BARANGAY Ginebra resident import Justin Brownlee is excitedly counting the days until he can finally put on that Gilas Pilipinas jersey and play for the Philippines.

DENIED of a historic three-peat feat, Creamline isn’t about to let a consolation third-place finish slip away.

DOHA — Lionel Messi missed a first-half penalty but Argentina’s Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez scored in a 2-0 victory over Poland at Stadium 974 on Wednesday as both teams booked their places in the knockout stages of the World Cup.

The Bucks did well to end their weekend on a high note. Their victory over the Hornets on the road yesterday was most certainly a morale-boosting one.

JOSHUA Pacio relinquished his strawweight title to American challenger Jarred Brooks, absorbing a unanimous decision loss as ONE Championship marked its Philippine comeback for ONE 164 after almost three years due to the pandemic.

LONDON — Britain’s Tyson Fury roared out a challenge to rival heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine after retaining his WBC title with a savage 10th round stoppage of compatriot Derek Chisora on Saturday.

MARIE Antoinette San Diego has been dreaming of becoming national champion since childhood.

AND they meet again.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Lionel Messi scored his first goal in a World Cup knockout round in his 1,000th match to beat Diego Maradona’s tournament tally, as Argentina beats off a frenzied Australia fightback to win 2-1 on Saturday and reach the quarterfinals.

SAO PAULO — Brazil great Pelé has not been moved to palliative care, one of his daughters said on Sunday, downplaying reports that he was in end-of-life care after the 82-year-old was hospitalized last week to re-evaluate his treatment as he battles colon cancer.

ANTHONY Davis erupted for a season-high 55 points, four shy of his career high, and recorded his 10th consecutive double-double with 17 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers raced to a big lead then held off the host Washington Wizards, 130-119, on Sunday.

BY tonight, Lindsey Vander Weide and the Petro Gazz Angels could end up hoisting the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference trophy at the PhilSports Arena.