Tiger Woods didn’t exactly have a good start to his pro-am appearance at the BMW Championship yesterday. He did his usual pre-round routine, spending some on the range before teeing off, but his relative rust still showed. It was hardly unexpected, to be sure; including last week’s aborted stint at The Northern Trust, he has played just 234 holes since claiming the Masters last April. Nonetheless, it didn’t augur well for the Presidents Cup captain who looked to turn the back half of the FedEx Cup Playoffs into a successful bid for a spot on the team also as a player.

SOUTHEAST ASIAN Games hosting stakeholders are ready to “win as one” after they finally formalized and strengthened their partnership with the signing of the tripartite agreement for the country’s hosting of the biennial sporting meet later this year.

THE San Miguel Beermen are one win away from the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup title after taking a 3-2 lead over the TNT KaTropa in their best-of-seven finals series with a 99-94 victory in Game Five on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

SUCCESSFULLY and convincingly overcoming the latest challenge in his Hall-of-Fame boxing career, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is not short in options for his next fight.

CLEVELAND -- Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a tiebreaking home run in the top of the 10^th inning as the visiting Boston Red Sox overcame blowing a five-run lead to beat the Cleveland Indians 7-6 Tuesday night.

NEW YORK -- American teenager Cori “Coco” Gauff and former champion Samantha Stosur were among players to be given wild cards into the main draw of the US Open starting later this month, organizers said on Tuesday.

THE Philippine national women’s football team plunges into action in the 2019 AFF Women’s Championship in Thailand today with an eye on making a run for a podium finish this time around.

There was a no prize-sharing policy in place. If, for example, two players tied for first place normally each of them will receive $37,500 ($50,000 1^st place plus $25,000 2^nd place then divided by two). In Hunan whoever finishes first after tie-breaks are applied receives the 50,000.

Phil Mickelson hasn’t been consistently good for a while now. Arguably, he started the year on a high; he claimed a bridesmaid finish at the Desert Classic in January and then a victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am three weeks later. Yet, even then, there were signs that he would have trouble staying sharp; for instance, his competitive stints sandwiched a missed cut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, where he had previously won thrice. He would wind up tinkering with his swing off the tee and stroke on the greens as he negotiated his 2019 campaign, and his results underscored both the causes and effects of his efforts to find comfort in his mechanics.

THE BEST-of-seven Philippines Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup finals series hits a critical juncture today with Game Five to be played at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

THE Mapua Cardinals made it two wins in a row in National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95 with a 76-66 victory over the Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals in league action on Tuesday at the FilOil Flying V Center in San Juan City.

BAGUIO-based Team Lakay has added another fighter in ONE Championship’s growing roster in strawweight fighter Lito “Thunder Kid” Adiwang, who recently rose from the ranks by way of the promotion’s Warrior Series.