ENGLISH football legend and AIA global ambassador David Beckham is due in the country next month as he takes part in the AIA Philam Life Live Better Expo.

WHILE admitting that what they do is anything but easy work, still World Wrestling Entertainment superstars are at it because of the many satisfactions they draw from it, including the genuine appreciation by fans over what they do in the ring.

NEW ENGLAND -- “A few teams” have reached out to express interest in free agent Antonio Brown since his release Friday by the New England patriots, according to the wide receiver’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus.

CHICAGO -- Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong hit back-to-back homers off of hard-throwing closer Craig Kimbrel in the top of the ninth inning, and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals stunned the Chicago Cubs with a 9-8 win on Saturday afternoon.

MISSISSIPPI -- Colombian Sebastian Muñoz gave his bid for a maiden PGA Tour victory a boost as he birdied his penultimate hole to earn a one-shot lead after the third round of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi on Saturday.

Clippers head coach Doc Rivers didn’t really reveal anything new in his interview with the Los Angeles Times early last week. Certainly, he was forthright and candid as he recounted to columnist Arash Markazi details behind Kawhi Leonard’s decision to head to “the other tenant” of Staples Center last July. Then again, he disclosed nothing of substance. Even casual observers knew the season-long courtship that occurred between franchise and primary target, and to a point, he said, where “we were warned that no more Clippers players, coaches, or employees could go to games in Toronto. We were sending guys to go sit in the stands.”

THE Philippine women’s national volleyball team failed to sustain a strong start as it fell short against Indonesia in five thrilling sets, 21-25, 28-26, 25-12, 18-25, 9-15 in Day 1 of the inaugural ASEAN Grand Prix at the Terminal 21 Mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

THE SEASON-ENDING Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup fires off today with a double-header set at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

EVEN on a bad day the San Beda Red Lions just would not lose in National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 95.

ACTION in the Philippine SuperLiga resumes on Sept. 24 with the start of the Invitational Conference.

DEFENDING Philippines Football League champion Ceres-Negros FC stretched its lead at the top of the ongoing league race after beating rival Kaya FC-Iloilo, 2-0, on Wednesday at the Biñan Football Stadium in Laguna.

THE Philippine women’s national volleyball team finally gets to test the waters in an official tournament when it battles against three other countries in the historic ASEAN Grand Prix today at the Terminal 21 Mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.