AMID THE STRONG typhoon that battered parts of Luzon island, gold medals continued to flow for the Philippines on Day Three of the competition in the 30^th Southeast Games on Tuesday.

THE Philippine Under-22 men’s football team plays its final game in group play in the 30^th Southeast Asian Games today, taking on winless Timor Leste in a match to be played at the Biñan Football Stadium in Laguna where it hopes to get a favorable result to keep its bid alive.

THE Philippine men’s basketball team get its 30^th Southeast Asian Games campaign rolling today, taking on Singapore on opening day of the 5-on-5 hoops competition at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

AN Olympic silver medallist and an Asian Games gold medalist, now Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz is a Southeast Asian Games gold winner.

THE country’s biggest cycling festival -- PRURide PH -- is set for another exciting staging next year in Clark, Pampanga.

LOS ANGELES -- Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny combined for 176 rushing yards and totaled three touchdowns as the Seattle Seahawks held on to defeat the visiting Minnesota Vikings 37-30 on Monday night in a key NFC matchup.

LOS ANGELES -- Giannis Antetokounmpo totaled 29 points and 15 rebounds in 22 minutes Monday night as the host Milwaukee Bucks easily extended their winning streak to 12 games with a wire-to-wire, 132-88 rout of the New York Knicks.

It has been a blistering start for Team Philippines in the 30^th Southeast Asian Games with gold medals, and medals in general, steadily flowing from different sources.

The Sixers won yesterday for the 10^th straight time since the season began, and in convincing fashion against the vaunted Jazz to boot. The victory enables them to keep pace with the Raptors, Heat, and Celtics as the only remaining National Basketball Association contenders with blemish-free slates at home. And, if nothing else, it consolidates the progress they’ve made since their unexpected stumble early last month. Five losses in seven outings, even over a long season, set alarm bells ringing, and to the point where head coach Brett Brown’s job status, hitherto solid, was called to question. To his credit, he promptly righted the ship, and they’re back to competing with conviction.

WHILE it remains to be seen if the Philippines will end up on top of the medal standings in the 30^th Southeast Asian Games, one thing is certain, it is going to surpass its showing in the last edition of the biennial regional sporting meet.

THE Philippine hoops squads that competed in 3x3 basketball in the 30^th Southeast Asian Games topped their respective divisions in the finals on Monday, adding to the steadily mounting gold medal of the country.

LOS ANGELES -- Luka Doncic had 27 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, and the visiting Dallas Mavericks snapped the Los Angeles Lakers’ 10-game winning streak with a 114-100 victory on Sunday.