HAVING LOST their last two matches, the Choco Mucho Flying Titans try to halt their skid when they take on the PetroGazz Angels in Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Open Conference action today at the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.

A TEAM of Unified Tennis Philippines (UTP) national junior tennis players are in Malaysia to represent the country in the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) 14-and-under series.

Dropping to its second defeat in as many games in the FIBA Basketball World Cup in China on Monday, Gilas Pilipinas has been eliminated from the running and relegated to the classification side of the global hoops spectacle.

Belinda Bencic isn’t one to exert pressure on herself. She has learned not to, having seen the pitfalls of great expectations both as an accomplished junior and as a well-traveled pro. She is, if nothing else, pragmatic, and especially in her assessment of self. For example, she concedes that she has “less talent and touch” than compatriot and mentor Martina Hingis, five-time major titleholder and daughter to former coach Melanie Molitor. No doubt, her nuanced view of her potential stems from her roller-coaster experience. She had ups early on, including a quarterfinal-round appearance in the 2014 United States Open and two Women’s Tennis Association Tour titles the next year. Then she had downs, among them wrist surgery in 2017 and its protracted period of convalescence.

SEASON 82 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) officially rolled out last Sunday with the group underscoring “a higher level of sportsmanship and excellence” for the brand-new year of the high-profile collegiate league.

NEW YORK -- Novak Djokovic’s US Open title defense came unstuck on Sunday when a nagging shoulder injury forced the world number one to retire from his fourth-round match against Stan Wawrinka, prompting a chorus of boos from the crowd at Flushing Meadows.

WHILE it fought relatively on a better footing than its tournament debut, Gilas Pilipinas still could not go over the hump and fell to its second straight defeat in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, losing to world number four Serbia, 126-67, in Group D action on Monday at the Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena in China.

STEPPED UP as the College of Saint Benilde Blazers swung back to winning, sophomore guard Justin Gutang was hailed as National Collegiate Athletic Association player of the week.

Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren both won two games each and drew nine to tie for first in the 7^th Sinquefield Cup tournament held in its headquarters at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Saint Louis, Missouri. According to the rules the tie had to be broken via two-game matches.

When the schedule for the United States Open men’s singles draw was released, not a few quarters saw fit to look ahead to a potential Round of Four match between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. There was reason for the heightened anticipation, to be sure; they contended for the Wimbledon championship when they last met, and their encounter had to be decided via an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker. And with fellow Big Three stalwart Rafael Nadal expected to emerge from the other half of the bracket, a humdinger of a final appeared to be in store.

FOLLOWING a rough start to its 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup bid on Saturday, the Philippine men’s national basketball team looks to find some form of redemption and bounce back when it plays Serbia in Group D action today in Foshan, China.

BEIJING -- The basketball World Cup heavyweights opened got their campaigns on the right track as Serbia romped to a 105-59 win over Angola, Italy mauled the Philippines 108-62 and 2006 champions Spain strolled to a 101-62 defeat of Tunisia on Saturday.