THE defending champions De La Salle Lady Spikers gave their University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 81 semifinal push a boost with a straight-sets win over the Adamson Lady Falcons, 25-15, 25-18 and 25-16, on Sunday in league action at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

THE PHILIPPINES will continue to have a representative on the FIFA Council as the country’s football federation president Mariano Araneta was reelected for the post in elections held at the 29^th Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at the weekend.

JEAN Antonette Brade downed Mindanao Leg qualifier Gllasea Ann Hilario to remain unbeaten and on top after six rounds of in the girls’ Under-18 division of the Gov. Amor Deloso National Age Group Chess Championships at the Zambales Sports Complex in Iba, Zambales.

LOS ANGELES -- Joe Harris hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 84 seconds remaining Saturday as the visiting Brooklyn Nets enhanced their playoff chances with a dramatic 133-128 victory over the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks.

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA -- Jennifer Kupcho struck a blow for gender equality and entered golf history books on Saturday when she was crowned Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion by firing a final-round five-under 67 for a four-shot win over Maria Fassi.

For P50-million, are you willing to put up a team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League?

As in any other year, talk about the Masters begins long before the start of golf’s preeminent major tournament. The House that Bobby Jones Built is Number One for a reason: It’s a veritable walk down memorable lane. Everything -- from the way members comport themselves while in the Augusta National Golf Club to the way its leadership goes about hosting a competition for an extremely limited field -- is a reminder of a time long past, critical for a gentleman’s sport that, for all intents, claims no small measure of its lure and allure from its capacity to turn back time.

THE stage is set for the world’s first-ever Super Quest, the Chooks-to-Go 3x3 Asia Pacific Super Quest.

FILIPINO women ballers get to showcase what they can do as the National Basketball League (NBL) launches its women’s league this weekend.

THE elimination round of the PBA Philippine Cup goes into overdrive today with the Alaska Aces and NLEX Road Warriors disputing the last quarterfinal spot in the season-opening Philippine Basketball Association tournament.

WHILE they are very much in the thick of the fight in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 81 women’s volleyball tournament, the University of the Philippines Lady Maroons recognize that they still have to fine-tune their game if they are to make a stronger push for their initial goal of making it to the Final Four.

ONE Featherweight World Champion Martin “The Situ-Asian” Nguyen is coming back, and he’s ready to defend his title in the main event of ONE: Roots of Honor on 12 April at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. Nguyen will be facing former featherweight kingpin Narantungalag Jadambaa of Mongolia.