunday at the Robinson’s Place Manila.

IN THE 30^th Southeast Asian Games, esports is a debuting discipline, a great development for the continued growth of the sport and platform to take it to the next stage, said Razer, the official SEA Games esports sponsor.

INTERNATIONAL Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas of the Philippines made it an eighth successful title defense after he defeated Chilean challenger Miguel Gonzalez by technical knockout in the sixth round of their fight in Puebla, Mexico, on Sunday (Manila time).

Eli Manning has had an extremely productive career. Since being chosen first overall in the 2004 draft, he has quarterbacked the Giants to 116 regular-season victories and, more importantly, to two successful Super Bowl runs in which he earned Most Valuable Player awards. He has nothing left to prove, as all and sundry will attest -- except, that is, to himself. Today, he will start for the first time since being benched in Week 3, and he aims to show that he still belongs in the National Football League. That he will be trekking to Lincoln Financial Field exactly a year to the day he last claimed a win serves as added motivation.

CAPAS, TARLAC — Unheralded Christine Hallasgo pulled off a huge surprise early Friday morning, dethroning defending champion Mary Joy Tabal to secure the women’s marathon crown of the 30^th Southeast Asian Games that began and ended inside the New Clark City Athletic Stadium here.

LPGA Tour-bound Bianca Pagdanganan of the Philippines snatched victory from the clutches of defeat, pouncing on Thai Kan Bunnabodee’s late mishap to turn a one-stroke deficit in the last two holes into a rousing three-shot triumph Thursday and bag the individual gold in the 30^th SEA Games golf competitions at the Luisita Golf and Country Club in Tarlac.

CAPAS, TARLAC — Will it be third time a charm for Olympic-bound pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena?

CLARK — The Philippine Volcanoes and the Lady Volcanoes shoot for a rare double-gold medal as the rugby competitions of the 30^th Southeast Asian Games kick off Saturday at the Clark Parade Grounds here.

TAEKWONDO action in the 30^th Southeast Asian Games gets going Saturday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, with reigning champion Thailand expected to be challenged by the Philippines for dominance in the discipline where 22 gold medals are at stake.

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CYCLING, skateboarding, judo and fencing added gold to the total medal haul of the Philippines in the 30^th Southeast Asian Games on Day Five of competition on Thursday.