CINCINNATI -- Novak Djokovic acknowledged he had rarely faced the sort of barrage a resilient Daniil Medvedev used so effectively to shock the world number one 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters semifinals on Saturday.

SANTÉ Fitness Lab, a premier one-stop fitness center that offers holistic training programs, as well as innovative recovery and sports rehabilitation, is set to open facilities dedicated for training needs of Obstacle Course Race (OCR) athletes in Vermosa in Imus, Cavite this year.

ABS-CBN adds to its list of family-oriented and engaging offering with the launch of the new show Hado Pilipinas.

What made De’Aaron Fox change his mind and decide to withdraw from the United States team to the FIBA Basketball World Cup? Based on the news Yahoo! Sports’ Chris Haynes broke via Twitter, he seemed to have an epiphany and moved to “focus on upcoming season with goal of making playoffs” just hours before it was scheduled to fly to Australia for a series of tuneup matches. Considering how much he hitherto appeared to relish the prospect of suiting up for the red, white, and blue, the timing was, at the very least, suspect.

NOW UP 3-2 in their best-of-seven Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup final series, the San Miguel Beermen go for the jugular and close out the TNT KaTropa in Game Six today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

LEAGUE-leaders San Beda Red Lions and College of Saint Benilde Blazers go for their sixth straight victory in National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 when they return to action today against separate opponents at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.

GO FOR GOLD has taken a bold initiative to create overwhelming enthusiasm among Filipino basketball fans in the coming Fiba World Cup 2019.

THE PREMIER VOLLEYBALL League’s (PVL) Season 3 Collegiate Conference is set to open this Saturday (Aug. 17) featuring 12 of the best collegiate teams led by UAAP Season 81 Women’s Volleyball champions, the Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) Lady Eagles, and the NCAA three-peat queens, the Arellano University (AU) Lady Chiefs.

LOS ANGELES -- Forward Draymond Green, who recently agreed to a $100 million contract extension to stay with the Golden State Warriors, took exception Wednesday to anyone who thinks the former world champions will struggle to compete in 2019-20.

INTERNATIONAL Master Ricardo “Ricky” De Guzman will be the man to beat in the qualifying round of the Grandmaster Rosendo Balinas Jr. Memorial Chess Tournament on August 17 at the Activity Hall of Alphaland Makati Place.

LOS ANGELES -- Albert Pujols drove in three runs, and left-hander Dillon Peters pitched six solid innings to help the Los Angeles Angels post a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series in Anaheim, Calif.

ISTANBUL -- Champions League winners Liverpool won the Super Cup 5-4 on penalties against Chelsea on Wednesday after the game ended 2-2 following extra-time.