Asian Games: Nic Cabanero, Gilas Pilipinas 3×3 kick off medal bid

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines–The Philippines women’s football team will look to formally secure its place in the quarterfinals of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Monday despite a tall order at hand against China. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. at Gifu Nagaragawa Stadium, where the

MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas women’s team vented its ire on Qatar with a 25-8, 25-2, 25-9 domination to advance to the next stage of the classification round in the Asian Games women’s indoor volleyball on Sunday at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Gymnasium. After missing the quarterfinals, the Filipino Spikers showed no mercy against Qatar’s

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines—Iran finally got on the 2026 Asian Games medal board after beating China, 79-70, in the men’s basketball bronze-medal game at Aichi International Arena in Japan on Sunday. Matin Aghajanpour led the Iranians’ effort with a team-high 21 points, giving the country

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines —The Philippine women’s swimming team, bannered by Kayla Sanchez, Heather White, Xiandi Chua and Teia Salvino, was disqualified in the Asian Games 2026 4×100-meter freestyle relay final on Sunday at Tokyo Aquatics Center. Sanchez gave her team a strong start, just

READ: UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament – first round MANILA, Philippines—Ateneo coach Louie Alas was quick to let his Blue Eagles off the hook after their 94-75 loss to the University of the Philippines in the UAAP Season 89 men’s basketball tournament at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday. Alas said there would be no

MANILA, Philippines — Team Philippines is assured of at least two more bronze medals in the Asian Games 2026 after Jean Claude Saclag and Carlos Alvarez reached the semifinals of their respective mixed martial arts weight classes on Sunday at Nagoya City Inae Sports Center. Saclag won by unanimous decision against Saudi Arabia’s Saud Fawaz

Check Team Philippines" September 21 schedule at the 2026 Asian Games, featuring Carlos Yulo, Eldrew Yulo, Gilas Pilipinas 3x3, Filipinas football, and other sports.

SINGAPORE–Alex Eala’s path to a title in the Singapore Open requires the Filipino sensation to go through some familiar challenges. Eala is scheduled to make her debut in the Singapore Open main draw on Wednesday in the round of 16 against the winner between Belgium’s Sofia Costoulas and Russia’s Tatiana Prozorova in a first-round match

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 NAGOYA–Myanmar’s Wai Khin Hnin on Sunday became the first Asian Games gold medalist in teqball, an acrobatic football-table tennis hybrid making its debut at this year’s event in Japan. Watched by Barcelona and Spain football legend Carles Puyol, Wai Khin Hnin beat Indonesia’s

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine men’s modern pentathlon team missed the podium despite Samuel German’s strong start in the individual final round in the Asian Games 2026 on Sunday at Anjo Sports Park. German placed second in fencing with 244 points before topping

READ: Follow Inquirer Sports’ special coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 NAGOYA—No phone. No social media. No distractions. For Carlos Yulo, the road to gold at the Asian Games 2026 begins with silence. The two-time Paris Olympic gold medalist has gone off the grid in the days leading up to Monday’s qualification phase of

THE Philippines took its first 20th Asian Games medal after the national women's soft tennis team claimed a bronze medal at the Nagoya City Higashiyama Park Tennis Center Sunday. The Filipino netters suffered an 0-2 loss to the Japanese but claimed the bronze anyway as semifinalists. Bien Zoleta, Princess Catinding, Christy Sanosa, Hilary Paas, and Shyryn Salazar thus gave the Philippines its first-ever soft tennis Asian Games medal since the sport made it debut at the 1994 edition of the meet in Hiroshima. Zoleta and Catindig fell to Rena Temma and Kiho Miyamae, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 4-0, 4-1, and Sanosa yielded to Ayaka Iwakura, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 4-2, 4-0. The Philippine team finished in top two of Group B for the semifinal entry and that guaranteed bronze medal finish. The Philippines defeated Mongolia, 3-0, and Thailand, 2-1, before taking a 0-3 loss to Taiwan in the preliminaries. "We're so happy because this is a very historic win for us in Philippine soft tennis. This is the first time we've had a podium finish since 1994. We're extremely glad that we won a medal for our country," team captain Bien Zoleta told POC Media. "This [medal] is what we dream of in soft tennis. This is our Olympics, so winning a medal here is a huge deal for us," she added. Zoleta could not help but get emotional reflecting on their achievement as a team. "This isn't just for us, it's for the Philippines—especially since we turned out to be the first to bring home a medal. So I hope this boosts the morale of the other national athletes competing today, tomorrow, and in the coming days, because you all know how hard we worked to win this, especially at the Asian Games," she shared. Here is the English translation for this section: Despite the loss, the home crowd applauded the Philippine team for their effort against the defending champions. For Zoleta, a longtime soft tennis national athlete, she believes the Asiad bronze will pave the way for more players from the Philippines. "I know that because of the bronze medal produced by the entire Philippine soft tennis team, many doors will open for us. And not just for us, but for the soft tennis community — plus even more people will appreciate it and build soft tennis programs in the Philippines," Zoleta said. Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Patrick Gregorio personally watched the match and congratulated the team. "Long live! This is our first-ever medal in the Asian Games. I really made sure to watch you. I know you can still win more medals. Let's just stay focused. It's really exciting to see this sport," he told POC Media. "This is a sport we can truly develop. It's great that we are here at the Asian Games; let's prepare so we can win more medals... This is a real opportunity to promote the sport," Gregorio added.