THE DanceSport Council of the Philippines, Inc. (DSCPI) headed by president Becky Garcia will hold the 2019 DSCPI Midyear Ranking and Competition at the Ballroom Hall of Valle Verde Country Club, Pasig City on July 20 this year.

No eyebrows were raised when news of the Thunder going all in on their plan to reboot hit the grapevine following the departure of All-Star Paul George. It was but logical, after all; they couldn’t very well keep funding the most expensive roster in the National Basketball Association only to go one and done in the playoffs. And in their pivot to rebuild, they went about plotting a future without their single biggest driving force since they moved from Seattle close to the turn of the decade. That they were working with former league Most Valuable Player Russell Westbrook and his representation to effect the transition served only to underscore its inevitability.

ALREADY assured of a top-two finish in the elimination round of the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup and the twice-to-beat advantage in the next round, the Northport Batang Pier seek to finish on a high and build momentum heading into the quarterfinals.

OPENING-DAY victors San Beda Red Lions and Lyceum Pirates go for back-to-back wins in Season 95 of the National Collegiate Athletic Association when they take on separate opponents today at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan City.

CERES-NEGROS FC got the better of Kaya FC-Iloilo in their first encounter in Season 3 of the Philippines Football League on Wednesday at the Philippine Football Federation National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite.

UNIONPAY, a global payment network, is now part of the growing list of partners of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) after inking a deal to become the league’s official payment partner.

LONDON -- The deafening cheers erupting around Wimbledon as Rafa Nadal stood at the baseline, bouncing a ball and poised to take a two-set lead against Sam Querrey, provided the newsflash he welcomed and dreaded with equal measure -- Roger Federer was through to the semifinals.

LOS ANGELES -- Most of the big names in NBA free agency agreed to new deals within hours of the deadline passing last week.

NOW on its fourth year, Resorts World Manila’s award-winning annual celebrity-led fun run for charity Run With Me is about to become bigger and better as it opens registration for the August 25 event at the SM MOA concert grounds.

SUBIC BAY, Central Luzon’s top tourist destination, added a feather in its cap with the recent awarding of the “Destination of the Year” by the Philippine Sports Tourism Awards (PSTA).

Even in the end, Kawhi Leonard kept everybody guessing. As the most coveted player in free agency, he took his time making a formal decision on where to land, never mind that his heart lay with the Clippers, and that, behind the scenes, he strove to ensure that he would wind up as their marquee superstar. And if the five days he kept all and sundry on #kawhiwatch weren’t enough, yesterday served to underscore his position as master of his fate. The contract he affixed his Hancock to was, indeed, for the maximum salary, but guaranteed only through the 2020-2021 season.

THE Rain or Shine Elasto Painters did their Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinal push a favor with a gutsy 86-82 win over the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.